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Ask Slashdot: Top Black Friday Tech Picks?
theodp writes "Take a gander at the 2013 Black Friday ads and your head will be spinning with deals that seem too good to be true. And while the WSJ will try to slap you back to reality with a story on The Dirty Secret of Black Friday 'Discounts', it's still hard not to get jazzed over the prospect of picking up an iPad Mini w/$100 gift card for $299 (Walmart), a 16GB Nexus 7 for $199 (Staples), or a 32GB Microsoft Surface for $199.99 (Best Buy). So, if you're playing the game this year — either online or in-person (hey, what could go wrong?), — what are your top tech picks for Black Friday? Any strategy for improving your odds of getting them?"
"Black Friday" is ridiculous, refuse to buy anything on Friday.
Perhaps you need bigger guns if the people around here have scared you into posting anonymously.
You don't have to buy anything!
Don't stress out, don't skip spending time with your family and friends, don't become part of a violent mob.
You don't have to. You aren't defined by your possessions.
Consume, you fucking motherfucker, consume! Buy that shit, we don't care if you don't need it, buy buy buy!
I refuse to support a system that makes everything possible as commercial as possible to the detriment of society as a whole. Yeah, I have become what I used to complain about. At the same time, I see things today like my parents saw them back then.
Once prices drop after Christmas, my son will get a PS4. I'm pretty lucky that my kid is just as much against the commercialization of everything as I am. We boycott any store that puts up "Christmas Sale" signs before Thanksgiving. Yeah, that's right! FU Wallzmart, I don't spend a penny at your stores!
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
I will be shooting printouts of this: http://www.midwayusa.com/content/pdf/legacy/pistol_target.pdf
There's a reason shops price at, say, $299.99... people tend to feel that's closer to $200 than to $300.
So make it a habit to tell yourself "that is practically $300", then deal with it as if it was $300. Which it is. You can save up the last cent for your retirement, see if you'll retire rich.
What did I say that implies my stance on guns? Just making fun of you because people on a website have scared you into anonymity.
is to not share my strategy on Slashdot.
Invariably, the shit that is on sale on "Black Friday" is also shit that nobody really needs. I ain't buying anything on "Black Friday".
I don't respond to AC's.
Poor people problems. I'll get my mini giraffes online and not have to deal with that mob.
Pro shoppers do not shop on Black Friday. It's crowded, noisy, simply annoying...wait and shop when it's less busy. Yes you miss out on some loss-leaders, but don't give into the hype, you will enjoy your Christmas better.
I do all of my shopping online, so I'm not buying anything on Friday regardless of how cheap it is or how badly I want it. I'm going to wait for Cyber Monday!
Maybe it's the lack of research I have done. Based on my antiquated research, a 32 inch class (aka 31.5") led samsung tv for 277 is cheap. Atleast I think. I'm aiming for a recognized brand. Add in a coupon for new egg and I may buy it. Best buy had it as well, minus the coupon.
Otherwise. I'll probably be masturbating, drinking, eating turkey, and enjoying my family.
Enjoy!
I suspect the poster you responded to was kidding. Yes, like thousands of others, I am a NRA Life Member and I saw it as kidding.
We all know that any kind of criminal usage, particularly he type mentioned are the rare, and extremely rare, firearms usages. Further, mass shooters have not done their mis-deeds with 38 specials (yes, there is probably an exception out there). Gasoline still hold the title for the tool of most killers in America.
so fuck off!
So yeah, I bought a 3TB drive from Best Buy today for archival purposes, not caring less if they put it on sale Friday, and I noticed a tent — a god damned tent — just outside the entrance. Some fuckwit is actually camping outside a Best Buy to be first in line.
There will be a reckoning. Keep printing Ben; lets make this implosion every inch of whatever it is they mean by `American Exceptionalism.'
Happy Holidays.
Maw! Fire up the karma burner!
