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Some people must not have to earn a living, thus having all this time on their hands to wait in pointless lines, for so called deals. just think how many kids that will do without you could help with all that extra time to waste on a line and money spent on gas for generators, etc,etc. Lets see......a week in line at Minimum wage of $7.75 per hour times 40 hours.....$310 minimum in lost wages...times people in your group..... WOW with 5 people in your group....that savings you got only cost you $1550 for those BIG savings.

Like PT Barnum once said..there's a sucker born every minute...LOL

I don't know about you... but im getting holiday pay and im on a paid vacation... :rolleyes: And just ... a little ... more then 7.75 a hour... :yawn:

 

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

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Just talked to my wife, who is at WM. She is first in line for the laptops. They have 43 laptops in the store. Almost 400 of the 19" LCD TV's. She said it is pretty dead but they expect it to pick up before midnight when the first sale starts.
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Here's an earlier local news report:

 

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/business&id=7810529

 

 

UPDATE:

 

They just did a line report from TRU in Deptford, NJ! Cops were called to control the crowd that was estimated to be in the range of 1,500 to 2,000 people!! TRU did a ticket plan earlier for their big ticket items, one per person and they're letting people in 10-20 at a time to control interior crowds!

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Just got home from Walmart. I went at 11 based on the reports stuff was being allowed in carts before 12...NOT the case in my store. Stuff wasn't even rolled out until starting at 11:45. I saw a lady get punched in the face for grabbing "too many" of the $2.98 food processor things. I got my dvds are the fighting calmed and I got out. It's 1:34 here, time for my line reports: Target on Eastchase in Ft. Worth, TX has 30 people and a few sitting in cars - NOT packed at all. Old Navy near NE Mall in Hurst, TX has a line at least half a mile long - it looks like they are being orderly and letting in a few a time. I passed. TRU near NE Mall, about 100 deep - I was not close enough to see inside the store. That's all I've got...time for bed!
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I'm at office depot in altamonte springs Florida. I got here at midnight, was second in line. No one else even showed

up until about 3am. I find that pretty

Crazy. Best Buy had a line around the building!!! The i5 laptop deal here is the best I have seen. I'm surprised no one was here!!

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We arrived at Walmart in Wilmington NC about 10:00 PM. people were filling their carts with the midnight sale stuff. We grabed the few items we wanted and passes them to my sister so we could go wait at Target. She was told about 11 that she could not have the items in her cart yet. Everyone had items in their cart. She checked out at 12:00 and was done.

 

We arrived at Target at 10:30pm. We were 24th in line. The first in line had arrived at 6:20. Everyone was after the 298 40 inch TV. They had about 70. The crowed went way long this year. longer than I had seen it in the past.

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My DW got this text from a friend:

 

 

Hey K- Went to TRU in Deptford! Got in line at 6pm and was escorted to the end by police! Lines were real long! Doors opened at 9pm and managers gave out tickets, we didn't get any! 10pm doors opened! We got in around 11:15pm and finally checked out at 1:45! This is the last time I'm going to TRU!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Sounds like you are having fun!

 

My dad goes to the Vintage Grand Prix race at Mid-Ohio every year and sets up his tent with a kitchen. He sits outside all day in 90 degree heat and humidity watching the races. He barely gets the chance to shower (ick!) but he has so much fun! He has made quite a few friends up there and they meet back each year to grill filet and drink good scotch. He LOVES it!

 

Even though they are different events, as I was reading your post I realized how similar they actually are.

 

Have fun. Enjoy yourself and like I always tell my Dad, stay out of trouble!:D

I take camp showers and baby wipes work great for overall cleanliness.

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