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10-28-2020, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Good sales & deals (formerly BF thread)
I pulled the trigger on the Peloton and family will be getting new smartphones so think I've spent my allowance on big ticket items (damn Pelosi and McConnell) for the year.
But that doesn't stop my wish list. 1) Weber Grill 2) 85"+ TV 3) Sony A6xxx Mirrorless camera 4) Webcam (nice one that can rotate some, beyond the standard laptop 720p) 5) Mavic Air drone I've got more support on grill than TV from the missus, so that's a good sign. As always, I monitor Hot Deals - Slickdeals.net for good deals. What is everyone else hoping to find a good deal on? Last edited by Edward64 : 05-12-2023 at 10:44 AM. |
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10-28-2020, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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I need a new grill for sure. Ours has been through 5 cross country moves and it shows.
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10-28-2020, 10:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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My goals for CHristmas:
2 Google nest hubs. (Mostly for the video screen with the YouTube TV integration, would be really good to have something that I can watch sports on while falling asleep in my bedroom, that doesn't fill the room with light. Big ol Comfy blanket for my lift chair Most important? To be back in my place (been at my brothers for 70+ days, on what was originally proposed to be a week)
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10-28-2020, 10:44 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
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Getting my Christmas present tomorrow, so excited!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085B3GFRL..._gYIMFbW8J23AD Replacing my 12 year old desktop, so excited!
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10-29-2020, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Nice. 12 years is a long time. That was back in the day with Core 2 Duo and 4GB RAM? |
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10-29-2020, 10:11 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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A new president and senate
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10-29-2020, 10:26 AM
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Checkraising Tourists
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
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I think it's time to retire the use of the phrase "Black Friday". It's racially insensitive and not appropriate in this day and age. If they want to memorialize its usage in the history books and dictionaries, that's fine, but the phrase needs to be stricken from active usage.
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10-29-2020, 10:28 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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I also am looking at a new grill so I'll be following
SI
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10-29-2020, 10:52 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I'll be getting a new grill in the spring. I'm spending XMas (and the next year's birthdays/anniversary, etc.) money on a new covered deck. Which I will sit a new grill on when it's warm enough to use.
Kids want a new XBox and Apple Watch, wife wants a new iPad. I'll just stick with slippers and all the bills.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." Last edited by Ksyrup : 10-29-2020 at 10:53 AM. |
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10-29-2020, 10:53 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
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This was my early Christmas present when we bought the house.
https://www.traegergrills.com/pellet-grills/pro/780
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10-29-2020, 12:52 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Quote:
Love my Traeger! |
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10-29-2020, 01:03 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Puyallup, WA
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You and others may already be aware but my recommendation for a pellet grill is a set of Grill Grates. They'll provide a lot more flexibility in what you can do with the smoker. You'll be able to get high Temps for grilling steaks and burgers and nice sear marks for flavor. If you already have a Charcoal or gas grill it's not as big of a deal, but if your Traeger or whatever brand you have is your only grill then grill grates are a must imo. |
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10-29-2020, 01:07 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Also, I recommend using a smoke tube or two for extra smoke. They have cheap ones on Amazon for like $15 and it adds a lot of flavor.
I have a Rec-Tec smoker and really like it a lot. |
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10-29-2020, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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I hate having to buy my own presents. Hoping my also paranoidly reclusive cousin will be able to come up for Christmas, though, so we can have *something* of a holiday celebration. Won't be the same as the old days, with a big family gathering, or even the foursome of Mom, Dad, Cousin, and I up until the last Christmas before Mom passed away, but at least it'd be *something* rather than the shitty Christmas that wasn't Christmas at all last year I had in Vegas. I never want to experience that ever again.
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10-29-2020, 02:57 PM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2006
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Obligatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IyAAOmwx4
Also, nothing for me this year. I can't think of anything big I would want to get, just need to be saving anything extra I have. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 10-29-2020 at 02:58 PM. |
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10-29-2020, 03:23 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Well... I pre-ordered a PlayStation 5... I guess that's my Christmas Present?
Wife and I exchange gifts worth up to $50. Maybe I'll ask her for a new fountain pen?
