If you need a great gift for a graduate, whether it be college, high school, middle school or pre-school, the classic Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Deluxe Edition by Dr. Seuss is on sale for just $10.29 Prime shipped today. Stockpile up on this one, it’s never been below $15 before.
Today’s Amazon Gold Box is a cornucopia of solid home good items at lowest all time prices. These are admittedly basic level items but all are 4-star plus rated and are great for starting out your home/kitchen sets, replacing aging items or starting new in a cottage/vacation house. Standouts: Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable Coffee Brewer:…
I usually get my markers a few at a time at a few bucks each whenever we have school shopping or run dry. Smart shoppers will hit up today’s Amazon Gold Box where Sharpie, Papermate and Prismacolor markers are an additional 25% off starting at $8. Standouts:
You don’t often see non-horrible jeans for $16.90 shipped. But here before you are Levi’s Men’s 513 Slim-Straight Jean for under $17 shipped at Amazon. The only caveat is that many are backordered for a month+. Various sizes apply. Looking to save more? Levi’s Men’s 502 Regular Taper Jean can be had for under $14 and 501s are also…
10. Nothing beats Amazon Prime and now you can gift 3 months for $33 or a full year for $99 more. Once you have prime, pick up the gadgetnewsonline product of the Year Amazon Echo Dot for $40. Prime is pretty much the best deal you’ll find anywhere on free 2 days shipping, free music, movies, books, ebooks, etc etc.
9. For the Apple fans in your life (including yourself), nothing beats iTunes credit and the best deal you’ll ever find is this $100 card for $85 Paypal/ebay. Other options/denominations are available at Target. Delivers in a few minutes/hours for printing or emailing. You can also hook up your Google/Play/Android Friends with a gift card. 10% off 2 at Best Buy…
PayPal’s official eBay store offers $100 iTunes Gift Cards delivered via email for just $85 (15% off). You’ll need a valid PayPal account and codes are generally sent within a few minutes/hours of purchase (but could take up to 24 hours). PayPal’s eBay Store has a feedback rating of 99.4% from more than 316,227 respondents.
After redeeming the discounted credit, you can apply the full amount to game, app, and movie purchases as well as iTunes subscription payments for Netflix, HBO NOW, Hulu, Spotify, and more.
Best Buy’s Ebay site has 16 AA Rechargeable batteries for $11.99 shipped. (also available at Best Buy) That’s typically the price for 2 or 4 so this is a no brainer deal, especially with the holiday gifts coming in at record speed. These are on clearance and may or may not arrive by Christmas unless you add shipping or in store pickup (Delivered Dec. 23-28th) but get impressive 4.6/5 star ratings.
You’ll need a battery charger for these which start at around $8 if you don’t already have one.
In fact, these 200mAh Dynex Batteries are nearing the price of premium non-rechargable batteries meaning that even if you just go one and done, you are still pretty much breaking even. I just bought 4 so you might want to hurry…
Amazon offers Urbuds X1 Waterproof Wireless Bluetooth 4.1 Earbuds for $20.99. However, Code 844ISWXO at checkout brings the total all the way down to $8.82 Prime shipped. That might be the lowest price we’ve ever seen anywhere on wireless waterproof headphones. These are metal, stick together with magnets, get 3.8/5 star ratings have a mic and volume control, have a “lifetime warranty against sweat damage” and feature:
I see you’ve played knifey spoony before.
If you are looking for a great all purpose (except stabbing…no stabbing) knife, I can’t imagine a better one than the Folding Coleman that’s now on offer with 4.4/5 star reviews showing at Amazon for $9.99 Prime shipped. It has a bunch of thing like a rope cutter built in. We usually see this from $12 to $15 – it features:
Makes a great stocking stuffer for the toddlers.
Here’s a great deal at Amazon on an excellent Foscam Outdoor 720P HD Security IP Camera (model FI9800P) with Motion Detection, Night Vision and Cloud Storage for $69.99 shipped. This camera usually hovers around $100 but we’ve never seen it below $80 before. Features: Industry Standard, Foscam use H.264 video compression algorithm to satisfy the transmission…
This year, our favorite gadget pick was a no-brainer. The currently $39.99 Echo Dot took an already revolutionary Echo speaker, released in 2014 for $199 and made it so much better and accessible for everyone, in every room.[pullquote]Knowing how much this changes people’s lives for $40 makes this the no-brainer Christmas technology item.[/pullquote]
The original Echo was pretty cool but had its quirks. Alexa, the speech recognition behind it was still learning. The ecosystem was non-existent and frankly the speaker wasn’t – and still isn’t – fantastic, especially for its $199 price tag (currently $139 but ships after Christmas).
