So where is everyone camping out at? Which deals are you looking to score?

I'll be camping in my own warm bed. No store's or shopping for this guy tomorrow. Thats crazy stuff.

My mom wants to finally purchase an LCD HDTV and they have an LG and a Samsung 42" for $799 and even a JVC 47" for just under $1000 so I'll be along to help her decide.

That's why we have the internet. Give the old saying of "let your fingers do the walking" a completely new meaning.

What is a Black Friday? I know the catholics have a Black Saturday then Easter Sunday after holy the week.

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Originally posted by Falls I'll be camping in my own warm bed. No store's or shopping for this guy tomorrow. Thats crazy stuff.

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If anyone is looking for an LCD...Costco has Sharp Aquos at an inexpensive price.

1080p

www.costco.com

DISCLAIMER: I'm not affiliated w/ Sharp or Costco.

I'm just a hardcore Sharp Aquos fan & I love Costco.

Alot of the deals I'm seeing aren't internet available so you still are missing out a little bit.

The two are somewhat different. Black Friday is when retailers typically 'go in the black' for the year. Up until late spring all profits go to taxes on the business. From then until Black Friday all 'extra' money pays for labor, lights, water, insurance, stock etc. After Black Friday all sales could viewed as profits. Truth is most companies spread all of thoughout the year but that's the concept.


I am not a retailer but that's the jist of it as I understand Black Friday.

That's OK -- getting to sleep in a bit and not fighting the crowds is worth it.

There wasn't any really good BF deals from all the ad scans I've came across. I don't camp out and normally go around 8am or so. I usually don't go for the $300 or 400 stripped laptops since I've seen a couple Dell laptops for $400 this year with much better specs. I only go for the cheap under $6 DVDs. But with the bad economy, I think BF was more important this year than before with so many people crowding the stores (which I thought people were going to spend less). Circuit City had a line to get into the store, this was at 11:30am. Forget it, all the good stuff has been rummaged through and purchased.

I'm going to do more, if not all, my shopping online this year. No crowds and very similar deals. More often than not, free shipping and NO tax. My way of being against the bailouts.

FYI for anyone thinking about those. They are some pretty old models. 64U is the outgoing model replaced by the 65U. Those are not even that.

I think there are still a lot of Sharp sets out in the pipeline (distributors and retailers) and I've seen ridiculous deals on them. I wonder if they did a friends and family this year. Sharp recently released their new line and I haven't seen much mention of them, which I bet it's due to the a lot of old stock out there and they want clear. The Costco ones are probably good sets, but I don't like buying way behind the technology curve. I know I'm paying more to be with the curve at the time, but why get a regular 1080p set, when 120hz sets are readily available for not much more (which I think is the sweet spot). 240hz is out and 1440p is coming soon. Personally, if I was going with the Sharp line, I go with the 85U.

Thanks CJ. Damn i'm gettin' old. I came in to work last night and someone asked me how was my Cyber Monday? I'm like Huh???

I got a decent deal on Cyber Monday, BMG music had good deals on CD's and I saw Discount Tire had $50 off on a set of tires. I went in early and asked if they could honor that now and they said yes.

On Black Friday I bought a cordless drill at Lowes. My Wife bought a few things and on her receipt they gave her $10 off on her next purchase. They had a super deal on the drill and the $10 off pushed me over the edge.