Official Black Friday 2005 Sale Ad Thread

[Connoisseur]

Anybody see any dress clothes/suits deals? I've been looking through bf2005.com and I can't find any. i could def use an extra suit or two and a few more dress clothes.

 

[Crucial]

Congrats bradolson and Rossman! Gottadeal.com got mentioned on the AM 620 WTMJ morning news.

Thats a popular AM station in Milwaukee for those who don't live here.

 

[guy1nj]

Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Anybody see any dress clothes/suits deals? I've been looking through bf2005.com and I can't find any. i could def use an extra suit or two and a few more dress clothes.

JC Penny may have some ...

 

[Boo Boo]

anyone have a clear scan of the circuit city ad and can tell what the rebates are for, for the 199 notebook.?

all i can see is blurry text

 

[DAC21]

Originally posted by: MrX8503
Dont shop at walmart, its a bad bad company.

REALLY? Seems to me tens of miliions of people without a lot of money save plenty there. Last I checked Store management wasn't twisting the arms of the employees to work there, they do it by choice.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: DAC21
REALLY? Seems to me tens of miliions of people without a lot of money save plenty there. Last I checked Store management wasn't twisting the arms of the employees to work there, they do it by choice.

You should come join the Walmart thread in the Politics and News forum. Walmart's just a business and to the extent that it operates within the laws it's hard to criticize it for doing what businesses do which is to earn profits. The concern about Walmart is not really Walmart's business practices themselves minus any purchaser monopoly power it might have, any labor law violations, any theft of private property via eminent domain, and any illegal hirings of illegal aliens. Rather, the main concern, as I see it, isn't with Walmart itself, but rather what Walmart tells us about the state of the American economy. It's low-paid workforce suggests that the nation suffers from an increasingly large underclass (increasing as a percentage of population) and also that we are suffering from the negative effects of global labor wage arbitrage via all of the Chinese imports and the implied displacement of American workers. (Target and other retailers aren't really any different in these regards; it's just that Walmart is a very visible and public target.)

Sorry to go off topic in this thread, but I just wanted to respond to DAC21 in order to provide food for thought about why some aspects of Walmart's operations have been cause for concern.

If I thougth Walmart had the best laptop deal and if I decided to get a laptop I'd probably go line up there on BF. Right now I'm thinking of targetting Circuit City and signing up for 12 months of AOL at $15/month in order to get the laptop for $380 ($200 + 12 x $15) after rebates (which is a potential up-the-butt deal). I don't have any interest in AOL and wouldn't use it. Perhaps the AOL access could be eBayed.

 

[Lopyswine]

so can someone with some knowledge make a call as to which laptop deal is going to be the best?

best buy? walmart? circuit city?

BTW its bad enough that no one posts in here or updates the thread, but do we really need policitical discussion...?

 

[mrphones]

Originally posted by: PhattyB
Nice. I didn't realize it was getting so close to Black Friday

LOL....

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Best laptop deal? I'm going to guess that it would be the Circuit City deal, especially if you can do that "sign up for AOL for 12 months at $15/month, get the laptop for $200 in store out-the-door no-rebates (and lower sales tax on just $200 and not $450 ???) BS"

The Circuit City laptop is basically the same as the one at Best Buy except it has a nicer screen, a larger HD (60 GB to 40 GB), and 512 MB of DDR2 RAM instead of 256 MB (of DDR2). If you could end up getting it for less than the one at Best Buy (via the AOL thingy and a sales tax savings) there's no question it would be better. At face value, for $450 versus $380 it wouldn't be worth it for an extra 256 MB of RAM (visit NewEgg for that) and maybe not for the HD unless you'd use the extra 20 GB, but the nicer screen pushes it over the edge.

Of course, that's all based on what I've read at various forums.

As for the Walmart laptop, we're not sure what the price is yet. Some have reported $400 and some reports have said that the $400 was a mistake and it will be closer to $500. Even at $400 I'd go with the Circuit City deal over the Sempron. The Sempron is a nice processor and the Walmart HP is supposed to have better battery life, but for $380 (CC) versus $400 (WM) I'd take the 512 MB of DDR2 (faster RAM) over the 256 MB of slower RAM in the Walmart laptop plus the larger hard drive. I'm not sure which one has the better screen but the CC laptop has a nicer screen than the one at BB, so presumably the CC laptop would at least be on par wtih the WM laptop if it doesn't beat it.

