5 Deals You Need to Know Today: TV Stands For "Tremendous Value"
Labor Day approacheth, but Labor Day sales? They're already here. Check out this offer and more in our roundup of the five best deals we found over the last 24 hours.
Top TV Deal
Labor Day TV Deals at Best Buy
Up to 80% offI'm someone who has resolutely resisted upgrading to 4K. My PC monitor is 1440p, because 4K requires a video card more expensive than some small countries, and my TV is 1080p, because I don't want to have to buy all my favorite movies for a third or fourth time, now on 4K Blu-ray. But look at these prices. $170 for a 50" 4K TV? Some haircuts cost more than that. But should I hold out a little longer? Because hark: a 65" 8K set is already discounted to $2,000 — which seems high, but is half-price, and for a TV packing about 40 billion times more pixels than my 1080p screen. It's all so exponential.
Top Backpack Deal
Maelstrom 35L Travel Backpack
$23There's an old saying where I come from, maybe you've heard it. "Buy a backpack at better than half price, all day long you'll feel unusually nice." It's not a saying you get to break out in a wide variety of scenarios, but it's time to shine is indubitably now. This Maelstrom gimmick comes with a detachable crossbody bag and shoe compartment, making it the perfect crime in situations where a stingy airline has insisted on one stowed bag and one small bag. Oh, you'll look perfectly innocent as you board, but then: aha! My one small bag has become three! See how my backpack remains stashed underseat while I retrieve my earbuds from my now-detached crossbody! See how my shoes fall out of their separated compartment as I hoist it victoriously overhead. See how the crewmembers request that I please calm down.
Top Watch Deal
Swiss Watches at Ashford
Up to 85% off + extra 12% off via code "SWISS12"I was investigating why Swiss watches are considered the best in the world, and stumbled upon this explanation of how they got their start — in the 16th century, religious reformer Jean Calvin banned the wearing of ornamental objects, which meant all the goldsmiths and jewelers had to find a new vocation: watchmaking. And now here we are some five centuries later, still excitedly saving on Swiss watches, which just proves that anything done out of spite and vitriol will have only good consequences for at least 500 years.
Top Grocery Deal
Purdue Farms No-Sugar Applewood-Smoked Bacon
Buy 1, Get 2nd FreeWe're all here on the internet, which means we're presumably very tired of being told how delicious bacon is. But it remains undisputed: bacon is beautiful. So getting two helpings of bacon for the cost of one is peak Purdue pork pricing — a plummeting premium per plated pig. Perfect.
Top Laptop Deal
Lenovo Labor Day Doorbusters
Up to 52% offWhile we're sure at least some of these laptops are heavy enough and durable enough to do the job, we recommend using more suitable tools for doorbusting. Even if you ain't afraid of no door, it's a job best accomplished with some sort of ram or prying implement. These laptops are better suited to — say — office work, or video streaming. You could even use one to buy a ram for next time a spooky door needs bustin'. We know it makes you feel good.
