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  1. 11-18-2009, 07:02 PM #1
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    Did Wal-Mart save Black Friday from being super boring????

    Yes Wal-Mart!

    http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/news...2009/index.htm

    From Link:

    Sanyo 50-inch plasma 720p HDTV for $598
    32-inch Emerson LCD 720p HDTV for $248
    Magnavox Blu-ray player for $78
    Tom Tom GPS for $59
    eMachine laptop with a 15.6-inch LCD display, 2GB memory and 160GB hard drive for $198
    Hewlett-Packard laptop with a 15.6-inch display, 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive for $298
    Xbox 360 console with three games for $199.
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  2. 11-18-2009, 07:09 PM #2
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    god darn, sub $200 laptop? nice..

    I hope it is online also. no way I will risk being trampled and stamped for the saving
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    lol I was just about to ask if Walmart Canada was gonna have similar deals.... and then remembered Black Friday in Canada is.... just another Friday in November. Canadian Thanksgiving was 6 weeks ago.

    I don't want any of that stuff anyways, I don't bother with 720p TVs.
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    They might have one each at every store, like they do each year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lonewolfroger View Post
    They might have one each at every store, like they do each year.
    Yeah one.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by richardginn View Post
    Yeah one.....
    Its been a few years, when i would get up early and go try and get a good place in line so i could get one of the specials, i got lucky and one year. The other times i ended up with rain checks, which most were discontinued, or they never restocked it. That is the way i remember it, so i don`t know if they changed the way they do things. I might try online this year.
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    Whatever happened to the promise of a 40 or 42" LCD 1080p display for $500 on black friday of last year?

    We are getting even worse deals this year. I know the economy sucks, but doesn't that mean they should be offering better deals?

    /end dumb consumer rant.

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    looks good. i really didnt think last year's sales were anything great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    :sigh:

    Whatever happened to the promise of a 40 or 42" LCD 1080p display for $500 on black friday of last year?

    We are getting even worse deals this year. I know the economy sucks, but doesn't that mean they should be offering better deals?

    /end dumb consumer rant.
    Well Target and Wal-mart have a 32" TV for under 250 bucks. That is the best deal on a TV this Black Friday even if the brands and that special.
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    The experts are saying that Retailers have had time to adjust their inventories to bad economy levels....Sales aren't going to be too exciting this year.
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    I hate Black Friday with every fiber of my being. Seven years of retail, and more particularly, three years at Circuit City did that for me.

    Honestly though, even if I celebrated Christmas, Black Friday deals are the gift that says, "I was too cheap to get you a thoughtful gift, so I bought whatever cheap crap they were horking on Black Friday."

    Then again, I think Black Friday represents the true spirit of Christmas - a big, greedy, money fueled circus.
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    Dirty secrets of Black Friday 'doorbusters'

    http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/20/news...rets/index.htm

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    A quick scan through a few of this year's Black Friday circulars show quantities as low as a "minimum of 5 per store" on some models of large plasma and HDTVs and popular brands of home appliances such as a washer-dryer pair.

    Should Black Friday deal hunters feel cheated? Yes they should, say some retail experts.

    "It's a sleazy practice," said Craig Johnson, retailing expert and president of retail consulting group Customer Growth Partners.

    "I am old school," said Johnson. "If a retailer is advertising a juicy deal and they are not prepared to have in sufficient quantity, don't advertise it. Or give consumers a raincheck."
    and...

    Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and editor of Consumer World, agreed with Johnson.

    "C'mon guys. Give me a break," said Dworsky. "How can you be the size of a retailer like Sears and only get a minimum of five per store, yet devote big space in your circular to advertise that deal?
    I have to fully agree with this.

    If you can't have solid quantity of product at one store like a TV slashed 40%, do not sell it.
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    I really need a new TV. And that means I really need a new console. Which means I really need some games for said console. And I need a new couch. Man, I hate Black Friday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tarentinos View Post
    I really need a new TV. And that means I really need a new console. Which means I really need some games for said console. And I need a new couch. Man, I hate Black Friday.

    TOOO much to get on a Black Friday. You can't be at a few places at once and expect to still get that one super deal.

    Just buy one thing and wait until the next Black Friday shows up
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