Isn't it odd how with a still lousy economy the BF sales don't seem as good as past years? I'm guessing retailers too are hurting enough that even they aren't willing to take a reduced profit on items. As was pointed out on this thread, instead they are opening earlier. The lack of even good financing is also a sign of the times as consumer credit is still extremely tight. I'm really surprised we haven't seen any touch screen tablets for BF.