Amazon kickstarts its Black Friday deals: first list of its big deals

November 21, 2011 By Jeffrey Van Camp

Amazon has launched new deals on its Black Friday site including phones for pennies and a $200 PS3.

Black Friday used to be a day, but now it’s more of a week-long affair with low prices. To get a kickstart on the crazy week ahead, Amazon has issued a list of some of its new deals on its fancy Black Friday site. Some highlights include a PS3 for $200, Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray for $50, and almost all smartphones for pennies with a new contract.

Amazon’s newest Black Friday deals:

Samsung 46-Inch 1080p LED HDTV: $799.99 (save $500)
Nikon Coolpix P7000 Digital Camera: $249 (save $250)
Canon PowerShot SX230HS Digital Camera: $199 (save $150)
All phones from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon on sale for a penny at AmazonWireless (new activations only, two-year contract required)
PlayStation 3 160GB Bundle w/ two free games (Rachet & Clank: All 4 One and LittleBigPlanet 2): $199 (save $150)
Toshiba Satellite 14” laptop: $599.99 (save $150)
TomTom XXL 5-Inch GPS: $99.99 (save $99)
Samsung BD-D5700 Blu-ray Disc Player: $99.99 (save $80)
AK Anne Klein Swarovski Crystal Accented Rose Gold-Tone Leather Watch:$29.99 (save $95)
Save up to 60% off outerwear for Women, Men, Kids and Baby
White Gold Princess Cut Diamond Earrings: $299.99 (save $399)
Save up to $170 on Dyson vacuums
Bodum Bistro Electric French Press Coffee Maker and Tea Dripper, Red:$49.99 (save $43)
Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu 8-Inch Cook’s Knife: $89.99 (save $60)
Save 40% off select boots and slippers
“Bridesmaids” (DVD): $5.99 (save $23)
“The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (Blu-ray): $49.99 (save $69.99)
Schwinn Jasmine Girls’ Bike, Light Blue: $69.99 (save $70)
Save up to 40% on select Angry Birds plush toys
Save up to 50% on select LeapFrog electronic toys
Popular album titles including “Watch the Throne” by Kanye West and Jay-Z, “Torches” by Foster the People and “Hands All Over” by Maroon 5 (MP3 Downloads): $4.99

Of course, it’s sometimes hard to see a bargain from a ripoff, so make sure to check the specs of things like PCs and figure out what the regular price is before hauling off and buying something. For example, if you look into the Lord of the Rings Blu-ray deal, you’ll see it’s an especially good offer since it is, indeed, the special Extended Edition of the series.

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Jacob CasOne Snider at 4:47pm 21st November 2011 Thank you for this post!
jesterking at 8:37am 21st November 2011 I'm not really seeing anything that I would go for. I would go for a new phone, but that requires you to be a new subscriber. Which is dumb.
1. Jeffrey Van Camp at 8:50am 21st November 2011 Yeah, that's a crappy requirement that's been popping up. It shows that carriers care more about making new customers than retaining their current customers. But, really, I think we're all too afraid to switch carriers anyway. It's not hard.
  1. jesterking at 3:09pm 21st November 2011 Oh, I've done it... Went from AT&T to Verizon... I have no problem switching again if I wanted. Carriers make it super easy to retain your number now with the phone number portability act. But yeah, they only care about bringing new clients on, to retaining the ones they have... If they made the requirement just a new two year contract, I would jump on it and they would make more money.