Here are the Cyber Monday (11/26) offers from Toys R Us:

• Get 20% Cash Back on Your Entire Order (account credit up to $50) when you pay with PayPal!
• Save 30% on Dream Life Superstar
• Save 25% on an Enchanted Tales Kitchen
• Save 30% on a Country Cottage Playhouse
• Crayola Paint Your Own Soccer Ball-Only $9.98
• Crayola Do it Yourself Puppet Pals-Just $9.98
• Save 25% on Dora’s Get Ready Kitchen
• Once Upon a Time Mirror-Just $9.98

Here are the Black Friday and Saturday offers from Toys R Us:

• 50% Off BRATZ Adjustable Quad Skates (11/23 to 11/24)
• Save $50 STEP 2 Neat & Tidy Cottage (11/23 to 11/24)
• Save $40 FIRST ACT Electric Guitar Pack (11/23 to 11/24)
• 50% Off NEW BRIGHT 1:14 Scale RC Hummer H3 or Chevy Silverado (11/23 to 11/24)
• Save $30 HOME DEPOT 2-in-1 Deluxe Workshop (11/23 to 11/24)
• IMAGINARIUM Arch Train Table (11/23 to 11/24)
• FREE Transportation Train Set When you buy the Imaginarium Arch Train Table (11/23 to 11/24)
• Save $30 LEAP FROG Learn Around Playground (11/23 to 11/24)
• Mad Science Dinosaur Curator Set (11/23 to 11/24)
• 40% Off STEP 2 Scribble Center (11/23 to 11/24)
• Save $15 MEGA BLOKS Dora Gardening Bucket (11/23 to 11/24)
• 50% Off Dance Styles Studio (11/23 to 11/24)
• 50% Off BRATZ Gold Medal Gymnastics Dolls (11/23 to 11/24)
• Over 60% Off Dream Life Game (11/23 to 11/24)
• 33% Off VTECH Learning Laptop (11/23 to 11/24)

If you ever wondered where Amazon hides their lists of discounted products (from 10% off to 90% off), look no further. The list below includes links to all the official discount pages on Amazon. Make sure to bookmark these links as Amazon constantly reduces items.

Apparel and Accessories:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Beauty:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Bed and Bath:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Books:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Camera and Photo:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Cell Phones and Service:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers and PC Hardware:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers and Video Games:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
DVD:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Electronics:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Furniture and Decor:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Gourmet Food:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
GPS and Navigation:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Grocery:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Health and Personal Care:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Home and Garden:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Jewelry and Watches:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Kitchen and Housewares:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Magazines and Newspapers:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Musical Instruments:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Office Products:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Outdoor Living:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Pet Supplies:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Shoes:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Software:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Sports and Outdoors:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Tools and Hardware:	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Toys and Games :	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%

The promotional materials for the next product leads off with “Harness all the energy and excitement of the Blue Man Group” but we really know this about harnessing that energy and excitement of kids who usually hit, bang, and slap everything in sight.

The Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes, based on the innovative percussion instruments created by those three guys with blue painted faces, features eight motion sensitive tubes that play sounds by simply waving the percussion sticks (meaning no drumming required, but I bet that won’t stop your kid from doing it). This battery powered musical toy comes with six different instruments including drums and xylophone. In a sign of the times, it also features an iPod/MP3 player dock which allows your kids to drum to music tracks.

This gift, great for your niece or nephew since you don’t have to deal with the noise, is designed for kids 8 and up and requires 4AA batteries. Selling at $60 to $70, it’s a top seller so keep checking these retailers to see if it’s in stock.

Links:  Blue Man Group Percussion Tubes at Amazon, Toys R Us, eToys, and Walmart

Buy.com is joining the Cyber Monday fray with sales on 177 products including TVs, roller shoes, CDs, Video Games, and bags. The deals are even sweeter if you use the $10 off $30 or $20 off $50 Google Checkout coupons.

The biggest sale item appears to be a Philips 42″ Widescreen HDTV Plasma TV for $1249.99 plus free shipping. If you’re buying a TV, you might as well pick up the Sennheiser RS100 Wireless Headphones for only $46.78 and great movies to watch such as The Ultimate Matrix Collection for $37.99. If you’re looking for a huge discounts, check out the ZyXEL X-550 Xtreme MIMO Wireless Broadband Router which retails for $109 but after sale, rebate, and coupon can be your for a mere $21.75. One of the hottest backpacks, the Swiss Army (Wenger) Synergy Laptop Backpack, can be yours for $50 with free shipping. If you’re always on the go, maybe you need roller shoes, because they’re selling Heelys Rebel Roller Shoes for $54.98.

Click here to see all the sale items. Below are the “official” details on the products we mentioned:

Philips USA 42PF7321D – 42 Widescreen HDTV Plasma TV with Pixel Plus Philips USA 42PF7321D 42 Widescreen Plasma TV with Pixel Plus Turn up your viewing experience with Pixel Plus Experience the superior picture quality of this excellent Flat TV with the latest Plasma technology and Pixel Plus. It’s packed into a stunning design that will complement your interior. Share music and photos via the built-in USB.

	Sennheiser RS100 – 900 MHz Wireless Headphones The RS100 is the affordable entry model into Sennheiser’s line of 900 MHz wireless headphones. The RS100 is a light weight and ultra comfortable headphone, allowing for hours of wireless listening enjoyment.

Ultimate Matrix Collection The definitive ten-disc DVD set, The Ultimate Matrix Collection features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with a newly remastered picture and sound for The Matrix. Also included is the companion piece The Matrix Revisited and the best-selling The Animatrix, plus five entirely new DVDs packed solid with brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the Matrix universe, including two new audio commentaries on each film, Enter the Matrix video game footage, 106 deep-delving featurettes/ documentaries and much more!

