Brad Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 As we always do, let's have this thread for you to share what deals you scored, both online and in stores, as well as any experiences you feel like sharing about the online or in-store shopping process this year. Also, if you went to any physical brick & mortar stores, let the rest of us know how that went. What day, which store(s), how big were the crowds, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinholt1 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Cat litter!!!! 450 pounds of it. I got fifteen - 29 pound boxes of arm & hammer clumping litter from pet supplies plus for $10.98 a box. Had to go to two different stores to get 15 boxes but I am not buying cat litter again until NEXT black friday!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cllehto Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Online I got a couple of discounted gift cards, a space heater, a sweatshirt and a couple of toy noisy space guns today...or yesterday now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorburg Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Other then buying cat food and few other things. I am not planning on buying any sales items today. Didn't see anything on sale I have to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_mullen Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I got two of these... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY3W5NST?th=1 along with four year protection. Really completes the 'nest' I started last year. $841/ HIGHLY rated 240Hz 5120x1440 LG 49" UltraGear Curved Gaming Monitor with HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort, 4-Pole HP Out DTS HP, X, and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro seems like a righteous deal to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanShotFirst Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Most of my purchases were made before today and the only stores I’ve been in today were Dollar General and Dollar Tree. Walmart first sale: Apple Watch Series 9 in pink. Used points on my Walmart Capital One card and only spent $100 for it. Yay me. Kohl’s: one throw, couple pairs of pajamas and a coupe of shirts for work JCP: one pair of jeans and a necklace for a gift Best Buy: Belkin 2-port USB-C 40W charging brick Target: one Air Tag …… extra 5% off with RedCard and used some gift card rewards earned from previous shopping trips Amazon: Golden Corral gift card from a lightening deal, golf club gadget and wind guards for Blackstone griddle for my Dad, a pair of shoes for me and a box of kitchen trash bags. Clinique: stocked up on moisturizer Crocs online: one pair for me and one for a gift……. Yes, we are a crocs family and proud of it. I still need some gifts so I’ve got to come up with something soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObiRich Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 First Black Friday I didn't leave the house. All done online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_mullen Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, HanShotFirst said: Most of my purchases were made before today and the only stores I’ve been in today were Dollar General and Dollar Tree. One of the sales I did not participate in was my local McKinnons. $4.99/# Porterhouse and T-Bone steaks were as tempting as anything else this year. BUT, it was while supplies last and I figured there'd be three or a guy in front of me who filled his carriage with steak, so I slept in. These days the cost of gasoline has to be accounted for. 9 minutes ago, ObiRich said: First Black Friday I didn't leave the house. All done online. still need a list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofu04 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) I also completed most of my shopping online prior to today. Here’s what I bought online: Kohls: The Big One Throw blankets, Coco Melon Learning basket, Buddy the Elf plush and book, Lego Tales of Space Age, Disney Christmas Village sets Target: Lego Thor’s Hammer $80 Walmart: PS5 Spider-Man 2 $499, PS5 wireless controller $49, Baby Yoda Toy $15, Coco Melon jogging set $10, Coco Melon hooded towel $12, Lego Duplo Spider-Man $16, Shark cordless stick vacuum $144 Shopped Today in stores: JCPenney: Missed the coupons! Not sure how many they gave out? They ran out… got flannel sheets and soft comforter Scheels: Under Armour Hoodies and Stanley cups Target: Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Lego set for $60!!! Barnes and Noble: a couple kids books Kohls: Adidas beanies, Christmas pj pants, Christmas gift bags, Eddie Bauer T-shirt Ulta: Big Sexy Hairspray, Naked Urban Decay eyeshadow $29, Hempz lotion Shoe Carnival: shoes on clearance Menards: Stove Heater for $39 I’m sure I’m forgetting some things! I sure miss the old days of Black Friday…. Edited November 25, 2023 by poofu04 Added deal 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momlori Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Went to Menards for a dog bed for 14.99 and that was it. Most let down Black Friday ever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylansmommy Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 This didn’t even feel like BF. What happened to the DVD section at Walmart? Target? The aisles were barely filled deals. Same stuff every year, but this year was the worst I can remember. I bought some towels at Kohls and a pair of Ugg. My kids are getting cash, I suppose. Not feeling it this year. