teresa92 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 I've never waited in line at BB on BF but I know I'll have to get there SUPER early if I stand a chance of getting an eMachine. Once they hand out tickets, I'd like to run to Walmart and then come back to BB later in the morning. Does BB hand out tickets right before they open the doors, or earlier?
Brad Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Probably depends on each store. The earlier they do it, the less chance that people can "save spaces" for others.
RossMAN Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 In my past BF experiences they hand out tickets 30-45 minutes before opening. But if you don't get in line by 2AM or earlier, forget it.
Mommie2one Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 This year, Im thinking people will be there by midnight-1am
VonnegutFan Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 My Best Buy store hands out tickets approximately 30 minutes before openning.
blakes_mommy Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 I agree with rossman... We were in line 2 years ago and that is what they did. And all we wanted was cheap cd's!! People were screaming for computers and tv's!!
BLKFRI Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 For the past 5 years, at 2 different BB, they have passed out the tickets 2 hours before the doors opened. Once we get the tickets we go to Office Max and get in line. For all the good stuff they have, while my friends wife goes into BB and grabs all the other limited quanity stuff we want. After we go to Office Max, Staples, Office Depot, and CompUSA, we come back and get the ticket items she has not been able to do yet. You have until noon to redeem the tickets. We take a mobile home and a truck. So there is a place for her to put the merchandise as she gets it. We have found this system to work great. I just don't know how we are going to handle the CompUSA thing yet. We might send his wife there at Midnight to get the stuff there and meet up with us later at BB.
teresa92 Posted November 12, 2005 Author Posted November 12, 2005 Thanks guys. I guess I need to rethink my Walmart plans.
KBsDarling Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 so if DH does get a ticket its not have to use it right then? They will have it if we go back at 11am? They dont like "release" them until the EB sale is over? trying to figure out how he can stay in line there but still get back to me at Wally LOL
marquisjoanne Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 My question is how do they know who is getting or receiving the tickets? Sorry, I am new at this BF and don't know much about it except that I do love shopping and saving!!!
TheDude Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 My question is how do they know who is getting or receiving the tickets?What do you mean? They give it from the start of the line until they ran out of the tickets. After that what you do with the tickets is up to you. I suggest find people to trade it with if you need extra stuff.
marquisjoanne Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Thanks. I guess I have to get there wee hours in the morning then if I want that ticket!!!
dukes4440 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Hi all. Here in my bb it is not a "ticket" its a colored sheet of paper with the picture, and description of the item. If they only have 10 tv's then they print 10 sheets and start at the front handing them out till they run out. usually 1 and a half hours before opening. Hope this helps
fabnsab Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 So, when you get a ticket, the ticket is for a particular item? For example, if we want the laptop and the desktop, we tell the person coming down the line that we want those two tickets and they basically hold them for us and we can leave and come back? Am I getting that right? I have BF shopped these last 2 years but never waited in any sort of line. TIA
DragonSlayer1500 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 When handing out these "tickets" can you get more than one? I mean, if the Toshiba Laptop and E-Machines desktop are BOTH ticketed items, could I get a ticket for each one?
TheDude Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Hi all. Here in my bb it is not a "ticket" its a colored sheet of paper with the picture, and description of the item.That's what we meant. And to answer the other poster, you can have more than deal, just no doubles (i.e. 2 laptops) on one transaction.
DragonSlayer1500 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Ok...that's good becuz I want both the E-Machines and the Toshiba. Was gonna be irritated if you could only get 1 ticketed item.
Marcster Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 We take a mobile home and a truck.You mean a "motor home", right?
