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Holiday Gift Ideas 2008: MP3 Players

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More gift ideas for the music fan, but honestly, who doesn’t want an MP3 player today? The vendor choices haven’t changed much since last year: Apple, Microsoft, Sandisk, Creative, Cown and Sony. There are 2 main choices in MP3 players – whether or not it has a Flash drive or a hard drive. The Flash drive based ones are a lot smaller and lighter. Here are but a few good samples.

Apple iPod Touch (2nd gen, 32GB: $370, 16GB: $280)
Apple iPod Nano (4th gen, 16GB: $200)
Sony Walkman (8GB: $92)
Creative Zen (16GB: $153)
Microsoft Zune (Video 120GB: $225)
Cowon PMP (16GB: $177)
Sandisk Sansa View (32GB video: $210)

(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Holiday Gift Ideas 2008: for the Music Lover

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Everyone knows a music lover or 2 or 12. What better gift than an album (starting around $10 on average), collection (varies), or box set (varies, could be as low as $25)? This is definitely a gift that can keep on giving for a lifetime.

Amazon has a great page with lots and lots of music ideas.

If you’re not sure about your friend/family’s preferences, give them a gift card from iTunes ($1/song) or perhaps Rhapsody ($13 & $15/month subscriptions).

Holiday Gift Ideas 2008

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It’s coming down to the final 2 weeks of the holiday shopping season right before Christmas, and we’re guessing that since you’re still looking around that you’ve either not had the time yet and/or you’re out of ideas. So we’ve decided to try to help you out by dishing up lots of ideas over the next few days. We’ll also make sure to give you a good idea on prices.

PS> If you still can’t decide, don’t forget that gift cards are a perfectly fine and well-appreciated gift.

Gift Cards – where to get them online

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It’s getting rather late in the shopping year. Have you bought your requisite gifts yet? No? Don’t have time? Don’t know what to get?

Get some gift cards. Don’t worry about getting the wrong gift, or wondering if it was returned, plus these cards will be sure to arrive quickly and be in stock!

See the page we created just for smart shoppers like yourself:

The Holiday Gift Cards Store.


PS> In case you’re looking for the link and can’t remember, it’s easy – it’s in bright red in the navigation bar right under the logo on any GfG page!

Dirt Devil 12 Days of Cleaning Sweepstakes

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Just a heads up folks. Dirt Devil has a brand new product called the KWIK that they’re promoting and you can win one. They’re giving away 1 per day for the next 12 days.

Oh yes, the KWIK is the next step in mini vacs especially for computer equipment and electronics. It’s USB charged and more powerful than the typical computer vac. Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to review one soon, or you can win one and beat us to it!

Enter by clicking this link, (not by commenting on this article).

Some Cyber Monday Deals & Discounts

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Bored at work? Still haven’t found that great deal despite 3 days of mega-discounts? Here’s a chance to check out still more discounts & deals, this time with Cyber-Monday offers:

Best Buy
Cyber Monday 2-Day Sale: Sunday and Monday, Online Only! Valid 11/30-12/1

Buy.com
Cyber Monday deals

Dell
Take advantage of Cyber Monday deals from Dell Home!

Hammacher Schlemmer
Find great deals on quality items at the Hammacher Schlemmer Special Values Sale.

Newegg
Cyber Monday-Mega Monday Madness 2008 at Newegg.com, expires 12/1

Staples
Staples® Cyber Monday Madness! Hot deals on GPS, Monitors, Printers, TVs and more! One day only, ends 12/1.

Sony
Cyber Monday Special: Save $200 on Sony VAIO® CS series Notebooks w/code: CYBERMONDAYVAIOCS. Starting at $664.99. Ends Dec.1.

MacMall
3 Day Apple Black Friday Sale Apple prices SLASHED! Up to $1094 in Savings! from 11/29 to 12/01 only

Geeks.com
Get the daily deals you want at the price you want at Geeks.com.

Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales & deals

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Get a headstart on Black Friday online without leaving your home or dealing with ridiculous crowds.

Amazon
Thousands of items on sale

Dell Thanksgiving Sales
15% off Electronics & Accessories. Coupon Code: CTV2$2HX963145
Xbox 360 Arcade with free Rock Band 2
Inspiron 1525 laptop: only $559
Inspiron Mini 9: only $289
$80 off Inspiron 530
XPS 420 desktop: only $649

Sharp 46SB TV! Only $899
$800 off the Sony bravia 52″ 120HZ 1080p LCD HDTV! Only $1,999

Best Buy 3 Day Thanksgiving Weekend Sale
5% – 25% off select digital cameras, plus free shipping

5% – 25% off select digital camcorders, plus free shipping
$130 off Magellan RoadMate 1212 GPS receiver, plus free shipping
$100 off Garmin nüvi 255W GPS receiver bundle, plus free shipping
2 select PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits titles for $40
Thanksgiving Day Only: 10% – 15% off select major appliances

Alienware
Receive up to $200 off select high performance computers at Alienware. Sale valid 11/26 – 12/2 only.
Free Shipping on all Alienware Computers now through 12/31/08

MacMall 3 Day sale
$898.99 (was $994) 13″ MacBook 2.1GHz 1GB/120/SD

$2319.99 (was $2494) MacBook Air 1.8GHz 2GB/128GB SSD
$1449.99 (was $2494) MacBook Pro 15″ Glossy /2.5GHZ/ 2GB/
$123.99 (was $194) iPod nano 8GB black

Geeks.com
$1.99 Shipping and Free Gift w/ code SAVEMONEY at Geeks.com!

Overstock
Black Friday Sales
Cyber Monday Sales

Palm
Save $100 instantly off purchases over $300! & Free Shipping on orders over $49.

TheNerds.net
Coupon Code: BLKFRIDAY – Save $10 off any order & FREE Shipping Friday through Sunday!

Some Smarthome Holiday Deals

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Smarthome has some new holiday season offers just for our readers.

First up is 10% off of select Bose products including Bose headphones, the iPod SoundDock portable music system, and the Lifestyle home theater systems. Valid until 1/17/09.

Also, you’ll get $5 off if you spend over $30 and use Google Checkout (and that’s on any Smarthome order, not just the Bose products).

Happy shopping!

Black Friday is Almost Here – Are You Ready?

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We’re but mere days away from our turkey feasts, and that can only mean one thing – Black Friday, the kickoff of the holiday buying season and craziest retail shopping day of the year, is almost upon us.

Given the current economy, it couldn’t come quicker. If your budget for Christmas gifts has shrunk along with your 401k, then it may be a good idea to take advantage of the deep discounts and great in-store sales while you can.

If you’re looking to shop the door busters on Black Friday, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of your local newspaper tomorrow and Thursday to get all the store fliers. Start circling the products you’re interested in and planning your strategy.

If you’re an online junky, like me, there are a number of resources available online to see all the good deals. Our friends at Retrevo have put together a pretty nifty Black Friday guide for those buying tech, which is available for download on their site. You can also check out GottaDeal and BlackFriday.info for a look at all the Black Friday specials.

Once you know what you’re getting, don’t forget to head over to my Black Friday Survival Guide at TechLore.com to brush up on your Black Friday game plan. If you are planning on standing in line overnight or even a few hours, the tips there can make your shopping experience much more enjoyable.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving everyone, and happy bargain hunting!

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