But Amazon kept plugging away at its Alexa speech recognition/responses and with its retail might and influence was able to sign up partners from all over the smart home ecosystem and internet services. Example of how hardcore they’ve been: Even Alphabet’s Nest works well with the Echo Speaker and my Google domains calendar works with Echo but not with Google’s own $129 challenger the Google Home(!!).
In, fact, Google’s Home attempt and its mediocre debut, still in its early stages, proved to me how well Amazon had done over the past 2 years with feedback and differentiation, while Apple and Google let the smart speaker business pass it by. Next year might be different with Google Home learning a lot more tricks and Apple releasing a ‘Siri Home’ type of product, but it is clear, 2016 is Amazon’s Echo Dot’s year.
Incidentally, I think Google and Apple thought that having a smartphone on you at all times would obviate the need for a smart speaker – and initially I thought this as well – and that’s why they are late to the game. But truly being hands free has changed my thinking entirely.
Let’s drill down the hardware and software and see why this is our best product for 2016:
Google’s eBay store is offering the Chromecast Media Streamer and the Audio media Streamer for $25 shipped. That’s $10 off retail and a great way to spend some ebay credit on a stocking stuffer for that media or music addict. The MEdia Streamer includes 3 months of HBO Now.
Amazon today offers the Toshiba Canvio Connect II 3TB Portable Hard Drive in Black or Red (Model HDTC830XK3C1) for $95 shipped.
That’s an all time low for this 4.5/5 star rated portable hard drive that connects and is powered via USB3. While most people will use this kind of thing for backups or sneaker-netting huge files around, there are some better uses for this type of device.
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This is a deal that not only saves money when you purchase but also saves cash every hour that is being used. Amazon offers the Philips 459602 65 Watt Equivalent Dimmable Daylight BR30 LED Light Bulb, 4 Pack for $14.99 Prime shipped, an all time low. Daylight and Soft White are both available. By replacing your 65W bulbs with 9W LED replacements, you use almost 1/8th the energy. These pay for themselves after a year of heavy use and they are expected to last 10.
Boom! This product actually exists. The CyberPower CSP600WSU Surge Protector 6-AC Outlet Swivel with 2 USB (2.1A) Charging Ports is again under $10 bucks at Amazon. Cyberpower is a great brand and they know their power/surge protection – this one gets 4.2/5 stars. The AC outlets swivel and the USB ports aren’t the wussy 1A ones but will actually quickly charge most devices at 2.1A.
I’m grabbing a few of these. See you at checkout.
I’ve only recently been introduced to Growlers, those 64-oz bottles that you can take your favorite yummy beer home in. But it turns out that you can also buy really well made, insulated versions of these bottles for the price of a night out drinking.
Amazon and Dick’s have the Stanley Classic Vacuum Insulated Growler for $25 shipped. That’s half off of retail and about $20 less than we typically see. This gets nutty 4.8/5 star reviews. Note price varies by color – green is $25 at Amazon.
Staples offers the Netgear AC1200 Dual Band Wifi Router w/USB port for printers and NAS storage for just $19.99 shipped. That’s $70 off retail and the lowest price we’ve seen on an AC router with USB from a name brand (Amazon charges double). Full features:
I think this is the first time we’ve dipped below $1/ea for rechargeable AAA batteries from a named brand product/retailer. If you are looking for AA, here’s an 8-pack for $16.89
Update: We’re back baby with a new, improved Coupon code reflected below
I’m used to getting a bunch of dollar store garbage in my stocking (mostly coal tbh) and while it is fun to gaze at, I’d love to actually get something useful in there. Enter today’s AUKEY Daily Deal – Bluetooth Speaker for $13.85 Prime shipped after $4.14 Coupon Code: AUK3SKM7. While this certainly isn’t the best Bluetooth speaker out there, for $14 shipped, you can throw one of these in a stocking and give someone what they actually want. Or, buy 10 for everyone at the office.
Again, this isn’t one of those garbage $10 speakers that sounds worse than your phone’s speaker. This is easily a $40-type of product with 12 hour battery, mic for speakerphone calls and it comes with AUX cable, microUSB charging cable, carabiner and 2 year warranty
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Target offers 10% off Prepaid cards from all of the major US carriers. These can either be used on your own account saving money on charges you are going to be hit with already or make great gifts. Delivered via email, these can be forwarded on electronically or printed and put in a card.