ZyXEL X-550 Xtreme MIMO Wireless Broadband Router Say Goodbye to Lag Time and Dead-spots! The ZyXEL X-550 XtremeMIMO Broadband Router, featuring up to 108Mbps Super G in Turbo Mode Wireless and MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) Smart Antenna Technology, provides the ultimate in speed and coverage – it is also backwards compatible with your standard IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Networks. When the X-550 connects with non XtremeMIMO products, it extends the range and raises the throughput. With built-in Stream Engine, the X-550 reduces latency and boosts network efficiency for optimal performance. The X-550 intelligently prioritizes network traffic for online gaming, VoIP and other Internet applications transmitting simultaneously. It can be setup with a USB flash drive in seconds by Microsoft Windows Connect Now. Home Networking has never been so exciting!

Synergy Laptop Backpack by Wenger (r) Maker of the Genuine Swiss Army Knife(tm) The Wenger Swiss Army Synergy Backpack is the perfect pack for the techie on the go! Keep your laptop in the padded compartment and all your accessories in the other. Stylish and made of only the finest materials that Wenger could produce! Swiss Gear by Wenger Maker of the Genuine Swiss Army Knife Computer Backpack: gray; nylon/poly; fits most 15.4 notebooks; padded computer pocket; air-flow back padding; shock absorber shoulder straps; music player/headset port; essentials organizer

	Heelys Rebel White Pink Roller Shoes Women/Girls The Heely’s Rebel roller shoes bring you a new style of skating with special wheels housed in the heel. They allow you to transition to a roll at any given moment for coasting fun and original tricks. Remove the detachable wheel and Heely’s instantly transform into a pair of fashionable street shoes.

Link:  Cyber Monday Sale at Buy.com

Wal-Mart‘s “Cyber Monday” deals are really a post-Thanksgiving week-long sale on 51 select items ranging from cookies, to toys, to DVDs.

Looking through the list, we’re drawn to the DeLonghi Steam Cappuccino Espresso Machine for only $39.87, which would go well with the Starbucks Holiday Favorites for $18.22. You can pick up 3 PS2 or Xbox games (from a select list, of course) for only $25. As for gadgets and electronics, there’s a Visco 37″ Widescreen LCD HDTV for $798, a Philips 3 Megapixel Retro Style Ultra Digital Camera for a mere $49, a Kodak 5 Megapixel EasyShare V570 Dual Lens Digital Camera for $218, and a Garmin StreetPilot i5 GPS for $289. Take a look and see if anything sparks your interest.

Link:  Post Thanksgiving “Super Online Specials” at WalMart.com (expires 12/1/06)

Now through 11/26, the official Lego store is offering $10 off $150, $20 off $200, and $30 off $300 coupons. Lego is a great toy for children and adults with a selection of classic Lego products and new ones featuring items from Harry Potter and Star Wars. For the kid in you, check out Lego Mindstorms which allows you to build real working robots.

Link:  $10 off $150, $20 off $200, or $30 off $300 and free shipping on orders over $99 (expires 11/26/06)

Disney Shopping‘s Thanksgiving deals are now available and they include up to 60% off many items, $10 off $50, $20 off $75, free shipping on orders over $100, and daily deals. This may be a good opportunity to beat the Black Friday rush and buy some Disney clothing, toys, and other branded products for kids and adults at a discounted price. These discounts and coupons expire on 11/26/06 and can be accessed from the page linked below.

Links:  DisneyShopping’s Thanksgiving Day Sales and Promotions (expires 11/26/06)

Shopperism (the concept, not this website) has taken over our world and no where is that more evident than the new Monopoly Here and Now. The latest reissue of the classic Parker Brothers board game has been redesigned to what Hasbro considers “a representation of America in the 21st Century”. The game boasts five new tokens including a Toyota Prius Hybrid, New Balance running shoe, McDonald’s French Fries, a cup of Starbucks coffee, and a Motorola RAZR. The remaining three tokens are not branded and they include a Jet, a Labradoodle, and a laptop (couldn’t get Apple or Dell branding on this one?). It’s interesting that these products, representing the best and worst of mainstream American commercialism, were chosen. Despite their denials, I still suspect it has more to do with deals cut by the Hasbro team than anything else. Also, unlike the other products, Toyota is not an American company but they are the largest car company on the planet and if you look at the roads today, you’ll see that they are as American as Soccer and Gelato (meaning we’ve adopted them as our own).

Continuing the modernization of the game, which was based on Atlantic City real estate in the Great Depression, the new properties represent expensive real estate across the country. Boardwalk is now Times Square while Park Place was dropped for Fenway Park. How will kids ever know about Ventnor Avenue or Marvin Gardens? The four railroads were replaced by the four busiest airports in the country: Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Chicago’s O’Hare, LA’s LAX, and New York’s JFK. Also, inflation hurts, so dollar amounts are higher (pass “Go” get $2 million).

Monopoly Here and Now is available for around $30 from several online merchants including, Amazon, eToys and WalMart. Expect to see a significant advertising campaign in the near future. Those of you still craving for the original Monopoly (as designed in 1935) can continue to purchase the classic version and the many custom versions out there.

Links:

• Monopoly Here and Now
• Monopoly Here and Now (Limited Edition)
• Monopoly Here and Now (PC Game)
• Monopoly Classic Edition
• Monopoly 70th Anniversary Edition

Buying baby-related products can be an expensive task. Thankfully, Babies R Us, one of the nations leading baby product retail stores, is offering discounts on various items including car seats, diaper bags, bedding, and clothing. Here are the specifics:

• $10 off select Car Seats
• 15% off select Diaper Bags
• 20% off select Toddler Bedding
• $20 off select Travel systems over $100
• Buy 1 Get 1 50% off on select Gerber Onesies