Black Friday 2020

[SpaceCowboy1964]

I'm one of those that prefers a dedicated MP3 player because I prefer to use my phone for something beyond music while I am out. I keep a copy of whatever blog/other writing I'm working on on it and if I think of something I want to add I work on that. I find it easier to keep the page that is on up than digging through multiple pages of apps and the music player.

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Yeah, dedicated MP3 players are pretty a niche market these days whether it's low end devices like the SanDisk Clips and a myriad of no-name Chinese devices or very high end players like the FiiOs and Astell & Kerns.

Smartphones can do it all for most people, so why pay for extra devices? Still, there are those of us who prefer a dedicated device for music and audiobooks for various reasons. That's where prepaid/no-contract phones come in and there are quite a few out there coming in at less than $50 fully paid. If you want an unlocked version of the same phone, count on adding another $100 or so to the price tag.

My reason for getting a separate media player is because I don't use smartphones. I still use old-school flip phones because they're small enough to fit and survive in the front pocket of my blue jeans; smartphones can't.

While my Sansa Clips work quite well for audiobooks and music I own, they can't play Spotify and that's a must-have feature I need in a music player. Enter the inexpensive prepaid phones. By not activating them, they function exactly the same way a WiFi tablet does; only in a much smaller package. Though in recent years, they keep getting larger and larger as the smartphone market keeps pushing ever larger displays; much to my chagrin.

It's been a week and a half since I received my new Moto E6 and I'm still very pleased with it. The only downside is its large size, something I like. I placed a 128GB mSD card in it and loaded it with audiobooks and lots of Spotify playlists. So it's definitely working out for my needs.

Hopefully, this phone will go on sale again for BF. If not, there'll be other comparable phones that will.

So stay tuned...

[SpaceCowboy1964]

I got a Otterbox Defender for my Note 10+ when I upgraded at the beginning of the year. After having two of them break in as many months I switched to a Zizo Bolt case like I had on my Galaxy S7 Edge. I haven't had any problems with that one yet. I think these days you are paying for the name with Otterbox not quality.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/ZIZO-BOLT...lack/544852805

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I know. When you get very inexpensive devices, sometimes the cases cost as much or even more than the device itself. I considered one very rugged case, but it cost more than the Moto E6. I just couldn't get my brain to wrap around it. So I passed and got this case instead.

[binaryhermit]

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy1964

I'm one of those that prefers a dedicated MP3 player because I prefer to use my phone for something beyond music while I am out. I keep a copy of whatever blog/other writing I'm working on on it and if I think of something I want to add I work on that. I find it easier to keep the page that is on up than digging through multiple pages of apps and the music player.

Would a second phone with relevant software, just without a SIM count, as a "dedicated MP3 player" for these purposes

[SpaceCowboy1964]

I use a couple older ones of those as MP3 players as well as about a dozen EMATiC brand MP3 players. I'm actually deciding between an unlocked no sim phone and 2 more EMATICs right now. And to answer the question of why so many I have almost 500 gigs of digital music.

Originally Posted by binaryhermit

Would a second phone with relevant software, just without a SIM count, as a "dedicated MP3 player" for these purposes

[tubemonkey]

Target Reveals “Black Friday Now” Deals, Available Throughout November

MINNEAPOLIS - October 29, 2020

* Retailer reveals “Black Friday Now” deals for the first week of November and previews upcoming offers so shoppers can plan ahead

* Extended Price Match Guarantee provides assurance guests can get the greatest value, regardless of when they shop

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today revealed its “Black Friday Now” deals, a series of week-long sales that run throughout November, making it easy for guests to plan ahead and find the best deals, whenever they choose to shop. To give holiday shoppers extra confidence, the retailer is also updating and expanding its Price Match Guarantee, so Target guests don’t need to worry about sacrificing savings if they shop early.

“We’re taking a completely new approach to Black Friday, giving guests more flexibility and ensuring they can plan ahead for a safe, stress-free shopping experience,” said Christina Hennington, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Target. “By offering a preview of our ‘Black Friday Now’ deals for the entire month of November and extending our Price Match Guarantee, we’re taking the guesswork out of holiday shopping and making Target the easiest place to get the best deals.”