Amazon and Walmart both have the Samsung 128GB EVO Class 10 Micro SDXC Card w/Adapter for $24.88 shipped. That’s about $10 less than we typically see it and a low mark for speedy 48MB/s transfer speed Class 10 Micro SD Cards. This gets super high 4.4/5 ratings from thousands of reviewers and comes with a convenient Standard SD Adapter.
Perfect for Android Phones and Tablets, GoPros, Cameras, DJI/Drones, Macs and anything that does Micro or standard size SD.
(Update 12/5 3:40pm): The best-selling Miracle-Gro AeroGarden Sprout with Gourmet Herb Seed Pod Kit in black and white is back down to $44.95 Prime shipped!
We’re not going to judge you on what herbs you grow in your inside garden but if you want to start harvesting for Christmas dinner, you need to jump on the Aerogarden bandwagon today. Good news, 2 different models are at the lowest prices ever. Our best bet for starters is the 3 pod kit in red, white or black for $44.95. This one takes only a few minutes to set up, runs on efficient LEDs and comes with everything you need to grow inside.
A much bigger and better looking touch display (copper*swoon*) model is available at Sur La Table in Red, Copper and Black or better yet its Amazon store (red and silver only) for $99.95 shipped (reg. $230).
While the kits come with a season of nutrients and seed pods, you’ll want to stockpile with a quart at its lowest price ever of $25 and some pods to grow your own supply at $15.
Makes a great gift, especially for those in Colorado, California, etc.
We’re Aeropress coffee drinkers at my house but when we have lots of people over we need to start pumping out coffee at a higher clip and that’s when you need to get a filter machine going. For that we’ve got a Mr. Coffee PoS from college but now that we’re real adults, this OXO…
If you are like me, you are looking for one of these huge 21:9 displays this holiday season and one of the best I’ve seen is the LG 34UM57 – 34″ UltraWide 21:9 IPS (2560×1080) LED Freesync Monitor for $249.99 shipped at BuyDig via eBay. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on a 34″ 21:9 display and one of the best deals for Black Friday on any display. Features:
Amazon offers the 10-gallon Rubbermaid Brute Commercial trash can for $6.99 Prime shipped. That’s over $10 off regular price and the lowest price we’ve seen. Features: Venting channels allow air to flow into the garbage can making liners up to 50% easier to lift out of the trash can Integrated cinches allow bags to be attached…
The gold standard of inexpensive wireless handheld drills is the Black + Decker 20V Max Lithium Drill/Driver and today it is at its lowest price ever: $34.49 shipped. Thousands of Amazon reviewers give it impressive 4.5/5 star ratings and you get yourself into the huge and growing ecosystem of 20V B&D tools and accessories. Features:
If you are looking for a 20V drill kit, check out this huge 128-Piece Project Kit at Walmart for $74 shipped.
As part of its Black Friday Sale, Sur la Table offers the Electric Salt and Pepper Mill set for $19.97 Enter promo code SHIPFREE on orders over $59 for free shipping (otherwise $6.99). That’s 75% off list and the lowest price we’ve seen. Featuring an easy-on design and a sleek look that’s at home on both kitchen…
If you are looking for an amazing GoPro Hero Session deal, Amazon’s got a great kit for just $179.99 shipped. It was $240 yesterday and retails for $249.99. You get a HERO Session Camera, the Handler (Floating Hand Grip), 16GB microSD Card w/ full size adapter, Standard Frame, Curved + Flat Adhesive Mounts, Mounting Buckle…
There are tons of Apple product discounts at 3rd party resellers but Apple itself is only offering gift cards and only on its older products. I think Microsoft wins Black Friday here because they are offering $400 off their just announced Surface Book 256GB knocking the price down to $1499 shipped.
And it includes a Surface Pen, 8GB RAM, Core i5 processor and a pretty solid package.
Grab the 128GB version for a very tempting $1249, $250 off.
Apple, you are really testing my loyalties here.
We’re all doing the upgrades/virus removal during Thanksgiving but here’s a free piece of advice: Grab a cheap $29.99 APC UPS at your local Office Max/Depot (in store only). This keeps the computer/internet/router on during those common quick power outages and reduces phone calls to tech support (you).
If you are looking for the absolute lowest price on a 12.9-inch iPad, it is going to be hard to beat Amazon seller’s Certified Refurbished price of $549 shipped for all 3 colors. That’s $120 less than Apple charges for one of their refurbished units and one of the lowest price we’ve seen. Features: This…
We’re fully aware that most new flagship smartphones take shots almost as good as point and shoots (though nothing really replaces 8x glass). But that said, it is hard to pass up the chance to grab a highly rated Canon Point and shoot refurbbed by Canon for $49.99 shipped. Better yet it has a $50 bundle…
Heard the news? Apple’s getting out of the router business but we’ve got some good news: T-Mobile is again offering its re-branded version of the ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router with code WIFI40 at checkout for just $59 shipped. This is a top-tier $200 router for $59 people.
