Amazon offers Amazon Prime members the Vivitar Professional Series 50" Tripod together with a Carrying Bag, model no. VPT-1250, for $9 with free shipping. (Non-members pay $5.58 for shipping, or get free shipping on orders of $25 or more.) That's $2 under last week's mention (which also came with a carrying bag) and the lowest total price we could find by $5. It features a bubble level, 360 degrees of motion, non-slip rubber feet, quick-release mount, and more.

Amazon Prime membership is $79 per year; however, Prime is free for college students for six months, and free for parents and caregivers for three months.