Black Friday Now

New this year, nearly all of Target’s “Black Friday Now” deals will be available for an entire week, both in stores and on Target.com. And for the first time, the retailer is offering guests a full-month view of its “Black Friday Now” offers, so they can plan ahead to shop the deals that matter most to them. See below for a look at some of the “Black Friday Now” deals available the week of Nov. 1, as well as a preview of weekly deals to come:

Nov. 1-7: Target will offer must-have deals on Electronics, including Beats Studio 3 headphones ($174.99; reg. $349.99), Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones ($199.99; reg. $299.99) and Ring Video Doorbell 3 ($139.99; reg. $199.99). Target will add even more deals from Nov. 6-8 on items like the Keurig K Mini ($49.99; reg. $89.99), Dyson V8 vacuum ($229.99; reg. $379.99) and TCL 65” 4K UHD HDR Android Smart TV ($229.99; reg. $399.99)

Nov. 8-14: Deals on Kitchen favorites and Floorcare

Nov. 15-21: Deals on the season’s hottest Electronics, Apparel and Beauty products

Nov. 22-28: Deals on Toys, Kitchen, Floorcare and Electronics, including video games and select consoles

Guests will find specific “Black Friday Now” deals via the retailer’s digital weekly ad, which is available on Target.com each Thursday prior to the items going on sale on Sunday. Nearly all “Black Friday Now” deals will be available via Target’s contactless same-day Drive Up and Order Pickup services, and more deals than ever can be received via same-day delivery with Shipt. This means guests can get their orders on top deals in as soon as one hour, with no membership required.

Price Match Guarantee

Offering guests assurance that they can count on Target for the greatest deals regardless of when they shop, all “Black Friday Now” deals qualify for Target’s extended Price Match Guarantee. From Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, guests can request a price adjustment for any item advertised as a “Black Friday Now” deal if it is offered for a lower price at Target or Target.com later in the season. As always, Target will match select competitors’ prices within 14 days of a purchase throughout the majority of the season. More details here.

Visit Target.com for a closer look at “Black Friday Now” deals and to access dozens of gift lists as guests plan to shop deals for everyone on their list.

[mrscoach]

To those using prepaid phones as "other than phones", please remember that they will still dial 911, even if they are never activated. This is by federal law. If a phone has power, it can call emergency services. This will not be a problem in 99.9% of cases, but accidental calls have been made, by adults and children. Just wanted to give a reminder, not a lecture. If you do every accidentally call 911, please explain what happened and don't just hang up because they are required to try to find out if there is a problem and will only have a general location ping from gps. They will also not be able to call the phone back, because it has no service and technically no phone number. It always showed up on our screen as unknown (911), or something like that. Don't get me started on the officers who couldn't understand and would insist we call them back, multiple times.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by mrscoach

To those using prepaid phones as "other than phones", please remember that they will still dial 911, even if they are never activated. This is by federal law. If a phone has power, it can call emergency services. This will not be a problem in 99.9% of cases, but accidental calls have been made, by adults and children. Just wanted to give a reminder, not a lecture. If you do every accidentally call 911, please explain what happened and don't just hang up because they are required to try to find out if there is a problem and will only have a general location ping from gps. They will also not be able to call the phone back, because it has no service and technically no phone number. It always showed up on our screen as unknown (911), or something like that. Don't get me started on the officers who couldn't understand and would insist we call them back, multiple times.

Thanks for the info. The dialer app on my Moto E6 is tucked out of sight inside the app drawer. No chance of an accidental call there.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy1964

I'm one of those that prefers a dedicated MP3 player because I prefer to use my phone for something beyond music while I am out. I keep a copy of whatever blog/other writing I'm working on on it and if I think of something I want to add I work on that. I find it easier to keep the page that is on up than digging through multiple pages of apps and the music player.

No one's mentioned what I consider the number one reason for having a dedicated mp3 player: battery life. My AGPTek gets more than 20 hours on a single charge.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

No one's mentioned what I consider the number one reason for having a dedicated mp3 player: battery life. My AGPTek gets more than 20 hours on a single charge.

That's the nice thing about those small MP3 players. If only they could play my Spotify playlists, hence the major reason why I opt for prepaid phones.

