Piggybacking onto my recent butterfingers and the cracking of my iPad3’s screen, I’ve been lightly scouring the internet for any deals for a new iPad, preferably an iPad mini. Just earlier in the week, I found a particularly appealing deal for an iPad mini 2, for $199 at Staples. I missed out, because there are people out there way more fervent and evidently not asleep when the rest of America is, because by the time I caught wind of it at 8:45 a.m., Staples was pretty much wiped clean of all iPad mini 2s.
I was dejected by this, and surprisingly way more than I probably should have been. It’s like the seed of getting a replacement iPad so quickly had sown a rather large batch of hope, only for it to be snuffed out just as quickly.
Sure, I’m still going to be keeping my eyes peeled as the Thanksgiving week encroaches upon us, for hopefully an iPad that doesn’t cost retail, or at least has some sort of kick back, but in reality, I know that I shouldn’t really be holding my breath. I’m getting the impression that iPad minis, especially are going to be hot ticket items this Thanksgiving shopping season, and if I get my heart too set on getting one, I’m only setting myself up for disappointment.
I know that there are deals for iPad mini 3s floating around, but upon doing research on Apple’s own comparison site, which reveals that literally, the one difference between a mini 2 and a mini 3 is the fingerprint identity sensor, I don’t feel is worth the $100 cost differential, and would rather much prefer a mini 2 over a mini 3.
Knowing my flakiness when it comes to wants, I’ll probably manage to come across a mini 3, and just buy it regardless.
The funny thing is though, and I probably alluded to this the year prior, but with the coming of yet another Brack Friday, I can’t really say that there’s anything that I really want. Especially in the realm of electronics, where in past Brack Fridays, I’ve purchased things from big screen TVs, corresponding stereo equipment, video game hardware, computer peripherals, and all sorts of camera gear.
Aside from a new iPad, I can’t say that there’s really anything that’s particularly putting me in the mindset that I need to gear up for shopping warfare or anything. My television has two lines of dead pixels on it, which might warrant seeking a new television, but honestly, I feel like such moneys could possibly go towards something more rewarding or personable.
Perhaps I’m getting older, my priorities are shifting, or perhaps a combination of both, but I’m finding myself looking at a lot of smaller ticket things, or clothing in particular. There are lots of places where I favor getting clothing from that do some pretty drastic deals on Black Friday or Thanksgiving itself, and since most of its available online, I’m once again relishing in the opportunity to do it again.
Either way, it’s obvious that I take my Thanksgiving shopping pretty seriously, and the fact that kind of nuisance-ish circumstances are definitely going to cut into them is what’s kind of had me in this anxious mood lately. I can’t say that I was ecstatically looking forward to Thanksgiving this year, but I did see it as a weekend to relax and eat without dealing with the stress of travel and chores, but now I really just want Thanksgiving to come and go, and put it behind me already. I do not like feeling this way.
