pyeomans Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 I think that a lot of the special offers from Walmarts are just a gimmick to get us into the store. I always get told that they already ran out of the item that I wanted.
sky_scraper123 Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 It was a bit strange at WM last year, a couple of days before BF , they were handing put late price black and white flyers, I had to change my entire game plan becasue they came late with the real pricing, not to mention I did not find out until the day before the big day from my cousin that they were handing out flyers at the store. Mary
Guest harryass Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 hey cru what do u mean aol broadband is free? i think i signed up for it to get the bf deal. will they cancell my commitment? let me know..plz thanx
AndreaInNC Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 hey cru what do u mean aol broadband is free? i think i signed up for it to get the bf deal. will they cancell my commitment? let me know..plz thanxAOL for broadband is free IF you have your own provider.
Guest harryass Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 maybe i'm still a little dizzy... i have aol from a bf deal but i just got comcast cable which has it's own, so explain this like i'm a 5y old..i how can i cancel it whithout a penalty or can i? thnax let me know ppl.
mcmc Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Electronics department manager told me today there will be a laptop. The November tab ad will have a laptop in it. That same laptop will be in the blitz at a different lower price. So when the tab comes out for November you will know which laptop it is. I told her of the rumor about no blitz she said they may try that next year but it is not a sure thing.
mcmc Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 yes that is the adverisement that comes out. It will be in the Novermber 1st advertisement at one price and then on Black Friday that same one will be a lower price. She showed me the paper she received that had that information written on the paper.
Uberfemme Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 If you go to aol.com, there's a link (a blue banner on the right side) to allow you to switch to a free account. If you switch to free you do lose some priviledges like support. You can still use the software if you want. Edit: I don't think there are any penalties. You still have aol you're just switching the type of plan you use. Or that's how it was explained to me. I had a few months left on my account, but switched without a penalty.
vonnyb Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 I bet walmart will have the laptop deal again. I know people who normally do not shop walmart who were out in the freezing cold trying to get a laptop and even though most didn't get one they bought other things while they were there. It was a big draw.
mcmc Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 If you really really want something you need to be some of the first people in the door at the store. Yes they run out of the most popular items. That is all in the fun and in the hunt of Black Friday. The good things sometimes are sold out within ten minutes or earlier of the Black Friday sale starting. It is unreasonable to think that you can go in there at any time and get the really good stuff that just is not how it works. If you really want something then you get there and be one of the first people in the door. You snooze you loose. That is just the way it goes on Black Friday!!!! And to me that is what makes it all so much fun!!!!
Stella72 Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 The laptops were the only item last year that they ran out of supplies. Everything else you could still get at 12noon. I'm rethinking the whole getting up at 4am thing!!
Spotted1 Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 I'd love for them to do the emachine laptops this year like they did the ones last year (I can't remember what brand those were for some reason). I'd have to rethink my DH's christmas gift entirely if they did.
rogue1230 Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 I'm hoping for a good tv deal too. We need one for the bedroom.OMG laffnatu! that is the most disturbing picture I may have ever seen. I can't even imagine where something like that is found!!!! hysterical!!!
BabyTC Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I am already teed off with walmart for stopping layaway, but if they do not have any blitz items, they are not on my list.
Tivo_Al Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 The laptop was not the only thing to go quickly at my Wal-Mart last year. The portable DVD player lasted about 2 minutes.
disneynutangie Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 I found all of the BF items at a Walmart across town weeks later at the same price with the exception of the laptops and the spongebob/dora tv/dvd player. Even a whole shelve of those Cabbage Patch Newborns I read people were fighting over.
Ladybug7 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Last year we went from store to store (Walmart, Circuit City, etc) trying to get a laptop deal with no success. A woman in one of the lines told us about the deal that Dell was running on line - their basic laptop with free printer and wireless card, $399. She was right, we got two of them and I will be watching the Dell site again this year leading up to BF. The laptops are used daily and still running strong almost a year later. Can upgrade if needed, too.
jlc01 Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 I was one of the lucky ones to get a laptop last year, I didn't even show up until around 6am and was able to get one and they was still bring them out. I live in a small town and most people went to super walmart that is about 20 minutes away. I guess they should have just stayed close to home. However, I guess I wasn't as lucky as I thought. Because just a couple of days ago it just quit working. I had no problems before then and it just died on me. I am getting it fixed by HP, motherboard problems or power switch? I am rather upset that it didn't even last me a year, but I am glad that it was still under warranty. I have considered contacting the walmart headquarters, just to give them a heads up about this problem. Has anyone else had any problems with there's? Jen
BlackBarbie Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 jlc01 I had a compaq laptop that did the same thing. It apparently was a problem with the power connector to the motherboard. I saw from other people on the web that it was a major problem with the laptops but compaq did not do a recall. I know HP bought out Compaq and I was hoping that they would do a better job of building their new line of laptops. The Compaq Presario's stunk. Glad you could get your's fixed. It would have cost me more to fix mine then to replace it. I also changed my AOL account to a free one for broadband. Initially I called to cancel my dial up plan (went to comcast) and they tried to sell me a $4.95 cent/month plan. When I repeatedly stated that I wanted to cancel, I was offered the free plan as a "courtesy". Other than the fact that I have no phone tech support, I don't see any real difference
kathywathy35 Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 Any guesses to how much a laptop may run this year if they do have themI heard there is going to be a good deal on HP Laptops before BF and then a better deal on BF.......$300 and less.
lperryman88 Posted October 19, 2006 Posted October 19, 2006 I got the laptpo last year and it is wonderful, if they have them again this year for that price or better, i will get another just as a backup plan..
Gazer9757 Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 I would love a laptop for school...getting back into the game and it would help so much. My hubby uses his for so much and I would love to have his mobility and be able to take it to school...makes note taking so much easier. Of course a PDA with keyboard would be nice too...hopefully he gets on this forum to read this...gave him the links.
Deal Grabber Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 Just A FYI AOL is free now if you have your another server you are using.I just recently got verizon dsl which is great by the way and AOL is free.I was paying 100.00 a month for my phone bill and aol now i pay $42.00 for phone and $14.95 for my DSL AOL is free.If they try and tell you its nt there are lying.(LOL)
drking66106 Posted October 20, 2006 Posted October 20, 2006 That is the same problem I had with WM over the summer. I bought luggage at the store to find out it was cheaper online. I tried to get them to adjust the price and they wouldn't. Check online first for the toys your after!
fuzzylogic Posted October 21, 2006 Posted October 21, 2006 According to my dept. mgr. where I work, there will be no laptop for black friday. However, there *is* a Compaq for a pre-BF sale that will run around $398.
mamapenguin Posted October 21, 2006 Posted October 21, 2006 According to my dept. mgr. where I work, there will be no laptop for black friday. However, there *is* a Compaq for a pre-BF sale that will run around $398.Can you be any more specific about this Compaq laptop? TIA
stryper2000 Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 I hope they have a deal for a desktop, preferably one w/ the monitor, (i can find a monitor elsewhere).
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