2018 Black Friday Thread
 

Anyone found any amazing deals yet? A lot of ads finally started coming out.

I'm looking for a good 65 inch 4k smart TV, maybe a nintendo switch. Always up for hunting and fishing stuff as well. Bought a bunch of video games last year during it.

Whatcha got?

Walmart
Best Buy
Costco Membership

pretty much all of the ads here:

http://bfads.net

I may have to actually go out for this one.

https://www.bfads.net/Item/Walmart-B...5Q73DOU/455363

65" TCL 4k TV for $398

waiting to see the ones from Menards.

This isn't a Black Friday ad but this is an awesome price on the 1950x threadripper. You can even get another $30 off if you bundle with a motherboard. I am building a desktop for some processing stuff and if I was close to one of these stores I would consider it even if it is a little more than I was going to spend.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/...oxed-processor

edit: I wonder if anyone will have anything as good or better around Black Friday. This would make one hell of box to run ESXI on .

Really wanting a nicer price drop on that LG C8 OLED. That's just a fantastic television and it's pretty cheap as is, but LG has offered better black Friday deals in the past than they are this year.

At a shade under $1,700 I'm inclined to consider it, but that's really just a $200 discount over where you could get them anyway and with the '19s coming out soon, that will be the going rate in short order.

If they'd drop that sucker down to $1,500 for the 55'', I'd be all over it.

TCL is kind of garbage but holy crap, that's cheap.

Going to be a huge year for discounts.

My daughter (aged 23) wants an iPhone 8/9 for Christmas. I still have a flip phone (cave man) thus have no clue. Black Friday, or currently any day that ends in "Y", best deal?

Better and cheaper.

https://www.ebay.com/p/OnePlus-6-128...0838525&chn=ps

We’ve got a 55” and I’ve got no complaints about it. Is it the greatest TV ever? No. But they aren’t super ****ing expensive either.

TCL TVs are actually pretty damn decent budget 4k TVs...esp. for gaming.

Which is why I want one. We’ve got a 55” on the living room but I’m gaming on a 32” that I’ve had for years. Plus the kids like the Roku interface.

Put one in my wood shop. Roku built in helps a lot when my kids hang out.

No complaints, in fact it’s decent.

TCL TVs get pretty good reviews for quality and low price.

I can't stand Roku. That shit is slowwwwwwww. And the UI really sucks.

TVs, mattresses and car stereo systems are places where salesmen absolutely love me because I'll always pay a little more for a little better.

Those are long-term purchases; 5 years or more as a general rule. Another $1,000 over 5+ years is less than $10/mo so it's just not a worry of mine. And you get a heck of a lot in return there; sort of the gift that keeps on giving over that 5 years because those are things you'll use every single day.

I think I’m going with the 65” version. The only thing holding me back is finding a stand I like.

It's just such a good set. I mean I haven't been able to find a single cross word said about the thing. Some folks prefer one of Samsung's higher end QLED models because it's brighter and Sony has a new one that's a damn light cannon so it does color variation better, but both of those are quite a bit more expensive and not better; just a little different.

There doesn't appear to be a significant technology change on the horizon in the immediate future, so this is going to be a top of the line set for the next couple of years at least. Just a slam-dunk purchase, IMO.

But like I said, I think I can hold out just a little longer and get a better deal. Costco does a price adjustment where they'll put money back on your card if the price drops for 90 days after purchase, though so I may just decide 'screw it' and if a better deal comes around in December I'll have Costo slap some money back on my card.

Damn. That’s a beast of a cpu. Definitely wait until cyber Monday to see if Newegg has any deals you like better. Tom’s Hardware is tracking component Black Friday deals on their website.

I totally get this sentiment - especially regarding televisions. I purchased a Sony Bravia 40" almost 10 years ago, used pretty heavily for streaming and games. Still works like it's brand new. Yeah, it cost like $700 or so. Well worth it.

I work at a State mental hospital with criminally insane psychopaths, murderers, rapist, real crazy people and i feel safer going to work than going out shopping on 'Black Friday' .

Speaking of mattresses, I'm in the hunt for a good king sized mattress. Heard of any "wow" deals on these? Nebraska Furniture Mart has good ones, but they are pretty proud of them.

