Black Friday Smackdown: Amazon vs Walmart

Christina Tynan-Wood
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Black Friday at Walmart, sometime in the 21st century (Photo: Joanieofarc/Flickr).

Today is Black Friday. The day to beat all deal days, if you believe in it. Sure, there are deals to be had, especially on technology. I don’t venture forth into the madness myself. I prefer to stay home and read. And sleep. Maybe eat some leftovers.

But I have a deal seeker’s eye on things from here. I prefer to stalk my prey from the safety of my lair and use technology to catch it.

The trick is knowing what I want and getting there early before the deals are snapped up by shoppers more dedicated to this partiular cause. Here are a few deals — from the mega-shopping big shots Amazon and Walmart — worth stalking:

Amazon Bargains: Kindles, Echos, and Fires — oh my

Amazon deals have been going live all week at Amazon.com/BlackFriday.

Here are a few more going live on Black Friday:

Wireless speakers: Amazon Echo, $149.

Ebook readers: Kindle Paperwhite, $100; $30 off Kindle and Kindle for Kids Bundle.

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Tablets: Fire, $35; Fire Kids Edition, $85. Save more than 20 percent on select Samsung Galaxy Tablets.

Media players: $25 off Amazon Fire TV; $15 off Amazon Fire TV Stick and Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote.

Computer gear: Save $100 on an Intel-Powered Dell 2-in-1 Laptop; save $100 or more on select LED and curved monitors from Samsung. Up to 40 percent off select Acer desktops, monitors, chromebooks, and tablets.

Accessories: Save up to 70 percent on select SanDisk memory cards and USB flash drives. Save $20 on Pencil by FiftyThree.

Smartphones: Motorola Nexus 6, starting at $200.

Top Walmart Deals: From TVs to DVDs

The deals start at Walmart.com beginning at 12:01 am Pacific Time on Thanksgiving morning.

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Televisions: a Roku 32-inch Class Smart HDTV for $125, a 40-inch Class HDTV for $149, and Samsung’s amazing 55-inch Class Curved Smart 4K UHD TV for $998 (that’s $200 off).

Fitness Wearables: Get the Fitbit Flex for $59 ($40 off) or the Fitbit Charge HR Heart Rate + Activity Wristband for $119 ($30 off).

Video games: Lots of games starting at $8 including NBA2K16, Madden ’16 and FIFA ’16 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for $27 each ($33 off).

Video Game Console bundles including a PlayStation 4 Uncharted Bundle for $299 ($50 off).

DVDs and Blu-ray movies: Lots of these starting at about $2.

iPad Air 2 Gold 16GB Wi-Fi for $399 ($100 off).

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When not out finding great deals, Christina Tynan-Wood can be found here on Twitter.