billcsho

No. It is their rebate with online submission and tracking. Still processed by Parago and the turn around time is better than average but it is far from "instant".

I have been expecting this for the last couple weeks, so I used all my gift card with the snail mail coupon last week ($20 off each Wii game). I won't pay much attention to CC this BF even my local store is still open. Most of the past BF deals involved rebates. I think it would be very risky to get rebate offer this year. By the way, one of the GC I used was a free gift ($24 value) from CC last BF since they could not find my order. So I almost get the game for free.

LOL. I went there 30 minutes before door open and were among the first 10 in the last couple years.

Not only that. The sales started online a day earlier than in store.

Unexpectedly, my order of two arrived yesterday. I thought I'll never get it as the credit card number I used has expired a couple months ago. Anyway, it works great considering a 9" photo frame at this price. You can hardly even get a 7" one with all the function of this one at this price. The information on the manual is very poor, but it just took me 10-15min to browse through all the setup on screen to figure out. It does play MPEG1, MPEG2, and MP4 (Divx and xVid) files.

My order of 2 is in back order. I got an e-mail today that they are trying to fulfill my order within 30 days unless I cancel the order.

Last time my shipment was stolen in the mailbox. I called them immediately on the ETA date (2 weeks from ordering) and they told me to call back the next day since the day was not over yet. I called again, they told me to call back after 25 days from ordering because of the insurance policy. I called again on the 25th day and they said they will place a refund request but need the approval by the "higher" office and I should be contacted in 3 days. Three days later, I called again and they told me to call my local post office and it may be still on the way as it was within 30 days. Basically, the CSRs (except the second last one) just kept lying and gave different excuse. The second last CSR indeed submitted a request and issued me a case number. I got really mad at the last call and confronted the CSR with the case number for the refund request after her telling me to call the post office. Finally, she validated the refund request and I got a phone message 3 days after the last call that the refund was processed. Since then, I only order in-store pick-up.

I ordered mine at 5:40am on 11/22 and it is also in backorder. I wonder when was the cut off time for confirmed order.

I ordered two of those Wheel attachment for WiiMote for $2.99 each on Thursday. I went to pick up today and they found only one. Without saying anything, the manager offer me a $24 GC and refund the missing one. That is my best BF deal this year.

The line at my Staples is longer than last year. I arrived at 5:30am and was #35 which is not bad at all. They were late and slow in handing out tickets that they only covered the first 30 people before they have the door opened. After those got tickets went in, the line was stopped at the front door to obtain tickets. By the time I finish shopping, there was still a line waiting outside. I did not buy much in store this year as I was disappointed by the higher prices than other location for identical items. Interestingly, I went online after I got home an hour later, there were still some early bird sale items available such as the external hard drives. Even better, I can get them at the lower price as in other locations and use my $10 coupon received by e-mail a week ago.

I scored 3 digital photo frames. One 7" for $30 at Meijer and two 9" for $47 each at Frys. The 9" can play video but not the 7" one.

I just finished my BF2008 shopping 90 minutes ago. I am pretty happy with my success rate. I shopped at 4 online stores since Wednesday, and hit 4 local stores this morning (all within 3 hours). I would say I got over 90% of the items on my list and spent around $400 (AR) for myself and $180 for my company. Here is my in-line waiting time: Meijer: 15min (#28 in line for a $30 OTD 7" LCD photo frame.) Staples: 30min (#35 in line.) OfficeMax: 40min (#6 in line.) ACE Hardware: 0min (where is the line?) :tired:

Frys.com has the same deal as BB on BF but available today! 320GB for $60.

It could be regional. Now that the BF ads are posted at Staples.com, everybody can verify the deals in their area. The hard drives are $5 higher in my area than the ads posted here (which shows the correct prices for other area though). This is a very common practice as there are many state laws that regular prices.

I don't remember if the Mio C310 was available online last year or not, but I got everything on my wish list (10 itmes) online and did not go to the store last year.

The 2GB MicroSD is $17.98 not $14.98. It is kind of buried in the fine print.

Obvious if the OP was standing outside for only 3hr before the store open. It is too late for the door buster items at BB. Last year, there were at least 50 people at my local BB before midnight.

I went 30-45min before store open in the last couple years and I was within the first 10 in line at my local Staples.

Most but not all were available online. Also the online store opened only an hour or so earlier than the store in Eastern Time. If you are in the other time zone, you may check the web first before going to the store.

The Meijer ad posted here is for TG day only and it is not clearly marked on the adscan page. Indeed, the BF ads and 2 day sale ads are both posted at Meijer's own website.

I usually do both. Most of the online shopping was done before 5am. Actually, many deals are available online even on Thanksgiving day. Nevertheless, there are some early bird items only available B&M. Not to mention it is a lot easier to do price matching in store with competitors' ads in your hand.

Originally I have no idea where to go first this year as CompUSA has closed and I did most of my BF shopping online before stores opened. However, someone just mentioned Meijer and that reminded me that was usually the place I went first as they open 24hr and the discounts appear in the system before 5am. (If not, I can always go back for a price adjust later before noon).

I guess they were processed by OnRebate, one of the worse processor. I did get 3 out 3 from them though, but you have to be extra careful and follow the instruction word by word in submitting their rebates. They have very strange rules that can easily invalidate your submission.

I always do ACE last on BF (at ~8-9am), and yet, I got everything on my list and no waiting in line at all.

I guess I typically spent ~$200-$300 on BF per year after rebates. Last year I have ~$740 in rebate though.