T-Mobile picked it as best for amazing Wifi Calls but it is great at nearly everything and hasn’t ever dipped anywhere close to under $100 (currently $147 at Amazon 4.2/5 star reviews). But the stars have aligned for a few short hours my friends and if you or a loved one needs a kick-ass router, now (like right now) is your time.
If you were waiting for Black Friday to swoop in on a $1000 70″ Vizio TV with Google Cast support, I’ve got some great news for you. Best Buy has knocked it below the $1000 Black Friday price to just $929.99 shipped. That’s an all time low by over $100 and the lowest price we’ve seen on a 70″ 4K TV. For those unfamiliar, 70-inches is almost 6 feet tall so this screen is bigger corner to corner than most humans are tall.
Oh and it gets very solid reviews (even at its usually higher price).
Amazon and Best Buy’s official eBay storefront offer the Lenovo 21.5-inch 1080p LED Monitor (model LI2264D) for $79.99 shipped. (Also available direct from Best Buy). That’s good for $70 off the original MSRP, down $30 or more from the regular going rate and the lowest that we’ve seen by $5 on this 4.6/5 star rate display with almost no bezels.
Features include full 1080p resolutions at 75Hz and 178-degree viewing angles on the IPS display. HDMI and VGA inputs can be found on the back. It also has an “ultra-thin” design that’s perfect for multi-monitor setups. Rated 4.6/5 stars.
It just started snowing out my window north of New York City and I’m freaking out about getting ready for winter. Luckily, I just happened upon a big Amazon sale on my favorite winter boots and this one is no joke.
Amazon has the Merrell Parkton Trekker Waterproof boots in both Black and Brown for $49.99 shipped. That’s about $70 off and the lowest price I’ve ever seen. I picked up both Brown and Black because you need to be able to accessorize, right guys?!
With your savings, pick up a 3 pack of thermal socks or a couple of Polar Extreme Insulated Thermal Hat for $15/ea at Daily Steals.
Here’s a no-brainer deal for Amazon Prime members who plan on buying stuff at Amazon for the holidays. Simply upload a photo to your Prime Photos account using this link. Then, come November the rewards start flowing. Step 1: Upload a photo to Prime Photos. Sign in with your Amazon account and save a photo to…
One of my favorite gadgets ever is the Amazon Echo Dot (review) which started shipping to pre-orders last night. Better yet, you can get one almost free with the purchase of various bundles which Amazon is offering. My favorite is the best-in-class sounding Bose Soundlink Mini + Echo Dot for $214. That means your Dot effectively costs you $15. The Soundlink Mini makes a great accessory for amplifying the Dot’s speaker.
Oh and if you add 6 to your cart, Amazon will float you one for free with code DOT6PACK. Or add 12 and pay for just 10 with code DOT12PACK. Pretty good way to knock out Christmas shopping or the office holiday gifts. That’s 12 for $500 or less than $42/ea.
If you depend on your Internet and home wireless network (who doesn’t?!) you need to keep it up during a power outage, however long. APC, the leader is battery backup and surge protection, has some great deals in their Gold Box today.
If you need backup power to your desktop or more importantly your Cable/DSL/Fiber Modem and Wifi router, the APC Battery Backup & Surge Protector (BE350G) – 350VA 6-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is $29.99 shipped. This is easily the lowest this gets with shipping and will keep your router and wireless network up during a power outage for over an hour (depending on power draw of your modem and router).
If you need to back up more devices and/or over a longer period of time, there is a 600VA version with 7 outlets and a USB charging port for $46.99, still a great deal. The big boy here is a 10-outlet 750VA is $60 shipped.
APC also offers a Dual USB power 5,000mAh pack for phones and tablets for $11.99 shipped. This is an average price for Cheap Chinese knockoffs but this has the APC name and warranty behind it
Finally, it is time to up your surge protector game with a rugged Workbench styled 8 outlet protection for $10.99 (make sure to order from Amazon using this link – it is backordered a week already) and a monster 11 outlet w/telephone and coax for $13.50. Both of these are no brainers if you need more protected outlets in the house or garage/barn.
If you don’t already have your car, home or camping set outfitted for the inevitable power outage, today’s Eton Amazon Gold Box offers a great opportunity to get your affairs in order. All of these are lowest ever prices
American Red Cross Blackout Buddy lives in an outlet, keeping charged. When the power goes out, it lights up and functions as a flashlight. $14.99 for two ($7.50 ea) Prime Shipped. We have a bunch of these in the house and they make great emergancy flashlights.
