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I bought my daughter a Canon. Two years ago I had bought both teens Kodak digital cameras, and thank GOD I bought the extended warranty with it because my one daughter's died after 13 months! Sears couldn't fix it so they gave me $200 towards a new camera and I went with the Canon 7 megapixel. I don't know how much you are looking to spend, but go with the better brands like Olympus and Canon. DO NOT get Poloroid, their cameras are the worst, cheapest pieces of garbage around! IMHO anyway.

I don't think Zune ever goes on sale, but I wish it would! My oldest wants one. Also, my youngest wants a digital camera. I have tried the cheap crappy ones, they don't last for anything. So I want to get her something higher quality. She's 9 years old, so she can handle something nicer. But I don't want to pay a fortune! So I hope they are marked down nicely. Lynn

I used to work for a Sears Dealer Store until this summer. DATG was mandatory working. AND no extra pay, either. There was no calling in sick. I am so glad I am not working there this year, I am going SHOPPING! Woo Hoo!!!

For Easter this year, I only bought a little candy and then I bought my oldest daughter (16) a $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble (she's a HUGE reader), my 14 year old a $50 gift card to ITunes, and my 9 year old daughter a $50 gift card to Toys R Us. All three were absolutely THRILLED. So I am thinking I will get them stuff they say they want, stuff I think they want, but I am also going to do gift cards again. But since it is Christmas, I am going to up it to $100 each kid, and maybe divide it into gift cards from different stores so they can shop at a couple different places and get different stuff. Lynn

I just thanked them, I think it is awesome that they try to help us instead of threatening legal action and hiding behind their corporate lawyers like SOME companies do! This is what I wrote: As a member of Gotta Deal's Black Friday Forum, I wanted to thank ACE for their wonderfully courteous, accomodating method of allowing us to view your Black Friday ad when it is finalized. We appreciate stores that actually want our business and work with us instead of threatening legal action. It is nice to see a business that recognizes early release ads for what they are - a way to get potential shoppers super-hyped about shopping at their store! Thanks so much for being an innovative leader and giving us this opportunity! Hope the right people see it so they know they are doing the right thing and continue it!

I asked my walmart, and they said no. Too bad, I wanted the bogo magnetix that toys r us is offering. Lynn

I work at Joanns and they are having Early Bird specials. They have flannel for 96 cents a yard, and a bunch of other stuff, don't remember everything from the flyer. But the sales are usually pretty good.

My kids have GBA, so maybe I will pick up the games while I am there. If I can, that is!

I am going to Kmart on Thanksgiving day for the Cinderella DVD for $13, plus they had a couple other deals I will try to get.

I am still heading to walmart for the cabbage patch baby, bicycle, and digital camera. Hopefully it will be worth it.

Yes, the rebates suck. If I had hundreds of dollars to go shopping with in the first place, I wouldn't need to wait for the sales! DUH! Apparently, Compusa can't figure that out. I wonder how much higher their sales would be if they made the prices as low as this WITHOUT rebates?

You know, I thought their prices were pretty good this year, too, but everyone else on the forum was complaining about them, so I assumed I didn't know as much about the items. Of course, it could be because of all the stupid rebates!

I know that is frustrating, but do you realize how much pressure salespeople are under to sell those things? I used to work at Sears, and it was a huge thing to sell protection plans to customers. The big bosses were always looking at our percentages, and they were never happy with what they saw, so they yelled at the district manager, who yelled at my boss, who tried really hard to motivate us. But what are you going to do when customers just don't want them? I'm not going to push!

I'll have to wait for Kmart's Thanksgiving Day sale ad. I have noticed that in recent years, their prices have been awesome. Oh, and I think they are the ones having the Cinderella DVD for only $13 on BF. I hope I can get one!

I wish I could get their prices online, but the ad says instore only. The only thing I really saw there that I really want is the 200 gig hard drive for $30 after rebate. The rebates are a pain in the wazoo, but I have done them before, so I guess I can do them again. However, I am not driving 30 minutes for one item!