Tablets, eReaders, Media Players - 2016

[library addict]

My thanks to you both as well.

[badgoodDeb]

Here ya go, Monkey (off topic, but still Black Friday): Mad Monkey Coffee Capsules, Swingin Bold, 48 Count. Prime early deal 55 minutes from now.

[GA Russell]

I received an email from Groupon today. I don't think that all Groupon deals are available to all subscribers, but try this:

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-iph...gsm-unlocked-1

Apple iPhone 5, 5c or 5s with MFi Certified Cable (GSM Unlocked) (Refurbished) - Not Compatible with Sprint or Verizon

from $129.99

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Katie1

To TubeMonkey!

Originally Posted by Blossom

Thanks Brian! Thanks Monkey!

Sent from my XT1528

Originally Posted by library addict

My thanks to you both as well.

Thanks much

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

No problem. Happy to help.

Thanks again.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Here ya go, Monkey (off topic, but still Black Friday): Mad Monkey Coffee Capsules, Swingin Bold, 48 Count. Prime early deal 55 minutes from now.

LOL - guess what? monkey hates coffee, but loves banana daiquiris

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

LOL - guess what? monkey hates coffee, but loves banana daiquiris

S'okay -- I hate coffee too! I'm into tea, and on rare occasions, hard apple cider drinks.

[tubemonkey]

Some thoughts about Black Friday shopping:

Some of the stores on the front page are marked with an asterisk* because the deal involves a gift card. You buy the item at a set price and get a free gift card for later use at that store. I counted the gift card as a discount and used it to calculate the final price for that store. Of course, this only works out if it's a store you routinely shop at because it's easy to spend the gift card on items you would normally purchase anyway. If it's a store you rarely shop at, then these gift card offers are false savings because you're forced into spending them on something so the card doesn't go to waste. Take that into consideration before you make a purchase.

Note also that some items come in multiple storage sizes (tablets, phones, mp3 players, etc). For the most part, I only included the most popular size, but that doesn't mean other sizes aren't also on sale. So please check the store to see if they offer them at a sale price.

Many stores offer free shipping without a minimum purchase throughout the holidays. Some also offer free return shipping. Something to consider if the item you want is available at multiple stores.

Generally, stores extend their return policy to cover purchases made during the holidays, giving you a chance to return items until sometime in January. Please check the store's return policy for exact dates and items covered.

Many credit cards double the warranty on items purchased up to a year. Some also increase the amount you get back for some stores from 1% to 5% for the last quarter.

Additionally, credit cards and cash back sites like Ebates also offer savings if you make the purchase by going through them to get to a store's website.

Oh, and don't go to Walmart unless you're suicidal
.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

S'okay -- I hate coffee too! I'm into tea, and on rare occasions, hard apple cider drinks.

I do love the name, though - Mad Monkey. Has a nice ring to it

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Best Buy -- iPad Sale -- while supplies last

• $275 -- iPad mini 4 7.9" 32GB
  
• $375 -- iPad mini 4 7.9" 128GB

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

32GB going fast -- silver and gray the only colors left!!!

Going, going, gone. 32GB sold out for online sales. B&M stores might have some.

You can still get the 128GB version for $375.

[Manabi]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Oh, and don't go to Walmart unless you're suicidal
.

I went to Walmart a couple years ago on Thanksgiving evening. I'd only recommend it for sardines. Suicidal sounds pretty accurate, you're likely to get crushed to death.

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I do love the name, though - Mad Monkey. Has a nice ring to it

I wish I could take a picture of this, but the billboard's right across from the interstate exit and the light changes too quickly for me to do so. There's a Cracker Barrel billboard there with a tubemonkey holding a knife and fork in front of a plate of breakfast food and the words "I brake for country fried steak". It cracks me up every time I see it because the tubemonkey looks almost exactly like the one in your avatar.

So, when did you start endorsing Cracker Barrel?

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Manabi

I went to Walmart a couple years ago on Thanksgiving evening. I'd only recommend it for sardines. Suicidal sounds pretty accurate, you're likely to get crushed to death.


I wish I could take a picture of this, but the billboard's right across from the interstate exit and the light changes too quickly for me to do so. There's a Cracker Barrel billboard there with a tubemonkey holding a knife and fork in front of a plate of breakfast food and the words "I brake for country fried steak". It cracks me up every time I see it because the tubemonkey looks almost exactly like the one in your avatar.

So, when did you start endorsing Cracker Barrel?

Even monkeys have to work for their bananas!

[Loosheesh]

Does anyone know at what time the Best Buy BF sale (online) will start? I bought stuff there a few years ago and it was midnight of Thanksgiving Day (IIRC), but I don't know if things have changed. I want to get an iPad and I want to get in before/in case they run out of stock.

[badgoodDeb]

Last year it was also midnight. Since that's my normal bedtime, staying up for an extra 30 minutes on a holiday night, was easy for me.

Still, you might try earlier on Thursday night too.

[library addict]

Last year the Best Buy sale was supposed to start at midnight, but it was about 1:35am before the phone deal became available to add in the cart. We were all refreshing like crazy and wondering why the sale hadn't gone live as advertised.

I think other parts of the sale were live at midnight. But a bunch of us here bought a no contract phone and that item was delayed. Not sure about the other "doorbusters."