Black Friday 2013 - What are you holding out for?

With a month until Black Friday, what are you hoping to find a good deal on this holiday season?

Big price drops on video games, some of the ~$60 games fall to ~$35 that weekend. Always fun to see how cheap Blu-Ray players will be this year, too.

Gotta get down on friday!

Sound bar, Blu-Ray player, and a replacement for a TV that lives in the basement (32-46"). Should be some serious TV deals this year.

Nobody mentioned any flashlight?

I would be waiting for better prices on 47's QPA, or ET D25A, but maybe such are not to be expected in this context?

weaver said:

Nobody mentioned any flashlight?

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There's usually some deals on smaller, older lights, but aside from the usual site coupons, that's pretty much it. Builders and guys selling used stuff will sometimes do a holiday deal or two also.

I'm not making plans for buying much as money is tight this year, but I wouldn't mind some fresh stock of AA or AAA Rayovac batteries in the 48 or 60 packs for 6 for $1. I'll be on the lookout for any new surprises from Costco and Home Depot as they seem to bring out the decent lights this time of year. Last year I got some decent well made Defiant 3C 590 lumen Cree XM-L lights for $20 each. I'm staying away from the cheapo lights on clearance this time. Last year I bought some cheap rechargeable crank and USB charging lights for $2-$3 each which would have been a bargain if all their batteries weren't shot (and the l.e.d.s didn't stink). The 2 for $8-$10 packs of 3AAA Cree XB-D lights were actually good and are around 200 lumens on an 18500 cell. Hope this year they put an even better l.e.d. in those at that price. I'd like to see the 2100 charge 4th generation eneloops and the new 5000 charge eneloop lites show up in the Costco packs for around $20, but I might have to wait another year or two. If I had some more money, I'd love to get a decent 18650 light at least 800 lumens that recharges via USB (for solar charging) with a Cree XM-L2 and no proprietary battery if I could find one for around $50. I'm definitely staying away from Walmart and the clothing stores though. You couldn't pay me enough to subject myself to that madness. I stick to the hardware stores, Costco, and maybe Fry's Electronics if they have something I really want.

Hooked on Fenix said:

I wouldn't mind some fresh stock of AA or AAA Rayovac batteries in the 48 or 60 packs for 6 for $1.

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Home Depot had the giant combo pack deal last year, but there was no sign on the hidden-in-the-corner display, so unless you came to the store specifically looking for the deal, you didn't get it..

I might get come mags for mods. There's also a grill I've had my eyes on for a while. Other than that I don't usually do the black Friday thing. I hate crowds.

El Camino said:

I might get come mags for mods. There's also a grill I've had my eyes on for a while. Other than that I don't usually do the black Friday thing. I hate crowds.

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If you go to Lowes, it's usually the l.e.d. mags that are on sale for $15 or $16, not the easily modded incandescent ones.

Maybe a Sony Optiarc Plus to replace my DVD burner so I can properly make Xbox 360 XGD3 backups.
Don't really need it though because I am not interested in any games that won't work when truncated or overburned.

I will be looking for any good deals on the Surefire P2X Fury. It's about the only one in the new line up I like.

I'm needing a bedroom tv to replace my 25" tube. Blu ray to go with it maybe.
Always seem to grab some tools at Loews or Home Depot.

pldmich said:

I'm needing a bedroom tv to replace my 25" tube.

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That'll be one to watch, there's always some insane deals on TVs; I wager they'll do the bait-and-switch with a 4K model this year, offer one for ~$500 and then have only a few in stock..

StarHalo said:

That'll be one to watch, there's always some insane deals on TVs; I wager they'll do the bait-and-switch with a 4K model this year, offer one for ~$500 and then have only a few in stock..

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Yeah, picked up my 50" plasma on black Friday a few years back.

Definitely going to pick up Grand Theft Auto 5, Batman Arkham Origins, and Assassins Creed 4 if they're on sale... If I see somewhere selling a Nitecore TM26 for a nice discount, I'm all over it also.

I was in Lowe's yesterday and they have all the Christmas sales bins out. I saw several flashlights for sale. They had a bunch of different lights from Utilitech one was listed at 500 lumens. They also had quite a few cheap multi LED $1 lights. I also saw a coast 2aa 3 LED light. I was gonna look a little more but my kids were driving me nuts and would not listen so we left.


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Took a look at Home Depot's offerings and I have to say that I really liked the Defiant 3 Cree XP-G2 3D 1000 lumen flashlight for $30. Hopefully I can get one this year. Nothing else really stood out. I saw the 2 pack of 3AAA Defiant 120 lumen XB-D flashlights that looked like a decent upgrade from last year's version (120 vs. 100 lumens, 5 hours vs. 3 hours), and a 2 pack of fairly bright 2AAA l.e.d. penlights for $5, but a 1000 lumen light would blow everything else I own away (except for my 35 watt H.I.D. spotlights). I might take a look at the other lights when they go on clearance.

Looking to get a 7 inch Android tablet. Eyeing the ASUS HD7, but may not wait till Black Friday. Sams Club has them for $128.00 till the end of November. Not bad deal considering they just came out only recently, and MSRP'd for $149.00. The specs are similar to the first generation Nexus 7, but at a more bang for the buck price.

I'm holding out for a JOB. Lol. Seriously though, keeping all four eyes out for REALLY good deals on GITD stuff and random signal converters and such. Maybe some culinary cutlery as well.

StarHalo said:

That'll be one to watch, there's always some insane deals on TVs

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And here we go, Target will have a 50" Element 1080P model for $229, Sears has a 32" model-may-vary for $97..