mcwalker

This is a good deal, the best I have seen. But keep in mind that this is just for the collection kit. You (or the recipient) will still need to pay the lab fee for either the Ancestry Service ($69) or the Health + Ancestry Service ($169).

Note that this will only search listings that have been typed up. It does not read the ad scans.

For years I have stopped in all three pharmacies to pick up some items that are free after points back and a few other good deals (and the newspaper for the printed ads), and Walgreens used to offer quite a few of those deals. Not a single thing here this year, so this will be the first time I will skip Walgreens.

Regarding those pillows, if you have a Macy's nearby, you can get one for free after $10 mail-in rebate (see ad page 1). Just don't forget to submit the rebate form and receipt. It is one per household this year, but if you team up with someone with another address, you can get more than one if you buy and submit each separately.

Best Buy has various Apple Watches in their sale. Free shipping too, in case you don't have one near you.

I typed up much of the ad and did not see any cables. Best Buy tends to overcharge for them. Look at Walmart, Amazon, and monoprice.com.

Many or most of the TVs will be available to order online and all shipping is free. Some may be available at the Black Friday price now, so it is worth checking once you decide which TV(s) you want (and also compare with the other stores).

Hate these early hours. I have gone for the JCPenney coupons sometimes in the past, sometimes getting more than one per family member (don't ask). I will be in Massachusetts this year, so openings will be after midnight, but the closest JCPenney is not in the town where I expect to start and where most of the stores are. Just the same, maybe I will head that way if other items on my list aren't time sensitive.

Missed out this year. So let's see. Here goes.

Agreed!

All of the items on the front page and many other items in the ad are outdated technology now, and DVDs of those movies are all probably in the $2 bin now. I will go with the $65 Singer sewing machine on page 2. That is a pretty timeless item and a decent price for a compact light duty sewing machine.

Note that the prices in this ad are good from Monday November 18 to Sunday December 1. So if you want something in the ad, you can shop there before Thanksgiving and save your Thanksgiving/Black Friday time for more time-sensitive purchases.

The 50% Off Any One Item $50 or Less coupon, good Monday 11/18 through Sunday 11/24 (the week before Thanksgiving), is a very good deal, as it can be applied to many items throughout the store, especially for items that rarely if ever go on sale. Mark your calendar if you want to use it, as it is for the week before Thanksgiving. Printed copies of this ad should be available in TrueValue stores by 11/18. It says one per household, but if you are a bit devious, you could rather easily get around that having different people make the purchases or visiting more than one of their stores.

I don't buy much before Black Friday, except usually very small souvenir items that I find while traveling. I just hide those away. I have a couple of hiding spots, but limited in size, and never sure that my wife won't see those areas, so some items I might wrap as a way of concealing their contents if they are for wife or daughter. Then I can continue to keep them hidden or put them in plain sight. Other than that, I do most of my wrapping in the week before Christmas right up to late Christmas eve. My wife and daughter tend to wrap late as well.

#1 Black Friday special: Two children for the price of one! #2 Don't even think of grabbing my 49" HDTV box! #3 It's not time yet. Just a few more minutes.

Congratulations winners. Time for the first ad...

Congratulations to the drawing winners. My guess was for today, which only has 9 minutes left, so not going to get that one, but I expect something soon.

We often travel for Thanksgiving, either to see family or just for a getaway. It is fun to do Black Friday in different locales. One of my most unique experiences was in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where you mix with some Mennonites and even a few Amish out late for the deals. Rushing out of the Target parking lot to get to another store I almost ran into an Amish buggy that was going the other way (I was parked near the stables that they have at that location). I backed up, to let them pass, since it is harder to back up a horse and buggy in a parking lot.

I am not sure what I am looking for this year (for me or gift). I don't have any "must haves" this year (so far). That said, I am interested in replacing my mismatched side-by side computer monitors (I have one horizontal and one vertical to fit in my furniture) with a single larger screen computer monitor. I have looked at a couple of the lower priced ones at stores, but the resolution (pixels per inch) was not as good as my current separate monitors. I would like to find one that fits within 35" width for a few hundred dollars. Another item that I always get are some of the gift cards with nice discounts or points back from pharmacies and Dollar General, with discounts of 10 to 20% off.

I don't budget for Black Friday, I just buy things that 1) are a BF level deal and 2) that I need or that make good gifts for someone.

Harbor Freight, October 9. It would be nice if another store would get in the running to be first. (Except Half Price Books, as I never found their add to be compelling for me--although I grew up a 1/2 mile from and frequented their very first store, which opened in 1972 on Lover's Lane in Dallas.)

