Your Black Friday Budget

[Kellz]

Last year, I spent more money than I have ever spent on a Black Friday ever. I don't want to spend anything close to what I did last year, so I'm curious to see how everyone budgets their holiday stopping.

I'm trying to use as much credit and gift cards as a I can. Right now I am working with:

Gift Cards I have right now
* $12 Walmart
* $45 Best Buy
* $103.04 Amazon
* $15 Target

i will most likely have at least $25 more in BB by Black Friday, as well as $20 from Barnes and Noble and $20 from Gamestop or more.

i'm trying to limit how much out of pocket I spend as much as I can, so I've already started building a Shopping List on Amazon of items I want to keep an eye out on. Curious to hear everyone else's plans and strategies

[Red's got the Blu's]

I don't set a specific budget cause if I did I'd probably break it. That said I'll probably spend less this year then I usually do. With Moviestop no longer in business I won't have a easy and quick way to get rid of the movies I won't want to keep in my collection so I'll need to show more restraint and not just buy everything that I kinda want to see. Still I expect I'll probably get a dozen or so movies and spend $100 or so. Guess it depends on how good the sales are.

I've been saving my reward zone points all year and have about $50 in points banked. I was saving a bunch of $10 giftcards I acquired during some of their promotions throughout the year but used them just the other day to lower the price of a DSLR camera. The camera purchase will get me nearly another $25 in reward zone points though so I should be good to go for the holiday sales.

[Marcus Carr]

No budget, just the best prices on things on my list.

[owenstar]

I don't set a budget. I am always surprised by sales or fall into the trap while shopping for something else of "eh, it's only 3.999" and toss it in the cart. I got a new TV last BF and might be in the market again if the price is right.

[Skrazem]

Trying to keep it to in the $75-100 range.

[twinsfan79]

I don't have a specific budget but I do have a written list of movies/shows I want to buy and the max price I'm willing to pay for them. If I can't find for that price or lower then I won't buy. I will allow myself to buy 1 or 2 movies that aren't on my list but that I decide I "have to have".

[Britbuffguy]

I pretty much only getting Blus this year. I will hit Best Buy, Wal-Mart and MAYBE Target. I just look at the ads, see what I want and add it all up. I have my 2nd paycheck the week before, so I will save accordingly.

Last year I think I spent about $180 maybe??? So probably about that, pending on the deals. I didn't even buy anything at Target last year.

[BobbyMcGee]

No budget really. I have a pretty good idea of what I want at the moment and its nothing too crazy.

I usually buy more videogames than movies during Black Friday honestly but that might change this year since Best Buy does not allow you to stack their Gamer's Club discount for videogames with their Black Friday sale anymore. So, not sure how many games I will buy this Black Friday. Mostly want the new Tomb Raider game for the PS4.

Also, I planned to buy some Criterion titles from Barnes & Noble on-line during their Criterion sale but they are not allowing coupons so that drastically reduces what I planned to spend. May not even buy any at all and just wait for the next Criterion.com flash sale.

As far as movies go, I have my eye on a few things, namely:
Ash Vs Evil Dead (hoping for a sub $15 price point on this)

Midnight Special (looking for $10 or less)

Beauty & the Beast: Enchanted Christmas (wonder if Walmart will have this at a big discount. They usually have a few Disney titles on sale during BF)

Independence Day: Resurgence 3-D (Maybe $15 or less?)

The new Harry Potter releases w/slipcover (maybe there will be a good sale on these?0

Sausage Party (I think I will wait till BF to see if this is on sale)

Force Awakens 3-D (not sure if I want to wait till BF for this one despite it being so close)

Finally, will also have my eye open for 4K titles on sale for my brother. He just bought an XBOX ONE S and has a 4K TV. He wants to buy some 4K titles.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Whatever I see. That's the budget. But depends on what I see In the ads.

[Leonidas King]

Planning usually never works out. Just use the budget that you have and at that precise moment. Also, depends heavily on the titles I like and consider really great deals.

[jd_from_da_80s]

Not planning on spending a lot as I got a lot of big ticket items last year. If anything I'll get another spare laptop, couple of movies & games, a 200GB micro card if the price is right. I'm holding off on a 4K bluray player, but I may bite as I already got a couple of 4K titles. Just have to find space for it.

[Britbuffguy]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Planning usually never works out. Just use the budget that you have and at that precise moment. Also, depends heavily on the titles I like and consider really great deals.

I try to keep to my plan, especially for Best Buy. Almost no one hits the movies anymore. I get what I want from the ad and am usually within the first 15 people in the checkout line every time.

I'm hoping also for some TV show deals....Big Bang Season 9, Supergirl....and maybe Game Of Thrones. Doesn't BB usually have HBO shows 50% off?

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Planning usually never works out. Just use the budget that you have and at that precise moment. Also, depends heavily on the titles I like and consider really great deals.

Yeah, you plan it, and then you don't see half the stuff you want and start grabbing like screw it.

[Kellz]

i have a list where if the price is right, i'm going to jump on it

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Kellz

i have a list where if the price is right, i'm going to jump on it

So you're saying is if The Price Is Right?

[Yungheat]

It's almost that tone of the year again what is everyone spending budget for Black Friday on Blu Rays? And what Blus have you been holding out on getting

[michaellucus]

i always go over when shopping on black friday but this time im only aiming for certain things like izombie season 2 blu ray and some old horror movies like basket case 1,2 and 3 and jeepers creepers.but my budget this year i most likely will not go past 200 to 250

[MuffySimba]

We need a new car, so probably zero. I might can fit something in, but that's not a guarantee. We went last Thanksgiving.

[obssessive]

Originally Posted by Kellz

I'm trying to use as much credit and gift cards as a I can. Right now I am working with:

Gift Cards I have right now
* $12 Walmart
* $45 Best Buy
* $103.04 Amazon
* $15 Target

Similar to yours. About $50 in BBY, $15 Target, $200 Amazon, with some reward programs to still cash in points. Thank God, cause I am strapped for cash!

[Jett Rink]

$0. The stuff is recycled crap from year to year and the deals are not really that good of deals to begin with.