Looks like with all those iPods and bad Christmas movie DVDs everyone’s buying, Amazon is running out of boxes. Jason Coe over at Appmodo bought a simple little car charger last week, and Amazon shipped it to him in a box nearly big enough for said car’s spare tire. Now, obviously, this is bad for both Amazon’s bottom line and for the environment, yet we see it quite often. Why?

Black Friday is over, and if you did things properly, you stayed at home and did all of your shopping online. If not, and you’re trying to waste time at work by finding the deals you missed amongst the masses Friday, we’ve got a handy roundup of Apple related Cyber Monday specials right here. The Mac, iPhone and iPod are covered, including deals that have carried over from Friday. Get your credit card ready and head on in.

If you’ve been reading Appletell for the last week, you know there were lots of great Black Friday deals on Apple’s products. Apple hasn’t offically relased a statement of how well they did, but we have a few stats…

While Apple has their own Black Friday event, online retailer Amazon is having a wide-ranging sale on just about everything, including some iPod accessories and Mac software. Oh, and the top thirteen mp3 players are all iPods. And let’s not forget Amazon’s Apple Store, which is offering a competitive advantage against Apple’s own Black Friday pricing. Here’s what we’ve found so far, though they’re adding new deals throughout the day…

We’ve been speculating for a few days now on what sort of Apple Store Black Friday sales event we’d see, and it’s now been officially unveiled. First, you get free shipping on any order over $50, which brings Apple in line with other online retailers (still have to pay taxes, though). Apple’s also offering free engraving on all new iPods. Beyond that, pretty much everything’s on sale, from the iMac and MacBook Pro to the iPod, Apple TV and iWork.

Not everyone ventures out on Black Friday. Some people still work, or sit around at home, or end up stuck in traffic jams or long lines. If you find yourself in that situation, why not take advantage of these iPhone app Black Friday deals and download a new game or utility at a great price, such as free? It’s true. You won’t believe the apps that companies are just giving away this year, but you have to get them now.

The people need the gifts, sure, but what about your needs. What if you need to get some work done or want to try out new games on your Macintosh? (Stop laughing, they do exist, and they’re good.) We at Appletell understand, and have accommodated by rounding up the Macintosh software Black Friday deals for you. Happy downloading.

In celebration of Thanksgiving (and likely Black Friday as well), Agile Web Solutions is offering their iPhone app known as 1Password Pro touch to its customers completely free of charge (the app normally goes for $7.99). If you’re interested in this deal, don’t wait too long; the offer is only valid until December 1st. Even if you don’t use the Mac version of this app, 1Password touch is a great password manager for your iPhone or iPod touch

If Apple’s rumored Black Friday sale isn’t quite good enough for you, know this; there are other options. Best Buy will be having a Black Friday Apple sale of their own, if the image above is to be believed, and in some cases it will beat the Apple sale. But that’s not all; MacMall.com is currently running a very impressive sale on MacBook Pros.

If you have a Mac and don’t already own a copy of Microsoft Office for Mac, this upcoming Friday through Monday is the time to buy yourself one. Microsoft has announced they will be offering Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Editions for just $99, $50 off the standard retail price. Microsoft’s current deals are also quite bargain-worthy, as their Office 2008 Home and Student Edition is currently $20 off, their Business Edition Upgrade is $40 off and their Business Edition is $50 off.