[tubemonkey]

Kohl's Black Friday --- ad scan | ad listing --- BF 2019

• 06 Nov -------- Early BF Sale 1
  
• 07~10 Nov --- Early BF Sale 2 --- additional items added
  
• 22~27 Nov --- Black Friday
  
• 26 Nov -------- Super Deals --- online only
  
• 27 Nov -------- Super Deals

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News Briefs

• BF Ad Posted

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Discounts

• Kohl's Cash | Kohl's Rewards

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Doorbusters

• doorbusters drop at specific dates & times -- so plan ahead

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Tablets --- 22~27 Nov

• $40 -- Amz Fire 7" Tab -- 16GB --- 26~27 Nov only
  
• $60 -- Amz Fire 7" Tab Kids --- 16GB

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Stream Audio --- 22~27 Nov

• $19 -- Amz Echo Dot 3
  
• $29 -- Amz Echo Dot 4
  
• $45 -- Amz Echo Show 5
  
• $65 -- Amz Echo Show 8
  
  
• $19 -- Google Nest Mini --- 26~27 Nov only
  
• $50 -- Google Nest Hub

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Stream Video --- 22~27 Nov

• $28 -- Fire TV Stick
  
• $30 -- Fire TV Stick 4K

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Accessories --- 22~27 Nov

• $30 -- JBL Clip 3 -- BT Spkr
  
• $70 -- JBL Flip 5 -- BT Spkr

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EXPIRED OFFERS

• Spoiler:

  • $60 -- Amz Fire 7 Kids Ed 16GB --- 06 Nov only

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[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Yeah, dedicated MP3 players are pretty a niche market these days whether it's low end devices like the SanDisk Clips and a myriad of no-name Chinese devices or very high end players like the FiiOs and Astell & Kerns.

Smartphones can do it all for most people, so why pay for extra devices? Still, there are those of us who prefer a dedicated device for music and audiobooks for various reasons. That's where prepaid/no-contract phones come in and there are quite a few out there coming in at less than $50 fully paid. If you want an unlocked version of the same phone, count on adding another $100 or so to the price tag.

My reason for getting a separate media player is because I don't use smartphones. I still use old-school flip phones because they're small enough to fit and survive in the front pocket of my blue jeans; smartphones can't.

While my Sansa Clips work quite well for audiobooks and music I own, they can't play Spotify and that's a must-have feature I need in a music player. Enter the inexpensive prepaid phones. By not activating them, they function exactly the same way a WiFi tablet does; only in a much smaller package. Though in recent years, they keep getting larger and larger as the smartphone market keeps pushing ever larger displays; much to my chagrin.

It's been a week and a half since I received my new Moto E6 and I'm still very pleased with it. The only downside is its large size, something I like. I placed a 128GB mSD card in it and loaded it with audiobooks and lots of Spotify playlists. So it's definitely working out for my needs.

Hopefully, this phone will go on sale again for BF. If not, there'll be other comparable phones that will.

So stay tuned...

I got tired of buying mp3 players that wouldn't even last a year. So I bought a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime phone. https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...s%2C163&sr=8-2 Got it from Best Buy about 2 or more years ago for like $50.00.

It has a replaceable battery, 5.5" screen, I won't go lower than 5 inches in screen size. I use it as my mp3 player and it also has all of my books loaded on it if I need it as an ereader.

I won't ever buy another mp3 player, when a cheap phone will do a much better job!

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by SpaceCowboy1964

I got a Otterbox Defender for my Note 10+ when I upgraded at the beginning of the year. After having two of them break in as many months I switched to a Zizo Bolt case like I had on my Galaxy S7 Edge. I haven't had any problems with that one yet. I think these days you are paying for the name with Otterbox not quality.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/ZIZO-BOLT...lack/544852805

Did they break when you dropped the phone? If so that's perfectly acceptable, as the whole idea is for the case to take the brunt of the drop damage instead of the much more fragile phone. My dad went through three or four cases on his last phone (a Galaxy S4 Mini), but the phone survived all the drops.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by Manabi

Did they break when you dropped the phone? If so that's perfectly acceptable, as the whole idea is for the case to take the brunt of the drop damage instead of the much more fragile phone. My dad went through three or four cases on his last phone (a Galaxy S4 Mini), but the phone survived all the drops.

The holder on mine would allow the phone to fall out while walking. The case was less than 6 months old. I was lucky that the phone did not break even though it fell face down a couple of times. I was sent a new one, although I had to pay shipping. I have had it a couple of weeks now and will see if it lasts longer.
Apache

[binaryhermit]

How long would a phone in airplane mode with the screen off play music anyway, I suspect you'd approach that 20 hours?

[SpaceCowboy1964]

No they broke off when I barely touched the side of the table while on lunch at work. Also $54 every month is not something I can afford. The ZIZO Bolt is $17.54 and frankly built better.

Originally Posted by Manabi

Did they break when you dropped the phone? If so that's perfectly acceptable, as the whole idea is for the case to take the brunt of the drop damage instead of the much more fragile phone. My dad went through three or four cases on his last phone (a Galaxy S4 Mini), but the phone survived all the drops.