BLKFRI Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Yes, a large trailer, 25' with bathroom, bedroom, kitchen. We make food, can go to the bathroom, watch TV, stay warm, even though it's not that cold in Southern California. This year we were thinking of buying more pizza's and selling them for $10 each. The mobile home is pulled by a F-350 diesel truck.
luv2scrap85 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Yes, a large trailer, 25' with bathroom, bedroom, kitchen. We make food, can go to the bathroom, watch TV, stay warm, even though it's not that cold in Southern California.How do you do this and still keep your place in line? I have a 21' hybrid and I'd be interested in how you "work" it!! Annette
BLKFRI Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 We park about in the middle of the lot. Across two spaces at the end of an aisle. My friend and I sat in line. Last year we were about 9th in line. We needed a DLP projector for our church and some computers. His wife slept until 3:30. We took turns watching the three chairs, walking back and forth getting the pizza's. We made 4 Tony Pizza's. If you knew me you would know I can eat 3 of them myself. His wife came out and waited for the tickets, after we got the tickets, we left in her truck, because his is hooked up to the trailer. By the time we got back, she had purchased the projector, misc, flash drives, dig vid cam, blank dvd's and two of 4 computers. We came back 15 minutes before the deadline got the other two computers, and headed for Sears.
luv2scrap85 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 I've never thought of that!! But then again, this is only the second time that I've participated in BF! THanks, Annette
Marcster Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 We park about in the middle of the lot. Across two spaces at the end of an aisle. My friend and I sat in line. Last year we were about 9th in line. We needed a DLP projector for our church and some computers. His wife slept until 3:30. We took turns watching the three chairs, walking back and forth getting the pizza's. We made 4 Tony Pizza's. If you knew me you would know I can eat 3 of them myself. His wife came out and waited for the tickets, after we got the tickets, we left in her truck, because his is hooked up to the trailer. By the time we got back, she had purchased the projector, misc, flash drives, dig vid cam, blank dvd's and two of 4 computers. We came back 15 minutes before the deadline got the other two computers, and headed for Sears.http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileys/10.gif That's just awesome!
ShopperMom Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 I have never been to Best Buy on bf, I never knew about the tickets, was planning on going this year, thanks for the info!
brett621 Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 I don't know about anyone else but we got the ticket for the emachines computer last year when it was $199. They made us redeem it by 9am and anyone who wasn't in line at 9am to redeem it at customer service lost theirs and they raffled the rest off. I was there watching them raffle them off at 9:15 and I will tell you that people get mad when they did not get a ticket and waited for the raffle and still don't win one when the person who showed up to the store at 8:55 can enter and wins one on the first draw. That may just be the store here but I thought it was ridiculous that we were still waiting to get ours when they began raffling off the rest of those things.
_John_Lennon_ Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Do you guys happen to know if most BB stores do it to this effect. They go to each individual person in line, and ask them which ones they want, if they havent run out? So if I literally have myself and 4 friends as the first 5 in line, each of us will all be able to get a laptop and desktop ticket, and maybe two other tickets? I ask because I went to comp usa last year, and the employess pretty much walked briskly down the line handing stuff out to whoever called for it, I am sure several people in front of me (I was 12th or so) did not get a voucher they wanted. And the guy with the laser Printer tickets started 30 back in line! That is my only fear, that I get there first or top 5 in line, and they skip me on certain vouchers.
RossMAN Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Do you guys happen to know if most BB stores do it to this effect. They go to each individual person in line, and ask them which ones they want, if they havent run out? So if I literally have myself and 4 friends as the first 5 in line, each of us will all be able to get a laptop and desktop ticket, and maybe two other tickets? Correct. You just need to bring 4 friends and get in line EARLY.
_John_Lennon_ Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Correct. You just need to bring 4 friends and get in line EARLY. Thats great to hear, that I myself can really get one of everything if I get there early enough to get in line. (I will, 10 PM.) My friend who worked at bestbuy last year was telling me that for the first few people they handed out books of vouchers that had I think all of the tickets (one for each item.) to perhaps the first 5 or so I would think.
RossMAN Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Thats great to hear, that I myself can really get one of everything if I get there early enough to get in line. (I will, 10 PM.) My friend who worked at bestbuy last year was telling me that for the first few people they handed out books of vouchers that had I think all of the tickets (one for each item.) to perhaps the first 5 or so I would think.Wow if we had forum titles you would earn "Hardcore BF shopper". Getting in line at 10PM - waiting in line for 7 hours with 4 of your friends to get everything that you want?
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