Black Friday/Cyber Monday vs Boxing Day
It appears that the Good Friday and Cyber Monday sales may be winning over Boxing Day sales in Canada and the U.k. But if you’re looking for Christmas merchandise and deep discounts on electronics, the later may be preferable.
Basically, people are using Black Friday and Cyber Monday to score gifts and Boxing Day for personal purchases, sweets and impulse purchases of overstock products.
I’ve personally stocked up on chocolates using my Canadian Tire money and Optimum Points at Shopper’s Drug Mart because nothing beats free, discounted chocolates. And I also for deep discounted Christmas themed air fresheners free using loyalty programs cause I own a cat and I happen to like pine and cinnamon/gingerbread. 🙂
The boxing day sales are all week on Amazon.ca and Indigo so i’m keeping an eye out for stuff I might need in the new year. And the dollar’s stronger so I’m also looking at the year end deals are available on Amazon.com.
I’ve already imported what I wanted from the U.k, the Deluxe version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tango In The Night“. But decided to wait for the 30th Anniversary boxed set of Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and Queen’s “News Of The World” 40th anniversary boxed set. I’m hoping to score those later, hopefully during one of these sales.
I’ve also just run into this whilst browsing today, which is incredibly tempting regardless of the fact that I pretty much already have everything that’s included on this boxed set.
Decisions. Decisions.
Black Friday Time
It’s Black Friday and the following retailers are of course offering deals that you music collectors will likely be interested in :
Amazon.ca is offering discounts on CDs, vinyl records, concert DVDs/Blu-rays and headphones. So are Amazon’s international stores. I’m personally keeping an eye one of the many boxsets and blu-rays from Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Tears For Fears (Songs For The Big Chair/The Hurting), Bon Jovi and Rammstein.
Animal lovers should note that American retailer Animal Den is offering 15% off their animal themes products via the following code : BF2017
Best Buy Canada has it’s usual door crashers and other deals on CDs, headphones, etc. I’ve already taken advantage of a deal here on a waffle maker. Hey, even people who listen to music need to eat ! 😉
If you’re looking to buy used books, you can always try US Based BetterWorldBooks.com, who are offering a 30% discount on orders that contain 4 books that are shipped from the company itself. The coupon code for that offer is BLACKFRIDAY17
US book, film and music retailer Booksamillion.com is offering multiple discounts on their products, from $10 to $50 off depending on the purchase. Look for the coupon code on the main page.
Looking for security products ? Receive Up To 70% Off Select Products, only at BrickhouseSecurity.com! Use code BLACK17 at checkout. Offer valid from 11/24 – 11/26 only.
Music, television and film themed calendars and other goods are discounted at Calenders.com today : Black Friday Sale – Up to 70% off + 20% off $50 + F/S with code BLACKFRI
Indigo Canada‘s Black Friday sale includes an offer for 25% Off select toys and Beats headphones, along with several discounts on books and tech.
American computer hardware retailer MacMall/PC Mall is offering deals on both Mac and PC hardware, as well as on tablets.
American instrument and music accessory retailer Music & Arts if offering a discount of 20% on orders over US$199 with coupon code BF2017 : Shop Music & Arts!
Musicians and recording artists should note that US instrument and accessory retailer Musician’s Friend has a multitude of coupons for their products.
National Geographic is currently offering 30% off all of the products sold on their official site, including DVDs, books and other nature based products : Shop Now!
Newegg.ca is offering various discounts on its computer hardware, tablets, drones, instruments and accessories.
Stargazers and nature watchers should note that U.S Based Orion Telescopes and Binoculars is also having a sale this year : Black Friday Starts NOW!
If you like editing home or music videos on your PC, Pinnacle’s Black Friday sale is on : Black Friday deals have arrived! Save Big on Pinnacle products
American memorabilia retailer Rock.com has a Black Friday coupon for 20% that’s good up to the 25th : BLACKFRIDAY20
US software retailer Roxio is currently offering discounts on their software, for both Mac and PC : Black Friday deals have arrived! Save Big on Roxio products
American used and new CD, DVD and Blu-ray retailer Second Spin is offering a 30% discount on orders over $30 (with coupon code SSBF17). They’re also offering a 10% discount on vinyl and game orders (with coupon code BFV17).
If you’re looking for sheet music : BLACK FRIDAY CYBER MONDAY SALE! 15% off orders of $50 or more! Use code “SUPERWKND17” Shop Now! For A Limited Time Only At www.sheetmusicplus.com!
