Amazon Deal Alerts & Discussion Thread

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As of 7:00 pm EDT, Jun 27, the Kershaw FreeFall folding knife is on sale at Amazon for $9.98 + tax. This tip is a courtesy of https://bensbargains.com/. Cheers!

Oops, the price is now $15.89. Sorry.

I was able to do the same.

price is back to 15.89 :weary:

I don’t know who Ben is but he stole my slickdeals post of this lol. Anyway, the knife is cheap enough at $10 but there is substantial vertical blade play, grounded portion that meets the liner lock is not flush when locked open. so you can feel the blade play either grasping the blade or shaking the whole knife while open, :person_facepalming: might just have to return this one, not sure its safe even as a beater.

An Amazon (US) Lightening Deal starts for the Thorfire VG15S starting at 2:15 pm EDT, July 4th. It is currently listed at $21.50 with a $3.00 coupon. I paid $16.12 during a Lightening deal in March. Here is the VG15S manual (a PDF download).

Technical Parameters
Mode FireFly Low Med High Turbo
Output (Lumens) 0.5 50 200 600 1070
Runtime (Hours) 360 22 2+45 1+25 0+45
Distance 200 meters
Intensity 9800 candellas (Max)
Impact Resistance 1 meter
Waterfroof IPX-8, underwater 2 meters
Accessorie Spare O-ring

The color temperature is approximately 5500 K 6000 - 6500K and the flashlight has mode memory. Turbo mode steps down to High after 3 minutes. In Turbo mode, mine gets warm but never too hot to touch. The only real complaint I have about my VG15s is that there is an approximately 1/2 second delay between FireFly mode and Low mode, and approximately a 1/4 second delay between Low and Medium. That is to say, you 1/2 press the button and there is a conspicuous delay between mode changes.

I cannot help but compare this flashlight to my BLF A6 siince the A6, for me, is the gold standard in 18650 tube flashlights. The A6 has a nicer finish (IMHO), better performance, more color temperature options, and more mode options than the VG15S. BangGood now regularly offers A6s from both their Chinese and US stores for under $20. Recently, Bilakos10 provided a BangGood coupon code that brought A6 price down to $17.50 at the Chinese store. (That code is no longer valid.) My point is, the VG15S is a decent flashlight, but there are probably better values available.

Update: Fin17 is currently offering a coupon code for the A6 that brings the price down to $17.50!

Update2: With the coupon, the Lightening Deal price on the VG15S is $13.12. You have to checkout before you see the coupon savings.This deal will be available until 8:15 pm EDT, or until they run out of flashlights.

Update3: My questions to ThorfireDirect about the VG15S:

Is the VG15S crenelated bezel aluminum, stainless steel, or some other metal?
How many amps does the LED draw during Turbo Mode?
What is the LED's color temperature?
Thanks!

Their reply:

The bezel of VG15S is make of stainless steel.
3 A on Turbo Mode.
The color temperature of the VG15S light is 6000-6500K.

Wow … snagged one. $13.12 delivered. Many Thanks for the heads up.

Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal: $21.50
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Your Coupon Savings: -$3.00
Lightning Deal: -$5.38
Total before tax: $13.12
Estimated tax to be collected: $0.00
Grand Total: $13.12

On July 10th 2018, there is a price drop on a Lumintop SD4A for $25.99 with Prime delivery.

Lumintop SD4A at Amazon

Interesting. It seems like it can run on a variety of batteries, provided you can make them fit. It looks like it can boost 1D cell, buck 4s AA. Tempting as an emergency light.

Eneloop AAA 12 pack is an Amazon deal of the day for prime members. Only $17.45

Rofis MR70 3500 lumens rechargeable with 26650 battery
$62.95 (originally $90).
Two color temps in one flashlight.
MR70 review by Narmattaru

Rofis R1 900 lumens adjustable-head magnetic rechargeable with RCR123A battery CW and NW
$41.95 + 5% discount coupon = $39.86 (orginally $60)
R1 review by bdm82

Rofis R2 700 lumens adjustable-head magnetic rechargeable with 14500 battery CW and NW
$41.95 + 5% discount coupon = $39.86 (orginally $60)
R2 Review by WillyD

Other Rofis price drops as well… such as the the R3 (18650) for $52.25 after coupon and the older model TR15 CW (AA or 14500) for $30.

The Rofis R series all come with headbands.
Looks like Amazon Prime shipping for all of the above.

Any good deals today?

nothing primo in my searching yet
seen as good before

Found another deal, currently at $3.34 add on item.
http://a.co/4CZPssb
Aimkon iTP N1 CREE XP-G2 165lm Keychain Flashlight

This is a very nice keychain light that uses 1/3N primary lithium batteries. It is smaller than 10180 lights. Peak output is insane for this size at 165 advertised lumens. My eyeball test says its about 140 real lumens. Unfortunately, 1/3N batteries are expensive and I haven’t been able to find a rechargeable cell to fit. I got one when it was $3.75, and the price fluctuates between that and $20.

The Olight S1R Baton 900 lumens has dropped to $32.24 after applying 30% coupon (usually $65) .

Update:
The Olight S1 Mini 600 lumens with 16340 rechargeable battery has dropped to $24.50 with 30% coupon. (usually $50).

The Lumintop Tool AA is in an Amazon (US) Lightening Deal until about 10:55 EDT, Jul 20 for $14.80. I believe the UltraTac A1 may be giving the Tool AA some competition in the future because of the similar form factor and modes However, the A1 has a better mode spread using NiMH, Alkaline, and primary lithium batteries: Low (1 Lumen) -> Med (30 Lumens)-> High (220 Lumens). Both the A1 and Tool AA start out in Low, have no mode memory. The A1 also has a more pleasant color tempertature IMHO at around 5500K verus 6500K for the Tool AA.

Thorfire VG10s is currently 40% off with N5LH2OQT coupon code, which brings it to $14.70 before tax.

Update: It looks like Thorfire is doing a lot of promotions on Amazon right now. A lot of the lights have coupons.

Many of the ones that don’t have coupons have substantial discounts on purchases of one or more if you scroll and look at the special offers. For example, the BLF Q8 is currently 30% off ($50.40) using the promotion code listed in special offers.

Finally, various products have discounts if you buy with other ThorFire products.

I took a chance on two of these headlamps from US Amazon. Two buttons provide separate control of the white and red LEDs. They are $4.04 each with coupon code HEADCO05.

Tested the coupon code again and it didn't work for me. Maybe it is one-time use only. Bon Chance!

Have you received yours yet? If so, how is the tint color? Does it have mode memory? Can the strobe be bypassed?

FYI, it looks like it’s shipping from China.

No sir, I haven't received them and really know nothing about them other that what's in the description. But I doubt that you can bypass the strobe. They will probably be gifted. Bon Chance if you buy one!