Go stimulate the economy...."Black Friday" sales listing

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited November 2008 in The Clubhouse
Fire up your ATM cards and get ready to wait in the freezing cold parking lots....

"Black Friday" sales listings
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2008
    I will not be near a single store on Black Friday. I would rather pay double the price than wait in lines like that. I have much better things to do with my time.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited November 2008
    Black Friday is a blast.. I could care less about the sales.. I just love chaos
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  • MKZ
    MKZ Posts: 1,068
    edited November 2008
    You can buy online.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited November 2008
    There isn't a damn thing I need to buy for XMAS. A couple of gift cards for the boys, a little something for the wife. DONE.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2008
    I am going to be out there on black friday for some of these good deals.
    http://www.blackfriday.info/sales/best-buy-black-friday-ad.html
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited November 2008
    Those are some nice deals, but they may have to do better. A lot of people are holding on to their dimes, especially after the news that came out yesterday.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
    edited November 2008
    bruss wrote: »
    Black Friday is a blast.. I could care less about the sales.. I just love chaos
    Absolutely!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2008
    i've only done black friday a few times in my life.. both times worth it. this year if a good LCD HDTV come up for sale.. i'm so there. ;)
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    i've only done black friday a few times in my life.. both times worth it. this year if a good LCD HDTV come up for sale.. i'm so there. ;)

    That LG 1080p 32" LCD in the BB ad looks like a potential new bedroom TV.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2008
    good idea.. but I really want one for the HT.. one of them 120Hz ones. ;)
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2008
    I love my Sony XBR5 46" LCD with the 120hz! No complaints at all!
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited November 2008
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I love my Sony XBR5 46" LCD with the 120hz! No complaints at all!

    Do you watch movies with the 120hz activated? I have a really hard time looking at film converted to HD HandiCam.... :p

    Seriously though, how do you watch movies?
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited November 2008
    There's a best buy here in Cambridge, and I did the overnight Black Friday thing ONCE. It was an experience. The cops came in on Segways, and had to break it up. . then they almost shut the whole mall down. Total madness, it was a spectacle. You would have thought they were giving away winning lottery tickets. We made the best of it. . .I always wanted to try out a silver canteen set that we got as a gift, so there we were on the sidewalk with steaming hot coffee and silver cups. One **** thought we were easy targets, and tried to cut in front of us, which turned out to be amusing too. I think he got hooked up by the Po-Po later in the evening as well. All in all, a fun night. I take the turkey, hold the idiots please.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited November 2008
    bruss wrote: »
    Black Friday is a blast.. I could care less about the sales.. I just love chaos

    LMAO Bruss. That is just too funny. I have been a few times and I just shake my head at watching people elbow each other, or give someone a good hip check to get a on sale TV or DVD player....whatever. I usually went because of video games on sale that were just to hard to pass up. No one were ever going after those.

    SKsolution,

    Yeah I was at CC everyone was being very patient, the doors opened and people that were sitting in their cars started walking to the front doors, people about started to riot.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2008
    sbpolk wrote: »
    Do you watch movies with the 120hz activated? I have a really hard time looking at film converted to HD HandiCam.... :p

    Seriously though, how do you watch movies?

    No, I have the 120 turned off when watching movies. I forget what setting I have it on for the cable box, but I can watch F1 racing without noticeable pixel trails.
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  • ZOOPDOOP22
    ZOOPDOOP22 Posts: 158
    edited November 2008
    what exactly is the protocol for black friday? Can I expect that most best buys around Chicago will be having one? Should I call before hand to find out? Do people wait outside until the store opens at the regular time and then go ape ****?

    the craziest thing I did was wait almost two days in a walmart for a PS3.. I got blazed and sold it for 1,100 so I was pretty satisfied.

    I need to get on top of the deals! help an amateur out. I need amps for my system! Any clue where the best odds of success would be in store or online for that?

    By the way HSU is going to be having black friday sales.. at least thats what it says on their forum.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2008
    I just purchased from the onecall.com Black Friday sale! New 32" LCD TV for the bedroom! Happy Birthday and Christmas to me!
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited November 2008
    So is this the time to pick up a 50"+ tv? I have been waiting, and everything I read says this is a great time. Will prices fall even more in the next year? Should I wait?