Black Friday represents everything about America that the Terrorists hate, so help fight Terrorism by fighting your neighbors over a $300 TV. And remember to report any suspiciously non-American activity to the proper authorities, such as Fox News.
I'll probably be masturbating, drinking, eating turkey, and enjoying my family.
God damnit, grandpa.
That's a very weird way to spend time with your family.
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Yipes! Just don't do all four at the same time!
I'm white, you godamn racist holiday!
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You're very good at this.
The "lava' beans touch was nice, as well. Just off enough to seem plausible.
Frankly, I can't think of anything I want to buy at this stage of my life. I have a good stereo set, a decent flat screen TV, about 6 computers or so, a car I'm happy with, a boat that I'm happy with and I'm pretty much satisfied with my life. Oh yes, I have a good life partner, place to live and health (so far). Now and then I take a trip to the local "technology store" (Fry's) and I take a look at newegg and tigerdirect to see if I'm missing out on anything. I'm not. I seem to spend most of my discretionary funds on travel lately (mostly tropical places). If there was some trinket I needed to buy, I would have already bought it. I guess I'm just in the "enjoy life" stage and really don't want to buy any crap at this time. I already have enough of it. I'm a bad consumer. I'm happy with what I have.
i don't get all the haters here that say to avoid the day. if you NEED something, buy it if you can find a good deal, and if you want to avoid people then buy online. that's it.
sometimes Americans just try to find a cat's fifth paw .
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Never fails?
I remember a bunch of guys that wrote this thing called the "Declaration of Independence" that were avid gun nuts. Perhaps you should check out their bios sometime. See just how chicken shit they all were. You chicken shit.
Do you support the NRA in backing a man's right to own guns after he brandished one and threatened his ex-wife with it?
How about all those responsible owners that forget they are carrying a weapon until they get to the scanner at the airport?
Personally, I'm all for people owning guns, but fuck-ups like the above should definitely get you banned from any future ownership.
The NRA has time and time again supported these kinds of people owning them, so how can you justify membership?
let's hear it for American Exceptionalism...
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We all spend our Thanksgiving with family and friends, giving thanks, watching football, etc. and not playing into the infinitely cynical hands of the retailers. I don't give a flying fuck about what killer deal Wal-Mart is offering to 20 "lucky customers" tomorrow. I really don't. Why do you?
Why not just ignore the whole thing.
if you want a deal, you can download World of Warcraft for 75% off on Black Friday, but you'd be better off doing the Friends and Family thing instead - during the month when you get 2x experience you could get up to at least level 70.
If you want tech, Cyber Monday is usually better.
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What is it with people like you who assume that posting as AC means someone is "afraid" ?
Did you miss the part where the AC acronym is for Anonymous Coward??
"Somebody has to do something. It's just incredibly pathetic it has to be us."
--- Jerry Garcia
not to have to stand in the cold for hours, fight a mob, get cussed at by numerous irrational drones, guarantee that you'll come home miserable and exhausted, force a retail employee to skip Thanksgiving, and then stand in interminable check out line before going to do it again at another store? If this amount is greater than the $75 you'll save on that TV, then you should just stay home and do something you'll actually enjoy. How much is it worth to you to have a day off, to be able to read an extra book to your kids or, if you don't have any, to yourself?
It's not on "special", but with all the yahoos at the stores, I should get *great* service at my local restaurants, whichever one I choose to go to lunch at.
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Five will get you ten that there's an outline of a hoodie on those targets.
You are welcome on my lawn.
1995 called. They want their web site design back.
"Somebody has to do something. It's just incredibly pathetic it has to be us."
--- Jerry Garcia
You are welcome on my lawn.
Do you support the NRA in backing a man's right to own guns after he brandished one and threatened his ex-wife with it?
Only if he promises to work on his aim.
How about all those responsible owners that forget they are carrying a weapon until they get to the scanner at the airport?
