bigjimslade Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I have been thinking. Will Black Friday be different next year then it is this year? Will the stores do stuff different? This reason I brought this up is that there has been so much press on Black Friday sites this year then there was last year dont you think that the major stores will do stuff different to keep BF ads more a secret? Or change the return/price match policy? I am also currious to find out from the webmaster of this site if some of the IP addresses that hit this hit come from some of the domains of some of the major stores. I was curious to see what people's thoughts were. Best of Luck to everyone!
cwdrake Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I think Black Friday will be different this year. I'll bet with all of the recent press, most of the major retailers will change their ads and none of the deals you see now will be valid.
T0mmy Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I don't think they really care if it's leaked, it's just more press for them. Their goal is still to make money and that's it. The more people know about their deals the more they'll want to go into their store and spend their money. I don't think it will change at all.
best4less Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 No, I don't think there will be a big change. The ads get leaked every year and every year you hear a news story or two about the websites that are showing the ads. No big surprise to the companies- I'm sure they know it will happen (even though they might not want it to). Try as the stores might, there is always someone, somewhere with access to the ads who is willing to share.
bigjimslade Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 I don't think they really care if it's leaked, it's just more press for them. Their goal is still to make money and that's it. The more people know about their deals the more they'll want to go into their store and spend their money. I don't think it will change at all.I think they do care to a point. Some of the other BF sites have already been sued or have had legal warnings served. To the major retailers this is war with each other to see who comes out on top. BB did it last year in BF sales and over all holiday sales. Big company's do care about trade secrets and that what BF ads are until Thanksgiving day.
saturnboy01 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I think BF2006 we will see some BIG changes on the way that retailers allow refunds, exchanges, price matching, price adjusting, etc. It seems this BF stuff is getting more exposure which is good & bad at the same time. Good cause it shows us the sales a little ahead of time and give us other news about retailers, etc. Bad cause retailers are now seeing how sneaky some people can be and they are going to be cracking down on this for sure in 2006. I am sure we will see many policy changes in 2006 for the big retailers (Walmart, BB, CC, CompUSA, Staples, Target, Radioshack).
gisellerol Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 IT STILL GOING TO BE THE SAME IT HAS FOR PAST 5 YEARS SINCE I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING BF
blakes_mommy Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 They should get smart and offer better deals when you get there.
saturnboy01 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I think they should have more merchandise available besides the 10-30 computers or whatever the hot item that year maybe like 100-200 instead.
bigjimslade Posted November 18, 2005 Author Posted November 18, 2005 I think BF2006 we will see some BIG changes on the way that retailers allow refunds, exchanges, price matching, price adjusting, etc. It seems this BF stuff is getting more exposure which is good & bad at the same time. Good cause it shows us the sales a little ahead of time and give us other news about retailers, etc. Bad cause retailers are now seeing how sneaky some people can be and they are going to be cracking down on this for sure in 2006. I am sure we will see many policy changes in 2006 for the big retailers (Walmart, BB, CC, CompUSA, Staples, Target, Radioshack). I feel that we are going to see alot of policy changes on price matching and stuff like that. I know Best Buy changed there policy early this year and if too many people try to price match and return that more stores will make new policys.
sperdue Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 I don't think it will be different at all... be nice for the ads to get leaked earlier though
allystl Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 I agree! If they leaked the ads earlier I'd have more paychecks to save up from to buy! as it is I've spent my yearly bonus already on these deals! And most of them are for me! How will I ever afford Christmas gifts?
sperdue Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 I... And most of them are for me! How will I ever afford Christmas gifts?Get outta here! Me too, and I thought I was the only one!! :bounce_fl
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