jaymacfla Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/211276/walmart-plans-biggest-black-friday-ever.html#axzz2hxsQS0yZ Can anybody say secret sales? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 http://www.examiner.com/article/black-friday-2013-predictions-walmart-prepares-for-biggest-sales-deals-day-ever Pretty much the same, but notice the strike plug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelbabymommy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Every week?! Bring it on Walmart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikefree Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm hoping the merchandise on their weekly sales are priced really, really low. It's always a tight time of year for us, but this year is worse. Looking to score some great deals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magickallight Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Looks promising for us shoppers! Thanks for the links to the great articles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwalker Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I hope (but am not holding my breath) that they also put in place better crowd control methods on BF to go along with the increased sales volume they are looking for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkrbel Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 looks like a lot of nothing to try and hype themselves. I'll believe it when I see something worthwhile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) I am hoping Walmart will commit to the secret sales early. Best Buy usually caves when Walmart does this. I remember the arguments back in the day that Walmart was not a major competitor to Best Buy. From 2006 to 2008, we saw that Best Buy was indeed concerned about it, even if some Black Friday shoppers didn't think so. After 2008, we saw Best Buy release a few secret items(remember the secret laptop?), but none like the previous years. Edited October 17, 2013 by jaymacfla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamat2011 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I loved the secret sales a couple years ago, I got a couple big ticket items early and at the same price as BF, then I could get the little stuff on BF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) I loved the secret sales a couple years ago, I got a couple big ticket items early and at the same price as BF, then I could get the little stuff on BF.As I recall, they employed the additions at Best Buy online and those that brought the list with them didn't have to wait for the supplemental list from store management to be printed out. It gave us a bit more time than others had to make up their minds which items we were going to get, or change up on. I remember in 2006-2007 we were busting on silly items like Justin Timberlake CDs or High School Musical game, but they always seemed to draw some that just had to have them! Edited October 18, 2013 by jaymacfla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjuvers Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Wal-Mart now has free shipping on orders of $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsjbenny Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Spoke to Wal-Mart employee today. She said the first sale will be at 8:00 pm followed by a midnight sale. The final sale will be at 5:00 am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven3d Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Spoke to Wal-Mart employee today. She said the first sale will be at 8:00 pm followed by a midnight sale. The final sale will be at 5:00 am. i somehow doubt it, employees usually never know until till they get their schedules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsjbenny Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 She did say that she would be working there all night. Maybe she was telling the truth, but you're right. It isstill kind of early for them to have their work schedules for that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelbabymommy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Spoke to Wal-Mart employee today. She said the first sale will be at 8:00 pm followed by a midnight sale. The final sale will be at 5:00 am.Sounds about right; same as last year. Thanks for the info Ugh! I really hope I can shop online for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjuvers Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I do have to say that in my area I love the sales spread out. I know most people complain about it but the lines aren't nearly as long. Our store wouldn't let you line up for something from the second sale until the first sale was done. I could go to other store in between and I really liked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping4my3son Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I never liked the secret sales Walmart had. The stores around here never knew what was going on. Nothing would scan right and the employees would look at me like I was making it all up. Of course now it's easier to pull up information or their website on my phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkrbel Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I never liked the secret sales Walmart had. The stores around here never knew what was going on. Nothing would scan right and the employees would look at me like I was making it all up. Of course now it's easier to pull up information or their website on my phone.I think that's why it worked for me. Nobody seemed to know about it so I walked in on a Tuesday after Saturday sale and was able to get my tv. