Deal alert: $3 movie tickets tonight and 60 more Labor Day deals

Looking for something to do on Saturday night? $3 movie tickets are on sale

The last time movies were this cheap was when Movie Pass was around in 2018

Your friendly neighborhood Swider-Man here in NYC🕸️,

I’m hitting the cinema tonight in Manhattan for back-to-back-to-back movies because theater chains nationwide have a $3 ticket sale (you can & should order tickets ahead of time). I’ll finally see Top Gun: Maverick, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and another movie (feel free to weigh in) costing me a total of $9, not $45 per person!

• AMC $3 per ticket

• Regal $3 per ticket

• Alamo Drafthouse $3 per ticket

• Cinemark $3 per ticket

• Fandango $3 per ticket

My movie marathon record is 31 movies in 31 days. I spent $9.95/mo on Movie Pass, a service that allowed you to see one movie per day. I was testing out if it would work as advertised, and I documented the experience on social media each day. It was also a great way to learn New York City a few months into moving here (I tried to stick to trying a new movie theater in Manhattan and the outer boroughs each day).

The 32 movies in May 2018 cost me $0.32 each. You’d have to go back to the 1940s to get those prices. But $3 in 2022 is still a steal – those are early 1980s prices

I saw a different movie each day, so I definitely saw some stinkers toward the end like ‘Show Dogs’ (thinking the entire run time “Will Arnett, what have you done?!”) hence the very unsure face in that lead photo. But I also found NYC theaters showing classics I never saw on the big screen like Full Metal Jacket at Metrograph, Pulp Fiction at The IFC Center and, also at IFC, Ferris Bueller's Day Off… while taking the work day off.

Movie Pass did in fact work, meaning the 32 movies in May 2018 cost me $0.32 each (and I now know Manhattan by movie venue). You’d have to go back to the 1940s to get those prices. But $3 in 2022 is still a steal – those are early 1980s prices!

Labor Day deals below, iPhone vs Samsung camera comparison tomorrow

I’ve outlined Labor Day deals below and I’ll have a smartphone camera comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 vs the iPhone 13 Pro Max. I find the US Open to be a great venue to test the camera zoom quality on phones.

Sadly, the US Open ends on September 11, and while the rumored iPhone 14 is poised to be announced on Wednesday, September 7, the iPhone 14 release date is expected to be Friday, September 16, just missing the finals. I’ll try to book a Mets game (Yankees are away that week) to test the new cameras, even though the US Open Finals nosebleed seats are ideal for telephoto camera phone testing.

Deals quick link sources

• 📦 Amazon Labor Day deals

• 🏷️ Best Buy Labor Day deals

• 🌟 Walmart Labor Day deals

• 🟦 Samsung Labor Day deals

• 📸 B&H Photo Labor Day deals

• 🪟 Microsoft Labor Day deals
  

Phone and tablet deals*

• 📱 Galaxy Z Fold 4 at Samsung: Up to $900 off + $150 gift card

• 📱 Galaxy Z Flip 4 at Samsung: Up to $700 off + $50 gift card

• 📱 Galaxy S22 Ultra at Samsung: Up to $800 off + 150 gift card

• 📱 $50 off at Amazon: iPad 10.2-inch (now $279, list price $329)

• 📱 $50 off at Amazon: Google Pixel 6a

• 📱 $103 off at Amazon: Google Pixel 6

• 📱 $100 off at Amazon: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

*I’ll have iPhone 14 trade-in deals when that launches to keep things fair

Gaming deals

• ⚙️ $110 off at Best Buy: PS5 SSD 1TB with by Seagate

• ⚙️ $210 off at Best Buy: PS5 SSD 2TB with by Seagate

• ⚙️ $80 off at Best Buy: PS5 SSD 1TB with by WD

• ⚙️ $90 off at Best Buy: PS5 SSD 2TB with by WD

• 💿 Just $24.97 at Amazon: Wolfenstein: The Alternative History Collection

• 🟦 $20 off at Eneba: PlayStation Plus discount code 12-month membership

• 🟩 $20 off at Eneba: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate discount code

MacBook deals

• 🍎💻 $100 off at Amazon: 13.6” MacBook Air M2 ($1,099, was $1,199)

• 🍎💻 $400 off at Amazon: 14” MacBook Pro M1 Pro ($1,599, was $1,999)

