rodneycubed Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 ...does that mean that their BF sales will start earlier?
sgtboots Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Our local Wal Mart is closed Thanksgiving Day, then opens early BF. KMart is open Thanksgiving Day, closes early, then opens early. They have some decent deals on Thanksgiving Day if you feel like dragging yourself in after eating all that turkey!
rodneycubed Posted October 15, 2005 Author Posted October 15, 2005 Ah...i forgot all about thanksgiving :\
disneytati Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 But if your local Walmart is 24/7 and if it opens on Thanksgiving, you can go in earlier and start shopping, and wait for early in the morning to get the best deals, right?
StephanieD Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Our Wal-Mart is open 24/7, but they close Thankgiving night and open early the next morning for the sales.
mjmcca Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 The closest WM here that is open 24 hrs is one zand a half hours away.There are NO WM in the NYC limits they are all in NJ or LI.
Gator Pam Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Hmm... Last year, the Wal-Mart SuperCenter I shop on Black Friday was open by 4:00 AM. They let us line up next to the pallet we wanted an item from as soon as they unwrapped the plastic off of them. But, they didn't unwrap the plastic until door buster time.
Shann Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 Our Wal-Mart is open 24/7, but they close Thankgiving night and open early the next morning for the sales.The 24/7 Walmarts I have been to are the same way, close at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving night and then will reopen early the next morning.
ajbrowns Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 The 24/7 Walmarts I have been to are the same way, close at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving night and then will reopen early the next morning. Yeppers, that is how mine does it too. Amie
kmbrly Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 The 24/7 Walmarts in the area I lived in (St Louis) were open Thanksgiving and that night. You were allowed into the store at any hour, because they were open regular 24/7 hours. Anything that was on the "Blitz" sale, you could NOT touch. They had people guarding those pallets. As someone already said, you were allowed to stand near them, or form a line near them, but were not allowed to touch any of it. What I've done in years past, if Walmart was my first stop, I would go in extra early, get everything else on my list that was not on the Blitz sale, have that in my cart, then grab a chair out of sporting goods and go sit by the pallet I was most interested in and wait until the sale started, or until people started crowding around my pallet.
teresa92 Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 The 24/7 Walmarts I have been to are the same way, close at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving night and then will reopen early the next morning. Works this way here too
Ruatha24 Posted October 15, 2005 Posted October 15, 2005 I'm used to Meijer, which was been 24/7 for the last 14 years or so, and since they are open every holiday except for Christmas, what they do is they wrap the special pallets in BLACK wrap and guard them until 6 a.m. when the sale starts. They clearly outline in all their ads that week that all "door buster" black friday sales will not start until 6 a.m. They do this by coding the UPC changes to not start until 6 a.m. So for some of the stuff, yes, you can put it in your cart, but it won't ring up at the sale price until 6 a.m. I'm only 25 but I've been doing the black friday 4 a.m. get-my-butt-out-the-door forten years! I don't buy much, but I think it's actually fun :)
rldelo Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 Yea, we have the pallet system. It seems fair to me! Letting everyone come in and grab everything before 6 (or whatever) am just seems to take the sport out of it.
Gporter34 Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 I disagree with the pallet rules because they wait until too many people are there and then they have limited items. The sale prices start at 6am but it doesn't say that the items are only available at 6am. But I am one who gets there at 3am and wait until 6 to check out and I have other stores to go to. I'm sure if I waited til 6 to go I would feel differently. lol
santaclaus Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 I visit a Walmart employees web site from time to time and they are saying on there that all Walmart stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day, I guess they are trying to get Kmart customers.
DealFreak05 Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 Probably not gonna go to Walmart. I never go there on Black Friday.
disneytati Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 The 24/7 Walmarts in the area I lived in (St Louis) were open Thanksgiving and that night. You were allowed into the store at any hour, because they were open regular 24/7 hours. Anything that was on the "Blitz" sale, you could NOT touch. They had people guarding those pallets. As someone already said, you were allowed to stand near them, or form a line near them, but were not allowed to touch any of it. What I've done in years past, if Walmart was my first stop, I would go in extra early, get everything else on my list that was not on the Blitz sale, have that in my cart, then grab a chair out of sporting goods and go sit by the pallet I was most interested in and wait until the sale started, or until people started crowding around my pallet.If I can do that, I'll be more than happy.
elena_398 Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 My walmart has always been 24 hours. They close at 5pm on Thanksgiving day and reopen at 2am.
abram87 Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 Our wal-mart closes early on Thanksgiving Day then reopens on Black Friday morning
elena_398 Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 Im glad my Walmart reopens so early so I don't have to wait in line in the cold.
disneytati Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 Im glad my Walmart reopens so early so I don't have to wait in line in the cold.Yeah, that's a great advantage!!!
mkmljd Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 I just got off the phone with a CSM at the Rapid City, South Dakota Wal-Mart and they will be open 24/7. They will be wrapping the pallets in clear plastic this year so people can make sure they are near the correct pallet. They are also starting their sale at 5am. HTH someone Monica
saturnboy01 Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Arent most (if not all) WM's closed Turkey Day? Then re-open on Friday @ their start time for BF......
mhystycmom Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 I've been at WM a couple different years, and they've had ample amounts of BF items. I've had times I end up back later in the day and there are still doorbusters left. A few things sell out, especially in toys, but I've never felt compelled to rush there.
BubbleTea Posted November 20, 2005 Posted November 20, 2005 I've been at WM a couple different years, and they've had ample amounts of BF items. I've had times I end up back later in the day and there are still doorbusters left. A few things sell out, especially in toys, but I've never felt compelled to rush there.Yeah, that seems to be the case for me too. The best deals are (were?) at Office Max and Best Buy.
DaleRider Posted November 20, 2005 Posted November 20, 2005 Arent most (if not all) WM's closed Turkey Day? Then re-open on Friday @ their start time for BF...... No.....several around us only close on Christmas Day. On BF, they remain open all night and shoppers crowd around the plastic-wrapped pallets of the "limited quantity" items. Other items, though, are available to be picked up and put into your cart before the blitz hours, they just won't scan for the correct price until then.
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