Imaging Resource Black Friday (and beyond!) Deal-Checker, 2008
"Black Friday" (the day after Thanksgiving holiday in the US) brings great retail bargains, but they actually aren't so great when compared to online prices. What's more, Black Friday has passed now, but the online deals are still as good as ever!
The listings below show what the Black Friday sale prices were on popular cameras at offline retail outlets, along with recent prices found on our Pricegrabber pages. NOTE that prices can change hourly, so the prices we've listed as lowest may change between when we found them and when you're shopping: Check the shopping links (the big, underlined prices in the right-hand column) for the very latest.
Note: An asterisk (*) denotes a "door-buster special" on Black Friday These prices are usually only available early in the morning, and each store may have only a few units at this price; check with the retailers in question for info on availability.
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Manufacturer | Model | Retailer | Black Friday Price | Best Online Price |
Canon | A2000 IS | Circuit City | $219.99 | $184.95 |
| A590 IS | Ritz Camera | $129.99 | $109.99 | |
| Sears | $139.99 | |||
| Staples | $134.99 | |||
| Rebel XS | Sears | $679.98 | $469.30 | |
| Staples | $549.99 | |||
| Rebel Xsi | Best Buy | $699.99 | $639.00 | |
| SD1100 IS (Available in Blue, Brown, Gold, Silver, Pink) | Office Depot | $149.99 | $158.95 | |
| Radio Shack | $179.99 | |||
| Ritz Camera | $179.99 | |||
| Sears | $169.99 | |||
| Staples | $179.99 | |||
| SD790 IS | Best Buy | $199.99 | $189.00 | |
| Sears | $219.99 | |||
| Staples | $229.99 | |||
| SD 990 IS (Available in Black, Silver) | Circuit City | $359.99 | $312.00 | |
| SX10 IS | Office Depot | $349.99 | $334.77 | |
| Sears | $369.99 | |||
Casio | EX-S10 (Available in Black, Red, Silver, Blue) | Sears | $199.99 | $186.95 |
| EX-Z80 (Available in Black, Blue, Pink, Green, Silver) | Sears | $119.99 | $139.90 | |
| EX-Z9 | Radio Shack | $99.99 | $119.95 | |
Fujifilm | Z20 (Available in Black, Blue, Pink, Green) | Best Buy | $129.99 | $122.95 |
Kodak | C713 | CVS | $69.99 | $71.40 |
| C913 (Available in Silver, Pink) | Walgreens* | $79.99 | $93.99 | |
| M863 (Available in Black, Pink, Red, Silver) | Sears | $129.99 | $111.94 | |
| M893 IS (Available in Black, Purple, Silver) | Best Buy | $99.99 | $116.94 | |
| Z1012 | Office Depot | $199.99 | $223.95 | |
| Staples | $209.99 | |||
| Z1285 | Staples | $159.99 | $139.00 | |
| ZD8612 | Walmart* | $149.00 | $147.84 | |
Nikon | D40 | Best Buy | $449.99 | $439.00 |
| Sears* | $449.99 | |||
| Ritz Camera | $449.99 | |||
| D60 | Ritz Camera | $574.99 | $571.95 | |
| D80 body only | Ritz Camera | $579.99 | $549.95 | |
| D80 w/18-135mm | Ritz Camera | $769.99 | $764.00 | |
| D90 body only | Ritz Camera | $999.99 | $859.00 | |
| D90 w/18-105mm | Ritz Camera | $1,299.99 | $1169.00 | |
| L18 (Available in Blue, Red) | Ritz Camera | $99.99 | $96.95 | |
| Staples | $99.99 | |||
| P60 | OfficeMax | $119.99 | $133.77 | |
| P80 | Best Buy | $299.99 | $275.00 | |
| Circuit City | $299.99 | |||
| Ritz Camera | $299.99 | |||
| S52 (Available in Black, Red) | Ritz Camera | $149.99 | $159.00 | |
| S60 (Available in Black, Red, Burgundy, Pink, Bronze) | Ritz Camera | $329.99 | $287.00 | |
| S550 (Available in Black, Blue, Purple) | Radio Shack | $149.99 | $145.00 | |
| Sears | $149.99 | |||
| Staples | $149.99 | |||
| S610 (Available in Black, Gray) | Ritz Camera | $199.00 | $192.00 | |
Olympus | E420/14-42mm | Circuit City | $449.99 | $389.81 |
| FE20 | Circuit City | $99.99 | $99.97 | |
| Staples | $99.99 | |||
| FE340 (Available in Black, Blue, Pink, Red, Silver) | OfficeMax | $119.99 | $145.98 | |
| Sears | $119.99 | |||
| FE370 (Available in Black, Blue, Pink, Silver) | Best Buy | $129.99 | $129.99 | |
| Costco | $119.99 | |||
| Ritz Camera | $149.99 | |||
| Radio Shack | $129.99 | |||
Panasonic | FZ28 (Available in Black, Silver) | Ritz Camera | $369.99 | $288.09 |
Samsung | I85 (Last year's model, available in Black, Gold, Red, Silver) | Sears* | $129.99 | $147.90 |
| L100 (Available in Black, Gold, Red, Silver) | Sears | $109.99 | $84.95 | |
| L200 (Available in Black,Red, Silver) | Radio Shack | $99.99 | $99.00 | |
| Walmart* | $69.00 | |||
| S860 (Available in Black, Blue, Pink, Green) | Circuit City | $79.00 | $79.99 | |
| TL34HD (Available in Black, Red, Silver) | Circuit City | $249.99 | $199.95 | |
Sony | A350 w/18-70mm | Ritz Camera | $749.99 | $654.00 |
| H10 | Circuit City | $249.99 | $229.95 | |
| Office Depot | $229.99 | |||
| T300 (Available in Black, Red) | Best Buy | $299.99 | $255.95 | |
| T700 (Available in Gray, Silver, Pink) | Circuit City | $359.99 | $326.95 | |
| W120 (Available in Black, Blue) | Office Depot | $129.99 | $129.95 | |
| Radio Shack | $129.99 | |||
| Ritz Camera | $129.99 | |||
| Staples | $129.99 | |||
| ToysRUs | $129.99 | |||
| W150 (Available in Black, Gold, Red, Silver) | Office Depot | $179.99 | $179.00 | |
| Sears | $199.99 | |||
| W170 (Available in Black, Red, Silver) | Circuit City | $259.99 | $238.72 |