Shall not be infringed. Gun-free-zones are unconstitutional. Those that carry anyway are patriots.
Personally, I'm all for people owning guns, but fuck-ups like the above should definitely get you banned from any future ownership.
Sure, as soon as we start banning rapists from ever having sex again.
The NRA has time and time again supported these kinds of people owning them, so how can you justify membership?
Because mixing the first amendment with the second feels oh so good.
I've never gone to the stores on black Friday and I don't intend to start this year... But I did notice Amazon and Best Buy have Grand Theft Auto V on sale for $33.99 so I might go ahead and grab it since I was planning on buying it soon anyway. They also have some pretty slick deals on the Breaking Bad blu-rays.
You can't spell "oneiromancy" without "roman".
What is it with people like you who assume that posting as AC means someone is "afraid" ?
Did you miss the part where the AC acronym is for Anonymous Coward??
I'd wager you're not a real wolf either.
Even our nation's founding fathers wrote anonymously. Were they chicken-shit?
Maybe the problem is Slashdotters don't like being called tards.
I see what you did there.
Lol, I doubt that. .22 ammunition is actually getting traded around here like money. The gunshops are generally not marking it up because they know the current shortages wont last, but all the local stores like Walmart sell out their ammo before the store even opens and then the employees sell it themselves for double or triple. I know guys that have traded guns, deer, for boxes of ammo. I think the manufacturers are right though. If they stepped up production to meet demand right now I think the market would crash pretty quickly as everyones gun safes got full. Ammo last a long time...
I picked up the Asus Nexus 7 16GB (2013 edition) for $151.12 off Amazon Prime just two weeks ago... How is $199.99 a deal in comparison?
TL;DR: Nothing is appealing this Black Friday.
hmm. Those guys were first and foremost rich, white, land and business-owning males, oh, and they owned people too. They were primarily in it to make sure that they had a government that would serve the interests of ... you guessed it! Rich, white, slave-owning males. It is not entirely clear that gun-nut was how they'd describe themselves. Ben Franklin was a party animal, not sure he even ever held a gun but I'm sure you'd know better. Not sure why you mr AC are calling anyone a chicken shit.
Only I can judge you.
Otherwise. I'll probably be masturbating, drinking, eating turkey, and enjoying my family.
Enjoy!
Did you realize how wrong this sounded (on so many levels) when you posted it and were going for the lolz? Or did you surprise yourself too?
Only I can judge you.
$150 off an unlocked moto x puts it at the same price point as the nexus 5. I already have the nexus 5, but that's a damn good price for a phone made in the USA.
they were nuts about the guns of that time. and being part of a militia. so do it up. otherwise, any of your arguments can just as easily justify persnal sam sites or nukes.
What kind of asinine comment is this: " Those that carry anyway are patriots." To equate carrying a gun as being patriotic is beyond stupid. I know many gun owners who are big flag wavers and claim to be patriots, but in reality are self-centered redneck morons. I also know several gun owners who are actual patriots and demonstrate the same by trying to make their country better.
I have always voted for very "conservative" candidates, was in the military, and presently work as a civilian for the US Army. Despite this overwhelming right wing background I consider a true patriot someone who actually tries to do good for their country rather than some flag waving blowhard. Give me a committed CNDer (for you UK folks) or a Snowden any day over a lot of the NRA morons. I work with several of the latter and know what I'm talking about. Never, ever equate a gun ownership stance with patriotism.
I'm in the process of customizing/buying a Lenovo X230 for a family member, despite their BIOS whitelist shenanigans.
The Lenovo store always has a super special e-coupon discount, they are kind enough to give you the code right there in the checkout process.
A few days ago the laptop in my cart, with the coupon, was $1,037.
Now, after applying the new black friday e-coupon (10% discount), the price is $1,061.10
Perhaps I should buy it now, before they have an even better Christmas "sale".
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uhm, yeah, but in most cases it just means "I don't feel like logging in".
