Mr. Losik's 2013 Holiday Tablet Buying Guide Part 2: Bargains

 



Link to Part 1: Sorting through the options 

Update: New Samsung prices. Deals ranked by device. Store hours listed.

Tracking the deals for you!

Below are all of the bargains to the best of my sleuthing. The vast majority will only be available on Thanksgiving evening. Only one deal, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 at Meijer is an actual Friday morning deal....unless you count the Gamestop offer at midnight/Friday AM.

Be very leery of super cheap tablets you’ve never heard of. It’s best to stay with a trusted brand. Also, I would stay away from brands that were big back in the day that are still sort of around. Sorry Polaroid and RCA. They still make some decent stuff but I don’t really trust them in this market.

(Disclaimer: Please confirm or double check with actual ads or store sites before running out Thanksgiving Weekend.)

"Regular Price"
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $159
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 Kids edition with carrying case $209
Nexus 7 $229
Samsung Tab 3 8.0 $249
iPad Mini $299
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $299
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 $349
iPad Mini with Retina Display $399
iPad 2 $399
Sony Xperia Tablet Z $449
iPad Air $499
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 $599

The Deals:

Best Buy - Opening at 6:00 PM Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $359  $299 – Best Buy – Thanksgivng
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $149 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 $529 $399 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $149 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
iPad 2 $399 $299 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
iPad Air $499 $449 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving


GameStop - Opening Thursday Midnight/Black Friday Morning
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $169

Meijer - Deals vary for Thanksgiving and Friday - Stores open at 6:00 AM both days.
iPad Air, iPad with Retina Display, iPad 2 “starting at $379″ (Expect typical Apple prices as listed below) but get $100 off next shopping trip. – Meijer – Thanksgiving
iPad Mini $299 Still $299 but $80 off next shopping trip – Meijer – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $159 plus $30 off next shopping trip – Meijer –  Friday

Target - Opening at 8:00 PM Thanksgiving
iPad Air $499 $479 + $100 gift card – Target – Thanksgiving
iPad Mini $299 – Still $299 but you get a $75 gift card – Target – Thanksgiving

Toys R Us - Opening 5:00 PM Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 8.0 $279 $249 + $20 gift card – Toys R Us - Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 Kids  $209 $189 + $20 gift card – Toys R Us – Thanksgiving (This kid edition does not have the carrying case mentioned below.)
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $159 + $20 gift card – Toys R Us – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $359 $299 - Thanksgiving


Walmart - If in line between 6:00-7:00 PM Thanksgiving, item is guaranteed.
iPad Mini $299 – Still $299 but you get a $100 gift card -Walmart -Thanksgiving

 Best Deals Sorted by Device

iPad Mini
iPad Mini $299 – Still $299 but you get a $100 gift card -Walmart -Thanksgiving
iPad Mini $299 Still $299 but $80 off next shopping trip – Meijer – Thanksgiving
iPad Mini $299 – Still $299 but you get a $75 gift card – Target – Thanksgiving


iPad Air
iPad Air $499 $479 + $100 gift card – Target – Thanksgiving
iPad Air $499 + $100 off next shopping trip - Meijer - Thanksgiving
iPad Air $499 $449 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving

iPad 2
iPad 2 $399 $379 + $100 off next shopping trip - Meijer - Thanksgiving
iPad 2 $399 $299 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving

Samsung Tab 3 7.o
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $159 plus $30 off next shopping trip – Meijer –  Friday
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $159 + $20 gift card – Toys R Us – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $149 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179$159 Samsung.com - On Sale Now
Samsung Tab 3 7.0 $179 $169 - GameStop-Midnight Thanksgiving/Black Friday Morning

Samsung Tab 3 10.1
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $359  $299 – Samsung.com - On Sale Now
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $359  $299 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving
Samsung Tab 3 10.1 $359 $299 - Toys R Us - Thanksgiving

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 $599 $399 – Best Buy – Thanksgiving