USA Today reported on August 31, that about 100 additional Sears and Kmarts will close by the end of the year. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/08/31/kmart-sears-store-closings-more-locations-shutter-end-2019/2168435001/ They say that as of August 7, there were about 380 Sears and Kmart stores left. However, they are in the process of buying the shares of Sears Hometown stores that they don't already own, and merging those 639 stores back with others to create new smaller Sears stores that don't sell clothes. Here is the list: California Carlsbad Sears: 2561 El Camino RealEureka Sears: 3300 BroadwayLakeport Kmart: 2019 S Main St.North Hollywood Kmart: 13007 Sherman WayOakdale Kmart: 175 Maag Ave.Salinas Kmart: 1050 N. Davis Rd.Tehachapi Kmart: 710 W. Tehachapi Blvd.Colorado Aurora Sears: 14200 E Alameda AvePueblo Kmart: 3415 N Elizabeth St.Connecticut Watertown Kmart: 595 Straits TurnpikeDelaware Bear Kmart: 301 Governor PlaceWilmington Kmart: 4700 Limestone RoadFlorida Jacksonville Sears: 10302 Southside BlvdLeesburg Sears: 10401 Us Highway 441Miami Kmart: 3825 7th Street NWOviedo Sears: 1360 Oviedo Marketplace BlvdVero Beach Kmart: 1501 US 1Idaho Lewiston Kmart: 1815 21st St.Twin Falls Kmart: 2258 Addison Ave EIllinois Bridgeview Kmart: 7325 W 79th St.Indiana Elwood Kmart: 1519 State Road 37Kokomo Kmart: 705 N Dixon RdRichmond Kmart: 3150 National Rd WValparaiso Kmart: 2801 Calumet AveKentucky Erlanger Kmart: 3071 Dixie HwySomerset Kmart: 420 East Highway 80Maine Auburn Kmart: 603 Center StreetAugusta Kmart: 58 Western AveMaryland Gaithersburg Sears: 701 Russell AveStevensville Kmart: 200 Kent Manor DriveMassachusetts Brockton Kmart: 2001 Main StreetWebster Kmart: 70 Worcester RoadMichigan Belleville Kmart: 2095 Rawsonville RoadClio Kmart: 4290 Vienna RoadGrayling Kmart: 2425 S.1-75 BusinessHastings Kmart: 802 W. State StreetMarine City Kmart: 6730 River RoadMenominee Kmart: 1101 7th AveMidland Kmart: 1820 S. Saginaw RoadOscoda Kmart: 5719 N US-23Minnesota International Falls Kmart: 1606 MN-11Saint Paul Kmart: 245 E Maryland Ave.Montana Kalispel Kmart: 2024 US-2 ENew Jersey Somers Point Kmart: 250 New Road Rte 9Trenton Kmart: 1061 Whitehorse Ave.Wall Kmart: 1825 Highway 35Wayne Kmart: 1020 Hamburg TurnpikeNew Mexico Las Cruces Sears: 700 S Telshor Blvd.Santa Fe Kmart: 1712 St Michaels DriveNew York Bath Kmart: 420 W Morris StBuffalo Kmart: 1001 Hertel AveMattydale Kmart: 2803 Brewerton RoadYorktown Heights Kmart: 355 Downing DriveNorth Carolina Clemmons Kmart: 2455 LewisvilleWaynesville Kmart: 1209 Russ Ave.North Dakota Fargo Kmart: 2301 S University DriveOhio Barberton Kmart: 241 Wooster Road NorthBrunswick Kmart: 3301 Center RoadCincinnati Sears: 4595 Eastgate Blvd.Grove City Kmart: 2400 Stringtown RoadHarrison Kmart: 10560 Harrison AveHeath Sears: 771 S 30th St.Oklahoma Clinton Kmart: 2501 Redwheat DrivePennsylvania Chambersburg Kmart: 1005 Wayne AveClifton Heights Kmart: 713 E Baltimore PikeDoylestown Kmart: 4377 PA-313Easton Kmart: 320 S 25th St.Elizabethtown Kmart: 1605 S Market St.Holmes Kmart: 600 MacDade BlvdLeechburg Kmart: 451 Hyde Park RoadNew Castle Kmart: 2652 Ellwood RoadShillington Kmart: 1 Parkside Ave.Towanda Kmart: 328 Ennis LaneWashington Sears: 1500 W Chestnut StPuerto Rico Aguadilla Kmart: Road 2 Km 126.5Bayamon Sears: 1455 Carr.2Carolina Kmart: 65th Infantry Ave.Cayey Kmart: Ave Jesus T Pinero 4Trujillo Alto Kmart: 200 Carr 181Yauco Kmart: 601 Yauco PlazaSouth Carolina Greenville Kmart: 1 Kmart PlazaLexington Kmart: 748 W Main StWest Columbia Kmart: 1500 Charleston HwyTennessee Lebanon Kmart: 1443 W Main StTexas Corpus Christi Sears: 1305 Airline RoadUtah St George Kmart: 745 S Bluff StreetVirginia Chesapeake Kmart: 2001 S Military HwyTabb Kmart: 5007 Victory BlvdWashington Aberdeen Sears: 1219 S Boone St.Everett Sears: 1302 SE Everett Mall WayWest Virginia Elkview Kmart: 201 Crossings MallWisconsin Mauston Kmart: 800 North UnionRacine Kmart: 5141 Douglas Ave.Ripon Kmart: 1200 West Fond Du Lac St.Previously announced closings: Here are additional closings recently announced in addition to the 21 Sears and five Kmart store closures announced Aug. 6. Boca Raton, Florida Kmart: 1401 W Palmetto Park Rd.Eureka, California Sears: 3300 BroadwayFarmingville, New York Kmart: 2280 North Ocean AveSilverdale, Washington Sears: 10315 Kitsap Mall Blvd. NWWarsaw, Indiana Kmart: 3350 Lake City HwyWaupaca, Wisconsin Kmart: 830 W Fulton St.

Sounds like a good approach to me. I know that I checked the specific store threads less often than the main forum.

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Oops, missed it. See you next november.