Surly

I've been noticing more CDs and DVDs and books ending up in "perimeter piles" lately; meaning they are hard to shop through because they're in messy piles. I keep hoping I'm going to find some gems but no luck yet. Interested to know if anyone has seen anything worthwhile lately. I used to work for major record labels, and when I sold to Target in the '00s, we had to include an allowance for product markdowns, because they never wanted to return anything. They preferred to sell off old stock via markdowns.

I have no need for much of what is being featured in the ads this year. I'm really only focused on Blu-Ray disc deals - I'm seeing Inside Out listed for $9.99, which is a great price. I've yet to see Trainwreck in any of the ads - I know it just came out, but I have learned to not buy DVDs/Blu-Rays released in Oct-Nov on street date as many of them end up being featured items in Black Friday ads.

My AMEX card (which gets paid off monthly, and I earn Membership Rewards points) or debit card. I carry cash, but tend to put purchases like gifts on the AMEX since my card offers me extra protection, etc.