Two Weeks to Go Until Christmas, Deals Still Coming From Apple, Microsoft, Samsung

Two weeks ahead of Christmas, shopping deals continue to pop up, following frenzied weeklong events around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After a wildly popular run over Black Friday weekend (see 1511300024) Microsoft hasn’t had enough. The company announced Wednesday it’s bringing back discounted Xbox bundles through Dec. 26. with all Xbox One console bundles selling for $50 off, starting at $299. The company is also running a game sale Dec. 22-Jan. 7 in the “biggest digital game sale of the year.” Elsewhere, on Wednesday, Day 9 of Samsung’s “12 Days of Deals,” the company knocked $70 off the price of an 11-inch Chromebook 2, bringing it to $209 until midnight with free standard shipping. The Apple Watch is $100 off at Best Buy, doubling the discount the retailer gave it during a pre-Black Friday two-day sale last month (see 1511190010). The 42mm Sport Watch dropped to $299 in six colors with a 4.5 star rating from 1,451 reviews. Free expedited shipping on Wednesday orders would get the watch to shoppers by Thursday, Best Buy said. A stainless steel case added $300 to the price. Amazon’s electronics Deal of the Day Wednesday was a 15 percent off ticket for Sennheiser headphones. Prices started at $198 for the RS-165 wireless headphones, down from $219. At the top of the line, discounts reached $100 for the RS-185 ($284) and the RS-195 ($395) models, said the website. In the third day of Abt Electronics’ 12 days of savings sale, the Nomad iPhone 6s charging wallet dropped by $31 to $68 with free shipping.