Official Black Friday Thread

[aphex]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: aphex
One more question, Does Walmart typically hand out tickets?

nope, they open the doors, tell you which corner of the store the hot items are piled in, and it's a free for all

How exactly will that work with the Plasma's? I cant really just pick it up

 

[dakata24]

are you serious? that bites. i think ill have a better chance at bestbuy then since they do pass out tickets. i prefer the first come first serve than a mob when the doors open.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: dakata24
are you serious? that bites. i think ill have a better chance at bestbuy then since they do pass out tickets. i prefer the first come first serve than a mob when the doors open.

What? That's crazy.....that is gonna be one big wrestling match. ATleast that means you could show up 5 min before opening and still go FTW!

 

[RossMAN]

RE: AOL $250 discount @ Circuit City, does the $14.95/mo plan qualify?

 

[sigs3gv]

I'm relatively new to the BF scene, but does CompUSA hand out tickets?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: sigs3gv
I'm relatively new to the BF scene, but does CompUSA hand out tickets?

Not that I'm aware of and CompUSA will be opening at 11:59 PM, w00t!

 

[sigs3gv]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: sigs3gv
I'm relatively new to the BF scene, but does CompUSA hand out tickets?

Not that I'm aware of and CompUSA will be opening at 11:59 PM, w00t!

Ehh...I hope they still have stuff left when I go there at 5:00AM.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: sigs3gv

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: sigs3gv
I'm relatively new to the BF scene, but does CompUSA hand out tickets?

Not that I'm aware of and CompUSA will be opening at 11:59 PM, w00t!

Ehh...I hope they still have stuff left when I go there at 5:00AM.

There's a chance since most people will probably ASSUME they open at 5-6AM like everyone else.

 

[weirdichi]

Anybody have a scan of the Microcenter ad for BF? They have some laptops for around $300 also (I just read in an email I got, but no more details).

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: weirdichi
Anybody have a scan of the Microcenter ad for BF? They have some laptops for around $300 also (I just read in an email I got, but no more details).

Ripped from another forum

Ticketed items below.

$199.99 Compaq Presario SR1403WM Desktop PC (No monitor; refurb)
After $50 & $100 rebates.
AMD Sempron 3000+, Windows XP Home, 80GB HD, CD-RW/DVD combo drive.
Ten available per store.

$299.99 Toshiba Satellite L25-S119
After $200 & $100 rebates.
Intel Celeron M 370, Windows XP Home, 256MB DDR2, 60GB HD, 15" TruBrite, CD-RW/DVD combo drive
Five available per store.

$69.99 OTD iPod Shuffle 512MB (refurb)
Twenty-five available per store

$14.99 100GB PATA Maxtor HD
After $75 rebate. Twenty-five available per store


Also of note:

$19.99 (after $30 & $30 MIR) Kingston 512MB PC2700/2100 Ram
$189.99 (after $50 MIR) Acer 19" AL1914BM LCD
$399.99 (after $200 & $200 MIR) 26" HD-Ready LCD TV
$699.99 (after $300 & $100 MIR) 32" HD-Ready LCD TV
$999.99 (after $300 & $200 MIR) 37" HDTV LCD
$59.99 (after $40 MIR) 7" Portable DVD player
FAR SMC G router, GigaFast USB adapter, Hawking antenna


Yadda yadda yadda.

I have the ad in front of me; nice people gave me one out the door today. If there's any interest, I'll put up the rest of it and/or take pictures of the ad.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
RE: AOL $250 discount @ Circuit City, does the $14.95/mo plan qualify?

Taken from the fine print from page 1 of the Madness Ad

*A0L DETAILS: 12-month AOL commitment required. IF YOU CANCEL OR ARE TERMINATED FROM THE AOL SERVICE FOR ANY REASON BEFORE THE END OF THE COMMITMENT PERIOD, OR IF
YOU SWITCH TO ANOTHER PRICE PLAN BEFORE THE END OF YOUR COMMITMENT, YOU WILL BE CHARGED A CANCELLATION FEE EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF THE MONTHS LEFT ON YOUR COMMITMENT MULTIPLIED BY YOUR MONTHLY FEE. AOL
membership fees will be charged in monthly installments of $14.95 or $23.90, depending on selected price plan. This offer cannot be combined with the AOL Optimized PC or Laptop Offer. Offer available to new AOL
members in the US, 18 or older with a major payment card. Savings at time of purchase are in the form of a gift card applied instantly as a method of payment. America On-line and AOL are registered trademarks of America On-line, Inc. The Triangle
Design and The Running Man icon are trademarks of America Online, Inc. © 2005 America On-line, Inc. All rights reserved. Offer expires 1/28/2006. Additional restrictions apply. See store or www.CompUSA.com for details.

Quoted from this thread at FW

 

[RossMAN]

Thanks Sluggo!

So the $199 laptop ends up costing $378.40 after AOL 1 year.

Very nice deal.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Thanks Sluggo!

So the $199 laptop ends up costing $378.40 after AOL 1 year.

Very nice deal.

Hmmm, my bad. I linked to the details of the CompUSA/AOL offer.

I cant imagine that the CC offer is much different.

 

[RossMAN]

WTF??? Back to the dogpound for you.

 

[weirdichi]

I think I will go to CC and pick up the laptop. For $378 and change, it's gotta better screen (from what I've read on other forums), more HD space (60GB vcs 40GB), and twice as much ram (512 vs 256).

The Microcenter one has rebates, but I might just have to go get one if I can't get one at CC.

 

[KrillBee]

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[thesurge]

OMG It's almost BlackFriday eve....

huh, what's thanksgiving?

 

[meltdown75]

i just found out last night why they call it Black Friday.

 

[aphex]

Heads up: Some of the bestbuy tvs are already onsale on BB.com w// free shipping...

For instance the 51" Toshiba HDTV (regular projector) is alreasdy marked down to $899 along with the 42" Magnavox Plasma for $1499

 

[Mermaidman]

Uh-wrong forum?

On a serious note: Do you think shopping in crowded stores significantly increases one's chances of catching a bug?

 

[rh71]

question about rebates... ordered the Polaroid DVD Player @ Circuit City 3 times (3 different credit cards, 3 online transactions) but they are all the same home address for billing... but it will be in-store pickup.

I know usually the rebates are 1 per household, but we do have 3 home addresses to use when we send away the rebate. Will that work ?

 

[sigs3gv]

Does anymore have a scan of the CompUSA BF ad for the New Jersey area?

 

[Gibson486]

I didn't get a compusa ad in the newspaper I would get a new laptop on black friday, but i am going to do some pretty extenove stuff at work with it, so they will not do

 

[sigs3gv]

Nevermind, I found some scans from CompUSA's ad.

http://www.thetechguide.com/blackfriday/compusa1.html

 

[AnyMal]

Can someone clarify Staples Palm Tungsten E + 256 MB Creative MP3 player deal? Just looked at the ad again and it clearely states Tungsten E. However this model has been long discontinued and replaced with Tungsten E2. Is there a typo in Staples circular and the deal is for E2? If so, I'm going to get in on it.