Archives for November 2018

Thur: Sandisk Sale, Choice Laptops, GoT, Etc

Happy Thanksgiving in the Pacific time zone as well with the Thursday round of the Amazon USA Gold Box offerings. More than usual offers, as it is often the case during the BF/CM week, with the following potentially interesting items:

+ Sandisk Storage Sale including:
++ 128GB Extreme SDXC for $30, 64GB for $18, 32GB for $11
++ 64GB Ultra microSDXC for $11.49, 128GB for $20
++ 400GB Ultra microSDXC for $80
++ various kinds of USB flash drives
++ many WD external hard drives, along with some from G-Tech and a couple of Sandisk SSDs

+ Amazon Choice Laptops, AiOs and Desktop from Acer, ASUS, Dell, from $300 to $700 (nine options)

+ Game Of Thrones Seasons 1-7 Set for $75 in BluRay + Digital and $70 in DVD
+ Season 8 starts April 2019, plenty of time to catch up a few times over 🙂

+ various other things, clothing, magazines, tea/coffee, kitchen, Lionel trains, Norton, car diagnostic tool, etc

3Legged Thing Punks sale: Travis $140, Corey $150, Billy $200

Massdrop is running a Thanksgiving Day sale and among the items offered is the 3 Legged Thing Punks tripods with three models featured: the Billy for $200, the Black Corey for $150 and the Black Travis for $140. They come with a 5-year warranty. The offers will ship in mid December from Massdrop.

Punks have come a long way since the 70s, they even have tripods now 😉 Anarchy in the exposure triangle!

B&M (NoCal) [starts Friday]: 128GB Samsung EVO Plus microSD for $15

This starts on Friday, the actual Black Friday!

This is a brick and mortar offer! If you are in Northern California or happen to be traveling there for work/etc, the Central Computers stores have a B&M doorbuster: the 128GB Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC card for $15. Limit two per customer, so if you need more, be sure to keep a few disguises ready in your car 😉

PS: these are the rest of their Black Friday offers

Canon 5D IV with 24-105/4L IS II and Pixma PRO 100 and BG-E20 Grip and Extras for $3449 after MIR and coupon

For a limited time, coupon code CAJYHRGXV gets you this Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm bundle for $3449 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card) at Adorama. The bundle includes:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV with 24-105mm f4L IS II
+ Pixma PRO 100 printer with trusty sidekick 50pk photo paper
+ Canon BG-E20 battery grip
+ 64GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ extra Canon battery
+ a vial with tears of Nikon [okay, this is NOT included!]

Speaking of Adorama, they have a variety of other Canon DSLR + Grip bundles and other Canon-related camera offers…

For more action, featuring most of the major photography brands, check the nicely organized Adorama Black Friday sale

Thur (B&H): Datacolor Spyder5, Manfrotto, MacBook, Etc

Happy Thanksgiving in the Eastern time zone! And with the new day, we have the new Thursday B&H Photo daily deals as follows:

+ DAtacolor Spyder5PRO Display Calibration System for $90
+ DAtacolor Spyder5ELITE Display Calibration System for $140

+ Manfrotto Befree Live Video Tripod Kit with Case for $150

+ ASUS VP239H-P 23″ 16:9 IPS Monitor for $90

+ LENOVO 15.6″ Legion Y7000 Notebook for $1299
+ 2.2 GHz i7-8750H Six-Core, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6″ 1920 x 1080 144 Hz IPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5), etc
+ with FREE Intel Adobe Creative Bundle

+ 13.3″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2017, Space Gray) for $1449 (i5, 8GB) to $1899 (i7, 16GB)

+ BOSE Soundsport earphones for $50

+ flash sale: ends 9am ET: HP ENVY 5010 All-in-One Printer for $90

20% off many things at Rakuten with coupon

For a limited time, coupon code BF20 get you 20% off near site-wide at the Rakuten website. Note that, as always, restrictions and exclusions apply to the use of the coupon. Check their website for details.

