Black Friday deal checker

Stores compare the sale to a "was" price nobody paid. Type what the item usually sells for instead and see your real saving after coupons, cash back, shipping and tax. Add the deals you buy to a list that keeps your budget in check. Your list stays on this device.

Item

Sale price ($)

Store's "was" price ($)

Usual price most weeks ($)

Usual price: what it sold for most of the last few months. Check a price tracker such as camelcamelcamel (Amazon) or Keepa, or other stores. Not sure? Leave it the same as the "was" price.

Extra coupon (% off)

Cash back (%)

Shipping ($)

Sales tax (%)

You really pay

Real saving

Store says

My Black Friday list

Total budget ($)

Keep every gift on budget

Buying gifts this weekend? The Christmas Gift Planner spreadsheet (Excel and Google Sheets) tracks budget per person, what you bought, deal savings and late-delivery dates.

See the Gift Planner

How it is worked out

You pay: sale price minus the coupon, plus shipping, plus tax on the item (most states tax the price after the coupon), minus cash back on the price before tax. Real saving: the usual price with the same tax and shipping, minus what you pay. "Store says" is the discount from the "was" price. A great deal saves at least 20% against the usual price, an OK deal 8-20%; under that it is a normal price with a sale sticker.