jellybean051901 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Oooo a $50 gift card would be so tempted. However I dont know if I could be out in the cold that long. I figure I am out in the cold that long anyways it would just be an added bonus
jellybean051901 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 NOt that it was a giveaway or anything but last year at our WM, the manager came out with a store layout and walked up and down the line letting people know where certain items were. That was kind of nice. Then there was a local restaurant that was passing out coffee to the peopl in line.
able Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 some place(maybe best buy)gave some sample dvd or dvd cleaner a couple years back.
blakes_mommy Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Years ago when Kmart here was still open, they gave out elmo cookie tins filled with cookies and they had hot choc and donuts too... I was about 13 and it was my 1st BF and I thought man where have I been!
allen6192 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I remember the BB goodie bags with the stuffed animal. That was the year I took my son and 2 of his friends for the first time. I think they were 13. It made their day to get the freebie. Back then I went to the store that had the best give aways. Now it is best $$ on the items I need.
elena_398 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I never really went to stores w/ freebies. I bypassed Sears when they gave away the GCs. Too dangerous. LOL
phrogxix Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I was just commenting on this in another thread.... They stopped doing it! I remember they used to give out stuffed animals, cookie tins, all sorts of stuff. Now, nobody does it. It stinks. Free cini-minis one year for showing up at Toys R Us early was nice.
kelash265 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Last year Bon-Ton gave out $10 coupons, but the catch was you couldn't use it on anything that was on sale! Of course they didn't tell you that until the doors opened and you read the fine print. What a waste of time!
peachysquirt21 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I was just commenting on this in another thread.... They stopped doing it! I remember they used to give out stuffed animals, cookie tins, all sorts of stuff. Now, nobody does it. It stinks. Free cini-minis one year for showing up at Toys R Us early was nice.I miss those years.
J_Man Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Yeah I remember the cini-minis at Toys R Us. Several stores around my area used to give out lots of stuff. I'd end up hitting several stores with my wife and we'd get a free breakfast by 10:00am with all the coupons, plus have extra stuff from the freebies. Now there's a few store that still give coupons, but it's usually a certain amount off of buying coffee of something like that. Last year Chick-Fil-A was going up and down the line at Best Buy selling sausage egg and chees sandwiches and coffee.
AshJs3 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I remember getting all kinds of random stuff when I was little. Montgomery Ward was always giving out something. I remember one year they had Rudolph books and Rudolph dolls on special or something. I still have the books somewhere and I loved that Rudolph doll.
semperwife Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 The Best Buy out here in California does. They give out so many tickets for the advertised items. If you get there after they are out of tickets you are S-O-L for those items. Didn't know that one year and waited and waited for 3 hours only to be laughed at when I asked for the portable DVD player that was on sale.
kboyts Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 My local sears is the only one that has any kind of bonus here that I know of. And its just that $10 gift card to like the first 25 people or so. Definetly not worth missing a door buster item elsewhere to get.
jordansmom1003 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I remember not all that long ago that a number of stores offered some type of incentive for being at the store early. Usually a bag with samples and coupons or a stuffed toy etc. I wonder why that stopped.....I haven't seen it for probably 3 years or so. Also wondering if it was just a local thing...has anyone else gotten these types of incentives over the last few years?JC pennys snowglobe also had a discount on it. Last year Sears gave out giftcards. I think it might depend on the area though.
rgroves Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 CompUSA does their 6 hour sale the evening before Black Friday. If you're one of the lucky ones in the front of the line you're able to get a voucher for one of the many items on the sale ad. Those further back do not get them. It helps with the stampede and if yu're not wanting one of the "big items" someone else further back may have a chance at it. I really like that approach to the BF sales. Rather than have 10,000 people storm the store and cause a riot, and others stealing the itmes from you, it is really calm. I just wish they would do something about the checkout lines and make them go faster.
CrayZMama80 Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 I only remember the one year WM giving out coffee and doughnuts. But, you had to go to the deli area to get them. Target used to hand out bags with coupons and basically a bunch of junk. Never made it to Sears or JCP to get anything from them. So I'm unsure if they do anything in our area. I only go there later to check on tools for hubby. No one does anything anymore in our area..guess it's just as well too. People are nuts enough here, I don't think we need freebies to set them off more.
syberselections Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Kmart gave gift cards to the first 25 people in the door that ranged from $5 to $100. After picking out a $5 game, we found out that I had a $50 card.
caramel Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 The one time I remember going early to get a deal was for Foley's and they were giving out $20 GC. So my entire family went together to get them. It was actually kind of fun.
happyrat Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 The Foley's around here only gave out $10 cards, with more restrictions than items you could use it on, just like their coupons. Since they are now Macy's, not sure what they will do this year.
jellybean051901 Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Since WM is usually the place that I hit first I wish they would do something.
peachysquirt21 Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Walmart has never given out anything that I can recall. I remember Target use to have juice, coffee & some kind of pastry on BF. Now they dont have that.
suzifli Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Kmart used to give something every year, I quit going there the year I saw to people come to blows over a chance to get a cookie tin.
tdanette Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 I've never been to a BF store that passed out free goodies I guess the stores in my area are too cheap to even spring for a donut or coffee.
ObiWan Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I remember a few years ago when Kohl's gave out $15gc's for 3 weekends right before BF...and they were stackable...well you get the picture
PeachieKeen Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I don't recall the stores around here having given away anything in several years.
love2beurwifey Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I Hope They Have Some Stuff This Year To Give Away I Think Big Lots Was Like That
sleepyshopper Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 Our local Walmart does a drawing every hour starting at Midnight until 5:00 to win different things......A toy, a small appliance, etc... All the way up to a $100.00 gift card...the catch....you have to be present to win and to enter you get 1 entry for every $50.00 you spend during 12:00am-4:30am that day.
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