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I did this at target a couple years ago. Good point about the time they might pick your order, but it worked out well for me.

They have 2/4 games my son wants, so they are winning so far. A couple places have Zero Dawn, but literally right before I bought it at target on their sale, I found out that in December they are releasing the "Complete Edition". So guess I'm waiting on that.

You're welcome! I try to plan my trip so I can "roll" most of them from transaction to transaction. Usually thanksgiving morning isn't too busy and I can do that easily.

If I hadn't had to buy one in March, (my mixer completely died), I would have grabbed that mixer too.

Yay. Thank you! Litter, milk bones, beggin strips, and toys like always, but looks like this year ill be adding puppy pads to my usual list. For my cat!! Does anyone see collars in there? My eyes aren't awake, so maybe I'm missing them. Mama likes to look through those every year for her animals. I can park her there, go do my other things, then grab her on the way to checkout.

I got some BBW coupons in the mail a couple weeks ago, and pretty sure at least one is good bf. I've got a dog on my lap right now or I'd go check... A couple months ago in the Sunday coupons there were some for Milk Bones and another dog treat, so I put those aside to use at PetSmart. Someone posted the Michaels coupons in another thread last night, some hood ones for there. Then of course BBB always has the 20% purchase coupon.

Nothing there I need, but I'm not a Walmart shopper. They only have one of the 4 games I need, Best Buy so far is winning with 2.

Extra Care Bucks can be used in the next transaction after they are issued.

Detergent, yay! (it's the little things, isn't it?)

Wow, interesting. Thanks for checking. If you end up getting it, I'll contact them and send copy of my email too!

Does anybody else's Kohl's email from today say "Plus earn 3x rewards all November long!"? Do you have any info? I get Kohl's emails on two accounts, and only the one attached to my Kohl's account says that. And when I click the link, it just takes me to the main Kohl's page, even if I'm signed in. And adding things to my cart, it still shows only 1x. Any ideas? Shopping this weekend, and for the bf sale will rack up a lot of points if that's so!

The free after rebate tote bags are pretty cute. Not that I need another bag... But for free...

O Holy Night. That was my grandmothers favorite, so I think of her. Also, my mom's, and my dad's step sister would always play it on the piano for her on Christmas eve. My son used to be on a sign language performing team, where they went to different churches and schools and other venues and performed songs in ASL, sometimes as a replacement for a church service. I always loved the Christmas performances, and my favorites were Silent Night, O Come O Come Emanuel, and O Holy Night, even the version they used by Group 1 Crew.

Oh hooray! Thank you Brad!! And congrats to all the other winners!!

Yeah... The thing is I am off work the week of Christmas and the week after. We (my husband and I work at the same place) decided to take the week before off so we could have time to prepare for Christmas, so when his mom offered to get us a place to stay, he told her we were off that week... So kinda defeats the purpose a little, but still happy. We just need a vacation so bad... School has been going for 3 months now, and I am still just buried. It usually eases up beginning of September, but we've had some big changes this year, and I just don't know when it'll get slower. Hopefully by Christmas! If nothing else, I'll bake cookies on vacation and just bring them home!!

Guess what! GUESS WHAT!! We are going on a trip for Christmas! I've been wanting to do that for a few years, and we haven't been on vacation since April 2014. My boys probably won't be too happy... But they'll be okay. No one is asking for much it needing anything, so this is a good year to do it. Plus, I have some money left by my grandfather that I've held into for 1 1/2 years, so this is perfect to use it on. My MIL arranged the accommodations, so that's taken care of. We just have to eat and have fun. The only bad side is that it's the week before Christmas, so I'll have no time to prepare or make all the desserts I usually do. And we won't get paid until almost the end of the trip, so lots of careful planning will be required. But I'm so excited!

Ooh, I missed the google home mini. I'll add that to my list as well.

I'll get the Stranger Things set for $10. Husband wants the box. And probably Destiny 2. Nobody is asking for a lot this year. I feel like we have everything already. As for them closing and reopening... Well we would always go in there to kill time between other store openings. But it would be empty, so I'd always say it was a shame they had ro have people up all night for that. So I'm sure it's best for them. But shopping in an empty store is nice!

Perfect, Thank you!! Very helpful!

Thank you all so much! This was all very helpful. So several music services were listed. But my husband and boys use Google Music. And mama has her music in iTunes. These are both a no go I guess? Another question. If I bought one for my sister and her 3 kids, can they all use and talk to it separately? Can the kids listen to different music? Can they talk to Alexa at the same time? I did a little reading on the drop-in feature. So assuming the kids are not plugged into earphones (which they will be), could she use this to call them to dinner? Okay, for the smart home stuff. We use Smart Things. Does anyone know if it works with that? I actually really might would use that, to lock the front door and turn off porch lights from bed. Or turn on the heat or AC. Because I don't keep my phone by the bed, it's in another room. And the Alexa only deals are a little tempting. My husband, who is Mr. Gadget, has not expressed an interest, so I doubt I'd get one for here. But like you said, for the low price, I was thinking of several for gifts. And if it does require the app to actually use and not just set up, then it won't be helpful for me. My phone doesn't have the app.

Okay, I need some explanation on the whole Alexa/dot thing please. So you just talk to it, and it does Amazon stuff for you? Internet stuff? What is the source of the info? Do you have to have whatever the big thing is, or can you just have the Dot? What do they do different? Do you have to have Prime? Is that what it interacts with? Does it work just over your wireless network? Does it require an app? Or can it be used on something other than iPhone/android? Does the app offer any advantage? I know people have said they ask it for weather, to order something, play music... So you do it if you don't feel like grabbing phone or computer? If your hands are messy? (I'm actually not big in talking to things, guess why I'm a little apprehensive here) Where does the music come from? Amazon music? What if your music is on another platform? Who would be a good candidate for this? Would it be appropriate for someone who is in the apple world, but has Amazon prime? What about baby-boomer aged parents? Sorry for all the probably silly questions. But I don't listen to music, watch movies, or talk to things. I also like to just do things myself, and I don't like being talked to. And I don't have an Apple or Android phone. So I am obviously NOT the target audience for this!

The Big Chill For those that stand in line in the cold.

I write everything down too in a notebook. I do good keeping it updated when it's bought. Then I mark if it's wrapped, Santa, or stocking. And keep a count. The saddest thing I ever did... Is started this notebook when my youngest was 3, maybe younger. He's 18. Several years ago the notebook was getting full, and I was having to flip several pages to get to the current year... So I tore them out and threw them away!! Probably 5 years' worth. Not sure really what my reasoning was for that. The next day I realized what a mistake that was, but it was too late, trash was gone. All those memories, could be all in one place. I think now I have starting about 2009, and started a new notebook.

Last year I purchased a dishwasher online for my daughter who lives 3 hours away. Set up delivery for her house, easy peasy. Also, though, as someone mentioned, many of the stores do their appliance sale all month long during November. I know Home Depot and Penney's for sure already have their sale going. So it doesn't have to be done on black Friday.

Kohl's will have Nike 25-30% off Nov 23-25. Converse will be 25% off from Nov 19-Dec 2. No coupon codes can be used, but what I do is take the insane amount of KC I usually earn from the stuff I can use codes on, and apply it to the Converse. Because it's gotta be spent on something, and we already know that will be on sale. Since Nike ends the 25, earn the $15 KC on that, then apply to the Converse on the 26th. Last year I was able to pay for most of a train table and a pair of converse with the KC.