squeak6 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Quick question... why would anyone get in line so late ( 3am friday ) when Walmart opens @ 6am on Thursday? Camping out at walmart should not be so bad because your indoors next to the item you want. I'm trying to put my plan in action?
hopeky94 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 For people worried about pushing a cart around, a couple of ideas: - I don't know who sells them, but at flea markets and such I always see people pushing/pulling a smaller personally-owned cart: maybe 3 ft tall, about 1 1/2 ft length and width, with little wheels at the bottom rear corners. It wouldn't have quite as much space as a regular cart, but it would get into tighter spaces and save you from having to carry everything around in your arms! - What I do is: when I get there around 2:30 or 3:00, I first head to the Rubbermaid storage box aisle. I find the biggest box (not a see-thru) that will sit in my cart and lay the lid on its side between the box and the side of the cart. Then I head off to do my price matching and scouting out what's where. All of my items go inside the box, with either my jacket or clothing I'm buying covering any "hot" items. Then if I NEED to go down any aisles that are too crowded for my cart, I park it as close as possible (making sure I can still see it from where I'll be) and put the lid on the box. I remove it again as soon as I get back to my cart-- I feel this not only keeps people from being tempted by items in my cart that they want, but even if they see me put something in there and want to take it, there's no way they could manage to take that huge lid off there, find the item, and take it without being noticed!! (FYI- I've never had anything taken out of my cart by doing this, and I've never had any problems with WM employees concerning this either!) Oh, and if I decide I don't want the box, I just leave it at the check-out-- the cashier may even want to keep it there to contain all those items people leave laying around the register!
braylan1 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 For people worried about pushing a cart around, a couple of ideas: - I don't know who sells them, but at flea markets and such I always see people pushing/pulling a smaller personally-owned cart: maybe 3 ft tall, about 1 1/2 ft length and width, with little wheels at the bottom rear corners. It wouldn't have quite as much space as a regular cart, but it would get into tighter spaces and save you from having to carry everything around in your arms! - What I do is: when I get there around 2:30 or 3:00, I first head to the Rubbermaid storage box aisle. I find the biggest box (not a see-thru) that will sit in my cart and lay the lid on its side between the box and the side of the cart. Then I head off to do my price matching and scouting out what's where. All of my items go inside the box, with either my jacket or clothing I'm buying covering any "hot" items. Then if I NEED to go down any aisles that are too crowded for my cart, I park it as close as possible (making sure I can still see it from where I'll be) and put the lid on the box. I remove it again as soon as I get back to my cart-- I feel this not only keeps people from being tempted by items in my cart that they want, but even if they see me put something in there and want to take it, there's no way they could manage to take that huge lid off there, find the item, and take it without being noticed!! (FYI- I've never had anything taken out of my cart by doing this, and I've never had any problems with WM employees concerning this either!) Oh, and if I decide I don't want the box, I just leave it at the check-out-- the cashier may even want to keep it there to contain all those items people leave laying around the register! Great idea! I will try that this year.
snwbunny122 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 You should go to target tommorrow and by the Westinghouse 32 inch for 429.99 and go back on friday and have it price adjusted to $246.00. This way you get the tv and don't have to worry about standing in line all night to get a ticket and maybe end up not getting one at all !!!! I actually called my Target this morning and they said they would do the price match for the TV, so I am heading up there on lunch break to pick it up and going back on Friday to get a price adjustment when things calm down!!! Thanks for the tip!!! :)
Svuroo Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 For people worried about pushing a cart around, a couple of ideas: - I don't know who sells them, but at flea markets and such I always see people pushing/pulling a smaller personally-owned cart: maybe 3 ft tall, about 1 1/2 ft length and width, with little wheels at the bottom rear corners. It wouldn't have quite as much space as a regular cart, but it would get into tighter spaces and save you from having to carry everything around in your arms! - What I do is: when I get there around 2:30 or 3:00, I first head to the Rubbermaid storage box aisle. I find the biggest box (not a see-thru) that will sit in my cart and lay the lid on its side between the box and the side of the cart. Then I head off to do my price matching and scouting out what's where. All of my items go inside the box, with either my jacket or clothing I'm buying covering any "hot" items. Then if I NEED to go down any aisles that are too crowded for my cart, I park it as close as possible (making sure I can still see it from where I'll be) and put the lid on the box. I remove it again as soon as I get back to my cart-- I feel this not only keeps people from being tempted by items in my cart that they want, but even if they see me put something in there and want to take it, there's no way they could manage to take that huge lid off there, find the item, and take it without being noticed!! (FYI- I've never had anything taken out of my cart by doing this, and I've never had any problems with WM employees concerning this either!) Oh, and if I decide I don't want the box, I just leave it at the check-out-- the cashier may even want to keep it there to contain all those items people leave laying around the register! That's a fantastic idea!
snwbunny122 Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 Quick question... why would anyone get in line so late ( 3am friday ) when Walmart opens @ 6am on Thursday? Camping out at walmart should not be so bad because your indoors next to the item you want. I'm trying to put my plan in action? I have 2 very small children and "camping out" would not work for my family. But since I can price match the tv I already purchased from Target, I suppose I'll arrive around 4:00 and sleep in some!!!
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