Staples is offering up to $180 off “special buy” HP and Lenovo laptops in a “Holiday List-Toppers” promotion that runs through Saturday, emailed the retailer Monday. Deals include 18% off an HP Pavilion 15-inch Windows 10 Home laptop with Intel i7 processor, 8 GB memory and 1 TB hard drive. It costs $679.99 with free delivery.
LG is offering customers a $100 credit toward streaming content and gaming sites with the purchase of an LG OLED BX 4K TV or select 80, 81, 85 Series LG NanoCell LCD 4K TVs. The offer is available through Jan. 17 and extends to Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Showtime, Sling and Xbox services, said the company. Claim forms must be submitted by Feb. 16.
Nikon will stream its Nikon School Online photography classes free of charge through the end of the year, said the manufacturer. A wide range of classes are available, including an all-new class for creating memorable holiday photos and videos, it said. “The easy-to-follow classes are taught by world-renowned creatives and cover an array of topics.”
LG smart TV owners can buy direct from QVC, HSN and several other home shopping channels through the free Shop Time app downloadable for all LG sets dating to the 2016 model year, said the company Monday. New HSN customers who download Shop Time, navigate to HSN.com and create an account through Nov. 30 can qualify for a $20 digital coupon redeemable toward a $40 or higher HSN.com purchase, said LG.
A Fitbit Charge 4 tracker, $50 off to $89, headlines Sam’s Club “10 Days of Thanks-Savings” event that kicks off Nov. 20, said a teaser ad on Blackfriday.com Wednesday. IRobot’s Roomba E3+ is $70 off to $429, online only, it said; Garmin’s Fenix 5 Plus smartwatch is $70 off to $329. In sound bar deals, Samsung cut $120 from the 3.1 sound bar with wireless subwoofer, bringing it to $197. The Bose Solo Soundbar Series II, is $40 off at $139; the Vizio V-Series 5.1 with a wireless sub and rear speakers will take a $50 cut to $149. The ad hinted at deals on Samsung QLED TVs and Bose headphones but prices weren’t shown.
Vizio said Tuesday its OLED 4K HDR smart TVs will be on sale at Best Buy for $1,299 for the 55-inch and $1,999 for the 65-inch screen sizes through Friday. The new OLED TVs are based on the company's IQ Ultra processor; they integrate an Elevate sound bar and the SmartCast platform. The TVs support Dolby Vision, hybrid log gamma, HDR10, and HDR10+ high dynamic range and come with the company's ProGaming Engine.
"Biggest" and "earliest" were Amazon descriptors Monday for its holiday gift guides ahead of the Prime Day shopping event Oct. 13-14. The two-day event, delayed from July, is seen as kicking off the advanced holiday shopping season in a year stamped by the COVID-19 pandemic. The e-commerce leader pushed exclusive Prime Day deals in its electronics gift guides from CE heavyweights Apple, Bose, Samsung, Sony and HP, along with its refreshed line of Echo and Fire TV products in a Monday blog post. The electronics gift guide has more than 1,000 tech products, said the company. When we clicked through on the Sonos One SL speaker Monday, we found it was the same $179 price shown on the Sonos website, with an in-stock day of Oct. 16, post-Prime Day. Sony WH-1000XM4 over-ear headphones were in stock for $348, the same price shown at Crutchfield.com. The latest iPad mini, $399 at Apple.com, was $349 on Amazon. Several homegrown products went on sale early. Amazon cut the price of an Echo Dot two-pack from $99 to $39 and lopped $100 of the Fire TV Recast DVR to $129. A 50-inch Insignia Fire TV, borne out of partnership with Best Buy for Fire TVs sold under Best Buy’s private-label brand (see 1804180002), was $100 off to $249 in a “Prime Exclusive” deal. The model 50DF710NA21 4K TV was selling for $299 at Best Buy Monday.
Sonos customers who buy the Arc ($799) or Beam ($399) subwoofer, or a qualifying speaker set from sonos.com, can get six months free of the Disney+ streaming service, said the multiroom audio company. The subscription then goes to $6.99 monthly. The offer runs through Oct. 31; use codes by Dec. 1, Sonos said.
Bluesound is running an October promotion on its Node 2i multiroom streamer at authorized dealers and Bluesound.com. Customers who buy the 2i through the end of the month get $100 off, bringing it to $449. The streamer has built-in Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth and supports hi-res audio formats up to 24-bit/192 kHz.
Amazon is ratcheting up its Prime Day enticements, it emailed Tuesday. In addition to earning $10 Prime Day credits for shopping select small business vendors and at Whole Foods stores, Amazon Prime members can score $10 credits for shopping before the two-day Prime Day event begins Oct. 13 (see 2009280041) by spending $10 at Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go and Go Grocery, Amazon 4-star, Amazon Books and the retailer's Pop Up stores. The offer is available to Prime members only, with a $50 savings ceiling.