MrZone Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I had a pc specialist tell me that the 149 netbook OfficeMax is offering is overpriced. Read between the lines on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 So BB might have a similar one for less. But it would likely involve camping out on Thursday to get it, while OM won't have anywhere near the lines as BB. As with all BF deals, it's a question of how much your time is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerfan Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 So BB might have a similar one for less. But it would likely involve camping out on Thursday to get it, while OM won't have anywhere near the lines as BB. As with all BF deals, it's a question of how much your time is worth.I tend not to believe the people at BB. Last year I was in there and made a comment about BF. I said I was waitin to get a laptop for my DD, but had seen a better deal at CC in comparison to the one we were looking at at BB. The manager or whoever he was in computers said to me, that he had see the ad and it was going to blow the competition out of the water. He said the ad was going to put CC out of business.(CC was already in deep trouble by then already.) We all know how bad BB ad was last year, so hopefully this year will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkrbel Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 line vs specs and price difference i think on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Dogg Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I had a pc specialist tell me that the 149 netbook OfficeMax is offering is overpriced. Read between the lines on that one.Don't think hourly employees would have this info yet. Sorry, but I think they are screwing with you. (sorry, saw that one and just had to use it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieva Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Let's see i can camp out all night for a little beat cheaper one at BB, or walk next door to OM and pay $149. Easy choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_Hancock Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Don't think hourly employees would have this info yet. Sorry, but I think they are screwing with you. (sorry, saw that one and just had to use it.) You'd be surprised who knows what. Don't discount the belittled hourly enployees and what they do know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLM Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Here in Ohio we never know what BB will do come Black Friday...one year we didn't even have doorbusters, although they honored a price for me on a camera - so go figure. The lines are always so long - I camped out 2 years ago and it was worth it that year for me. I doubt I would camp out to save a few bucks on a Netbook, but it is on MY list of things to get this year. I just don't want to deal with the lines at BB. Now, if it's online and cheaper - that would be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen8112 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Two years ago I went to BB, after I got the ad from here, to scope out the computers so I could decide which one I wanted. While I was there an employee saw that I had a printed ad with me and was shocked and asked if he could see it. It was defiantly the first time he had see any of the deals in the ad. When he was done he handed it back to me and said "I think I'm going to call out sick on Black Friday" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countingcrow Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 There won't be any netbook cheaper then $199, even $149 is pushing it. Netbooks already have no margin, I don't see the benefit of having one so far below cost, Best Buy wouldn't do it. If anything, we'll see some type of package deal on a netbook with a case and a dvd drive. No Best Buy employee outside of the corporate office will know what's in our BF ad until its leaked online. Best Buy is super tight lipped on this, to the point even the general manager's are not told a thing till the last couple weeks before BF. If you work there you can guess what will be in the ad based on what is coming off the trucks, but there is no way to know the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZone Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Crow, there are already 2 netbooks avaialble for less then 150 on BF...OfficeMax and The crappy K Mart one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countingcrow Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Just found the Officemax netbook you mentioned. Typical netbook specs, terrible battery however, which renders the point of a netbook useless, as you'll need your charger with you all the time. Now that I saw Officemax's, I could potentially see Best Buy pulling out an Acer netbook of their own, but really, no way I could see any real netbook under that price (that Kmart junk in a box don't count). If they do, I'll be absolutely shocked, and there would be the biggest mob ever in line to get one. Don't need one though personally, as my phone with Android is my portable computer of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoopawnKode Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Yes they would potentially have netbooks for $150 with decent specs. They would be considered loss leaders and the sales would be made up by adding the extra "necessities" employees would tell the public they "need" also, they wouldn't need a lot to get the hype up. BB has been known to do that with their "minimum 1 per store" and I've been to places where they REALLY only had 1! Plus, it wouldn't be too expensive to purchase a 6 or 9 cell battery replacement if needed and have the 3 cell as backup if someone needed it for lengthy periods over 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuyi64 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Plus, it wouldn't be too expensive to purchase a 6 or 9 cell battery replacement if needed and have the 3 cell as backup if someone needed it for lengthy periods over 3 hours.Have you priced brand new, name brand OEM 6 and 9-cell batteries lately? Some sell for even more than the $150 price of the netbook, so I'm confused as to your definition of not too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoopawnKode Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Have you priced brand new, name brand OEM 6 and 9-cell batteries lately? Some sell for even more than the $150 price of the netbook, so I'm confused as to your definition of not too expensive.6-cell $59 at amazon through tigerdirect.comhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DW988S/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001K56E4K&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=00P4GFSTJ9DPZ83YKWAT or you can search tigerdirect.com and other sites for the same OEM part. but they can be found for cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bclvr61889 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yes they would potentially have netbooks for $150 with decent specs. They would be considered loss leaders and the sales would be made up by adding the extra "necessities" employees would tell the public they "need" also, they wouldn't need a lot to get the hype up. BB has been known to do that with their "minimum 1 per store" and I've been to places where they REALLY only had 1! Plus, it wouldn't be too expensive to purchase a 6 or 9 cell battery replacement if needed and have the 3 cell as backup if someone needed it for lengthy periods over 3 hours.Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!That is why BB is the last store I check for some of the hot electronic items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TazErase Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I tend not to believe the people at BB. Last year I was in there and made a comment about BF. I said I was waitin to get a laptop for my DD, but had seen a better deal at CC in comparison to the one we were looking at at BB. The manager or whoever he was in computers said to me, that he had see the ad and it was going to blow the competition out of the water. He said the ad was going to put CC out of business.(CC was already in deep trouble by then already.) We all know how bad BB ad was last year, so hopefully this year will be better.I wouldn't count on it. Last year the BB was ad was the worst I ever saw, but the fact that there were so many less people on line last year maybe they got the hint............ nah, doubt it!! Seriously though, last year at the store I go to there was only about 35% of what was on line the year before. I wouldn't be too shocked to see some cheap laptops ($250 range) but with limit 10 just to get people in for a bait and switch. Only 10 would be available, so if 100 people THINK they can get it they make the money on the others they sell at regular prices because people aren't going to go home empty handed after waiting on line all night. I know when they had the $229 laptops 2 years ago there were about 250 people in line thinking they had a chance. Limit 20, I don't think it got past the 25th person on line, lol. Excellent computer too, still running strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlichaels Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I am starting to think that I am the only person in the free world without a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuyi64 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I am starting to think that I am the only person in the free world without a laptop.Nah, my four year old doesn't have one yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimslade Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 The ad is out so there is no need for rumors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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