Gonna have to get there at 1 or 2 am, maybe even earlier to get it from CC though. They probably only have 8 at each store and they'll be gone instantaneously. Not sure what you do if you're in line and need to use the potty. Wear an adult diaper maybe.

Man, if that $200 for the out-the-door price with AOL signup is real and if the taxes only apply to that $200 and not the entire $450 cost, that would be even hotter. For me the with-AOL cost would end up being $380 + $12 ($200 x 6%) = $392 versus $450 + $27 = $477.

Now to figure out how to do the AOL signup without actually using or instaling the AOL. Someone on another forum suggested installing it on your comp but on a "virtual machine".

 

[itakey]

I saw the Walmart flyer in the store early since I was waiting to return something and the employees were sneak peaking it and let me check it out. I saw most of the other stuff but didn't even see the laptop. Guess it may be a super special flyer or something......

How many do you think each walmart store are gonna have? Lots or just a dozen like the rest of the stores?

 

[Azndude51]

When do the actual BF ads come out? not just the prerelease scanned ones? as in, when would i be able to get them in the newspaper?

 

[Lopyswine]

now i am confused.

is the circuit city laptop going to be 200 or not?

 

[dp004i]

Any idea what's going to be on sale at Microcenter?

 

[emjem]

My Walmart mgr said they would have 60 notebooks to sell.

 

[1Cheap2Crazy]

I too would like more info on the CC laptop. The scan I have says, "Web only specials Thanksgiving Day @ circuitcity.com" It lists a Toshiba notebook for $200 and says, "save $600 instantly" plus you get a free AIO printer and g-router. Sounds TGTBT.
**There is some small print that I cannot read, but I believe you must sign up for a year of aol.**
Intel Celeron M processor 370, DVD/CD-RW, 512MB, 60GB, built in 802.11g, 15" trubrite display.

 

[flik55]

A friend was at walmart today. He said they had photo-copies of the bf ad at the door! He picked one up, I'll see it tomorrow. He did say the laptop was cheaper, ~$370?

 

[onenormalman]

Micro Center BF Preview:

- 26" LCD-TV $399.99 after (2) $200 MIR
852426
*1280.768 resolution
*750:1 contrast ratio
*15:9 aspect ratio
*2 10w speakers
*NTSC TV Tuner

- 32" HD-Ready LCD-TV $699.99 after $300 & $100 MIR
906396
*1366x768 resolution
*1200:1 contrast ratio
*Intergrated NTSC tuner
*Coaxial, A/V, S-Video, Component, VGA, DVI inputs

- 37" LCD HDTV Includes OTA & ATSC HD Tuner $999.99 after $300 & $200 MIR
852707
*16:9 aspect ratio
*1366x768 panel resolution


All of models may vary

 

[rodney174]

You can go to Walmart site right now and type in your zip code and they will show you the BF Ad for that location. I guess they just started it up at their website.

 

[guy1nj]

yes the ad is up at their website..hp pavillion ze2308wm for $378 now....they keep changing(lowering) its price..whats going on?

 

[RajunCajun]

Walmart is being typical Walmart. Like the previous post said anyone can go to walmart.com, type in their zip code, pick a store, and see the ad.

In the smaller towns (like my 70546 zip) the laptop cost is $488. The larger towns (like 70506) the price is $379. I guess wally world doesn't see competition in smaller towns where I live (basically the ONLY major store in town) and the price difference is reflected. They do this all the time - that's why WalMart (and Sam's Club) will have the same identical item for different prices.

Good Hunting!

 

[JustForFun]

My local WalMart has the HP laptop listed for $632!!!

This is using their ZIP code thingy on their main page for the deals on BF.

They can stick it. Won't be going to Wal Mart this year.

JFF

 

[iamwiz82]

So does a Sears Essentials get filed under Sears or Kmart?

 

[Salvador]

I went to BB and CC this evening to buy a few things for the return/rebuy. They sure are learning because they didn't have anything that's going to be on sale out on the floor. I'm not going to wait in line at 4 am in Chicago, so I guess I'm SOL.

 

[Dogbertt]

I guess since this thread hasn't been updated since 10/22 it isn't really much of an official thread anymore eh?

 

[BoKingWen]

Where is the ad for Frys and Microcenter?