Boxing Day 2011

[ken0042]

^^ I bought the 19" cousin of that TV last week for $99. Main reason for me buying it was that it has a DC input so it can be used in the trailer.

Pretty good TV; I'd give it a 4/5. My only complaints are:
- Sound is pretty weak. Like tinny. It did get better when I cranked the bass.
- The tuner doesn't have anything to indicate signal strength. If you aren't using the OTA tuner then this won't matter.

[burnin_vernon]

I need a good pair of sunglasses. I received some Oakleys as a gift and they lasted over 3 years. I said I'd never spend that on shades myself but every $50 pair I've purchased since have completely sucked. Do places like Sunglasses Hut have sales?

I also need hiking boots and some shoes.

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

Need a decent pair of headphones? $300 off Monster Turbine in ear headphones.

http://boxingday.redflagdeals.com/in...age_full/1899/

I will probably pick these up and try em out...and return them if no good.

Still now worth it for Monster.

[silentsim]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

Still now worth it for Monster.

Despite Monster usually being overpriced and crap, the Turbine Pro's are good headphones, and frankly, an amazing deal at 99$.

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

I need a good pair of sunglasses. I received some Oakleys as a gift and they lasted over 3 years. I said I'd never spend that on shades myself but every $50 pair I've purchased since have completely sucked. Do places like Sunglasses Hut have sales?

I also need hiking boots and some shoes.

I know the outlet Sunglass huts in the states have 2 for 1 specials all the time.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

Still now worth it for Monster.

So you have tried them then and heard for yourself?

[Dion]

Golftown Boxing Day/Week ad:

[The Yen Man]

So as usual, the Future Shop and Best Buy sites are probably overloaded with traffic of just people previewing the stuff. Anyone else have any luck logging on? I'm hoping to pick up that Klipsch centre channel speaker, and the Denon receiver they were advertising. I'm already expecting not to get it, but I guess you never know.

[Jedi Ninja]

If I try to log in or search, the FS site crashes. I wanted to make sure I had my password reset in case there was something I wanted to buy. What a waste of time... I'm out.

[iLoveLamp]

You can't return in-ear headphones. Something about sanitation or some bull. Made the mistake of buying Diddy Beats a few months ago for $300 and none of the ear buds it came with fit my ears properly

[The Yen Man]

The Future Shop site seems to be working now for browsing. I was able to sign in and update my cc info. I'm guessing the site will crash again once 6pm starts. This virtual lining up kind of sucks too. Ah well, all in the name of saving a bit of cash I guess.

[ken0042]

Sorry, were you guys complaining about the site not working prior to the sale starting?



It's working fine for me now that the sale is on. Just in the FutureShop "Check out waiting room."

[jar_e]

I'm at 70% in the bestbuy waiting room...picked three items, hoping I just get one...

[jar_e]

Got my GPS with lifetime maps/traffic, I'm happy.

[ken0042]

I'm still at 0% in the FS waiting room. Anybody else like this?

Just wondering if I should try again.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I'm up to about 35%.

[The Yen Man]

I'm at 55% on the FS waiting room. Had to go back a couple times to get the two items I wanted. Really hoping I can get the Klipsch RC-62 centre channel. That's a killer deal.

[ken0042]

I ended up trying again in IE; it's working now. Wasn't even seeing a number in Firefox.

[flylock shox]

I was planning on buying a new TV with one of these online sales, but I think I'll wait for it to cool down. Having done a bunch of comparison shopping over the past couple of months, these deals really aren't anything special. Certainly nothing worth waiting around all evening for.

Most of the real deals seem to be on little things, like HDMI cables and memory and accessories. Otherwise, it looks pretty meh to me.

[The Yen Man]

Hmm...I think I got my order? Me being dumb, I closed the order receipt prematurely without printing it, but it hasn't emailed to me yet. I'm guessing the web traffic is just too high right now. Fingers crossed that everything went through ok.