• 🍎💻 $400 off at Amazon: 16” MacBook Pro M1 Pro ($2,099, was $2,499)

Laptop deals

• 🔥💻 $300 off ($400 off w/ Totaltech) at Best Buy: Dell XPS 15 FHD+ Intel Core i7

• 🔥💻 $300 off ($400 off w/ Totaltech) at Best Buy: Dell XPS 15 3.5K OLED Intel Core i9 + 16GB RAM

• 🔥💻 $400 off ($500 off w/ Totaltech) at Best Buy: Dell XPS 15 3.5K OLED Intel Core i9 + 32GB RAM

• 🔥💻 Top seller at Best Buy: Dell XPS 17 4K OLED Intel Core i7 + 16GB RAM

• 🔥💻 $250 off at Best Buy: Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 14” AMD Ryzen 7

• 🔥💻 $212 off at Best Buy: Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 14” Intel Core i5

• 🔥💻 $200 off at Best Buy: Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 16” Intel Core i7

• 🔥💻 $200 off at Best Buy: Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 16” Intel Evo i7

• 💻 50% off at Lenovo: ThinkPad X1 Nano

• 💻 $108 off at Amazon: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook

• 💻 $280 off at Amazon: HP Victus 15 gaming laptop

• 💻 $280 off at Walmart: Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5

• 💻 $225 off at Best Buy: Surface Laptop Studio

• 💻 $300 off at Best Buy: Surface Pro 8 w/ keyboard

• 💻 $150 off at Best Buy: Asus 14” Intel Celeron N4020

Headphones & speaker deals

• 🎧 $120 off at Amazon: AirPods Max (now $429, list price $549)

• 🎧 $20 off at Amazon: Beats Fit Pro

• 🎧 $30 off at Best Buy: Google Pixel Buds A-Series

• 🎧 $50 off at Best Buy: Surface Headphones 2

• 🎧 $32 off at Amazon: Sony LinkBuds S wireless earbuds

• 🎧 But: $70 off at Best Buy with Totaltech: Sony LinkBuds S earbuds

• 🎧 $60 off at Amazon: Apple AirPods Pro*

• 🔈 $150 off at Samsung: Samsung Ultra Slim Soundbars

*Apple may announce the new AirPods Pro earbuds soon, so be aware of that. I don’t want to lead you to buy something that’s soon to be refreshed

TV deals

• 📺 $700 off at Samsung: QN900B Neo QLED 8K Smart TV

• 📺 $700 off at Samsung: QN800B Neo QLED 8K Smart TV

• 📺 $1,500 off at Samsung: QN95B Neo QLED 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $400 off at Samsung: QN90B Neo QLED 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $900 off at Samsung: QN80B Neo QLED 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $300 off at Samsung: Q70A Neo QLED 4K Smart TV (last year’s)

• 📺 $50 off at Best Buy: Samsung 75” 7 Series 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $50 off at Best Buy: Samsung 65” 7 Series 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $30 off at Best Buy: Samsung 55” 7 Series 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $700 off at Best Buy: Sony Bravia XR 65” A80K 4K OLED Google TV

• 📺 $600 off at Best Buy: LG 65” C2 OLED evo 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $40 off at Best Buy: LG 43” UQ75 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $80 off at Best Buy: LG 65” UQ75 4K Smart TV

• 📺 $30 off at Best Buy: Vizio 40” D Series 1080p Smart TV

• 📺 $200 off at Samsung: Freestyle portable projector

Smartwatch deals*

• ⌚ $125 off at Amazon: Apple Watch Series 7 (now $299, was $399)*

• ⌚ $50 off: Withings ScanWatch smartwatch

*Apple is expected to announce the Apple Watch 8, so be aware of that

Smart home deals

• 🤖 $210 off at Amazon: iRobot Roomba J7+ robot vacuum

• 🤖 $120 off at Walmart: Anker Eufy 25C robot vacuum

• 🤖 $240 off at Walmart: Roborock S6 Pure robot vacuum & mop

• 💡 $35 off at Amazon: Philips Hue White & Color A19 Smart Bulb 3pk

• 📺 $45 off at Best Buy: Google Nest Hub

• 📺 $55 off at Best Buy: Google Nest Hub Max

• 📷 $50 off at Amazon: Ring Floodlight Cam Pro