If you live in the US, then chances are you’ve heard of Black Friday. It’s the day after Thanksgiving that retailers hold special sales to lure you in to get your holiday shopping dollars. Whether you’re shopping for holiday gifts or just looking for deals on stuff, Black Friday, the fairly new Local/Small Business Saturday and Now Cyber Monday (the Monday following Thanksgiving) are worth checking out. Sometimes the savings can be substantial and if it saves you a few bucks on something you were going to buy anyway, why not take it?
I’m not one to go out and stand in line to save a few bucks on something, however I will absolutely check out online deals for gear.
As you might imagine I get all kinds of emails advertising Black Friday deals. So I’ve decided to share some of the ones I’ve hand picked here based on technology, Adobe, iOS/Apple, Photography and the other things that I’m interested in. So here are my Top 10 Picks in no particular order:
#1
Amazon.com has been running Black Friday deals all week on all kinds of gear:
#2
Here are some deals on Lightroom 4 and Photoshop Elements:
Special Holiday Pricing: Valid Nov. 22 through Nov. 28
· Lightroom 4 — Available now for $119 (originally $149)
· Photoshop Elements 11 — Available now for $59.99 (originally $99)
· Premiere Elements 11 — Available now for $59.99 (originally $99)
· Photoshop Elements 11 & Premiere Elements 11 bundle— Available now for $89.99 (originally $149)
#3
B&H Photo and Video
#4
J&R.com
#5
Smarthome Black Friday Deals
#6
TigerDirect’s Black Friday Sale
#7
LCD4Video Black Friday Deals (also my pick for Local Business Saturday if you’re in MI)
#8
Peachpit Press for all your Tech & Photography Book Needs
#9
Nikon Store Black Friday Deals
#10
Apple
Looking for more deals? Check out these 3 Black Friday Apps that will show you just about ALL of the big Black Friday Sales!
Of course don’t forget to check out my 2012 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide
and My 2012 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide App
And here’s a reminder of one of the reasons that I don’t go out shopping on Black Friday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8_QQPjjj1k
Only in America do people trample each other to save a few bucks the day after giving thanks for the things they have. Have fun out there and be safe!
I couldn’t agree with you more about standing in long lines to save a few dollars! It was amazing to see campers (yes, they stayed in tents outside the store) in front of our local Best Buy…ONE WEEK AGO! Someone in Best Buy told me the other day that many of the Black Friday “deals” are actually the same deals they run throughout the year!
Anyway, I didn’t realize there may be some deals for Small Business Saturday. I will definitely have to look into that.
Thanks, again, Terry for all the great info you share with your readers 🙂