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe34 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) During BF sale week earlier in the month at Target: Garmin Vivoactive 5 smart watch $169.99 This was a more expensive one not advertised for the sale, but the associate gave me the sale price on this one for the one that was out of stock. Very nice of her and thanked her a lot. Walmart today: Hotel Style sheet set $25 Hotel Style blanket $15 3 throw pillows $5 each Reebok kid's hoodie $10 2 women's Reebok hoodies $15 each Dearfoam slippers $10 Posturepedic pillow $5 Sharpie marker set $9.98 Boys undies $5 Beats studio3 wireless headphones $99 Onn 43" TV $98 Onn wall mount $15 Onn sound bar $29 Earlier in the month Walmart BF sale: TopVision surveillance camera system $89.99 (online only deal) I bought other items from the earlier sales as well. That's all folks! Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and scored all the deals they wanted! Edited November 25, 2023 by Giraffe34 Forget to list some things that I bought 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Our first stop at 6:00 this morning was a regional store called Atwood's. It's kind of like Tractor Supply. Anyway, they weren't quite as busy as they used to be on BF, but they were pretty busy. However, for the first time ever, I think, we didn't buy anything there. They are usually at least good for some cheap plaid lounge pants. We were there to look at a Wrangler purse, but a better one could be found online and at a cheaper price. Our next stop was Target. We couldn't find one specific toy we wanted, even though the app said there were 5 of them in store. So I ordered it on my phone and hoped the associates would have better luck than we did. I think the only thing I bought there other than that toy was socks. Now, to be fair, I went to Target on Sunday when their sale started and bought quite a few toys and a Switch game. When we got to the checkout, I told my niece "this is just sad". It was Black Friday morning and there were only 4 registers open. And there weren't any lines at any of them. We went down to road to Academy, which is another store that's always good for an impulse buy or 2, but all I picked up was a Billy Bass ornament that I couldn't quit laughing at. Again, they were busy, but not crowded. We didn't have to wait in line to check out. By the time we were out of there, the Target heroes had found the toy and it was ready to pick up. Man, I am not a big Target shopper, but their pick up beats Walmart all to... From there we went to Kohl's where I bought some unmentionables and the girls got some pillows. We earned $15 in KC, and some ladies that were leaving as we went in gave us their KC. We don't shop there much either, so all the KC is being donated to the art teacher at my grandkids' school. I think with theirs' and ours', we had $60. After that was Walmart, which was more of the same. Then Lowe's for totes and batteries. Also picked up some screwdrivers and pliers that were on sale, but not must haves. Then to a different Kohl's (we were looking for a specific Barbie my aunt was looking for, but we didn't find it at either one). We also landed at Half Price Books and then finally at Ollie's. For a mediocre ad year, we sure made a day of it. What I got most was tired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanShotFirst Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bopeep said: Our first stop at 6:00 this morning was a regional store called Atwood's. It's kind of like Tractor Supply. Anyway, they weren't quite as busy as they used to be on BF, but they were pretty busy. However, for the first time ever, I think, we didn't buy anything there. They are usually at least good for some cheap plaid lounge pants. We were there to look at a Wrangler purse, but a better one could be found online and at a cheaper price. Our next stop was Target. We couldn't find one specific toy we wanted, even though the app said there were 5 of them in store. So I ordered it on my phone and hoped the associates would have better luck than we did. I think the only thing I bought there other than that toy was socks. Now, to be fair, I went to Target on Sunday when their sale started and bought quite a few toys and a Switch game. When we got to the checkout, I told my niece "this is just sad". It was Black Friday morning and there were only 4 registers open. And there weren't any lines at any of them. We went down to road to Academy, which is another store that's always good for an impulse buy or 2, but all I picked up was a Billy Bass ornament that I couldn't quit laughing at. Again, they were busy, but not crowded. We didn't have to wait in line to check out. By the time we were out of there, the Target heroes had found the toy and it was ready to pick up. Man, I am not a big Target shopper, but their pick up beats Walmart all to... Target pickup absolutely beats Walmart all to h**l. I do it all the time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Didn’t buy a ton. Spent under $200 today. Some of it is stuff we needed