Adorama ushered in a number of Black Friday specials. To get things moving fast, we are rounding a lot of them here in a single post:

+ 15 Rokinon lenses including 3-Prime bundles and single lenses for various mounts

+ 59 Sandisk options including SD, microSD, CompactFlash, USB Flash Drives (too many to list individually)

+ 8 Lexar storage options including 32GB and 64GB CF and SD Pro cards. The 32GB (1000x) and 64GB (633x) SDs go for $18 and $25, while the CF goes for $40 (1066x) and $50 (800x). There’s also a Platinum II 300x SD for $10

+ 5 X-Rite products from $49 to $389

+ DJI Phantom 3 Standard Quadcopter Aircraft with 3-Axis Gimbal and 2.7k Camera, with Remote Controller for $500 with promo code MBT1236001
+ DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter Aircraft with 3-Axis Gimbal and 4K UHD Video Camera, Remote Controller Included for $1060 with promo code MBT1236001

+ 23 Sony Action Cams and Camcorders

+ 1TB Western Digital External Hard Drive USB 3.0 for $47
+ 2TB Western Digital External Hard Drive USB 3.0 for $70 with coupon code MBT9056001

+ 27-inch Dell E2715H Widescreen LED Backlit IPS Monitor for $200
+ 27-inch Dell UltraSharp U2715H Quad HD IPS LED Monitor with Stand, 2560×1440 Resolution for $380 after $50 mail-in rebate (PDF details)
+ 34-inch LG Electronics 34UC87C-B Curved Ultra Wide Monitor, WQHD, 3440 x 1440, SRGB Over 99%, 4-Screen Split for $630 after $50 mail-in rebate (PDF details)
+ 32-inch Class Samsung UN32J4000 HD 720p Slim LED TV, 60 Motion Rate for $150 (add to cart) or $140 after $10 mail-in rebate (PDF details)
+ 32-inch Class Samsung UN32J5003 Full HD 1080p LED TV, 60 Motion Rate for $200 (add to carT) or $190 after $10 mail-in rebate (PDF details)

Another wave of specials is out, this is a big block at B&H Photo [corrected link; this is an ever-scrolling page, keep clicking the orange “Load More” button over there to see more offers] featuring different brands and here’s a block of specials at Adorama (6400+ items) including a featured Canon sale and a Rokinon sale… I will go through them and digest them (no pun intended) as soon as I can find an uninterrupted block of time…

According to this teaser, Amazon is planning to have some App-exclusive deals on Thanksgiving night between 6pm and 2am Eastern (3pm to 11pm pacific). I have no idea of what the deals might be.

If you haven’t installed the Amazon app before, please note that it hasn’t met an Android permission that it doesn’t like 🙂 Perhaps a good way to test the Android 6.0 permission blocking system if you are one of the 0.3% of Android users with a Marshmallow device.

Woot.com is trying a new shipping fee experiment. Anything you buy between now and December 14 in 2015 has a one time $5 shipping fee. You only pay shipping once during this time period, no matter how many items and how many different times you shop there. It’s sort of like a mini-Prime membership experiment. Wine is excluded. This is standard shipping, not the faster shipping methods.

This is a targeted offer, so there is a YMMV aspect to it. If you have an American Express credit card, check the AMEX Offers section. One of the offers making the rounds is a $15 statement credit if you make a purchase of $60+ at Amazon and pay for it with said credit card. You have to manually add the offer to your account, by pressing the “Add to Card” button.

IMPORTANT: while the offer is good until 12/31/15 after you add it to your AMEX card, the window to add it to your AMEX card is typically much smaller. AMEX Offers are available for a limited time and in limited quantities. To cut a long story short, if you see an AMEX offer you are interested or might be interested in the future, add it to your card as soon as you see it.

NewEgg is offering three free months of their NewEgg Premier membership if you download one of their mobile apps available on iOS, Android and Windows, with each having a phone and tablet edition… Premier is sort of their free shipping equivalent of Prime but with different terms…

Just like previous years, the Black Friday ads are rolling out, officially, in waves and waves. So, just like before, we have began a “digest” post where we go through the ads and point out potential items of interest along with potential pitfalls. These are kept in a single mega-post at the main blog, this is the permalink of the Black Friday Ads Breakdown. There is a “Latest Update” section so you can quickly see what has been added since the previous time you visited them over there.

This offer is available to Prime members, and it is targeted to individual Prime members – check your emails to see if it’s anywhere in there. If you have never signed in to the Amazon Shopping or Underground mobile apps, you will receive a $5 Amazon electronic gift card 7 days after you sign-in to that app for the first time ever. This does not include the Kindle or Music or Video apps, but only the specific Amazon Shopping and Underground apps shown at the promotional page. Promotion ends 11/19/15.

PS: this is a low risk to check, but keep in mind, the Amazon apps have not met an Android system permission they didn’t like 🙂

This offer is only good for the Chicago (Illinois) area (serviced by Google Express – check your zipcode over there). This is only good for first time Google Express shoppers. The offer is this, you pay $20 and get $40 to spend through Google Express. The promotion is available through Groupon. Google Express offers items from a number of local stores, including Costco, Fry’s, Staples, Walgreens, Kohls and many more… Separately you can sign up for a free 3-month trial of Google Express, so you can avoid paying a delivery fee… Check the aforelinked page for all the details… Limit one for you and one more as a gift…

NewEgg and American Express are having a new co-promotion for the Holiday shopping season. You must first opt-in for the offer. Then you spend $200+ at NewEgg paid with a qualifying American Express credit card, and you will receive $25 back as a statement credit on your AMEX card. Limit one per customer. Purchases must be made by 12/31/15. More details and terms/conditions at the NewEgg Promotional page.

Strategically these type of offers are a good match for products that have the same prices across all retailers.