Microcenter B&M BF deals on LCD TV AR- $800/42", $500/37", $370/32"

[DJFuji]

oh wow. I was contemplating getting the 32" but decided against it after seeing the issues with 480i input. And i couldn't justify the 37" w/o no tuner, especially when i don't watch tv. But maybe i wouldnt have had a chance anyway with the number of people that showed up. Waiting in line in the cold for 3 hours is not worth a couple hundred bucks in savings, especially for something i didn't really need. Great deal, though. I'm curious how the people with the 32" like it and if the 480 issue bothers them,

 

[AntiStatic]

i did not arrive at my local MC until 6:45 and still managed to get the 42" I felt bad because they guy in the checkout line with me had gotten there at 4am to get the same tv i got lol.

 

[Java Cafe]

In Dallas, I got in line at 3:30 AM, after about 230 or so people, the line snaking beside and behind the store. (Wal-Mart was just across the parking lot. There were no more than 80 people in line there.) I was very tempted to get back home, since the cool breeze got progressively colder throughout the night. I was among the last people who got the coupon for any of these TVs. Interestingly, the 32" sold of the earliest, and the 37" was the last. I got the 42", but anyone who showed up after 3:45 didn't have a chance! It was funny to see people come in later at 6 am, browse those display models, and ask the manger how they could get one of those.

At 6 AM, when the store doors opened, there must have been over 600 people in line.

In the store, they were pushing hard to sell the $149 store-issued warranty for 3 years. Should I have bought that? They said that they 1-year manufacturer's warranty I have would end up costing me $175 every time the service person had to pay me a visit. One salesperson said that I needed to buy their warranty today; another said I had one-month. I didn't buy one though.

 

[Java Cafe]

Suggestions, anyone, for a decent stand (base) for the 42-incher, wherein I will have to put the other components of my home theater system? Thanks.

 

[Indolent]

Minneapolis

32" = 130
37" = 130
42" = 200

Got there about 5am. About 200-250 people back. 32's were gone the quickest, not that I cared. I picked up a 42. They had about 50 42's left and a few less 37's left whey they got to me. As far as I could tell, anyone that got there before 5:45 got a tv. A few people were turned down.

I too am looking for a decent stand for the tv and my receiver and stuff. I know I saw a decent one at IKEA a while ago but I don't know if this tv will fit in it or not.

 

[FreshPrince]

so...it would be safe to say don't even try to show up after work to pickup a 42" because they're already gone?

 

[Indolent]

They seemed to be purposely misleading about the rebate forms. No one I asked knew where the rebates were. The person in the checkout line handing out rebate forms didn't have it. She said they had it in back when you pick up the tv. In back, they said I could print it out in the front of the store. I go on that computer and click on syntax and there is one rebate, and it's for the right amount but I didn't notice the sku was different. It's for the 42 inch monitor, not tv. Argh!


Anyone else have problems getting the rebate form? Also, can anyone post a scan of it online? Would they accept that? otherwise I have to make another drive back...

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
so...it would be safe to say don't even try to show up after work to pickup a 42" because they're already gone?

Yup, they were saying that even people with vouchers had to pick theirs up by 3pm or they wouldn't get the sale price.

 

[SaoFeng]

i got the 37"! and i waited 5 in line to get it!
AHAHHAHAA

 

[LalTimatar]

Update - Just returned from Micro Center - Got the price adjustment, and got a new receipt, so hopefully, the rebate should not be a problem

Originally posted by: LalTimatar

I'll post an update on Friday .....

Originally posted by: GTFan

Originally posted by: LalTimatar
I visited the Micro Center store at Santa Clara, and the Manager told me that they would give me a price adjustment for the LCD TV (Olevia Syntax model 542i). Anytime on Friday. I picked one up, and will go back Friday for a price adjustment

You're lucky or the manager hasn't gotten the word, because nearly everyone at FW asking the stores about this (including myself) has reported that MC will NOT price adjust this year if you buy in advance. They have done that with prior BF sales, but not this time.

 

[Havoc13]

Tustin/Irvine Store -

Arrived prior to 5am and there were approx. 600 people lined up. Employee said that they had 200 of each model. 37" were the last to go, ran out about 20 people ahead of me.

Went back 5 1/2 hours later to check on some of the other deals and the checkout line was still 1 1/2 hours long.

Awesome deal on the LCD's but Micro Center could sure figure out a better way to handle checkout and pickup, after you have been there for hours already.