for the house (bath mats, towels, wash clothes). I got a movie for myself Top Gun Maverick, got a movie for our daughter. Some perfume sets for the girls and a game. Like I said not a ton. Just nothing fabulous we had to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkilugi Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I got a couple of bigger items online: Walmart - Airpods Pro 2 and a Ninja Creami Target - Ipad Gen 9 Yesterday daughter and I still wanted to keep our BF shopping tradition alive so we got out at 6 am and visited: Walmart - bought 2 towels and then regular items like cat treats and dog itch wipes lol and some protein bars. No lines at all although we did get there around 6:45. - Spent $50 Dick's Sporting Goods - bought 3 of their cozy socks as those are always good for team gift exchanges and daughter will have one soon with her college softball team. Also found a pair of sweats on clearance and of course daughter found a couple of items NOT on much of a sale, lol. However, she has to wear Under Armour branded items when she wears her team gear since they are sponsored by UA. She has always been a Nike girl so we are slowly changing over some of her items since she wears her softball provided tshirts so much at school. - Spent $110. Macy's - I found some items at 50% off for myself and a couple Hurley tshirts at 30% off - spent about $90 there. Bath and Body works - bought 12 wallflowers for their b3g3 sale. I had a coupon on my app for $10 off $35 and also had a coupon for a free full size body care item so also got a body lotion free - spent $40. Then went into the mall where most stores opened at 9 am. The mall starts to get busier and busier as the morning moves along so we definitely prefer to get there early to avoid some of the madness of the later lazy people, lol. Parking was nonexistent as we left at 11:30. Most stores at the mall had between 30-50% off the whole store so we spent random amounts at different ones. Daughter was thrilled I actually let her buy something at PacSun - which was still WAAAAAY too expensive but I was distracted and wasn't paying attention so that's on me.... JoAnn Fabric - spent $80 but I did get a Woobles kit which I keep seeing online and saying I want to try but never actually pulling the trigger and buying it it was full price but it seemed like fate - not everything we bought was on sale and I didn't have any coupons on me (facepalm) but I wasn't putting stuff back. Vitamin Shoppe - B1G1 protein powder for daughter who eats it like it is going out of style. Did spend enough to score a free backpack which the company will send through the mail. Maybe will get that by spring We found some stores ridiculously busy with long lines - looking at Aerie in the mall and Ulta especially. We opted not to bother with those stores as I could just buy online if there was anything we needed. Most stores were not very busy at all. If there was a line it moved fast as all registers had cashiers which was like seeing a Yeti - I do like that. Stores need to provide enough cashiers because most days we go shopping there is a line of 10 people and one or two cashiers. It's awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgreen Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 One of the best deals I got was energizer max batteries at home depot. I searched for the best price...Sam's Club was the lowest per battery price. Then they went on sale at home depot for black friday AND home depot sent me a 10% coupon they said wasn't good with other offers....but it was. Made theirs the best deal I could find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia39 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Oh. I guess I bought an iPad. I wasn't looking to buy one, but my old one decided to be tempermental, the cover just broke, and well, the 9th gen is on sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern28 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 went to kohls first got there an hour and a half early, didnt need to as at opening there were only 5 people there...the store manager seemed very disapointed as he was telling us how they were trying to get more people to shop in store... they didnt have anything i wanted,,,everything was already out of stock...headed over to walmart where there were no more than 25 people waiting...got what i went for which was the tfal set, got 2..also picked up pjs and earbuds..went to target for my friend she got some toys..felt achy so i came home...took a covid test and surprise im now in isolation so couldnt finish shopping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
