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  1. I called about the flash drives, too - they were the EXACT SAME THING as the ones on sale this week for $19.99. She argued with me & argued with me - I talked to 3 different managers on Sunday & none of them could do proce overrides. Amazingly though, my order shipped on Monday after I was told that they would be cancelled & I told them that they would hear from my attorney (not that I would really spend money on something like this, but my best friend works in an attorney's office & would give them hell if I asked!)

    It would NOT have been so bad had they not had the EXACT SAME THING in-stock & just not wanting to send me mine!!!!!!!

     

     

     

    Christy

  2. I agree - stick around. I did not so much this summer, but last winter (February, I think) or spring when Toys R Us had their HUGE, HUGE sales, I got tons & tons & tons of toys for cheap, cheap!!!!! I have donated so many things & got so many free things that I have really been finished for my kids for MONTHS - I keep buying bc people keep posting deals, though!

     

     

    Christy

  3. I also got screwed on some smaller items - so I understand your frustrations to a point. They took the order, charged my card & even sent me a shipping notice with tracking info, but then 24 hours later sent me a backorder notice. I still had hopes the package would show up, but it never even showed up in the carrier's system......

    Thanks for reminding me that I need to contact customer service to see if they will sub products.....

     

     

    Christy

  4. I just bought gifts for all 3 of my SILs & my niece (who is very close to our age & is more like dh's sister).

    Do any of them collect anything? I gave 1 SIL a cookie jar & 1 SIL candle sticks bc they both collect those items.

    Find out if they have any hobbies or special interests. My other SIL LOVES Paula Deen & I gave her the new cookbook. My niece & her dh bought a new house & she is learning to take care of the flower beds, so I bought her a gardening tool kit.

     

    I like the ideas of the gift certificates for pampering at a local spa. Most everyone likes candles, so that is an idea.

     

     

    Good luck!

    Christy

  5. My ex-husband worked at Wal-Mart for YEARS - he was not at any kind of advantage for Black Friday at all. They had to put all the merchandise on the floor & if they did not work, they could stand in line like everyone else. If they had to work, it was tough. He has not worked there in a few years, so I don't know how it is now & I am pretty sure it depends on the store managers.

     

     

    Christy

  6. We did not even go to Wal-Mart until about 3 this afternoon - there were tons of the DVDs & the TVs (not the 52 inch one), the PlayDoh tables, the Superman toyz - well - lets just say most everything was still well stocked - the store was NOT packed & folks were passing up some decent deals bc they had bought them at other stores who price matched, too (Sears, KMart - I even heard one woman say that KB Toys price matched some stuff for her this morning).
  7. My daughter got the FP Learning House the year she turned 1 & we had a foster daughter 8 months older - they both LOVED it - so did my 7 year old who was MR. Kaileigh still plays with it & so does my niece - K will be 3 next month & my niece will be 4 in January. My older kids like to play with it with her, too - maybe my kids are weird!!!!!!

     

    My oldest son got a little train set with snap together tracks for his Christmas one year - he was either 1 or 2 - & he only gave it up when my niece was about a year old (he was 8 at the time), so I think the train set that a PP suggested is a great idea.

     

     

    Christy

  8. I changed the zip code & it came up as a 1 day sale on Wednesday, BUT I called both stores here locally & finally talked to managers - the One Day Sale HERE is Thursday - they are getting flooded with calls. He thinks that the deals will be available online Wednesday, though - he is NOT SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

     

     

     

    About the home theater system, it is a Curtis & is only normally $39.99, so ......

  9. Thanks for all the ideas - I bought a series of books (now I forgot what they are & I have wrapped them) and I am thinking about buying a couple of video rockers, but not sure.

     

    If I can find out that the new book in the Eragon series is coming out before Christmas, I will get that - we have the first 2. He is reading one of the books in the Inkheart series now. I love to buy books, but his tastes are so different form mine & he is so fickle - he did not like the Artemis Fowl books at all.

     

    It may not matter - if the playroom is not cleaned up this week while they are out of school,

    I am cancelling Christmas!!!!!!

  10. I feel your pain - I have 4 kids and we also buy for all of my cousin's kids - I think I counted 50 some odd people that we absolutely have to buy for (family only) - and of those, at least 24 are kids - ranging from a few weeks old this Christmas to 15 years old - Most are under 10. (7 of them are less than a year old)

     

    I buy year round when I find things I like. You had some good suggestions for the girls & some ideas of your own already. For the boys, the Doodle Monsters are cute for the 2 older ones. I saw some Giggle Balls at Wal-Mart tonight that are an elephant & a cow for $6.97 - my oldest son & youngest daughter LOVED those when they were little - we had cats, dogs & I want to say horses, but I could be wrong. Most little boys LOVE flashlights, too for some reason.....

     

     

    Christy

  11. This is the first year there is nothing that I absolutely have to have. I thought about a video chair for my oldest son, but not sure. There are lots of things that I would like to have but nothing that I absolutely need. I am pretty much finished with everyone except my father in law & one nephew.

     

     

    Christy

  12. Our 2 local Wal-Mart stores always have those night owl hourly specials - they call them Manager's Specials & the 2 stores always have different ones. Drives me nuts bc I always want to be at both stores at the same time!!!!! They will NOT PM each other! Usually it is a black & white ad somewhere in the middle of the newspaper itself - not in the circulars.

     

     

    Christy

  13. I am trying to get him to give me some more ideas - for books or magazines - so far, no dice. He likes to read sci-fi or fantasy. He just finished the Lord of the Rings Trilogy & is reading something about dragons (I think).

     

    He has most of the stuff mentioned. This kid was an only child/only grandchild until 3 years ago - he is still the only child for his dad's family & the only grandchild. I guess I really should not worry about it being "even" since he has what is more important - a stable family, but we are planning to adopt the other 2 kids as well, so they have us, too.....

     

    Maybe a magazine subscription. Dh mentioned the Discovery internet science subscription, so maybe something like that.

     

     

    My MIL is knitting all the kids an afghan & my parents are going to get him a rifle (against my wishes). I think he is getting a new laptop from his other grandparents, etc. So like I said, it is not like he will be without anything - this is just divorced Mommy guilt..........

     

     

    Christy

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