[soondai]

For those who can wait a month and shop at Albertson's for groceries, there is another option. Each year they have promotion before Xmas where you get a coupon for 20 dollars in groceries with the purchase of a 100 dollar gift certificate. So $240 out of pocket will yield $300 at B&N. So enough for a tablet, with 25 bucks left over after the sales tax for accessories/apps/books etc.

Also would work with the Kindle fire.

I might do this or hold out til tax time. I have a hunch that the NC2 might get cut to 200 bucks pretty quickly to match the Fire, or at least turn up as a refurb at or below that price.

edit: and just to clarify, I don't mean you get 20 dollars in random coupons from Albertsons, you get a coupon/voucher that is good for 20 dollars in grocery purchases (like a gift card). The only catch is that it is good for only one week.