Thur (EU): Canon and Olympus cameras, Sony Xperia, Etc

Thursday has arrive for the Amazon Germany Gold Box and these are some of the potentially interesting offerings running for the day:

+ Canon and Olympus camera sale:
+ Olympus E-PL8 with 14-42 pancake for 400 euro
+ Canon m100 with 15-45 for 269
+ Canon M6 with 14-45 for 584
+ most of the Canon G-series rawsumers
+ many of the SX-series superzooms
+ Sony HX90 superzoom for 239

+ Sony Xperia smartphones in multiple colors: XZ1 for 199 to 240 euro, XA2 Ultra for 270

Joby GorillaPod Action Video Tripod for $16

Another price-matching domino effect. The new condition Joby GorillaPod Action Video Tripod is currently going for $16 at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself (up to five per customer at the sale price)….

Canon SL2 with 18-55mm for $550

On the more compact DSLR front, the new condition Canon SL2 with the 18-55 lens is currently on sale for a limited time for $550 with free shipping by Amazon itself with up to five kits per customer at the same price. This currently goes for $600.

However, if you don’t need the 18-55 lens, the SL2 body only goes for $500 with freebies at places like B&H Photo and Adorama….

PARROT BEBOP 2 FPV for $300 w/free Express S&H

The Parrot USA store has launched an early Black Friday deal, they are offering the new condition PARROT BEBOP 2 FPV drone for $299 with free US Express shipping. No coupon code is needed, the price you see is the price you pay.

Ends Wedn 8pm ET: 15% off eBay App shopping cart w/coupon

Good until Wednesday at 11pm eastern, coupon code PICKFAST is a 15% off discount when you use the official eBay iOS or Android mobile apps. The maximum discount with this coupon is $100. Details, terms and conditions can be found at the promotional page

For ideas on what to buy, check the latest eBay Deals and the latest Trending Deals

Speaking of eBay, if you are looking for a budget Chromebook, the manufacturer refurbished “Class C” 11.6″ Acer C720 Chromebook is offered for $80 with free shipping by eBay seller AltaTac. This has 4GB RAM and 16GB on-board storage and Celeron powered. Check the listing for a description of what a “Grade C” is…

Monoprice early BF sale plus two-step $25 off $50+ coupon

Not to be left behind by the ever-earlier Black Friday launches, the Monoprice website too launched their own Black Friday sale with 270+ products featured in said sale.

But wait, there’s more, they also have a two-parter coupon promotion:

+ between 11/21 and 12/2 purchase $100+ in qualifying/eligible products
+ if YES, then you will receive a coupon for $25 off purchases of $50+ in qualifying/eligible products to be used between 12/5 and 12/31 in 2018
+ exclusions are listed individually and explained at the aforelinked page

Speaking of Monoprice, their brand new line of AtlasFLEX charging cables (USB-C, microUSB, Lightning) are now shipping and they have free US shipping for a limited time. They range from $4 to $8.

In parallel, Monoprice is running a Clearance + Overstock sale with nearly 500 products featured over there…

B&H Photo Black Friday Head Start sale

If you prefer to get your shopping early and be done before Thanksgiving, so you can have an old fashioned relaxing four day weekend, B&H Photo is running a Black Friday Holiday Head Start sale where you may find what you need and then tune out all this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Fat chance of that happening, but there is a growing trend these days of people trying to tune out the noise piecemeal and carve out “quiet” periods whenever possible…

Wednesday: select Canon 5D IV or 6D II DSLRs + Pixma PRO 100 + Extras Bundles

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm eastern tonight, B&H Photo is having some special offers on select Canon full frame DSLRs with Pixma PRO 100 printer bundles as follows:

+ Canon 5D Mark IV body only with Pixma PRO 100 printer with Canon BG-E20 Battery Grip with 64GB Sandisk Extreme SDXC with extra Battery with 50pk photo paper for $2449 after $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid AMEX gift card)
++ on the same listing you can find this offer running with the “with 24-70mm” lens for $3199 after the MIR, or “with 24-105” lens for $3349 after the MIR

+ Canon 6D Mark II body only for $949 after the $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX gift card)
+ same bundle as above but obviously with the BG-E21 Battery Grip; with Pixma PRO 100 printer, 50pk photo paper, 64GB Extreme SDXC, and extra battery

++ 6D II with 24-105mm f3.5-5.6 bundle for $1349 after the $350 MIR
++ same freebies as above