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_72_1999 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I liked it the year Walmart posted secret sale online... I printed it off and local Walmart gave to me for that price....If you didn't get online you didn't know what was on sale.....I liked it because it may me feel they were giving something to the customers that shop there regularly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCPanther1975 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I was able to cash in on the secret sales too, but it was kind of a pain, because our Wal-Mart also was uninformed. I am not sure why the upper mngt doesn't get the word out? Maybe they think too many people will know??? creating some sort of pandamonium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 I liked it the year Walmart posted secret sale online... I printed it off and local Walmart gave to me for that price....If you didn't get online you didn't know what was on sale.....I liked it because it may me feel they were giving something to the customers that shop there regularly.The point you made was the best part of the sale. The same thing happened in Best Buy, but was mitigated by printing out the online ad. People already in line that did not have the print out had absolutely no clue what was added. There needs to be archived proof of these added items for historical purposes(Is there?). Without the secret sales, Best Buy's sale would have been a bust for 2006-2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbi0125 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I hope (but am not holding my breath) that they also put in place better crowd control methods on BF to go along with the increased sales volume they are looking for.Our local Walmarts (yes we have 2) are the Supercenter kinds that are open 24 hours. To get a ticket item (tv, xbox, blue ray player, ipad, etc.) you have to be there early and stand in line. For example I wanted something last year (I think it was an ipad 2 or nook color) and it was going on sale at 8pm. I got there at 6:30 pm and all the tickets were gone and people were stuck in a line until 8pm in the sporting goods department. You could not go shop, or walk around, or even go to the bathroom. It was ridiculous. It does work well for crowd control but why not let people walk around and come back at 7:30-8 pm or have the items at the registers. I mean they have the ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arci122 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Our local Walmarts (yes we have 2) are the Supercenter kinds that are open 24 hours. To get a ticket item (tv, xbox, blue ray player, ipad, etc.) you have to be there early and stand in line. For example I wanted something last year (I think it was an ipad 2 or nook color) and it was going on sale at 8pm. I got there at 6:30 pm and all the tickets were gone and people were stuck in a line until 8pm in the sporting goods department. You could not go shop, or walk around, or even go to the bathroom. It was ridiculous. It does work well for crowd control but why not let people walk around and come back at 7:30-8 pm or have the items at the registers. I mean they have the ticket. We have the ticket system as well. They do let us go to the bathroom, but you only have 15 minutes, and you have to give them your big item ticket to hold on to in case you do not return in time. I used the time to sit on floor, go through ads again, visit with others, and cash out when lines were low and then put first doorbuster stuff in car. Had friends with me so we could swap out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaInNC Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Ours does the ticket item as well. So I always go with a buddy. I stand in line while they get what they need, then they come stand in line for me. Our Walmart lets you put things in your buggy but you can't check out until the sale starts. They don't do the unwrapping of the pallets at my SuperWalmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I do have to say that in my area I love the sales spread out. I know most people complain about it but the lines aren't nearly as long. Our store wouldn't let you line up for something from the second sale until the first sale was done. I could go to other store in between and I really liked that. Genuinely curious, how did that work? Aren't the start times different, but they all run thru the same time (like 11:00 am)? I'm wondering because this is one of the (many) things I don't like about the staggered start times. If I want a big item that goes on sale at midnight, I can't shop for the smaller items that go on sale at 8:00 because I better already be in the midnight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjuvers Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 You can't line up for things that start at the second sale before the first sale .I.E.: I'm buying a Xbox at the first sale at 8pm and a TV at the seconds sale at 11p.m. You cannot line up for the 11p.m.tv sale yet because the store employees will not tell anyone where those pallet's are located. The "different start time" items are in pallets in the back and they don't bring those out until the first rush is gone. Last year was the first year that our Wal-Mart had a ticket system to avoid people cutting in line. This worked for me since I didn't miss out on the TV deal while I was in line for the Xbox deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arci122 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Our walmart let us get in line with tickets for the 10pm deal before the 8 pm deals. Every item was set up and marked with balloons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bauer4 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Last year they unwrapped everything at 6:30 (before the 8pm) sale and it worked much better than 2011 when there were scuffles for everything in our supercenter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkrbel Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Walmart will be a last resort/if I can make it this year. Their website is useless on BF IF they even put items online and the stored here are ridiculous. The older store has super long lines for hours after opening, I'd hate to imagine what time would be a decent time to show up to close to the front. . The newer store has been incredibly disorganized for the last 2 years to the point showing up early accomplishes nothing. Even though the crowds are manageable at the newer store management does not know where/IF things are and really couldn't care to find out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Years ago, I would join my wife at the smallest, but most organized Walmart you ever did see. They controlled the situation, but it was easier because it was one of the smallest still in existence. You could literally see the back and sides of the store when you went in. Everything was maximized for impact and product performance due to the limited space. I will always miss that small store, especially hunting season. They would lead you off with an offering of bagged deer corn in the entry way, then you would see all of the hunting supplies to the left, and finally, the welcome home lingerie replete with camo theme to round out the display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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