len_mullen Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, vern28 said: went to kohls first got there an hour and a half early, didnt need to as at opening there were only 5 people there...the store manager seemed very disapointed as he was telling us how they were trying to get more people to shop in store... they didnt have anything i wanted,,,everything was already out of stock...headed over to walmart where there were no more than 25 people waiting...got what i went for which was the tfal set, got 2..also picked up pjs and earbuds..went to target for my friend she got some toys..felt achy so i came home...took a covid test and surprise im now in isolation so couldnt finish shopping. Kohls has put itself out of business. Their loyalty program is difficult to use, they exempt too many products from their discounts, and their pick up process is horrible. Condolences on the isolation. Merry Christmas! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abentley Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Nothing! Ugh! I feel so weird with all of the non-shopping time. In my defense, my Christmas shopping is all complete, I just had hopes of fun additional purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanShotFirst Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 hours ago, vern28 said: went to kohls first got there an hour and a half early, didnt need to as at opening there were only 5 people there...the store manager seemed very disapointed as he was telling us how they were trying to get more people to shop in store... they didnt have anything i wanted,,,everything was already out of stock...headed over to walmart where there were no more than 25 people waiting...got what i went for which was the tfal set, got 2..also picked up pjs and earbuds..went to target for my friend she got some toys..felt achy so i came home...took a covid test and surprise im now in isolation so couldnt finish shopping. Oh no! I hope you feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 3 hours ago, vern28 said: went to kohls first got there an hour and a half early, didnt need to as at opening there were only 5 people there...the store manager seemed very disapointed as he was telling us how they were trying to get more people to shop in store... they didnt have anything i wanted,,,everything was already out of stock...headed over to walmart where there were no more than 25 people waiting...got what i went for which was the tfal set, got 2..also picked up pjs and earbuds..went to target for my friend she got some toys..felt achy so i came home...took a covid test and surprise im now in isolation so couldnt finish shopping. There's never a good time to be sick, but especially at the holidays. Hoping you feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanShotFirst Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I decided today to go to the local Walmart here where I am for the weekend to check things out. It appeared to be quite the lackluster Black Friday for them this year. Lots of things left including a pallet full of Rubbermaid containers and the Gourmia air fryers. They even had lots of the towels left. I picked up a copy of Pioneer Woman cookbook and was able to still order her fry pan for pickup today at a store in TN. I will pick it up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFgrl79 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I convinced my mom to finally switch over from a real tree to an artificial one, and Kohl’s had some nice ones to choose from, so that was the major online BF pickup from there. Plus you can’t beat getting $15 KC for spending $50. I like the novelty of a real tree but an artificial is just so much more clean. Other than that it was just a few odds and ends from Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtitus2014 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I shopped all online. I got 5 Kohls throw blankets, Amazon kids pro fire tablet, Mickey Mouse Big Blind Bag, 2 Rainbowcorns, Mickey Mouse figurines, PJ Mask figurines, Jlab earbuds, RC Jeep, Tineco mop/vacuum, Apple Airpods, Lenovo Chromebook, Acer Laptop, gaming chair and Firebuds HQ playset. I've still got a lot more to buy but this year the deals just wasn't that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewleyp Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I bought some zero gravity chairs for the patio early Walmart sale and a bissell little green. Some of these sales were terrible. This was the worst BF ever in my opinion. I miss having FOMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setlok73 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Not much. A few toys for the grandbabies. Nothing amazing or stand out. Sorta bummed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenmaniac Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Like others, pretty disappointing Black Friday for me. Got a game called "Klask" for my son, he's 18 but a big fan of air hockey and seems to be similar to that in a tabletop version. Also got a couple pairs of pants for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berry1014 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Went to Walmart around 8 am and it was pretty dead and they still had a lot of their BF items left. Got my mom and grandson PJs and some lounge pants for my mom. Went to Target around 10 and again it was pretty dead. Picked up my order of games and toys that I ordered on Thanksgiving for my kids and grandson and got some candy for stocking stuffers. Did more online shopping this year than in the past. DH and I went to a local outlet center Friday afternoon and that place was PACKED. Snagged a coat for our grandson, got some shirts for me. I am thankful I took advantage of the some great deals during the summer and fall as those deals were better than what was offered on BF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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