10 Black Friday Deal Predictions
By Jeanine Poggi, TheStreet.com
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Amazon's Kindle Fire
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Black Friday ads haven't leaked yet, but we've talked to
deal hunters to discover what items are likely to be heavily discounted
this Thanksgiving weekend.
"Black Friday and Cyber Monday are
legitimately the best days to shop," said Brad Wilson, online shopping
expert and professional bargain hunter, who runs the sites
Bradsdeals.com and BlackFriday2011.com.
In fact, Jon Vincent, who runs the deal site BlackFriday.info, said
prices are typically always higher after Black Friday. "There are not
many pre-Christmas door busters."
One good piece of advice when shopping Black Friday weekend -- look
for bundle deals, said Brent Shelton, of deal site FatWallet.com. "If
you need a printer, wait for the laptop/printer bundles, it will save a lot of money."
To prepare your gift-giving list, here's a look at some of the
door-busters you may find if you put down the fork and get out there
early the day after Thanksgiving.
1. Amazon's Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire is already competitively priced at $199, but the
device could go even lower. The newest tablet may pop up as a coveted
"Gold Box" deal on Amazon and could be priced as low as $100, Vincent
predicts. But Gold Box deals aren't easy to come by, and only a lucky
few will probably be able to snag the device at this ultra-low price. |
2. Laptops: RadioShack
Radioshack is already featuring a $300 Toshiba laptop, which has been one of the most popular deals on FatWallet.com. As a result, Shelton is predicting some high-profile, 15-inch laptops will be available under $300 during Thanksgiving weekend. |
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Demand for point-and-shoot digital cameras is essentially dead because of improved camera and video technology on the iPhone
and other smartphones, Wilson said. This means there will be some great
deals on premium cameras on Black Friday. Wilson expects to see
Superzooms around $150 and Digital SLRs
around $300. There were 350 different camera deals last year, Shelton
said, and he expects to see even more than that for really high-quality
cameras with 14 megapixels. |
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Samsung Galaxy Tab
Photo courtesy of Samsung |
Amazon's Kindle Fire at $199 started a price war with everyone,
making Samsung and Motorola no longer the alternatives to an iPad,
Wilson said. As a result, he expects to see some steep discounts on
these devices. "This will be the first Black Friday where tablets go
mass market," he notes. Wilson said to keep an eye out for the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy priced under $300 and Motorola's XOOM
around $350, both down from about $500. Shelton predicts that some of
the lesser-known tablet brands could even drop prices below $100. "The
HP tablet blew up at $99, which assures us tablets will be lucrative,"
Sheldon said. |
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Samsung LCD TV
Photo courtesy of Samsung |
If you are in the market for a new flat screen television, check out
Wal-Mart and Target on Black Friday weekend, Vincent advises. The
big-box retailers will likely offer a 42-inch HDTV
as a door-buster special (which means limited quantities) for $300.
Last year, the retailers had a similar deal, featuring a 40-inch TV for
the same price. If you want a slightly smaller version, Vincent said the
32-inch will likely be priced around $200. |
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Barnes & Noble's Nook
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The idea of an e-reader being priced above $100 is quickly going
away, and Wilson said that Thanksgiving weekend shoppers will be able to
pick up a decent e-reader for under $50. With Amazon pricing its basic
version of the Kindle at $79, the e-commerce giant is throwing other
suppliers for a loop. Shelton even believes older Kindle models will
sell for around $50. Barnes & Noble's
Nook at $249, in particular, will find it difficult to compete with the
Kindle Fire. "I am shocked it is still at $249, honestly," Wilson said.
Shelton agreed, saying the Nook Color needs to match the Kindle Fire
price. |
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Sony PlayStation 3
Photo courtesy of Sony |
Video game bundles will be back this year, Vincent said. Consoles like Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360
will likely offer the hardware with three video games for just the
price of the system. The games in the bundle could also be some big
hits, like Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3, Shelton said. |
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The 3D televisions normally sell for $800 to $1,000, but a few models
will fall below $500 on Black Friday weekend, Shelton predicts. |
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Apple iPad 2
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Apple
practically never offers discounts and if you are looking for a bargain
on the iPad at retailers like Wal-Mart and Target, you will be
disappointed. But Vincent expects Apple to offer between 5% and 10% off
the device online only on Thanksgiving Day. |
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GPS
Photo courtesy of Getty Images |
GPS navigators were huge last year, Shelton said, but with more
smartphones equipped with their own satellite navigation capabilities,
there will be some nice GPS devices retailing for under $100.
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