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10-31-2020, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Looking for Blu-ray or 4K deals? See link below
https://slickdeals.net/f/14478845-bl...3&src=featured |
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10-31-2020, 11:57 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
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where's the best place to ship online for a computer?
is there something good on amazon? I desperately need a new one. Can't really afford it but mine's going out. |
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10-31-2020, 11:58 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
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ask for a 50 dollar ps5 game duh |
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11-01-2020, 12:57 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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What are you looking for particular? Head to slickdeals and set an alert. I just picked up this one Verify your identity |
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11-01-2020, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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It really depends on your budget and what you need for it to do. Assume you are talking about a desktop. (I am biased towards Dell for desktops and Lenovo for laptops). If basic web stuff and text games, you can probably pick one up from BB, Walmart, Officemax/depot/Staples for < 500. These are normally the lower end and barebones. If you want something more, Dell usually have pretty good BF deals where you can pick up a nice i5-i7 from $500 to $700 (but without discrete GPU). You can go as low as a i3 but I'd do i5 at a minimum and at least 8GB RAM. You'll need more RAM in the future but you'll be able to upgrade to 16GB later. Also, get a SSD vs mechanical HD. See some decent Dell desktop sales now Dell Black Friday 2020 Deals: Computers, Monitors & Electronics Deals | Dell USA |
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11-01-2020, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Not sure if you've been following the news lately, but PS5 games are $70 now (aside from Miles Morales Launch Edition, but that doesn't have the Remastered Spiderman that the Ultimate Edition has).
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11-01-2020, 02:07 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: ...down the gravity well
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Really not in the shopping mood this year. I may get a couple of Criterion movies, but I think we're good on the big things.
We'll spoil the kids but there's just no need on anything this year for me at least.
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"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams |
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11-01-2020, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Added a Mavic Air drone to the list. Got inspired by watching some travel reality shows that have some amazing airborne video.
Way too many expensive toys. |
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11-03-2020, 03:50 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2020
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I made my list yesterday for Black Friday coupons and deals.
1: Webcam for my backyard 2: printer for my home office 3: My wedding dress 4: gift for my grandpa 5: A smart TV |
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11-03-2020, 07:14 AM
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World Champion Mis-speller
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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I have been shopping wedding dresses everywhere. I can't seem to find them in my size. Do they make a "hairy Shamu" size?
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11-03-2020, 07:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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I dunno, maybe. Are you brave enough to click on the link? |
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11-11-2020, 06:58 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Been looking for a Rumba. My wife want a “good” one. They go for as much as $900 ��
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11-11-2020, 12:21 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I'm thinking of upgrading my pc and/or home entertainment system.
So my wishlist would have: A new video card 4k Projector A/V Receiver capable of 4k 4k blu ray player PC VR system PC Monitor
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11-11-2020, 12:38 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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I bought a cheap & shitty Rumba clone and it sucks, but it did serve to convince me that ALL the robot vacuums probably suck, which is probably worth something.
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11-11-2020, 01:13 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
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I have a roomba clone also.
If you have a fairly large ground floor, I would recommend something that you can program the "path". Mine goes around randomly and sometimes just does a couple rooms and doesn't do the other rooms well enough. Mine works fairly well picking up stuff. Last edited by Edward64 : 11-15-2020 at 07:25 AM. |
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11-11-2020, 01:42 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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We have one already but its crapping put on us. we love it. She wants the one with wifi that learns the rooms, empties itself, etc...
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11-11-2020, 01:46 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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Mine is OK at picking stuff up, but yes its pathfinding sucks, and I think the biggest letdown for me was just the amount of daily attention & maintenance it needs, which was exactly the point of getting one. I don't think any of them have the capacity to hold more than a couple days' dirt, so I'm still spending every otherday wrestling with the dust trap, which ironically is even more attention than I was giving the vacuum before.
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11-15-2020, 07:25 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Here's a Shark roomba from Walmart. List is $394 down to $199.
It's got the mapping of rooms/floors which I want but there are mixed comments about that. I'm tempted to wait on other sales. This seems like a pretty good deal though. https://slickdeals.net/f/14550311-sh...archBarV2Algo1 Verify your identity |
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11-15-2020, 09:35 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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11-16-2020, 01:32 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Anyone have a printer they like?
I'm about to go Office Space on my current printer since the printheads clogged after barely 2 years. I've used some cleaner and it cleared them up for a few pages and then started clogging again even with new cartridges. Tired to dumping money into it since those cartridges are expensive and it seems like it does a cleaning cycle about every 3rd page. Looking for a color wireless MFP (all-in-one). I might just bite the bullet and go laser since I pay upfront for the first set of cartridges but then I'm good for a long while. SI
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11-16-2020, 02:30 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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I got a Brother b/w laser printer. Best purchase I've made. But if I had to go back, I'd probably spent more for a scanner/printer (but how were we to know COVID would be upon us).
