dad2trips

Dayton, Ohio

Lured? I never felt I was being lured to shop online. My gosh, I feel so violated!

Typically you transfer photos to a SD card - some frames accept multiple types of media, even USB flash drives. You can program the frame to display for certain times and transitions. I bought two last BF at BB for my Mom and In-Laws. Put loads of pictures of the kids on it for them. Maybe its time to update!

Which store do you normally go to? Macedonia for me.

Got it down to exactly 250 - the darn form would not submit with more than that!

Really struggling with cutting story down to 250 words. I guess i am too chatty!

Always alone, but this year I have a bud who will be standing in line with me. You asked preference - I guess I prefer it if someone was with me.

I would have looked like an old tattooed sailor last year - I had about 5 tickets I used.

Porta Potties!

Yep, get the calls too. Usually 2-3 by the time the store opens. I will gladly pick up items for friends and family. Makes the time in line more worthwhile if I can help them out. Its October!

I got in line last year at my BB 4 AM Thursday morning. I was first and it was not till about 11 AM that maybe 10 people were in line.

I personally have not done it, but had many opportunities. People stand in these lines a long time and most do it because they simply can not afford regular pricing. Its just not right to scalp - and its illegal in Ohio!

The PCs are always up there as far as best deals I have gotten. These PCs have always been for friends and family, not me personally. As far as for me personally, I love the 32" Westinghouse LCD I got from BB 2 years ago. $479. I use it nearly everyday. Its our bedroom TV. Wife said we really didn't need it, but she loves it!

Why not just post the URL of where the picture is? Otherwise, I think you would have to copy that picture and upload to Photobucket.

Even the smallest of RVs take up 2 plus spaces.

My best tips (for BB customers): Make your shopping list out early - get the info right here! Visit the store on Wednesday to start to map out where items will be. Be careful though they may change Camp out early enough to insure you will get your ticketed items When the customer service reps come out to hand out tickets ask them where items are located. Usually they will give you a map. Double check to verify the items are where they were at Wednesday. Ask more than one rep the same questions. Sometimes the answer changes Prioritize your non-ticketed items you have on your list - Which will go first? Go for those items first, but also keep in mind the store layout. You may end up picking up a lower priority items because you are walking right by it. Map out your plan based on the inforamtion you just gathered - Don't worry, you still have 2 hours to get in! Don't waste time - pick up the items and move on! Pick up your ticketed items later in the morning. Come back if need be. Help out others you may have met in line by picking up items for them and they will do the same. Get to checkout as quickly as possibly. Good luck!

I usually only get one or two things for myself. The rest is for family and friends.

Usually myself, but this year I will have at least one buddy with me maybe up to 3. Planning a long campout!

I had some thoughts about parking my 27' travel trailer in BB lot as well. I was going to talk to the manager about it. Would not be able to get it out of the lot though till probably after they close Friday evening. So I am not to crazy about that. I think people in line would get a bit pissed as well if me and my fellow shoppers were spending more time in the camper than in line. Being in a tent is different since it is right there in line. Let us know if you pursue it. I will probably stick with my trusty tent/canopy setup. Tim

This will be my 5th consectutive year of going out for BF! A rookie compared to most.

YES! YES! YES! http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k433/dad2trips/IMG_0836-1.jpg

Here was my setup last year at BB - small two person tent (Quest - Trekker) with a 12'x12' canopy over it. Worked great for the weather we had. Just had to knock the snow off from time to time. http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k433/dad2trips/IMG_0837.jpg

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator - It is basically the the web address of the document or resource on the web. For example; http://www.gottadeal.com/ is a simple URL. For photobucket, after you uplpoad your photos there is a direct link field which contains the URL. Copy that and paste it in the window after you select the Insert Image Icon (see Brad's instructions). Alternatively, you can select Image Code in Photo Bucket and directly copy that URL to your post. That method already places the prior to the URL that is needed for images. For example; http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k433/dad2trips/IMG_0838_edited-1.jpg Good Luck! (BTW - Thats My Tent from BF '07 - I want to make this my avatar - 13 posts to go until I can create a custom avatar!)

And then repacking them back up for Christmas

Plugging in and trying out all the new electronics I get from BB!