3 levels of hand crank radio/weather emergancy USB charger with solar. $26.24-$56. These are fantastic in an outage providing radio services, flashlight and backup phone charging.
The $180 Amazon Echo is a friggen game changer. Put it in your kitchen or living room and after about 5 minutes of setup you have an intelligent speaker that you can ask for news, sports, audio books, and of course music. You can also ask the Echo any question you can think of and more often than not (but less often than Google) it returns a good answer. The magic is in the always-on, far field speaker which happens to be able to understand language as good as any natural language processor out there – even from way across the room. You don’t need to have your phone on and nearby – you are hands free anywhere within earshot.
Amazon has added a ton of services that connect the Echo over the past year to just about anything in your home. Most smart thermostats, garage door openers, etc. etc now work with Alexa, Amazon’s assistant. Additionally, Amazon has worked with other partners to do things like order delivery pizza, get rides from Uber, and of course buy stuff from Amazon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Hz9qjTDfw
I’ve been using the Amazon Echo Dot which went on sale today (for delivery in October with new colors and combinations now only $50) for the past 3 months and I love it for its portability and its expandability even more than the $130 more expensive original. Let me explain:
Today, Expansys offers the LG Chromebase for $194 shipped. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen on this 4/5 star model and close to the price of a similarly equipped Monitor without a PC built in. IT has 2GB of RAM, 16GB SSD 802.11 Wifi and much more.
Ebay also offers the Intel’s Compute Stick for $40 shipped. That’s $9 less than Amazon and the lowest price we’ve seen for this HDMI-based computing platform that comes with 1 USB port, Ubuntu OS and 8GB of storage.
After Apple updated its Apple Watch to Series 1 and 2 yesterday, the company has dropped the prices on remaining generation Watches Modestly. However, the even bigger price drops at Best Buy and Best Buy’s Ebay store means that just about anyone can pick up an Apple Watch.
These look to be final closeouts so if you want to jump on an Apple Watch with almost all of the capabilities of the new ones (which are more water resistant and have GPS as well as a faster processor), get in quick.
T-Mobile is again offering its re-branded version of the ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router with code WIFI40 at checkout for just $59 shipped. This is a $200 router for $59 people.
T-Mobile picked it as best for amazing Wifi Calls but it is great at nearly everything and hasn’t ever dipped anywhere close to under $100 (currently $155 at Amazon 4.2/5 star reviews). But the stars have aligned for a few short hours my friends and if you or a loved one needs a kick ass router, now (like right now) is your time.
Clarification: These are not Apple Certified Refurbished but certified grade A
Daily Steals offers a Refurbished 12.9-inch iPad Pro 32GB in all colors for $599.99. Coupon code TAKE20DS drops it to $579.99 with free shipping. That’s $100 less that Apple charges for certified refurb (although this one comes with a Daily Steals 30-day warranty). It features a large 12.9-inch 2732 x 2048 Retina display, Smart Connector and Apple Pencil support.
If you need a little more space, grab a 128GB model at Daily Steals for $670 using the same coupon above or snag this Open box/New condition Gray model at ebay/Quickship electronics(99.7% ratings) for just $639.99 shipped
Both iPad Pros are at all time lows but if you are looking for new/different ones, Best Buy is knocking $100 off the whole Pro lineup including 9.7-inchers which start at $499.99.
Use your savings to grab some accessories for your new iPad Pro like Logitech’s CREATE Bluetooth Keyboard, which we positively reviewed here.
Amazon’s Goldbox has a wide variety of items at lowest ever prices. Grab a selection of Adidas Training clothing for Men, women and children at up to 50% off. Big discounts on Ivation Icemakers. These are great for outdoor parties where you want that unlimited supply of ice. Learn the Ukulele with this $59.99 kit.…
Update: OK, maybe you need to check out Amazon’s #1 selling 12-pack of scented markers for $4 after $1 coupon. Or this off brand of colored Pencils for at Walmart for 50 cents. Just in time for Back to School, Amazon’s got a Gold Box that’s got more crayons/sets, dry erase markers, colored pencils and more…
BuyDig’s Ebay storefront offers the LG 34-inch (34UM95) UltraWide LED IPS Monitor for $499.99 shipped. This is a savings of $500 off the original price, $355 better than Amazon and the first time its ever gone below $500. The LG 34UM95 features an UltraWide format with a resolution of 3440×1440 that is capable of displaying two inputs at the…
