MelissaInWI Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Hey - This will be my first black thursday outing - ever - because I finally work for an employer that is closed the day after Thanksgiving! Yippie! I'm going to be lining up for the 50" Toshiba Plasma HDTV, but it says there will be a minimum of five in the store. My question is, do the seasoned BF veterans think that getting there by 10pm on Thanksgiving night will be early enough to catch one of those puppies? My sister works at Best Buy, and she said that she is scheduled to start work at 3am that morning to take applications for BB credit cards. Unfortunately, I won't get any preferential treatment - she didn't even know what items were going to be on sale until I showed her the scan! Any help and advice about waiting in line would be appreciated. I haven't found anyone to go with me, so it looks like I'll be doing this solo.
rascalking Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 this topic is already being discussed here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=50978
AaronOnline Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I am in the same boat as you but can tell you this, I have seen many people saying they will be there between 9 and 10 PM Thanksgiving evening so it might be wise to do as much yourself. Now, I am not sure what it is like in your area since I have seen people from across the US posting and not really in any generalised area, but if a good cross section of people are all doing the same thing, it is easy to assume people in your area are thinking likewise. I plan on getting there about 9-ish here in Michigan. Will probably tent it out like the PPlaystation 3 people did simply so I can take a nap, read a book, and wait it out. Even if I am much earlier than anyone else, so what, sometimes you see something that you know would be out of reach without doing stupid things like Best Buy camping. haha I hope this helped you out just a bit. Good luck and let us know how ya did when ya get back home.
bigjimslade Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Hey -This will be my first black thursday outing - ever - because I finally work for an employer that is closed the day after Thanksgiving! Yippie! I'm going to be lining up for the 50" Toshiba Plasma HDTV, but it says there will be a minimum of five in the store. My question is, do the seasoned BF veterans think that getting there by 10pm on Thanksgiving night will be early enough to catch one of those puppies? My sister works at Best Buy, and she said that she is scheduled to start work at 3am that morning to take applications for BB credit cards. Unfortunately, I won't get any preferential treatment - she didn't even know what items were going to be on sale until I showed her the scan! Any help and advice about waiting in line would be appreciated. I haven't found anyone to go with me, so it looks like I'll be doing this solo. Welcome to the community! The link about that rascalking posted will help you. I would say if you get to BB between 4pm and 8pm on Thursday you could be able to get one.
Gurnee Al Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Any help and advice about waiting in line would be appreciated. I haven't found anyone to go with me, so it looks like I'll be doing this solo. I hope you have a car big enough to hold this TV. Also, good luck in getting help from their employees in loading your car. I'm sure they'll help you, you'll probably just need to wait a while.
Marcster Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 As rascalking pointed out, there is already a thread devoted to the topic of "When should I get in line". I'm closing this thread. Welcome to GottaDeal, Melissa!
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