++ 6D II with 24-105mm f4L II for $1849 after $350 MIR

Optionally, you get a 13-month Canon CarePak coverage by following the instructions in the PDF file at B&H

Stacksocial Black Friday: 75% off Course Bundles, 40% off Digital; eg Windscribe PRO VPN Lifetime for $35 after coupon

I split the previous Stacksocial post because I got coupon-confused 🙂

Point #1: you need to login in order to test the coupons. You test the coupons by clicking on the tiny blue “Promo Code” on the right side of the shopping cart. You may have to squint to see it. Then enter the coupon codes and see what happens. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what happens…

Stacksocial has gone into Black Friday mode with a trio of limited time coupons!

+ coupon BFSAVE75 is 75% off online course bundles

+ for apps and digital goods, coupon code BFSAVE40 gets you 40% off meaning for just $35~ you can get Windscribe PRO VPN lifetime subscription (which is $59 before coupon). Windscribe PRO supports unlimited devices…

+ for physical goods, coupon code BFSAVE20 gets you 20% off, eg some of the various featured items

+ NOTE: I can’t test every product and coupon combination, so that’s DIY for any items you are interested in

Groupon Pre Black Friday sale under way

The Black Friday madness is spreading across the internet stores with the Groupon Black Friday Preview sale currently in progress. You can browse through, or use their left hand side to filter by categories of interest…

Ivacy VPN and Firewall with lifetime subscriptions for $24 after coupon

UPDATE: coupon BFSAVE40 (40% off) works on apps and that includes VPNs!

Stacksocial too is joining in the early Black Friday festivities by offering the Ivacy VPN: Lifetime Subscription + NAT Firewall for $24 after coupon code BFSAVE40. Both the VPN and the Firewall come with a lifetime subscription. The VPN allows login to the service of up to five devices simultaneously and promises no-logging. IT supports not just Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android and iOS, but also Roku, Kodi, Kindle, gaming boxes, etc. It has serves all around the world and it is based in Singapore. The free included Ivancy firewall is an add-on to the Ivancy VPN.

PS: speaking of security matters, there is a widespread recall of Romaine Lettuce. Which verifies my risk assessment of this green water: the risks of eating it are higher than its nutritional value 😉

Wedn (B&H): iKan, ONA, Pixma, Sony, Corel Painter, Etc

Six deals and a flash offer are what’s in store for the Wednesday B&H Photo daily deals. Of camera and photo interest:

+ ends 11am ET: Canon Pixma TS9120 AiO inkjet printer for $60

+ ONA Palma Satchel camera bag for $100

+ iKan Mylo Xyloto [okay, it’s not that, sorry for triggering you Coldplay fans], Mylo MB4-TK Bi-Color portable field LED light travel [that’s the product name] for $160

+ Corel Painter 2019 retail edition for $199

+ Sony HDR-CX240 full HD camcorder for $100 (old school style)
+ Sony SRS-X11 ultra-portable bluetooth speaker (rubic’s cube type thing) for $29

Best Buy Early Access sale in progress

All apologies but I don’t have my Best Buy account on this laptop, and I cannot remember my password, so I can’t see what’s on sale. But if you are a member of the Best Buy Rewards programs [free to join], and you are logged on to your BB rewards account, they are currently running an Early Access sale. After that, the sale [or whatever is left] will open up to everybody else. Best Buy has been using this online strategy lately.

The more you spend in a year, the higher the reward level you reach, and the earlier you see the offers. If you are a pleb like me, you are at the entry-level reward level so you are the last to see the offers before the general population does.

Wedn (EU): Storage sale (Seagate, Crucial, Transcend), Etc

There is a new round of deals for Wednesday at the Amazon Germany Gold Box and this includes:

+ Storage Sale featuring Seagate hard drives, Crucial memory, Transcend memory cards and flash drives

+ monitors and TVs, Philips Hue starter kit, coffee related, Blackberry Key 2, powerbanks, etc

+ gaming laptops including MSI, Acer Nitro, Lenovo Legion and Razer Blade Stealth

+ new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite for 77 euro

+ 30% off exclusive products

REI Outlet sale until 11/22/18

Especially if you are of outdoor photography interest, there is a limited time sale of handpicked products running until 11/22/18 at the online REI Outlet store. The sale is online only, not at their B&M stores…

