MassMomx5

Hinsdale, NH for Walmart Hadley, Ma for Target and TRU express

My day was crazy. Absolutely insane. TRU was NUTS the line was an easy 3 hours long. Walmart was like a maze with all the roped off area's, and it made it even more confusing and congested. Target was OK....but I got stuck in a line with a guy buying like literally 50 of the cheap DVD's amongst other things, and he was making the cashier pric check each item first, THEN when she was all done ringing him up, he decided he should have done it in 2 orders so he could get 2 gift cards so he had her cancel it all and do it all over again. I wanted to strangle him. The best store was Game Stop. There was like only 2 other people in the store, it was so nice! (I went there around 9am) I have been up for 36 hours now. I did get everything I wanted though!

Maybe! I have on black pants and a red top! And with a sleepy looking guy!

*inside* sorry, I can't spell today apparently

I've never shopped bf at a Walmart that was open and we lined up inside. I've always been out in the cold freezing my butt off. How does isndie line up work, for non big ticket items? Just seems odd. Does everyone roam around? I'm probably gonna check out TRU at midnight, then head to Walmart.

I am interested in hearing the answers to this as well.

So who else is headed there this year? I am! Anyone find out what time they are opening?

Is everything gettong tickets, of just the big items (TV's)

I just was saying on another thread, I didn't get Taget, Toys R Us OR Kmart ads in my paper. And I bought like 4 different papers AND I even had my sister who lives near Cape Cod grab papers before she headed to my house in Western Mass, and they were not in those papers either, and the city she grabbed them from has both a TRU and a Target IN that city. I am not happy about this at all!

Ya I am NOT happy. I have NO Kmart, TRU or Target. AND I even had my sister who lives in an area that has ALL those stores near Cape Cod grab papers before she came out to my house in Western Mass, and NONE in those flyers either. And we got every paper out there.

My thoughts exactly

I go there if they have some of the special sets I am after (GeoTrax, Fisher Price, ect.) otherise, ya you're right the toy deals are not that great. Khols is now one of my last stops.

I think this is insane how they are doing it. Why not just open earlier than usual, like 4am, and do all the door busters, all at once? Why these 2 different times? Oh well. I may or may not go, but definately not for 5am doorbusters b/c the store will already be crowded.

Thats what I was thinking. I once held someone's space so she could make a dunkin's run (though I did have her grab me a coffee!)

Awesome :) Thanks! I can't wait!

I don't smoke, but if I did, I would try and make friends with those in line around me so I could have them hold my spot while I went for a smoke :)

What a nice story, and a nice store manager!

I'm chatty so I usually make friends with everyone around me and spend the time gabbing

I'm confused how they are doing it. Won't the doorbusters sell out by 5am? Or are the re-closing the store, and then re-opening? This is bizzare.

Probably around 3am. The only big deal I want is the $30 Radio Flyer big wheel...but I want 3, 2 at the least, so hopefully dh and I can get them (I have 3 boys ages 5,6 and 7!)

Did anyone find out what time Epping is opening?

That might be my plan as well, stopping at that TRU 1st, then heading to Epping. Have fun with your niece! I did that with my niece a few years ago, then took her out for breakfast. She loved it! I'm dragging my hubby along with me

It all depends on the ads for me. I used to start at K-B Toys, then head to TRU for opening, then Target, then Walmart. Last year it was TRU, then Walmart, then Target. Not sure what exactly my plan this year is yet, but I'm leaning on Walmart first, then Target.

Ya that has been my experience as well. A few years ago they had Mp3 players for like $30 or something if I remember correctly. I too was like the 10th person in line, waited for like 2 hours, and they only had like 5 of them, so needless to say I did not get one. I now avoid TRU electronics on black friday.

It is a good deal and I am betting lots will go after it. I want it as well, but I am going to do the Walmart deal I think with the $50 I-Tunes gift card. TRU never seems to have enough of the "hot" electronics items, and in the 13 years I have been going, I have yet to be able to score any of the hot electronic deals, and I show up 1-2 hours early.