Target's sales went live on their site Wednesday at 3am ET. Half of their flier was available, so I snagged a new Lodge 10" cast iron skillet for $10, and an Amazon Fire 10 tablet for $99 for my friend (early Christmas).

The other half of their flier went live Thursday at 3am ET, so I snagged the other two things I wanted: 2 Amazon Echo Dots at $29.99 each, one black, and one white. One for him, and one for me.

I ordered the items and had them as Pick Up In Store. Luckily my store had all the items on hand, so I was able to pick them up later the same day for both orders. Wednesday I picked up the skillet & tablet. Thursday after dinner I got the Dots and I was in and out of Target in about 90 seconds at Guest Services while everyone else was bustling in Electronics.

I got everything I wanted and saved around $100.

Did you snag any good deals?

I had to go to the Apple Store in my mall to pick up some items on Sunday (after wasting money on dud aftermarket wires the week before). I walked through the anchor store beforehand and couldn't resist the extra discounts on winter apparel and work clothes. Spent more than I expected but got great deals at 25% of the cost.

Ordinarily, though, i shop clearance deals in January and August for Christmas gifts in December. That saves a ton of money.

I tried to get a Chromebook for $118 but I was too late! I was getting it for a girl in my neighborhood with some learning diabetes for her schooling...


I did get a zelda game for $50!

Nothing. I was so busy watching the sales ticker for the company I work for - and hoping we'd make our plan for the day - that I didn't shop, at all.