Reader Daniel plans on shooting some Black Friday coverage and he wants to know where LA’s the action will be most intense.
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Thanksgiving Shopping List
If you’re like us, you’re going to someone else’s house for Thanksgiving. If you’re not, and you haven’t gone shopping yet, here’s some last minute help getting yourself organized. We’re linking two shopping lists that you can print out and take with you to the store, you slacker.
Morning Deals
• Buy: Kensington Digital FM Radio & FM Transmitter for iPod for $43.98 shipped.
Last Minute Walmart 52″ Widescreen Projection HDTV $474.00
Not to be outdone by Best Buy’s Seven Hour Specials, rumors suggest Walmart will release 8 Secret Deals.
Black Friday Not So Black
Contrary to popular belief, Black Friday may not be the busiest shopping day of the year, according to a study released Monday by Mastercard.
Where You Love To Shop
“Readers who bought electronics products online were happier than those who bought at stores. That was the case for every product category we have data about. It proved especially true for digital cameras, audio gear, camcorders, DVD players, and digital video recorders. The top overall e-tailer was Crutchfield, closely followed by Costco.com, BuyDig.com, Amazon, Buy.com, and JR.com.”
Be Prepared For Black Friday
Before embarking on America’s asinine adventure in mob consumerism this Friday, use the checklist inside to make sure you’re ready. We’ve got:
Cover Black Friday With Us
Unless we’re too drunk on tryptophan, 5am this Friday, November 24th finds us freezing our butts off in a North Carolina parking lot, documenting Black Friday madness.
Toys “R” Us Suspends Black Friday Price Matching
The gimlet eyed Mouseprint blog discovered Toys R Us will not be pricematching this Black Friday.
Morning Deals
• Woot: InFocus SP5000 HD-Ready LCD Home Theater Projector with 76″ Screen: $649.99
Dethroner’s Amazon Friday Sale Picks
Dethroner’s tagline may be, “where every man is king,” but their take on Amazon’s Friday sale can even be enjoyed by hermaphrodites. — BEN POPKEN
CompUSA Stays Open Thanksgiving Night
CompUSA announced plans to open from 9am to midnight on Thanksgiving night, giving it, and its customers, a jump on Black Friday.
Morning Deals
• Woot: Yet another goddamn Wootoff! Peanut butter klaxon time, peanut butter klaxon time!
Can I Get This Cheaper Online? Call Frucall
Have you ever seen something in a store and fretted over impulse-buying, wondering whether you could get it cheaper online? A new service, Frucall, aims to answer that question for you.
Vote On Amazon’s Holiday Deals
Amazon launched a new program that lets customers vote on the deals the online retailer offers this holiday season.
Morning Deals
• Woot: It’s a Woot off! After one deal gets done, they put up another in it’s place! And the yellow bar move and the lights flash! Wow!
Best Black Friday Deals
Because you’re lazy and we’re nice, we’ve scoured the forums and pored over the adscans.