WWEshops.com is currently offering various discounts of their wrestling products for Black Friday : Great Savings at WWEShop.com!
American instrument retailer Woodwind / Brasswind is offering a 20% discount on a single item purchase of over US$99 with coupon code BF2017W : Shop at Woodwind and Brasswind
Pre-Black Friday Week Sales
The Pre-Black Friday Week discounts have begun at the following retailers :
* Amazon Canada – Shop Black Friday Week Deals
* Amazon International – Shop Black Friday Week Deals
* Best Buy Canada – Black Friday Prices Now
* Books A Million – Shop Early Black Friday Deals at Books-A-Million!
* Guitar Center – Countdown to Black Friday Daily Pick: Top-selling gear at the lowest prices of the season. Valid 11/8 to 11/22.
* Indigo/Chapters – Pre-Black Friday Sale. Check out this store’s Record Shop
* Mac Mall/PC Mall – Pre- Black Friday Sale
* Mark’s Work Warehouse – Various Deals
* Microsoft Canada – Starts mid next week / Shop Microsoft Store – Free Shipping and Free Returns!
* Music & Arts – Black Friday Deals – 20% off purchases $199+ with code: BF20. Valid 11/17 to 11/26.
* Musician’s Friend – (Deals start on Monday)
* Newegg Canada – Black Friday Deal Leak
* Pinnacle Systems – Black Friday deals have arrived! Save Big on Pinnacle products
* Roxio – Black Friday deals have arrived! Save Big on Roxio products
Black Friday in Canada
It looks like most of Canada’s retailers are in this year.
Black Friday specials can be found online at Amazon Canada, Best Buy Canada, Cabelas Canada, The Brick, Canadian Tire, chapters.indigo.ca, Dell.ca, Giant Tiger, HMV, Home Depot, Hudson’s Bay, Ikea Canada, Jysk Canada, Kobo Canada
, Leon’s, Long & Mcquade, Microsoft Canada
, Newegg.ca
, Old Navy, Sears Canada
, Staples, The Source and Tigerdirect.ca.
There are lots of deals to be had on televisions and appliances. But unfortunately the Samsung tablets I was eying are pretty much the same price, everywhere. And the blu-rays I wanted haven’t dropped in price significantly. I might wait until Cyber Monday for those, or use the Black Friday offer at Ebates.ca if I find a better deal.
By the way, you should note that gift cards can be found on sale as well this year so you might want to pick up a few if you’re going out today.
Browsing my flyers, i’ve run into 20% discounts on Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy gift cards at Canadian Tire, 10% discounts on Canadian Tire gift cards at Rexall and a 3000 bonus optimum points offer on $50 iTunes cards at Shoppers Drug Mart.
I believe the Shoppers Drug Mart offer ends today. But keep an eye out for offers on Google Play and Facebook cards in your local flyers. These pop up from time to time.
Early November Sales
It looks like some online retailers are not waiting for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to offer deep discounts :
New and used book retailer Alibris is offering the following offer : Receive $5 off $60 with code 5OFF, valid 11/16-11/30
Amazon.ca and Amazon.com are offering deals every day so don’t forget to add items to your wish lists and watch your email for deals on these items. And yes, Amazon.ca does offer free shipping on eligible orders over $35 and Amazon Prime members in Toronto and Vancouver can get free same day delivery on eligible items now.
chapters.indigo.ca is offering a 25% discount on eligible toy purchases of over $50 until November 6th. A free shipping offer is also available on eligible purchases of over $25.
Hudson’s Bay is also offering discounts on electronics and toys until November 6th. Use coupon code SUPER to obtain a 15% discount (20% discount for Hudson’s Bay credit card members). But free shipping is only offered on orders of $45 or more to Hudson’s Bay credit card holders. Other customers must surpass $99 to obtain free shipping.
Microsoft Canada has several deals up and offers free ground shipping on qualifying items to most Canadian addresses. And yes, they do sell games, phones, and of all things, the Raspberry Pi 3
.
Newegg.ca and Paypal are offering $25 discounts on eligible purchases of $200 or more until Midnight PST on November 7th, 2016. Just use PAYPALNOV25 as a coupon code and pay using your Paypal account. Click here for details
. And you’ll note that this company also offer subscriptions to a program to ship qualified purchases for free. It’s called Newegg Premier
.
