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Well, it really depends on where you go. If you want something from Best Buy, plan to stake out a spot sometime during Thanksgiving day/evening to even be able to get one of the prized door buster deals. I was at a 24-hour Walmart last year and was there WAAAAYY too early (2am) for what I was there to get, but it would be reasonable to say that if you show up 1 hour (or less) ahead of time, you most likely WON'T get what's hot.
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Where I live, last year I got to best buy around midnight. The line started at the door. I was about 1/3 a way on the side of the building. When the time came to hand out the tickets for the good deals (emachines, stuff like that), they stopped handing them out about a 10 people after me. I didnt need a ticket though, so I gave it to someone who needed it. I live in st pete florida, which is right across the bay from Tampa. Its a pretty big city, and there are only 2 best buys in the whole county. If that sounds like what you have to deal with, I'd get there around midnight too.
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I just moved to a much smaller city over the summer, but I'm going back for BF because I know where the stores are (and they're better located - everything within 1/4 mile). Might spend the night there, and depending on the ads, go early in the evening to stand in line. it's an hour away, and I have another major area only 20 minutes away, but the store layout won't be the most efficient for my shopping.
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I think for me... if walmart is the first stop than 2am is the latest I can be there....it opens the earliest in our area so I think it kinda wins by default. This year I have a "timeline" for turkey day:smart: which ends as " desert and clean up by 8. In bed by 830." lol, last year i went to bed at 11 and could not splep and had to get up at 1- shop and then be at work for 10am. literally, I was in pain, never knew sleep deprivation could hurt like that. The other "bad factor" about not geting a few hours of shut eye? I dozed memnetarily behind the wheel:shock: ( total like 2 seconds- but that's 2 seconds too much) I promised I would never do that again, even if it meant forgoing the shopping.
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Last year went to best buy at 3 am and didnt get the prize I wanted of the desk top. This year I am not looking for anything but maybe a flat screen monitor. I will have to see who has the best deals.. I want at least a 19 inch

I have a flat screen but it's a 18 inch. They are so nice. So much better then the regular big honkin monitors. LOL My first Gateway, I got a 19 inch that wasn't a flat screen. When they brought the box to my door, I am like holy cow. I thought this thing is way to big & I will never get use to it. Soon after I just loved having that big of a screen. I am happy with my 18 inch tho. I will never go back to those big monitors again. Flat screen for me. :D

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I leave my house at 430 to get to Walmart. I am about 10 minutes away. Target is right next store so I grab what I need at Walmart and head over to Target.

 

(On a side note: Target was so organized that I had what I wanted and was out of there in less that 10 minutes!! I was amazed!)

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I have never waited in line for a doorbuster. I usually just go early in the morning and get some of the deals. I miss out on alot that way though. This year I want the desktop at BB, so from what I have been reading on these forums, I think I will need to be there by 8PM to 10PM the night before. I am going to plan to have someone sit with me that can take the chairs, hot cocoa thermos, etc to the car when I go in the store. Is that a good idea? How do you usually handle the gear that you would need to have? I don't think you could take them in the stores.
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I have never waited in line for a doorbuster. I usually just go early in the morning and get some of the deals. I miss out on alot that way though. This year I want the desktop at BB, so from what I have been reading on these forums, I think I will need to be there by 8PM to 10PM the night before. I am going to plan to have someone sit with me that can take the chairs, hot cocoa thermos, etc to the car when I go in the store. Is that a good idea? How do you usually handle the gear that you would need to have? I don't think you could take them in the stores.

Those are excellent questions.

 

One person holds your place in line while the other puts away the thermos, chairs, etc. in the car. When the doors open you won't have all that stuff slowing you down and keeping your hands free to grab & run.

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:eyepoppin Got in line at our BB around 2:00 am and just made getting a ticket for the kodak c-360 that I was after. Suffered through rain and snow but it was well worth it. Drove home through a winter wonderland.

 

:D This year hoping for a 19 inch lcd monitor or maybe a laptop.

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