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My Dad was a trucker for years. Here are a few things I remember getting him over the years that he always appreciated 1. lots of snack-sized pre-packaged crackers, cookies, chips and such. Saved him a few bucks at the truck stops. 2. bedding/pillow/sleeping bag, etc. for the truck bed 3. large travel mug as he always wanted something to sip on while driving, usually coffee 4. nice pen to keep his logs, although this may be done electronically these days 5. heavy duty gloves came in handy when he had to help unload the trailers 6. new bag to carry/store his personal items/clothes

I've got everyone's "big gifts" done. I'll pick up some small things to go along with them and then hoping to spend Black Friday mostly shopping for me and any Angel Tree and Senior Tree gifts I need.

*Blu-ray player with built in wireless. Would love for that to be a Samsung player. *TV series/movies on DVD and/or blu-ray *iTunes gift cards on sale. Should have ordered more when they were the deal of the day on ebay *good Bluetooth/wireless speaker to use with iPad/iPhone

Go to walmart.com to view the BF ad. If you click on the "1-Hour In Stock Guarantee" area of the ad you will find the terms of service. Here's a few of the terms....... "Payment must be made upon checkout for the Guarantee Card. Deadline for payment may vary based upon local store hours-see local store for details". "Merchandise will be delivered to the same store where the Guarantee Card was purchased." "Customers will receive notice via email when the item has been shipped and is available for pickup. Valid email address is required." "Guarantee Cards must be registered by 11:59 CST, Sunday, Novemeber 25, 2012. If not registered during that time the Guarantee Card will become a standard Walmart Gift Card loaded with the amount of Black Friday item purchase price" "If Walmart is unable to fulfill your order a full refund will be provided upon request. A comparable substitution may be available." Hope this answers some of the questions!

If you look on the ad using walmart.com there is a "see more details" tab that says it is the Nuvi 50. That's a great price but I'll be after the $99 50LM elsewhere for the Lifetime Maps feature.

I clicked on the "See More Details" box that pops up when you hover your mouse on the photo and it states the model is the Nuvi 50. Of course, there is no way to know if that is indeed the model number they will have available I suppose. Radio Shack, Office Max and Best Buy are all advertising the Nuvi 50 LM for $99 if that helps.

Lordy yes that was a fiasco, even in Arkansas where Walmart is based! I do hope they have another one. I got a much better deal on a Vizio LED that year than on BF.

I may be in the minority here but I don't mind the early opening times. My family eats Thanksgiving dinner straight up 12 noon. We've done that for years because that lets the "boys" in the family eat and then hit the road for the deer woods. The only "BF store" in the small town where I spend Thanksgiving is Walmart. My mom and I build our shopping around the Walmart ad so it's really a win-win situation. We are never after the doorbusters at Target, Kohls or BestBuy since they are an hour drive. If we choose to hit those stores we go later in the day to browse and are not looking for anything specific. We get in and we get out. Last year we went to the 10 PM and stayed for the midnight and were checked out by 12:15. At home in bed by 12:30 AM. So far, looks like I will be fast asleep on BF morning having gotten all I need/want at the 8PM Walmart Event.

Well, for the first time in many years I don't need any electronic items so I'm leaning towards housewares and the usual socks and underwear packs. I am especially interested in checking out the $4.88 Beautyrest pillows but if they are anywhere near those blamed towels I will run in the opposite direction and hope there are some leftovers I can find later. Not interested in getting a black eye. Unless WM has a surprise up their sleeve it looks like I can do all my shopping at the 8 pm sale and be done, which is actually a good thing. Last year I needed things from 2 of the start times and I didn't particularly like hanging out in the store for 2 hours waiting for the next start time.

Looks like the Nuvi 50 On a side note, I don't think this unit has Lifetime Maps update. It is well worth the extra cost to get one with this feature because map updates cost as much or usually more than the unit itself. If you arent interested in map updates then this is a great deal IMO. My sister has the Nuvi 40 and we have used it all over the US and love it. She will be getting an upgrade to a LM model (lifetime maps) this Christmas.