Zero percent chance I’d pay a premium for equivalent Sony technology. And while I LOVE my Samsung FN8500 plasma (the last great set of the plasma era), OLED > QLED.

May keep an eye on Frys if in your area. I picked up the fairly new at the time 2017 model 55” over 2017 4th of July there on an unadvertised sale for $1,700 and recall they may have been around that last Black Friday. Slickdeals is a good source and avsforum has a deals section.

Love the set but only slight comment is it really shines when your room is dark but doesn’t do a brighter room as well as some of the better FALD LED. Better than plasma in this respect though.

I saw that too. Didn't think the reviews were that great but it's an amazing price. Saw a Vizio 65 inch in Walmart for 399 but i assumed something was up with it. Went home, researched it and found out it was actually a really good TV and was over 750 everywhere. Went back and they were sold out. damnit!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sceptre-6...30&athena=true

What about this Sceptre one?

**** the deals. Buy a Casper yo. California king for the win (I’m an ogre)

+1 on buying a Casper.

I’m watching for Sprint to announce their Black Friday deals. T-Mobile announced theirs but no word yet from sprint.

I am looking for a robot vacuum. My current cleaner hasn't been working well at all since we got married.

I have a neato. It is kind of shitty. On a positive note is anyone selling TV's while they are Upgrading?

Had my heart set on the 900f but after seeing the televisions side by side with the QLEDS I'm pretty disappointed.

P series Quantum seems to have the best 4k picture that's not an OLED, but their 720p cable upscaling sucks (or so I hear).

Hmmm

Walmart has a PS4 plus Spiderman for $199, live now.

Link a brother up?

EDIT: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Play...215B/579371947

EDIT2: Pulled the trigger. $216.11 with tax. Deal I was waiting for. Thanks a bunch Caveman.

I'll be in the RDR2 thread on Friday. Spiderman is available for sale or trade.

The Eufy (made by Anker) is pretty solid at a good price point.

Use code ELLEN10 for $10 off.

https://i.imgur.com/yNxI0Vo.jpg

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...IbRkq1/pubhtml

I started getting Black Friday emails November 1. I haven't opened a single one. Ridiculous.

Also at Target, Best Buy, GameStop if you want to avoid WalHell.

I take it your current cleaner is outside of the return window? Could always go for a newer version.

My advice: rent cleaners.

Buying is a sucker’s bet.

https://www.consumerreports.org/tvs/...iday-tv-deals/

For TV deals

We have that as well. Works much better than our previous one but probably not quite as well as the irobot's.

Not the absolute best but very good and almost certainly the most bang for your buck.

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YEAH! This is going to be awesome

Samsung QN75Q6 Flat 75" QLED 4K UHD 6 Series Smart TV 2018 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079V3HQ4L..._k.Z8BbEGD73J9

I have a 75'' Samsung I got last year and had twins shortly thereafter. That thing had maybe 30 hours of use on it before the whole thing just melted down. Had to send it to a tech who had to wipe and replace the guts on the whole thing.

It was within warranty by a couple of weeks still because Samsung didn't even count my warranty from the date of purchase; they did it by date of manufacture (I even told them I had my receipt). So when it ate shit in August, the warranty was set to expire in September.

Now I'd imagine if I'd have actually been past my warranty date and raised hell, they'd have honored the purchase date, but FFS, this wasn't a cheap television and it was getting little to no use; there's no reason at all for it to have just stopped working so soon.

Play Station Plus 12 Months $39.99 on Amazon

http://a.co/d/0ff8L6Y

Spiderman is pretty fun

This is why I haven't gotten married... yet.

55-inch Hisense 4K Roku UHD Smart TV, $248 at Walmart
This is the Hisense 55R6000E0. We don’t see this set elsewhere right now, but Walmart sells it for $378 right now. We didn't test this set.

I have had 55" Hisense smart tv for 5 years, paid $400, I love it. Wont upgrade til its a major one.

I just think it's the luck of the draw, I've got a 75" 4K Samsung I bought at Best Buy two years ago. It was selling for $2300 and they sold me the floor model for $1500, knock on wood, it's still going good.

In 2012 I bought a Vizio 60" HD smart TV on Sam's website because I wanted it delivered, didn't have a way to pick it up. My neighbor liked mine so he got the same one, but he bought it from the store. Within a month his picture went black. He called and Sam's sent him a brand new one in the box, they said Vizio had a recall on certain serial numbers, mine was not one I guess because it came from the warehouse in Texas. It's still going great in the M/BR now.

