My best friend and I were also the victims of the "secret" laptop confusion on BF. We went back and forth between Staples and Walmart and decided to camp at Walmart. (Huge Mistake). We camped out from midnite to store opening (5am) and were 3rd in line. (THe other 2 people weren't waiting on a laptop). To make a long story short.....we waited for NOTHING. No one knew what we were talking about, it was so much disorganization. We talked to the store manager, he said to call him back tomorrow (complete waste of time).. Come to find out they got none in. The electronic department staff were ignorant and not helpful at all. We ran over to the other Walmart across town and talked to the store manager there (he was very knowledgable and helpful). He told us that they had only 2 and gave out coupons very early in the morning, so that anyone else waiting still had an opportunity to go elsewhere and catch a deal. I called the corporate office and told them that they false advertised, and they said they would look into it. (Yeah right!!). We called the original store manager the next day and he offered us an Acer with an AMD processor. I told him no I wanted the computer with the specs that were advertised one of which was an Intel.
Well i vowed to never shop there again, and I won't. I like Target better anyway. They have cleaner, more organized stores and they have not forgotten what customer service means. I ended up buying a Gateway laptop from CC for 499 w/ Intel Duo , 160gb hard drive, etc. I then also got lucky and got the 399 Compaq from BB on Sunday 12/2 after waiting behind all the Wii people for 45 minutes in the sleeting rain. We were 1st in the computer line and I felt redeemed!!! I will never trust Walmart again, so be warned if you see something advertised...it may not be there!!
