omadeal Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I live near a 24hr WM and decided to do some recon. In the past they have closed on Tgiving and reopened on Friday. I spoke with the Manager and she confirmed that they would be open on Tgiving with no close before the BF ad pricing started, that they would pricematch items with a stated price (not % off or B1G1) and that layaways put up prior to BF but taken out on BF would reflect BF pricing. [they did not have the dvd player, MP3 player of cabbage patch newborns in stock] No noticable overstock anywhere in the store. TRU The freebie this year is a really nice plush Pooh bear. They WILL NOT price match. And the big book ad will start FRIDAY rather than Monday. Further, the manager stated that BF will not be their primary push this year. Rather, they are going to have newspaper ads every week until xmas and each ad will have a couple of big deals. ie. last 2 weeks were B1G1 board games, this week B2G1 video games and B1G1 Barbies. Also, they had tons of green tag stuff at 50% off. Looks like I'll be spending time at wallyworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masilke Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Whohoo. This is great news for me. If this is the case then I can just pricematch every week and don't have to worry about TRU on BF . Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest all2tired Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Thanks for the info. It'll come in handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebony0421 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gporter34 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I live near a 24hr WM and decided to do some recon. In the past they have closed on Tgiving and reopened on Friday. I spoke with the Manager and she confirmed that they would be open on Tgiving with no close before the BF ad pricing started, that they would pricematch items with a stated price (not % off or B1G1) and that layaways put up prior to BF but taken out on BF would reflect BF pricing. [they did not have the dvd player, MP3 player of cabbage patch newborns in stock] No noticable overstock anywhere in the store. TRU The freebie this year is a really nice plush Pooh bear. They WILL NOT price match. And the big book ad will start FRIDAY rather than Monday. Further, the manager stated that BF will not be their primary push this year. Rather, they are going to have newspaper ads every week until xmas and each ad will have a couple of big deals. ie. last 2 weeks were B1G1 board games, this week B2G1 video games and B1G1 Barbies. Also, they had tons of green tag stuff at 50% off. Looks like I'll be spending time at wallyworld. Good, thanks for the info!!! I can pm the Virgin Mobiles at WM and can skip RS all together. I am sooooo happy. That will allow me to make it to JCPenney for the snowglobe and whatever deals they have before my next store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadedmomof2 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 TRU is still a better place to look for video games, etc. Pricematching is a PITB to do at the Walmart here. And the customer service is better at TRU. Besides, the few items I want at Walmart, I will be doing most of my BF shopping elsewhere. And the green tag clearance at TRU is actually 50% off the green tags. I saw loads of Pixter color software, which would be $4.98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omadeal Posted October 26, 2005 Author Share Posted October 26, 2005 sorry if I didn't make it clear on the green tags. Our TRU had the juicebox stuff. It seemed like a really good deal but I'm not sure how much stuff you end up buying to go with it. The other big bargain was a spiderman lead pad for $18.00. It was really cute and great incentive to get your boys to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleRider Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Was at my local Wal-Mart getting a prescription filled this morning.....found the BF Early Bird HP laptop already being stocked. Regular price is $688. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2ella Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 thanks for posting this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steakgoddess Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masilke Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Was at my local Wal-Mart getting a prescription filled this morning.....found the BF Early Bird HP laptop already being stocked. Regular price is $688. So we can put it on layaway and pm on BF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayhaysay Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Was at my local Wal-Mart getting a prescription filled this morning.....found the BF Early Bird HP laptop already being stocked. Regular price is $688.My sister is wanting to pick one up BF, so I will definitly be checking my WM to see if its in yet so she can go ahead and put it on layaway and that will be one less item we have to get on BF. Thanks:howdy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deals4Me Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 No awesome BF ads for TRU?? ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR The year I finally need awesome deals....errrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msan06 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 i know this is probably a dumb question, but what is TRU??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadedmomof2 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Toys R Us, TRU is just the shortened version of the store's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best4less Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 i know this is probably a dumb question, but what is TRU???Toys R Us :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msan06 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4linkae Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the info!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferharrison82 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Thats great to know! I would rather bypass TRU anyway as Walmart will start their BF deals at 5am instead of 5am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 I live near a 24hr WM and decided to do some recon. In the past they have closed on Tgiving and reopened on Friday. I spoke with the Manager and she confirmed that they would be open on Tgiving with no close before the BF ad pricing started, that they would pricematch items with a stated price (not % off or B1G1) and that layaways put up prior to BF but taken out on BF would reflect BF pricing. [they did not have the dvd player, MP3 player of cabbage patch newborns in stock] No noticable overstock anywhere in the store. TRU The freebie this year is a really nice plush Pooh bear. They WILL NOT price match. And the big book ad will start FRIDAY rather than Monday. Further, the manager stated that BF will not be their primary push this year. Rather, they are going to have newspaper ads every week until xmas and each ad will have a couple of big deals. ie. last 2 weeks were B1G1 board games, this week B2G1 video games and B1G1 Barbies. Also, they had tons of green tag stuff at 50% off. Looks like I'll be spending time at wallyworld. MY kids are now 5 and almost 4. I ahve been following the trends of sales at TRU for the past few years holiday seasons. I see no noticeable difference this year. Generally starting the last weekend of Sept or first weekend of Oct they start having decent sales on toys. This goes on up to and including the very last days before Christmas with at least one BOGO or B2GO per ad. They would still have a pretty good deal on BF. I still want to see TRU's ad before i say they wont have any good deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deals4Me Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Well I hope its better than last year, cause I really wasnt impressed for the 2 year old selection.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Well I hope its better than last year, cause I really wasnt impressed for the 2 year old selection....Did you get any of the Little Tykes stuff BOGO last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenlysshine Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 And I am not impressed with anything at walmart for my 6 year old daughter or anything for my 11 year old son. I like the mp3 player and that's about it. I am hoping to pricematch some stuff when the other ads come out. I like some of the other stuff for relatives. ~H~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deals4Me Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Did you get any of the Little Tykes stuff BOGO last week?Sadly, No. We were broke trying to play catch up from last month, hubby's old job was going out of business, and he got 2 paychecks that were 149, and 158 for a week... We were seriously hurting...so last week with the new jobs paycheck was catch up big time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Too bad thats among the best sales they have for the season for kids your age. Generally they will have a sale on the Elmo of the season and I expect one for the Tigger of this season and the Blue's Room Doll too. Does your little one like any of those characters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boudmel Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdskip Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Was at my local Wal-Mart getting a prescription filled this morning.....found the BF Early Bird HP laptop already being stocked. Regular price is $688.I really really doubt that is the same model laptop. You would have to do a UPC comparison and I'm pretty sure it is different. That $688 laptop does not have enough markup room to sell for $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 yeah, has to be the wrong laptop. Maybe that one will be on sale too but at a higher BF price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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