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11-16-2020, 03:24 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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I got this Epson Printer that you dump the ink into holding tanks and it seems to print forever. ET-2760. I don't want to smash it with a sledgehammer.
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11-16-2020, 03:28 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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dola-
plus it was endorsed by Shaq, so that is usually a sign of high quality. |
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11-18-2020, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Salivating for this Sony 85" for $1,970.
Have to somehow convince the wife that she wants this and it'll be my Christmas present to her. https://slickdeals.net/f/14473142-st...lsHub_allDeals |
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11-26-2020, 09:42 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Added to my 4K collection with Blackhawk Down, Midway and 1917. Got Zombieland 2 blu-ray also.
https://slickdeals.net/f/14478845-bl...3&src=featured |
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11-27-2020, 07:02 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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I kinda went nuts this year compared to most.
New tv's for the kids (2x 32in) with swivel wall mounts new microwave for the kitchen New laptop for the wife new stove for my mother New winter coat for the wife plus numerous stocking stuffers and smaller items. I need to stop spending...I think I have a problem.....
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11-27-2020, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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WELCOME TO BLACK FRIDAY!
Black Friday (1869), the Fisk–Gould Scandal, a financial crisis in the United States Black Friday (1873), the crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange that precipitated the Panic of 1873 Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth disaster in which 189 fishermen died Black Friday (1910), a particularly violent women's suffrage event in England Black Friday (1916), October 20, a day in which a "perfect storm" hit Lake Erie, sinking four ships Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square, a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners Black Friday (1929), the day the New York stock market crashed, initiating the Great Depression Italian invasion of Albania or Black Friday, the 1939 Italian invasion of Albania Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia Black Friday (1944), a disastrous attack by the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt Black Friday (1945), an Allied military operation during the Norwegian campaigns in World War II 1950 Red River flood or Black Friday, the 1950 Red River flood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Black Friday (1960), San Francisco City protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran Viernes Negro (1983), first major currency devaluation in Venezuela Black Friday (1987), a tornado in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Black Friday (1993), a series of bomb explosions in Mumbai, India Black Friday (2004), a crackdown by government forces in Malé, Maldives, on peaceful protesters Black Friday (2005), an event in which tribal students were killed in Meghalaya, India Black Friday (2011), an event in which several online poker sites were seized as a result of United States v. Scheinberg Black Friday (2015), a string of terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia |
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11-27-2020, 01:57 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
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Finally got that Switch bundle with the Mario Kart game that kept selling out yesterday.
Will be attempting to get a PS5 for my other child somewhere
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11-27-2020, 02:06 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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It may take me all of Black Friday just to go through all the Black Friday emails I got today.
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Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time! |
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11-28-2020, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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is anyone good at looking up stuff?
I'm looking for an inexpensive gaming computer, preferably a laptop. Must have dedicated video card with memory. want solid state drive even if it has a separate one too i prefer amazon cause i have a couple hundred in gift cards saved up. |
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11-29-2020, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, MB
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I was looking for something similar for my kids for Christmas. Pricing differences might be different here in Canada but after some research in early Nov. I came up with this list (in Canadian Maple Dollars): Asus TUF A15 - $1100 reg (walmart.ca) ASUS Zephyrus G14 - $1700 reg (walmart.ca) ASUS ROG Strix G15 - $1100 reg (bestbuy.ca) - $1000 sale bestbuy.ca(till nov 12) Dell G3 15 - $1100 reg - $850 dell.ca black friday MSI Bravo 15 - $1300 reg - $1100 sale amazon.ca I ended up going with the ROG Strix last week; the deal for Black Friday was the same. Won't be able to say how it runs until after Christmas, though. Hopefully that list could at least narrow down your search on US Amazon.
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11-29-2020, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Didn't buy anything on Black Friday, but on Small Business Saturday I bought myself a couch. Don't know who is going to be happier - me or the dog.
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11-30-2020, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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A Samsung 82" for $1,100 if anyone is interested.
https://slickdeals.net/f/14645249-82...archBarV2Algo1 |
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12-01-2020, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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We got a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer/Grill thing.
This is the greatest thing ever, even the cauliflower tots that had sat at the back of our freezer for ages were totes delish. And frozen oven fries? Oh my! |
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