Tustin, CA CompUSA ATi X800 Pro $149 from noon - 1 on 10/22

[Mr. Lennon]

Originally posted by: Deadmanh
if youre inline for the laptop ($200) forget it. the two signs posted on the door say that there are already 10 people in line/ with places reserved. supposedly they lined up from early on thur morning. however, since when is there a reservation system, no matter HOW EARLY one is? i mean those people should have been kicked off the property without a line pass just like the rest of us...

does anyone know if this would qualify as false advertising or SOMETHING? for example what if many people had known that they could NOT line up days in advance, but would have.... etc etc....

In small letters it states in limmited quality so there no false advertising. I think they shouldn't of given priority to the idiots that came 24 hours before the sale. I just cant wait for the fights and madness that will unfold tommorow.
:evil:

 

[imported_Neah12]

hey zeppelin, which circuit city store is yours?
i can't find a mission viejo branch on the website

 

[Pezman]

Good god... I am there... so much for sleep tonight... I will probably drive my rear there in about 4 hours and see this madness firsthand...

Could you imagine if it was an x800 xt? Holy crap... thats too much to even think about...

 

[DontCare]

Originally posted by: Neah12
hey zeppelin, which circuit city store is yours?
i can't find a mission viejo branch on the website

LOL, I can't find it either. *ends sarcasm*

 

[Iahova]

I just drove by there at 6:20AM and there were about 200-300 people already in line. I will go by closer to the deal times I actually want.

 

[AirMail1]

Hmmm. CompUSA (and other retail stores) are creating buying frenzy at the expense of safety.
Who do they think they are???? The Stones?

I saw a girl sustain a broken jaw (accidental) just for reaching for a tee-shirt at one of those 'give-away' events. I wonder what will have to happen, before stores start to wise-up and act a little more responsibly.

Suggestion for those going: wear a cup, a mouth guard and elbow pads.

 

[superHARD]

Originally posted by: AirMail1
Hmmm. CompUSA (and other retail stores) are creating buying frenzy at the expense of safety.
Who do they think they are???? The Stones?

I saw a girl sustain a broken jaw (accidental) just for reaching for a tee-shirt at one of those 'give-away' events. I wonder what will have to happen, before stores start to wise-up and act a little more responsibly.

Suggestion for those going: wear a cup, a mouth guard and elbow pads.

LOL

 

[carpenter]

Jeez! for some computer parts?

 

[JSC924]

just got back from compusa... didn't get to buy the card...the last person got in line last night at 12 am in the morning....! a 12 hour wait just for a video card..

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: JSC924
just got back from compusa... didn't get to buy the card...the last person got in line last night at 12 am in the morning....! a 12 hour wait just for a video card..

i wouldve frozen to death last night

 

[Deadmanh]

got one, number 12 of 20.... dont forget we got 21.95 off cause they gave us gift cards. its 1:35 pm now time to sleep


im happy and my dog is licking my toes

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Ahhh lucky ... I was #21 ... I really hope that Freddy guy calls and gets us something good!

30 hours without sleep and I finally finished and turned in that 6 page psych paper. I think it's time to finally get some rest.

Ahh ... was really hoping to buy one for $300 off that one guy that brought his gf just to snag him one to ebay. .. ahh well ... can only hope for tonight to see if I got anything good

 

[JSC924]

u guys are morons waiting for that long

 

[thegimp03]

this will cause a riot rofl.

 

[Logan00]

I called them to see what my odds were, the salesman said I didnt have a prayer so I avoided the drive. It is awesome to see a fellow anandtech junkie getting one. COngrats man ... =) =)

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Originally posted by: JSC924
u guys are morons waiting for that long

But he's a happy moron now with his card. Or one that has made $150 extra for sitting in line for about 8 hours or so. The lucky ones were the ones that got those laptops for $200.

The promise to me was getting the price of that card cost. I still think it's worth it.

Originally posted by: thegimp03
this will cause a riot rofl.

It nearly did, and I nearly got in a fight with a girl from UCI who seemed to be PMS-ing I think both of us were too smart to throw a punch or a slap with all those cops there haha.

 

[CHAOSMAN]

the miles ppl will go to save money, if you worked the time you spent waiting in line you all prolly could have bought a pair of the radeon cards for retail price

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Perhaps if I wasn't a college student :] But I am ... so waiting in line that long was worth it

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Well I thought those deals would apply to my store (mission viejo) but only a couple of the little deals did. We were giving away a samsung 17 inch 712n for 300 bucks after instant and mail in rebate. Theres still a ton left so if your in the area go for it. It sucked for me because I had to be there at 7:30 am, but not one customer came till about 9:50 lol. Alot of people came in later so I got in some pretty big sales today.

 

[winzonly]

darn... i was around that area today... i should have read this yesterday

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
Ahhh lucky ... I was #21 ... I really hope that Freddy guy calls and gets us something good!

30 hours without sleep and I finally finished and turned in that 6 page psych paper. I think it's time to finally get some rest.

Ahh ... was really hoping to buy one for $300 off that one guy that brought his gf just to snag him one to ebay. .. ahh well ... can only hope for tonight to see if I got anything good

You have the marks of a true AT geek.

 

[Logan00]

good job guys, wish i was that lucky.

 

[Deadmanh]

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
Ahhh lucky ... I was #21 ... I really hope that Freddy guy calls and gets us something good!

30 hours without sleep and I finally finished and turned in that 6 page psych paper. I think it's time to finally get some rest.

Ahh ... was really hoping to buy one for $300 off that one guy that brought his gf just to snag him one to ebay. .. ahh well ... can only hope for tonight to see if I got anything good

im still amazed that you guys waited in your line for that long, SupaDupaPan. hehe i kept popping up to see who would leave from your side. i mean besides you no one had a hope of getting anywhere.... right? either way that frankie/ freddie guy seems really cool and its awesome that he will still hook you guys up

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
I nearly got in a fight with a girl from UCI who seemed to be PMS-ing I think both of us were too smart to throw a punch or a slap with all those cops there haha.

you shoulda wailed on the little dude that managed to sneak into your guy's line right at 8. which UCI girl are you talking about tho? the one that was number 20? or the other loud whiney UCI girl?

Originally posted by: CHAOSMAN
the miles ppl will go to save money, if you worked the time you spent waiting in line you all prolly could have bought a pair of the radeon cards for retail price

im asian what can i say? hehe... had to throw that in, i work full time now while trying to study for my freekin lsats man. i dont make enough.

 

[thegimp03]

unfortunately its gonna be like 3-4 years before we ever see one of these cards at that price retail full time :/. I mean, look at the 9700 pro..that thing came out what, 3 years ago? It's bad news for consumers when there are only 2 major gpu makers.

 

[likwidjx3]

I was number 1 in line for the card, and was number 6 in the fat ass line outside, so I got dicked out of the laptop. To think that i'd actually meet some people in here... too freaky for me.