10% Bonus GC with select Adorama Gift Cards

Good until 11/22/18 at 11:59pm ET, Adorama is running a limited time gift card promotion: buy one of the featured gift cards (price options range from $100 to $1000) and get a separate gift card by email that is worth 10% of the value of the gift card you purchased. So if you buy the $1000 gift card, you will receive a $100 bonus gift card via email… Check the aforelinked pages with the details, terms, conditions and restrictions…

Lowepro Fastpack BP 250 AW II for $53

It looks like a good old fashioned price-match has brought down the price of the new condition Lowepro Fastpack BP 250 AW II to $53 with free shipping at Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon itself

Panasonic GX85 with 12-32 and 45-150 and Extras for $498

UPDATE: this is no longer available for $450… without any extra freebies, marketplace seller Camera Mall fulfilled by Amazon is offering this for $448 for a limited time…

If you are looking for a “take pictures with” kit to get a foothold into the M43rds system or if you simply need another camera and a couple of lenses, the Panasonic GX85 two lens kit with the 12-32mm f3.5-5.6 and 45-150mm f4-5.6 lenses is on sale for $498 with free shipping. But that’s not at all. For the same price, at Adorama you also get the Corel software, a 32GB Sandisk Ultra SD, a ProOptic and Vivitar filters, a Lowepro bag and other freebies…

Other sets of freebies for $498 are offered by 3rd-party sellers at Amazon and B&H Photo (two choices of freebie bundles)….

PS: for more Panasonic action, check their latest instant savings promotions at Adorama and also at B&H Photo

In-Stock Alert: LowelTotaLED Daylight LED Floodlight w/FREE Battery Kit

B&H Photo scored an exclusive with this particular product and as of the time of writing, it is now in-stock and ready to ship.. “This” being the new condition Lowel TotaLED Daylight LED Floodlight for $449 with free shipping. And for a limited time, B&H is also including for FREE the Watson Pro 14.8V 97Wh Battery with LEDs & Single Position Charger Intro Kit (V-Mount). The free item is included automatically while this promotion is running, there’s no coupon code and nothing else to add to the shopping cart…

Dell Early Access Black Friday Deals (MPP)

If you are signed up, or if you do not object to signing up for the Dell Rewards program, which is known as the MPP aka Member Purchase Program, they have launched their Early Black Friday Deals with daily doorbusters going live at 11am Dell/Central time… Over 140 offers are available under this promotion…

GoPRO HERO 7 BLACK with $60 gift card for $399

The GoPRO HERO 7 bundle party of this holiday season is heating up! As of the time of writing, Adorama is offering a $60 Adorama gift certificate with the purchase of the GoPRO HERO7 BLACK for $399 with free shipping, the same price as other retailers that don’t include a $60 “house” gift card…

Pre-order new Leica D-Lux 7 for $1199

A new LeicaSonic camera is born! The brand new Leica D-Lux 7 RAWsumer is now available for pre-ordering for $1199 with free shipping at B&H Photo and Adorama

New AdoramaPIX offers up to 60% off

For a limited time only, coupon code BFPRNT19 gets you 19 cent 4×6-inch luster or glossy photo prints at the AdoramaPIX website. Other coupons in progress:

+ coupon EMBOOK50 is 50% off 10×10-inch 10-page photo books

+ coupon EMSCB60 or BFSFT60 is 60% off 20-page soft cover books

+ coupon EMMTL40 is 40% off 16×20″ metal prints
+ coupon BFMTL50 is 50% off 20×30″ metal prints

+ coupon EMCNVS40 is 40% off 16×20″ canvas prints

+ coupon code 20SW80BF is 20% off orders of $80+ site-wide

+ coupon SHIP49 is free shipping on orders of $49+

PSA: don’t forget our RSS feed!

As we get closer to the madness, don’t forget to keep this website’s RSS feed handy. The RSS feed is hosted by Feedburner, so even if the website goes down, the RSS feed will continue. And you can read it with a web browser [as a website backup], you don’t need to use an RSS reader service or app ~ for casual/temporary reading…