 

[pdo]

I was at the Tustin store at 1:30AM and there's probably about 200 people in front of me. I thought I wasn't gonna score if they let people get 1 of each size. But they only allowed 1 for each person this year. So me and my girlfriend got a 42" and a 32".

 

[slayer202]

Wow, sounds intense. Lets see some pictures

what are the model numbers?

 

[edro]

I got to the Columbus Microcenter @ 6:15am and the line was literally 1/4 mile long. Every person near me was talking about the LCD TVs, and after 10min. of watching the girlfriend shiver, we decided to go accross the street and eat at Bob Evans!

I bailed out. I figured we would have waited another hour, at least, and I would have been super pissed if they were sold out when I got there.

 

[Spurst]

edro, i wish i knew.. i had an extra voucher on the 32" i didnt use. We didnt have room for it... I ended up trying to give it away with no luck.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Spurst
edro, i wish i knew.. i had an extra voucher on the 32" i didnt use. We didnt have room for it... I ended up trying to give it away with no luck.

Ah, that's ok. I wanted the 42" anyway. Thanks!

 

[coolred]

Originally posted by: edro

Originally posted by: Spurst
edro, i wish i knew.. i had an extra voucher on the 32" i didnt use. We didnt have room for it... I ended up trying to give it away with no luck.

Ah, that's ok. I wanted the 42" anyway. Thanks!

Should have gone back up there at 3:00, they resold all the TV's that nobody had picked up yet. Had about 60 of each model still in stock.

 

[Spurst]

 

[Spurst]

Well, Microcenter denied my rebating citing they did not have the original UPC. I sent it. I have been dealing with Customer support who is non-native english speaking. He can not understand me when I talk, and keeps putting me on hold. So far, we are at 45 minutes and counting.

I do have copies of everything btw.

***Update***
Phone call just ended. Ernesto said they will push my rebate through. It took ~1hr on the phone, but they are not requiring that I send additional information.

 

[Java Cafe]

Spurst,

How long did it take for you to be able to see the rebate information online? It has been 7 weeks since I sent mine in (with delivery confirmation, so I know they got it), but on the rebate tracking system on the web site, it shows up as "Not Found."

 

[Spurst]

I *never* saw the rebate information online. The card just randomly showed up. I have a bad feeling about this rebate with MC. I sent my UPC with my stuff. It was all stapled together and still, they insisted they never got it. I have a feeling that they had too many MC rebates lately and are too unorganized to process all of them. Who knows, maybe it'll end up a class action lawsuit.

OR... we could all just get our rebates in the next 4 weeks like they said I would. I'm hoping its the latter.

 

[TMarshall]

I ended up calling last night since mine was not showing up on the website. After the customer service lady dug through it she told me that there had been issues with this rebate and that they had sent out cards inadvertently telling people that their rebate was denied. She claims that today was the first they had heard of it and the whole problem had been escalated to upper management. She said her best advice was to wait 10-14 days and then call back to either see if everything had been taken care of. I guess the other option if it is not taken care of is raise some hell.

I think the customer service number you call for rebate status is operated by Microcenter and they just have access to the rebate companies information. So they are not directly in charge of the money being sent out. The only thing Microcenter can do is complain to their rebate company to do their job or else get a new rebate company.

 

[Spurst]

well, if they deny all of those rebates wrongly, i foresee a hefty class action lawsuit. I mean with 150 - 200 rebates, it doesnt take very many to get into the millions. I mean they sold these twice - Black Friday and the day after christmas. I'm guessing that they sold more than 10k of these.

19 Stores
$200 rebate
500 units per store
1,900,000.00 = Total rebates per sale.
$3,800,000.0 = Grand total lost if MC eats all the rebates after both sales

 

[Java Cafe]

I looked at the web site today and now, a few days shy of 8 weeks, I do see the entry. It is in Stage 2 (of four stages), at "Processing." The fours stages are: Mail Submission, Processing, Check Approved, and Check Mailed. Under Customer Information, I also see "Error(s): None." That's a relief. So far, so good.

This, BTW, is the web site: https://www.web-rebates.com/microcenter/

 

[Java Cafe]

I got the 42" Olevia on BF. Those of you who also got the same model, could you tell me . . . is there any way to fill up the whole screen of the TV when watching an analog signal? The "Aspect" setting takes it about 70% of the screen, and the Zoom 1 does fill it up, but blows up the image to about 105% or so. So, the borders of the image gets chopped off. Can anyone else relate to what I'm trying to say?