Can you believe Christmas will be here in just 6 short weeks! I don’t know about you but I’m not prepared. Typically I shop all year long and am done by September, but not this year.
I have an incessive need to have all my Christmas presents wrapped under the tree by the beginning of December. For this reason, it looks like I’ll be joining the droves of people waiting to get the best Black Friday deals.
Can we talk about all the black Friday ads and how overwhelming they are. I mean come on, do we really need 50 pages of sale items for every store!? I’m not getting in line on Thanksgiving for the $2 sock sale. I decided I’d take the work off you. I sat down and wrote down all the hot tickets items from every store and compared prices and brands.
Let me first start out by saying that cheap prices aren’t always a good deal. I remember one black Friday, back before kids, Zach and I got a great deal on a TV at Walmart. We were super excited to get a flat screen for only $200 that we put in our bedroom. Not even 1 year later our great deal TV had already started losing pixels. Needless to say, I now look for great deals on great items, not just the lowest price.
I’m disappointed to say that Amazon’s online black Friday sales are not standing up to those of other in-store competitors. The only great thing about Amazon is that they are staggering their sales this week. Each day, starting Friday, they will release their “door buster deals”. This is good if you didn’t get your hands on an in-store deal and are still looking for some type of discount. For this reason, you won’t see Amazon in any of my must have Black Friday deals list.
Below you will see my top lists for tech toys, kids toys, and home appliances. Want to save even more money? Go to Rakuten (click there) and sign up for a free account. Search your favorite retailers, including Target, Amazon, etc. and get cash back in your pocket just for shopping at your desired store through Rakuten. No joke, I’ve already gotten back over $250 in cash just from my everyday purchases. Don’t forget if you are a RedCard member at Target you also get an additional 5% off.
Tech Toys
- $299.99 Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Bundle at both Target & Walmart
- $129 Beats at Target
- $400 TCL Roku 65″ 4k TV at Target
- $169 Apple Watch series 3 at Target
- $400 Apple Watch series 5 at Target
- $250 iPad w/ apple pencil & keyboard accessories at Target
- $60 Amazon Fire Kindle Kids at Target
- $15-25 Nintendo Switch games at Target & Walmart
- $15 Disney Movies at Target (includes Toy Story 4 & Aladdin)
- $199 Xbox 1S Star Wars Bundle (comes with a $40 store gift card) at Target
- $199 Xbox 1S Minecraft Bundle at Walmart
- $79 Nintendo 2DS Super Mario Maker Edition at Walmart
Kids Toys
- $19 Lego sets at Target
- $20 900 piece Lego classic pack at Walmart
- $99 L.O.L Amazing Surprise set at Target
- $85 Viro Electric Scooter at Target
- $75 Ultimate Hot Wheels Garage at Walmart
- $148 Hoverboard & Go Kart combo at Walmart
- $799 Kidcraft Montauk Outdoor Playset at Target
Home Appliances
- $59 Instant Pot at Walmart / $65 at Target
- $199 Dyson Cordless Vacuum or Dyson Ball Animal Origins Vacuum at Target
- $179 Shark Robot Vacuum at Target
- $80 Ninja Air Fryer at Target
Other great items on sale are tupperware, flat iron skillets, Kitchenaid, etc. all at similar prices at Target, Walmart, & JCPenneys. If you are expecting a baby or know someone who is, this is a great time to get the Chicco Bravo car seat and stroller set for only $249 at Target. Target, JCPenneys and Macys will also be having great sales on clothes. I stocked up on $3 shirts and leggings for my daughter last year at Target.
Happy Shopping!
