what time do you get in line

[rsan33]

I went at 5am last year, which was my first BF experience. My first stop was at Best Buy and that was not a good experience at all.

 

I plan to go at around 2 am this year, depending on the deal.

[BubbleTea]

Last year, I went after 5am, to BB, and was still able to get everything I wanted. The line wasn't as long as I had expected, as we get extremely cold weather around Thanksgiving.

[dissident]

best buy, you'd have to get there by 10PM, wal mart, I'd say 2AM if it's a hot doorbuster (in a 24 hour store)

 

In the wal mart I was at they had 40 laptops, which is more then most got... if you were there by 3:30-4:00 you would have been early enough to get one. By 5:30 the store was full and people were rampaging everywhere.

 

The 24 hour thing is nice, it gives people a chance to line up around items they want.. of course if you go to best buy and are in front you can get rewarded with multiple doorbusters potentially.. not true at wally world.

[elena_398]

Im always inside Walmart by midnight. A tad too early last year, but at least I got my BF items (they opened pallets at Midnight and you could put in cart but not checkout till 6am) and still had time to get my price matched items. Picked a few grocery items I needed too. LOL

[Stella72]

I live in a small town and the BF sale at Wal-Mart starts @ 5am. I'm usually there by 4:15 to find where my stuff is going to be and get in line. I usually NEVER have a problem getting what I want/need. However, I've never purchased a laptop on BF either!! LOL Then I head up north to Springfield and shop more!!

[arrowpolisher]

I usually try to leave my house at 5, but I also rarely am there for the door busters.

[caramel]

The earliest I've ever been in a line was at 6 AM for Dillard's. I'm just not a morning person!

[abysed]

I worked at Best Buy (Geek Squad, so we weren't too busy) this time last year and it was my first year working retail... probably camp in line the night before just for the experience, it seemed pretty cool that guys were camping out 4 days in advance for the xbox 360 and such ;-)

[peachysquirt21]

I worked at Best Buy (Geek Squad, so we weren't too busy) this time last year and it was my first year working retail... probably camp in line the night before just for the experience, it seemed pretty cool that guys were camping out 4 days in advance for the xbox 360 and such ;-)

4 days in advanced??? Nothing is worth me camping out for 4 days.

[abysed]

Yeah I worked all 4 of those days and three guys were by themselves for two days, but after that the line started to grow real fast.

[sunkisses]

we were second in line at 10pm last year

[nomrlz]

Last year we were in line for laptops @ Walmart at 2:30 they opened at 5. There were already 3 people ahead of us for them. They only had 10 so we got lucky.

[mccabefamily29]

Last year by 2:30 at walmart they opened at 6. This year it depends on the ads.

[Spotted1]

So far, we're planning on hitting walmart first. There'd really have to be something big to tear us away from walmart. It's at least a 30 minute drive (in good weather, snow/ice/rain could make it take as much as an hour) to get to the nearest Wal-Mart. So as of right now we're planning to leave the house around 2:30 (2:00 if the weather is bad) to get there and in line by 3:00.

[crazeemom]

we usually go around 4am. The biggest place last year here was Best Buy and I was probably about 20th in line then. The people at the very front had been there since 2am.

I'm not that crazy yet. I have hard enough time going at 4am.

[sundevils]

Last year my mother, mother in law, sister, sister in law, and myself lined up by 9:30 pm. This year, my sister in law (who needs to go to the looney bin) thinks that we should be in line at Best Buy no later than 5. I am trying to convince them that that is totally insane, not to mention family dinner! ( I have a ton of family in Phoenix and have to make a couple stops during the day, man I am going to be beat if she actually gets her way.)

[jls263]

I like to be standing in the walmart line at 4am. So we leave around 3:45ish

[geekswife]

Those are excellent questions.

 

One person holds your place in line while the other puts away the thermos, chairs, etc. in the car. When the doors open you won't have all that stuff slowing you down and keeping your hands free to grab & run.

Another tip... if it's an extra person (not a designated shopper) who is making the run back to the car, have them come back into the store and immediately get into line. Depending on how many items you are purchasing, they could be at the front of the checkout line right when you're ready. Of course, I wouldn't try to fight my way through a line with a heaping shopping cart... you could end up in traction.

[geekswife]

We have a 24hr WM as well. Last year hubby and I were there by 3am and the other 3 members of our shopping team showed up around 4:30. Everyone got what they needed and the women all loved my husband because he could reach the top of the Care Bear and Cabbage Patch pallets. He was tossing CBs and newborns left and right (after we got what we wanted). It was nearly impossible to get OUT of the hoards of people trying to get up to the pallets. He figured the only way out was to try to thin the crowd a little by flinging what they were after straight to them, lol.

[RossMAN]

bump

[sleepyshopper]

Depends on where I am going and what I am trying to get.

[ajforeveryoung]

last year we went to a 24 hour walmart, we got there at about 12:30 am. They started putting some of the early bird deals out at 1:00 a.m. We also went and got all the stuff that we were going to price match. They would not let you check out until 5:00 am but we were first in line and were out of there by 5:10 a.m. and went to shopko.

[musicboi10]

I am looking for the top BF deals at my local Wal-Mart Supercenter this year. What time would you suggest I get there if the BF prices become available at 6am, and I want the most prized deals???

[nickied527]

5 AM:eyepoppin , I just get myself there any earlier, LOL!!!

[Marcster]

I am looking for the top BF deals at my local Wal-Mart Supercenter this year. What time would you suggest I get there if the BF prices become available at 6am, and I want the most prized deals???

Looking at other people's responses above, I'd say 2-3 am for a doorbuster. Unless your Supercenter is in a small town...then you could sleep in a little and get there are 4 am.

 

If your Supercenter is in a larger town, 2-3 am may not be early enough! http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Sad%20Upset/thwilly.gif

[kaykwilts]

It depends on where you are going. We like the Staples ad. Lots of FAR stuff. We get there one hour ahead of opening and have always gotten everything on our list.

[RossMAN]

Just a few days away.

[motoXmom]

Just a few days away.

STOP it!!! I already feel like this :runaway: I'm getting too excited and feel like a 5 yr old on Christmas Eve!

[sniperomega]

going to be at a local Fry's at around 730 or so hopefully.

[music_tv_fan]

I was going to go to BB at 4am but now I'v read what everyone else said and I'm now thinking 1am. Hope my friends are up for that, early they are already planning on coming. This will be their first year my 2nd. Last year I went to WM at 4:15 and they said the laptops were already gone they gave out tickets for them around 2. Then we checked out at 5am and then went to Target at around 5:20 and just had a short wait. It is very fun I's so excited for this year I think I'm startimg to drive my mom crazy.