Wed 11/19/2008 11:33 AM

sears early black friday deals

For some reason all the stores seem to be starting the Black Friday madness early this year. Instead of reducing prices for Christmas shopping starting the day after Thanksgiving, many of them started as early as the first of November. I was just checking out the Sears Black Friday Sale, and this week they have a couple of great gift items on sale.

First they have a Nintendo Wii system for $249.99. If anybody on your list does not have a Wii yet, you absolutely need to get them one. This system has gotten people playing who never had any interest in video games before. We even had Chris' parents playing on ours one evening after they had been helping us paint the hallway. I'm not able to play most of the physical games for it, but I do love Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, which is mostly point and click. I also enjoy just using the built-in web browser to surf the internet on our TV screen, and Chris and I have made a dinnertime tradition of using it to share funny videos and photos with each other that we have discovered during the day. It's so much more fun to share things like that in person and laugh together, than to just send an e-mail.

They also have 8.1MP point-and-shoot Samsung digital cameras for $99.99. They come in a choice of two pretty pastel colors: pink or blue. These are great starter cameras for teenagers or even older folks who just need a basic camera. Pocket-sized cameras like this are also good for gimpy people like me who enjoy taking pictures but can't handle the weight of a more professional camera. Chris and I own a Canon mini-SLR, but since I can't even pick it up I use a cheap little crappy Polaroid point-and-shoot, which takes okay photos but is slow, and severely lacking in the video department. Something like this would be a nice upgrade.

These deals are only around while supplies last, so if they are at all appealing to you, you'd better hurry up and get to Sears!

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comment: from Randy

I have always had a semi-luke warm interest in owning a gaming system, like the Nintendo Wii, but I've always shyed away from buying one, as I'm afraid of getting bored with it after a while, and also, cause of the expense of buying the different games. I remember when I owned a Game Boy..buying the cartridges, getting bored with bum games, losing cartridges. About the only game I ever really liked on the Game Boy was Tetris. I think I would enjoy the hand-held PSP games I see, but, again...it seems owning these games continues to cost and cost until the whole system becomes outdated replaced with the latest next big thing. Shoots...I remember when Atari and Intellivision game sets were considered cutting edge, along with Commodore 64 systems! BTW, Carly, I was real close to Sheridan today (was within a block)...I was gonna stop in a surprise you and see your new look (glasses) but I figured you might take me to be a freak!!

sears early black friday deals

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