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Did any of your Black Friday items not meet your expectations?

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jb2013

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..and did not meet your expectations.

 

 

Im really happy with electronics i bought last year such as the 32" tv at Walmart which works perfect, although i gotta admit i did buy the extra warranty because i had my doubts. Also bought the 199 laptop which is still working okay, but it was 199 so i cant complain. You get what you pay for.....:)

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HansieDZ

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My Garmin Nuvi from BF '08.

Don't know if it was just the Garmin brand or what,but that thing was wrong right out of the box :(

For someone as directionally handicapped as I am,I need something that will not make mistakes.

I felt I could never trust it.

I was really happy to get it early and go back in to Target on BF for a price adjustment,but it has never worked to my expectations and I am so sad about that.

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The colored vacuums that Walmart had year before last. Bissels I think. That thing didn't last a month.

Oh I got the little one, that thing was junk!

 

Also 2 years ago at Walmart I got the DVD video camera and hated it. Luckily I returned it that day and they still had the hard drive video cameras so I got that one and still love it! ;)

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The slow cookers I bought at Kohls as gifts for my sil & sister...considering the fact I just received notice a few weeks ago that they have been recalled due to possible catching on fire.

 

Funny enough (well not really)...I went to my sil's house shortly after receiving the letter & noticed a slow cooker setting out...I said "hey is that the one I gave you for xmas?" She responded with "Um, actually that one is sitting on a shelf up there...we used it & it started smoking from the instrument panel. We thought it was just because it had been in storage but then it really really started to smoke"

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The slow cookers I bought at Kohls as gifts for my sil & sister...considering the fact I just received notice a few weeks ago that they have been recalled due to possible catching on fire.

 

Funny enough (well not really)...I went to my sil's house shortly after receiving the letter & noticed a slow cooker setting out...I said "hey is that the one I gave you for xmas?" She responded with "Um, actually that one is sitting on a shelf up there...we used it & it started smoking from the instrument panel. We thought it was just because it had been in storage but then it really really started to smoke"

Oh no! That is really funny and really not! Why didn't sil throw it out after it started smoking instead of shelving it?

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The $3 (?) kids Pj's from Walmart 2 or 3 years ago. Those things were sewn so weird, my daughter couldn't get her hand through the sleeve cuffs. Ever since then I pass on WM BF Pj's, I don't even bother taking a look at them.

we bought a TON of them, the kids were still getting them for birthdays... LOVED them. A little thinner and they are made cheap.. I mean 3$~~ they were perfect for spring and fall nights.

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Last year Best Buy had a really neat touchscreen camera, I don't recall the brand, but I wanted to buy it on a whim. I figured that if they still had any by the time we got there (about an hour or so after they opened since we had to hit up Target a town away first) I would buy it. Once we got to BB we found out that the store couldn't find their shipment for that particular camera and offered a similar make/model but without the touchscreen. So I impulsively bought it anyways but decided the next day that I didn't need it or want it so I returned it.

 

Nothing really wrong with it but I guess it was a little bit of buyer's remorse...

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The slow cookers I bought at Kohls as gifts for my sil & sister...considering the fact I just received notice a few weeks ago that they have been recalled due to possible catching on fire.

 

Funny enough (well not really)...I went to my sil's house shortly after receiving the letter & noticed a slow cooker setting out...I said "hey is that the one I gave you for xmas?" She responded with "Um, actually that one is sitting on a shelf up there...we used it & it started smoking from the instrument panel. We thought it was just because it had been in storage but then it really really started to smoke"

Oh no! That is really funny and really not! Why didn't sil throw it out after it started smoking instead of shelving it?

Well , since they have been recalled, at least they should be able to take them back to Kohls and get a credit for them.

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The $3 (?) kids Pj's from Walmart 2 or 3 years ago. Those things were sewn so weird, my daughter couldn't get her hand through the sleeve cuffs. Ever since then I pass on WM BF Pj's, I don't even bother taking a look at them.

Don't give up! There were a couple years were Walmart's cheapy PJs were terrible - way undersized and uselessly thin. Last year they offered much better quality. DS is still wearing the ones he got last year, they were a great buy. I don't know what they will offer this year, but they are at least worth a look.

 

 

My biggest disappointment was the digital picture frames I ordered from Walmart.com. They came in a plain white box, no brand on the box or item. One had a loose part rolling around inside it and a loop of wire sticking out of the side; the other was missing several pixels. I was able to return them without a problem, but by then BF was over and I ended up paying more to replace them.

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I bought 2 - 3rd generation 8g Apple iTouch's for the kids. The one had some problems and we sent it in for warranty work. Apple emailed me that they sent back to us the same "2nd Generation that we mailed in". Well when I bought them I was told they were the 3rd generation. Only to find out now that they are not! The packaging says it has the bluetooth and other things that the 3rd generation has. But, now I found out Apple decided only to release 3rd generation in the 16g and 32g. I even have my receipt from Walmart that says 3rd Generation on it!
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The snuggie....enough said lol!!!

We love our snuggies, bought one to see if it was worth it and my youngest son fell in love with it, in fact he has it on now watching anime on TV. Then I got one from the hubs (in pink so no one will take it) and I used it all winter cuz I could sit with my laptop in my lap and still work. Going to get it out soon since I'm taking an online class so I can work and stay comfy.

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We love our snuggies, bought one to see if it was worth it and my youngest son fell in love with it, in fact he has it on now watching anime on TV. Then I got one from the hubs (in pink so no one will take it) and I used it all winter cuz I could sit with my laptop in my lap and still work. Going to get it out soon since I'm taking an online class so I can work and stay comfy.

My kids and I are big snuggie fans too. We used ours all last winter and my daughter is asking for one of the new colors/designs for this winter.

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My Garmin Nuvi from BF '08.

Don't know if it was just the Garmin brand or what,but that thing was wrong right out of the box :(

For someone as directionally handicapped as I am,I need something that will not make mistakes.

I felt I could never trust it.

I was really happy to get it early and go back in to Target on BF for a price adjustment,but it has never worked to my expectations and I am so sad about that.

 

This was horrible! Stood there forever to get it, and gave it to my parents as a gift. after about 60 days, it completely died. It had only been used maybe 4 times. At least Walmart allowed them to return it, and they got a better one...

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I bought a scanner/printer (HP Photosmart) last year from Staples because it was cheaper then buying the ink for my old printer and I figured I would replace my separate scanner. It was horrible. It was USB and wireless but the wireless sucked. I would always have to run a special app to wake up the computer before printing to it wirelessly. I'm hoping to replace it this year on BF.
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flyjar yes HP printers are notoriously bad I spent years buying them and never found a decent one. I would go with Canon they are amazingly good. It doesnt necessarily have to have wireless either if you have Windows 7 because you can hook it up to one computer start a homegroup on that pc and join said homegroup on your other PC and boom you have access to the printer in the other room.
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Yes, sometimes you do get what you pay for. lol

 

I got a coffeepot from Walmart 2 years ago for like 10-15 dollars. It still works fine and is definitely better than the one I used to have. The only thing is the area underneath the carafe is pretty rough looking. It is discolored and ...rusty looking I guess you could say.

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