Sears Canada is offering multiple discounts on electronics and toys until November 9th, 2016 ; $20 off eligible purchases over $100 if you use coupon code GIFT20 and $50 off eligible purchases over $200 if you use coupon code GIFT50. Click here for details
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American new and used music and film retailer Second Spin is offering the following deal : 25% Off CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray & Games at Second Spin code=NOV25SP Starts 11/1 Ends 11/7 .
By the way, to offer free same day deliveries to more Amazon Prime members, Amazon would likely need to build more fulfillment centres in or near the other major metropolitan areas in Canada.
They just happened to have fulfillment centres within the Greater Toronto and Greater Vancouver areas and that’s why members in those areas are able to take advantage of the free same day shipping offer.
I don’t think they will expand free same day deliveries elsewhere in Canada anytime soon, unless they decide to open a fulfillment centre in or near Mirabel (to service Montreal and Ottawa/Gatineau) and/or Red Deer (to service Calgary and Edmonton).
Black Friday Offers
Here are some offers I thought you’d like :
- Alibis (USA) – Black Friday Coupon Codes
- Amazon.ca – Black Friday Deals at Amazon.ca
- Barnes & Noble (USA) – Black Friday Special Offer: Take an Additional 30% Off Any Item With Code 30BFRIDAY! Shop BN.com. Valid 11.27 – 11.29.15.
- Better World Books (USA) – Shop the Better World Books Black Friday Sale and save on used books, all with Free Shipping Worldwide!
- Cafepress Canada – Special Offers
- Cascio Interstate Music (USA) – Black Friday thru Cyber Monday – Take 20% off when you spend $249 or more! Coupon code BFCM2015
- E-books (USA) – Thanksgiving Day Promotion at eBooks. Enjoy 15% off. Use code – Thanksgivingcp. Valid Nov 26-30 only.
- ESET North America – Get 50% off ESET on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
- Fathead (USA) – It’s Black Friday Right Now! 500+ Door Busters 50% Off! 40% Off Custom Creations, 25% Off Everything Else, Plus Free Shipping On Orders Of $25+ With Promo Code BF15. Ends 11/27/15. Shop Fathead Now!
- Guitar Center (USA) – Black Friday Savings Event: Massive Markdowns in Every Department. Valid 11/27 – 11/29/15.
- Indigo / Chapters – Black Friday Sale. Save on the hottest tech items! While Quantities Last.
- KOBO Canada – Save $30 off Kobo Glo HD eReader, Plus Get Free Shipping!
- Microsoft Canada – Shop Microsoft Black Friday deals and get free shipping and free returns!
- Music & Arts (USA) – Black Friday Coupon: 20% off orders $299+ with code: BFTWNTY. Exclusions may apply. Valid 11/27 – 11/29/15.
- Musician’s Friend (USA) – Buy More, Save More – Save 5% on 1 item of $99+, Save 10% on 2 items of $199+, Save 15% on 3 items of $299+ with code: SAVEMORE. Only valid on qualifying products. Valid 11/23 – 11/25/15.
- Newegg Canada – Black Friday Deals
- Novica (USA) – Black Friday Deals! Save $10 on orders over $50, $15 on orders over $100 and $25 on orders over $150. Use code SAVE10, SAVE15, and SAVE25 to save today. Valid 11-24-15 through 11-28-15 11:59 PM PT.
- Orion Telescopes (USA) – Black Friday Starts Today!
- Pinnacle Systems – Pinnacle Black Friday Deals!
- Popmarket (USA) – Black Friday Vinyl Sale
- Sears Canada – Black Friday Sales
- SecondSpin.com (USA) – 30% Off Reg. Priced CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays Using Coupon Code SSBF2015 OR 10% Off Vinyl Using Coupon Code BFV2015 – Valid Nov 27/28,2015
- Tigerdirect Canada – Black Friday Specials
- WWEshop.com – WWE Black Friday Deals Continue – Save up to 75% Off + Extra 20% Off Orders Over $25 with code FRIDAY! Plus Free Shipping over $25!
- Woodwind & Brasswind (USA) – Black Friday: 20% off a single item of $99+ with code: BF20W. On qualifying products only. Valid 11/26 – 11/28/15.
- Zinio Magazines – Black Friday Deals continue with newly discounted magazine titles and 50% off 200+ titles! Shop now!
