
Official Black Friday GPS SYSTEM Discussion Thread
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Posted Nov 22, 2010 - 6:14 pm


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Posted Nov 22, 2010 - 6:26 pm
My coupon say 12-25-10.....
I was so excited when I saw the post and printed a coupon earlier today and it said 11-23-10. Just tried again on my home computer and is still printing 11-23. When did you print yours? I wonder if they caught it and changed it. Lucky you!
Edited to add: We must have been posting at the same time.
Edited by left210, Nov 22, 2010 - 6:32 pm.
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Posted Nov 22, 2010 - 6:31 pm
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Posted Nov 23, 2010 - 5:32 am
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Posted Nov 23, 2010 - 6:51 am
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Posted Nov 23, 2010 - 6:55 am
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Posted Nov 24, 2010 - 5:54 am
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Posted Nov 24, 2010 - 6:18 am
What about the GPS at Walmart? TomTom .... No lifetime traffic/maps? first time owning one so wasn't sure what to buy
If you don't get one with lifetime maps, plan on map updates cost at $50-60 per update -- it's optional to update of course, but Garmin & TomTom do release new maps about every quarter.
If you don't get a unit w/lifetime maps, you should plan on either purchasing new maps or a new unit every two years....
Lifetime maps would futureproof your GPS.
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Posted Nov 25, 2010 - 8:04 am


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Posted Nov 25, 2010 - 8:05 am
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Posted Nov 25, 2010 - 5:23 pm
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 6:57 am
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 7:53 am



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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 4:11 pm
Crutchfield has the 540tm for $110 with free shipping after code 3A825. I'm hoping to get 4% cashback on this as I started my transaction from shopdiscover. This is the best deal IMHO as the 540tm allows for multidestination routes. If this is not important to you and you prefer a simpler interface, get the 550tm from Best Buy for $130. Get 5% back from shopdiscover. If you can wait until saturday, you may get the 540tm from staples for $130 - 10% with the coupon in their ad. All great deals!
The discount code didn't work for me. It said it doesn't work on certain TomToms and I guess this is one of them. It's unfortunate because I would have preferred this to the 350TM that I just bought from BB.
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 4:22 pm
Funny...it worked for me...The discount code didn't work for me. It said it doesn't work on certain TomToms and I guess this is one of them. It's unfortunate because I would have preferred this to the 350TM that I just bought from BB.
Item Description Ship Qty B/O Qty Price Amount
625XX540MT TomTom XXL 540TM w/Map-Traffic Portable Navigation 5" Screen
What's Included 1 0 109.99 109.99
AAAFA26 Refer a Friend Offer 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CARCAT Current Crutchfield Catalog Car Bounce Back 1 0 0.00 0.00
000PIPENV Envelope barcode Outgoing packages 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CEXCHNG CExchange Promo Sheet 1 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total: $109.99
Shipping: FREE
Total: $109.99
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 6:16 pm
More good news...Funny...it worked for me...
Item Description Ship Qty B/O Qty Price Amount
625XX540MT TomTom XXL 540TM w/Map-Traffic Portable Navigation 5" Screen
What's Included 1 0 109.99 109.99
AAAFA26 Refer a Friend Offer 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CARCAT Current Crutchfield Catalog Car Bounce Back 1 0 0.00 0.00
000PIPENV Envelope barcode Outgoing packages 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CEXCHNG CExchange Promo Sheet 1 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total: $109.99
Shipping: FREE
Total: $109.99
Thank you for shopping through ShopDiscover. The Cashback Bonus you've earned is currently pending. You'll see this reward reflected on your statement in 6-8 weeks.
Continue to earn Cashback Bonus by doing your online shopping at ShopDiscover.
Retailer's Name Date of Purchase Cashback Bonus Amount
Crutchfield.com 11/25/2010 $5.50
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 - 8:17 pm
Funny...it worked for me...
Item Description Ship Qty B/O Qty Price Amount
625XX540MT TomTom XXL 540TM w/Map-Traffic Portable Navigation 5" Screen
What's Included 1 0 109.99 109.99
AAAFA26 Refer a Friend Offer 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CARCAT Current Crutchfield Catalog Car Bounce Back 1 0 0.00 0.00
000PIPENV Envelope barcode Outgoing packages 1 0 0.00 0.00
000CEXCHNG CExchange Promo Sheet 1 0 0.00 0.00
Sub Total: $109.99
Shipping: FREE
Total: $109.99
I guess I'll call them in the morning to see if I can get the deal. It certainly still isn't working for me.
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Posted Nov 27, 2010 - 10:17 am
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Posted Nov 27, 2010 - 12:27 pm
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Posted Nov 29, 2010 - 7:38 pm
Garmin units seem to be highly rated overall. I have had a basic TomTom One for years (6?) and it has been completely trouble - free, accurate, etc.
These are my current questions about the units:
a) I particularly like the display on the TomTom because it displays information about a) miles to destination (I really like and use this) and


Any recommendations/insights that you can provide on either model would be very much appreciated. We intend to only keep one of them so that is the reason for the decision.
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Posted Nov 29, 2010 - 9:17 pm
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Posted Nov 30, 2010 - 6:42 am
We got two of the BF 5" GPS units with lifetime traffic and lifetime maps. One is the Garmin 1450LMT purchased at Target and the other is the TomTom XLL 550TM purchased at Best Buy Does anyone have any recommendations about which is better?
Garmin units seem to be highly rated overall. I have had a basic TomTom One for years (6?) and it has been completely trouble - free, accurate, etc.
These are my current questions about the units:
a) I particularly like the display on the TomTom because it displays information about a) miles to destination (I really like and use this) andtime and estimated time of arrival. The information is displayed in small text at the bottom of the display and does not interfere with the map. I changed the display information on a Garmin via the Maps options (did not try it on the 1450 LMT). I could set it for more display information but it put the information in large letters on the right side of the display and it took up almost 1/3 of the screen; this makes the display of map information much smaller. I found this problematic for the Garmin because I am so accustomed to using the display information on the TomTom.
There was some concern in reviews about the TomTom flat suction cup that is built into GPS. It folds into the GPS when not in use to make storage compact. However, there seems to be some problem with changing the positioning of the GPS windshield. I am not sure that this flat suction cup is in the TomTomXXL550TM.
Any recommendations/insights that you can provide on either model would be very much appreciated. We intend to only keep one of them so that is the reason for the decision.
TomTom's interface is superior, as you noted, but Garmin is by far more popular.
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Posted Nov 30, 2010 - 5:33 pm
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Posted Dec 4, 2010 - 9:19 am
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