    Hmm.. .and walmart is giving $100 gift card with a purchase of a PS3 for $399! That is awesome!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2008
    I would keep watching on the TV prices. I think that Black Friday is more marketing hype than good deals. People who have stood in line for hours are going to buy something after all that effort, so why give your best deals on that day?

    I think about the 2nd or 3rd week in December when the retailers have a couple of weeks of sales data to analyze that you might see the most drastic price cuts and deals. I found a good deal and moved on it. $1000+ 1080p LCD for under $700 shipped to my door. B&M retailers locally didn't look like they were going to have any deals close. Should I of followed my own advice above ....... time will tell!
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited November 2008
    MrNightly wrote: »
    So is this the time to pick up a 50"+ tv? I have been waiting, and everything I read says this is a great time. Will prices fall even more in the next year? Should I wait?

    Hmm.. .and walmart is giving $100 gift card with a purchase of a PS3 for $399! That is awesome!

    I heard they already did that, and it is done... am I wrong? If not, when are they doing it?
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited November 2008
    The 'deals' you're going to find on TV's are generally going to be on the lower line sets. I was going to get a Sharp from Costco but after going in and spending a significant amount of time looking at the various sets in there, I couldn't have been OK with the Sharp.

    I ended up getting the Sony KDL-52XBR6 and by the time all was said/done ended up spending over twice what the Sharp would have run me.....which is fairly typical for how I tend to shop anyways.....lol........but if your goal is just cheap, you can get stuff........if you want quality, it's best to wait it out and get whatever fits in your budget.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2008
    sbpolk wrote: »
    I heard they already did that, and it is done... am I wrong? If not, when are they doing it?

    Last time they did it was on Nov 8th. I don't think they're doing it again unless somebody has a new link??
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited November 2008
    brettw22 wrote: »
    The 'deals' you're going to find on TV's are generally going to be on the lower line sets. I was going to get a Sharp from Costco but after going in and spending a significant amount of time looking at the various sets in there, I couldn't have been OK with the Sharp.

    I ended up getting the Sony KDL-52XBR6 and by the time all was said/done ended up spending over twice what the Sharp would have run me.....which is fairly typical for how I tend to shop anyways.....lol........but if your goal is just cheap, you can get stuff........if you want quality, it's best to wait it out and get whatever fits in your budget.

    CC has this one on sale for $1609 i think. I really enjoyed the picture, but not sure if it will fall anymore in the next year. I am not really ready for a 52" anyways gotta finish the basement still. I am probably jumping the gun, but still didn't want to pass on a super good deal.
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited November 2008
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Last time they did it was on Nov 8th. I don't think they're doing it again unless somebody has a new link??

    I will look for the link. I read that off of MSN yesterday when I posted it. If their info is bad, heck, what good are they? :)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2008
    I plan on sleeping, farting and basically not shopping on Friday....much like the past 15 years or so. You animals can go crazy, my shopping is done.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I plan on sleeping, farting and basically not shopping on Friday....much like the past 15 years or so. You animals can go crazy, my shopping is done.

    I usually don't even leave the house to go shopping preferring instead to do all my shopping online.

    Then I go out to the local malls and store and get in people's way just for the hell of it.
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited November 2008
    If anybody is in the market for a pretty good blu ray player, Sears has the Sony BDP350 for 179 friday. I think I will get up to get this for my bedroom setup, then back to home and sleep I go.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited November 2008
    MrNightly wrote: »
    CC has this one on sale for $1609 i think. I really enjoyed the picture, but not sure if it will fall anymore in the next year. I am not really ready for a 52" anyways gotta finish the basement still. I am probably jumping the gun, but still didn't want to pass on a super good deal.
    There are always going to be the newest/latest things to keep the prices pretty consistent with what they are now.

    Out now, but LED and Laser lit displays will be more prominent......thinner panels, different tech's, etc.......

    I wasn't really even all that wanting to get a new set, but I figured I might as well get something big now and be happy enough for a while rather than continually waiting for the next best........
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2008
    rdb2001 wrote: »
    If anybody is in the market for a pretty good blu ray player, Sears has the Sony BDP350 for 179 friday. I think I will get up to get this for my bedroom setup, then back to home and sleep I go.

    Now thats a pretty good bargain there. I may have to send mom to the store.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Now thats a pretty good bargain there. I may have to send mom to the store.

    I hope they have enough to go around and not just 5 or 6
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