Buzz Out Loud Lounge forum: What did you buy today?

The Sony Style store had (and probably still do) a BDPS350 Profile 2.0 BluRay player marked down to $199 from $299. (If you look around, you'll see many places discounting this model today, like Kmart, etc.). However, there was also a $50/off coupon floating around, too, that made this a $149 (plus tax but free shipping) deal. That's about as low as I've seen a quality BluRay 2.0 machine. T

The PS3 is available for a net total of $249 if you sign up for a Sony Credit card that gives you $150 off first purchase. Too rich for my blood, and the PS3 uses a bluetooth remote vs. IR, which was a dopey decision by Sony.

Note that many of the best bargains today are available through the Microsoft Live Search cashback program. Ebay has a 30% off cash back single item purchase today, so I'm looking to see if I can score one of the higher-end Garmin GPS units. Many of the lower end Garmins (and Tom Tom's) are on sale today. The Garmin 200 is below $100 in some places. I want the bells and whistles, though, so I'm thinking more along the lines of the 760.

Good deals sites (among many) that I use:

slickdeals.net
fatwallet.com
bensbargains.net
ableshopper.com
techdeals.net

Ben's, mentioned above, has a convenient black Friday tracker that lets you know what's still in stock at several national stores:

http://blackfridaytracker.com/

Good luck!

I got...

4 cups of yogurt at an 80ct (count'em 8-0) pack of dryer sheets! Yay! (I got them in the afternoon...not at 5am, etc.)

Okay, okay - seriously, I hope folks had at least somewhat of a good time on any shopping adventures today

Best,
Shalin

Got a couple long sleeved shirts at Kohls. After standing in line 20 minutes to check out, I had no desire to go anywhere else. I really didn't see any killer deals in the ads. I am looking for a laptop, but most of the deals out there, again, seem somewhat standard.

I'm surprised at the people who've responded that say they actually went out to shop vs. online. I know it's dicey buying clothes online, of course, but I can't stand the crowds here in the northeast. Of course, there was that horrible Walmart tragedy not too far from me on Long Island. Those camping out days at B&M stores are over for me (famous last words!).

I did manage to score that Garmin thing I was referring to earlier with the Ebay/Microsoft 30 percent cashback offer and a 10 percent Paypal coupon. So, a $250 retail "Garmin 760" weighed in at $160 after all the discounts.

That 30 percent Ebay/Microsoft cashback deal is still going on, so check out one of the hot deals sites for details/instructions (like slickdeals.net and/or fatwallet.com. Microsoft is merely underwriting this. It has nothing to do with buying Microsoft products.

That's probably going to be it for tech stuff this year for me. Hope everyone had a good holiday.

A site that not only compares prices and shows reviews but also allows you to check out with one click even if buying from several different vendors. http://comparisonreview.net