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Actually, I believe that the tickets are only for the 7hour special deals. There are other items on the two day sale that are also in limited supply, but I don't believe there are tickets for anything except the 7hour special items. If you get a ticket for a 7hour item, in theory, you are supposed to have until 12noon to purchase it for the special price - sometimes mistakes happen if you go back at 11am you may find the item is gone - talk to a manager and try to calmly make them give you the item when it is back in stock for the sale price, since you did have a valid ticket & they messed up.

They may run out of it that day,even if you have the ticket, BUT, if you have the ticket they had better honor the ticket price when they get the item back in stock.

Are there any BB locations in the fairly nearby areas that may be less crowded? Lancaster?

That would be great! Even if you do get what you want, you can leave for WM or someplace warmer - if you have the ticket you should (key word "should") be able to come back anytime before noon and still get your item. Has anyone else heard about tickets being handed out at midnight??

I thought that last year was the 2nd time in a row they did that here. My friend told me that Reynoldsburg store had @ 15-20 people @ 2hrs ago - at least 1 tent. I'm thinking that Tuttle may be the best hope for smaller lines.

I see that you tried BB - but there is a list of all resellers at www.napster.com - in the bottom right hand corner of the web page, click on "more info" in the Napster Cards and Promo Codes box. 7-Eleven and Marathon might still be open on Christmas?

Most daily newspapers are printed 365 days a year (366 in leap years). I believe that most, if not all, WM and every other major store closes for Christmas Day. Some Meijer stores actually change all of their locks on Christmas Eve, because they are only used once a year. Online stores may start some sales ON Christmas, others at 12:01am.

They lied or were misinformed. You might want to try taking your receipt, your BBB and a copy of the BBB terms and conditions back to the store. Advise them that they improperly refused to accept your BBB on BF. Request a refund for the amount of the BBB or at least a store credit/gift card. You can find copy of the Terms & Conditions in this thread http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=20426 or by doing the following 1 go to bestbuy website 2 click on "help" at the very very top of the home page, next to a red "?" 3 in the search box type in "best buy bucks" and hit search 4 you should get "Best Buy Bucks™ Terms and Conditions" 5 click on that link & print it out

Hannah is correct. BBB have zero value on returns. We linked and printed the full BBB Terms and Conditions in one or two other threads before BF. Sorry. Here is one of them. http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=20426

There will be many sales before Boxing Day. They will be less concentrated (not all stores during the same 7 hours or whatever). That's why you want to stay tuned here at www.gottadeal.com so that you can best find all of these scattered sales!! There are effectively Boxing Day sales in the US, but they are "after Christmas sales" as the US doesn't recognize or celebrate boxing day.

I would make the educated guess that the sale will actually be for the week of Dec. 4th - next Sunday - as it is the day after the BBB expire.

Great thread all2tired!! It's great that you did something for others because it was the right thing to do. I agree that sometimes those who can least afford it do give the most. I wonder if that is because they are the most aware of how much a small act of kindness can mean to someone. I understand that capitalism works, it is our system and it's arguably the best system - but I'll save the ethics of resale and such for another time. The thread title is about being disappointed in people and I think that Mara and outnumbered may have been the closest to what I'm thinking. I'm not naive and I am realistic. However, I also think about how sad is it that some of us think that we must have these luxury items. Is your entire life valued by your ability to obtain an X-Box 360 on day 1 of it's release? Will a child be scarred for life because he or she didn't get one of these Bratz dolls? Is your vision so impaired that you MUST have a 52" Plasma TV? I understand that many of us would like to have at least some of these items. But to see the deep emptiness in people just because their BF shopping cart is also empty disappoints me. It's not like you went to the grocery store and couldn't get a true "must have" item like food.

I think that this could be a result of WM slashing prices so much so late in the process. It could also be an extension of a problem which I mentioned in a previous thread about a study which claims that WM prices do not ring up correctly more often than the guidelines permit. The only good thing in the study was that it seems you may be almost as likely to get a lower price than you are a higher price. http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=21244

I'm glad to see this discussion underway as I've thought changes have been needed for at least the last two years. I see many good ideas above and I'm sure we can make some useful suggestions to retailers for next year. One problem that can't be fixed with rules is people. I don't just mean the unruly, the nasty, the thieves, etc. I mean the people who read an ad that says something like at least or minimum of 15 per store and somehow expect to get that item when they are 500th in line. Worse yet are the people who believe themselves entitled to these items, even if they are 1000th in line or even if they show up at noon. Be realistic people. Getting one of these doorbuster crazy deals involves some effort and a lot of luck.

I believe the essential concept is that everyone goes "back to work" and begins surfing the web at work for their Christmas or holiday shopping. Retailers are now catering to this growing trend with special cyber monday deals. As Brad already noted above - gottadeal will be pointing us to the best deals, as usual!:) cyber monday is very similar to BF for B&M in that the goal is to get as many people in the stores, or on the sites, as possible. It's gets holiday shopping on everyone's mind. However, the Saturday before Christmas has generally become the top revenue day for the B&M retailers.

Well done to Brad and RossMAN again for another great BF season!!

I doubt it would matter, but you could try to call that 800 CC number again and politely explain that you are still very upset. Explain that nobody has addressed your complaint and that the more you thought about it overnight, it seems that the manager may have done something improper. Explain that he and the other people in store refuse to talk to you and this matter needs to be addressed. You can also point out that you have little doubt that the store video tapes will confirm your story and if the csr can't help you, demand to speak with a supervisor or manager.

more bargains tomorrow or in the weeks ahead??

A variety of reasons, but I think that the primary one is the same reason that things are priced at xx.99. When people see that low price in the ad, too many don't see anything else, like the fine print or the details.

I think that response is pretty good for now - see what you get in return. My question is: Did the page you ordered from say "in store only" or anything like that? If it did not, then I think you have a much better case. I don't know what the language is in the confirmation letters or in the official policies about the cancellation of orders, but - it would seem that if this item is for in store purchase only, they should not have confirmed your order. It is one thing for the order to go through and not be rejected. For a confirmaton letter to be sent would seem to be a second act which would only be sent out after they check and confirm all of their parameters. Did they ever charge your cc, even if you got a credit back later?

Maybe we should make up T-Shirts? Front: I cut the line on Black Friday! Back: And all I got were these bruises! :g_laughin

Serves them right then that so many of them are crashing! :crash:

I think the marketing people at Dell should work on a new commercial tonight - they should show or re-enact the chaotic zoo in a retail outlet , with people screaming over the noise that they want the affordable laptop - then cut to a nice relaxing scene with someone easily ordering a Dell online. Pan back to show him watching the chaos on tv laughing and shaking his head saying "they should have bought a Dell"! or something like that... :g_thumbri :yup:

Obviously I was not there, but I do wonder how you can be so certain that these other people were not at another store or something. I realize that they probably just jumped in with their friend, but - since their friend was up ahead of you in line, is it not possible that they all got there early and some went to another store or even back to their cars to stay warm? I respect that you waited out in line for a long time and that you're mad, but everyone seems to do what they can get away with. To you it's ok that you went to compusa, to those behind you, it might not have been. But I think that one of the buzz words that gets everyone in trouble in these matters is "deserved". Nobody deserves anything - it's the sale of a retail item. Nobody "deserves" to buy it more than anybody else at full price or at sale price. It's too bad that you didn't get it, but unfortunately, life isn't fair. This is just another reason that I keep repeating that these stores will need to come up with a better, safer (more fair, if possible) system.

That's just sad. Is "Mary" related to Hal or is she offshore? "...was cancelled due to this item was..." isn't even proper English.