So they lure a gazillion people in with 25 different doorbusters, that they have, like, 12 of, each. The rest of the shit in the store is marked down barely, if at all, from the "normal" price. No thanks. Now Walmart is doing the doorbusters in phases... No thanks, I don't need a 32" Funai TV that bad, even if it is $98...
So? I'm not afraid, I just can't be bothered to create an account, as I don't really care that much.
You know, you sound like the kind of high strung nut that should make to choice to not own a gun.
we dont have no black friday in europe!
what? You dont like turkey?
I'm not really impressed by these sale prices since I can usually find deals that are just as good any other day of the year. A couple of weeks ago I bought a 32" 1080p HDTV, which I am using as a monitor, for $130. I don't see any deals that good in these ads.
from wsj article...
i thought this kind of crap was illegal, and that advertised or displayed "regular" prices have to be a price that normal retail sales have occurred at... and not some inflated figure pulled out of some marketing manager's ass.
I wondered what amazon.co.uk were going on about.
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Not buying anything, why fight the crowds? I tried it once and there was just nothing I really wanted to buy, but it was an experience I won't forget. In fact, I'll do the same thing as last year: Absolutely nothing. I saw no one, and bought nothing. It might be the best Thanksgiving I've ever had. No running around, no madness, just me, myself and I.
I can't decide if the fact that I'm neither going shopping nor spending any time with family is a good thing or not. Please, internet, tell me what to think!
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Yeah, but the way I use it they should rename it to "Anonymous Terrorist" or "Anonymous Troll"... ;-)
No, just a collage image of skittles, tea, and Robitussin.
I've been wondering for awhile if anybody has been brave enough to walk in one of those parades, you know, the ones with a picture of the dead thug when he was 12 years old, carrying a Robitussin banner or sign, or waving a bottle of it.
Otherwise. I'll probably be masturbating, drinking, eating turkey, and enjoying my family.
Enjoy!
So you are just having a regulard nerd day? Nice.
Black Friday has nothing to do with guns or America.
But here we are again talking about the right to carry a weapon.
FYI America is just about to have a revolution, and after seeing what your corrupt system is doing I too would be thinking about target practice.
The Best Buy deal on the original Surface pales next to the deal at Micro Center: $179.95 INCLUDING the black Touch Cover.
Or someone who forget his Slashdot password.
To equate carrying a gun as being patriotic is beyond stupid. I know many gun owners who are big flag wavers and claim to be patriots, but in reality are self-centered redneck morons.
Exercising one's constitutional rights isn't patriotic?
Despite this overwhelming right wing background I consider a true patriot someone who actually tries to do good for their country rather than some flag waving blowhard.
So.. you've decided to be an Internet blowhard instead? How's that working out for you?
Exercising our rights is actually accomplishing something. Without it, our rights are meaningless words. I don't agree with anything the OWS agrees with, for example, but I can appreciate their role in an active democracy.
Give me a committed CNDer (for you UK folks) or a Snowden any day over a lot of the NRA morons. I work with several of the latter and know what I'm talking about. Never, ever equate a gun ownership stance with patriotism.
Ahh, siding with a traitor. Nice.
Gun ownership by itself doesn't accomplish a whole lot, other than being prepared. Those that are willing to confront law enforcement and challenge the infringement of our rights are absolutely fighting for our freedom. The thought that we should live in a country where the TSA gets to molest people with impunity is absurd.
Well if you don't consider horrible economic policies that don't feed every citizen and don't provide state sponsored healthcare as a tool I guess.
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just use the standard one: imtheNSAletmein
Spent Thursday with friends. We had a US-style turkey dinner (well, veggies for me) at church at lunchtime, hung out for the afternoon, went to Korean BBQ for dinner, and on the way there we saw people waiting in line at Best Buy.
Ok, going to restaurants technically counts as "buying things", but we didn't actually do that Friday.
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I've posted as AC because I was too lazy to log in.