As far as deals. I was in Target on Tuesday and they had a Vizio 70" Ultra 4K for $598, I couldn't believe it. It wasn't even in the Black Friday flyer today, it was just a regular sale two days ago. Might still be going on.

As far as plasma TV's go, they're a problem. I bought a Panasonic 50" at Circuit City in 2007 for $1500. In 2011 when I moved a 1000 miles, I had to make sure the movers didn't lay it flat, it has to remain upright or the color gets ruined. In 2012 I got a red line down the middle of the screen. Called the service company, they said it was a circuit board and would cost $500 to fix. I gave it to my neighbor for his daughter to use at college. Then I got a 60" LED TV and my electric bills went down $25 a month. That TV was costing almost a $1 a day more to operate, and it was only a 50".

You got her the Cayman in red she wanted last year so go for it . they are $200 off everywhere. If you have Comcast, I suggest you start there.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oL_WpDUu8RY/maxresdefault.jpg

FIFU

What you should buy isn't on sale.....

an 11 year old model would have stripes across the screen.

I always bought them at JC Penny outlet but where they go now???

Thanks for that tip, upgrading next year, will check it out.

The bible thumpers will flame you for that, they did me.

I'm still trying to find a decent mid range phone thats under $300 for my son. The midrangers never seem to go on sale.

What carrier are you on? I've got a Verizon Galaxy s5 with case and charger just gathering dust.

Cricket GSM network off of ATT

He wants my Essential Phone in the worst way. Told him to wait for a sale.

Actually from what I'm reading, the Galaxy S5 should be unlocked and able to use either GSM or CDMA. I'm not 100% positive if that's true, as I haven't tried it. But if true, I have a Galaxy S5 bought from Verizon that you can test out and see if it works. I tried to sell it but didn't have any luck. I'll offer it for a case of beer if it would work for you. In perfect shape. Included case, 16GB microSD card extra storage, and factory charger. Just did an update and factory restore a few weeks ago thinking a friend might need it but that fell through...

https://i.imgur.com/5TgUiOC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JQ85ANQ.jpg

What is the sub model number?

Can check on this site...

https://willmyphonework.net/

Get an Xbox One X, with RDR2 and PUBG for $358 (20% off promo code).

https://express.google.com/u/0/produ...984122_0_46586

That’s cheap (especially after I sell the games and my Xbox).

In.

No idea if this was totally in jest. Target has respectable deals. No idea if it is the best.

Pretty sure it's a SM-G900V. But I don't have the phone with me at the moment. I'll have to check on Monday to be sure.

If that is the case a case is yours. Is it still fairly snappy?

did amazon. kids and wife are out and about. May need to move some money around

I've got a Galaxy S7 and an S8 I'd part with...both are in good shape.

Got the mattress. Didn't go Casper, but splurged and got a high end Sealy with the bells and whistles. Got it just about half price, as well. Will keep the Casper in mind for down the road, though.


Now on to cookware and kitchenware. The local news was doing their annual Black Friday sales filler report, and they said the best time to get kitchen stuff is on Cyber Monday. Amazingly, I have never tried to buy shit on Cyber Monday. Should I wait, or just go get the shit this weekend?

Picked up a 65 in roku TCL TV for 398. Also grabbed God of War for 21$, Need for speed and need for speed rivals for $5 each and the complete wolfenstein 2 game for 19$.

I got 4 bottles of BCS and drank 2 snifters which I got to keep....

What did you pay?

The reserve was $14 for a full snifter glass

How much would you be looking for

Went to Wal Mart tonight to get some things and they still had 65 inch TCLs for 398. **** it, went ahead and bought 1.

It's a good phone. I really liked it made me buy another galaxy. Let me know if you're interested.

Only thing questionable would be the battery. You can get a replacement for $15 and it would be like brand new: https://www.amazon.com/IBESTWIN-Repl...3048040&sr=8-5

Bought a different TV because I didn’t want to depend on Walmart to have them by the time I got there. Went there last night to get some kids movies and they still had like 20 TVs. FFfffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Oh well. Got the better series from TCL for a good price. I’m happy.