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want a laugh? read this (re: Big Lots BF Ad)


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#1 Brad  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 12:40 pm

October 10, 2008

Via Online Submission Form

Dear President:

This Office represents Big Lots Stores, Inc. and its affiliates (“Big Lots”). It has come to our attention that you and/or your company may seek or otherwise obtain possession of and release Big Lots’ advertisements prior to the authorized public release dates. In particular, we understand that you may desire to post on your websites Big Lots’ “Black Friday” advertisement and other advertisements planned for Thanksgiving week before those advertisements are authorized by Big Lots to be made public.

Prior to the authorized public release, the elements of these advertisements, including sale dates and times, sale merchandise and pricing, are the product of substantial time and effort on the part of Big Lots’, and constitute confidential, proprietary and commercially valuable information. The advertisements and information therein are protected by trade secret, copyright and other federal and state laws. Therefore, any unauthorized reproduction, publication or distribution of the advertisements or information therein prior to Big Lots’ authorized release date violates Big Lots’ rights. A non-exclusive list of potential remedies available to Big Lots to redress copyright infringement include, but are not limited to, injunction, impounding and disposition of infringing articles, damages and profits, costs and attorneys’ fees, and criminal prosecution.

We have also become aware that some publishers may encourage third parties (such as printers and newspapers) who lawfully possess Big Lots’ advertisements to inappropriately disclose the advertisement and related information. The law provides liability for those who encourage violations, participate in them or receive economic benefits from them. Therefore, we wish to emphasize and place you on specific notice of the same.

In view thereof, and given the irreparable harm that Big Lots would suffer as a result of your violations of Big Lots’ rights, we demand that you and your company:
1. refrain from accepting or posting Big Lots’ advertisements, including the information contained therein, before they are widely distributed via newspapers to consumers;
2. offer up to Big Lots for destruction any and all copies of its advertisements and any other documents including or relating to Big Lots’ intellectual property that are obtained by you or your company prior to such advertisements being widely distributed via newspapers to consumers; and
3. provide Big Lots with all of the details regarding how you or your company acquired the aforementioned advertisements.

Please understand that this letter constitutes actual notice to you of Big Lots’ rights and that Big Lots will consider any actions in violation of those rights to constitute willful infringement of its protected rights. Please contact me if you have any questions, are aware of any violations, or are approached by any third-party seeking to disclose or provide information about Big Lots’ advertisements or other commercial activities, such as dates of sales, discount amounts, etc., prior to their authorized release date.

Sincerely,

Chadwick P. Reynolds
Assistant General Counsel and
Assistant Corporate Secretary



so... we may be unable to bring you the highly anticipated, extremely popular, loaded with deals... oh wait, we're talking about Big Lots. never mind, lol.

They had a similar issue last year when their ad was posted, and nobody cared then either :P

#2 freesia39  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 1:43 pm

Darn, I guess I can't go in and get... something that had a big lot. :tongue1:

GO BRUINS!


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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 1:57 pm

:gdcry::gdcry:NOOOOOO!! WHY, WHY, WHY? :runaway: That's it, BF is ruined, ruined I tell you! :gdangry4: Seriously, I didn't even know that they were still in business in the first place. All the locations around here, that I know, of have been shut down.

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 1:59 pm

hey you would think they would want the publicity, last year we went there around 1pm and still got doorbusters!!!!!!!!

#5 missyjane  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 2:13 pm

Needed that laugh, thanks.

#6 yuyi64  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 2:45 pm

Poor guy, maybe he can't help being such a scrooge! With a name like Chadwick he must have been beat up a lot in school.

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 4:58 pm

"irreparable harm that Big Lots would suffer as a result of your violations of Big Lots’ rights"

They cannot be serious!!! LMAO!! :sidesplit

Who wants to go there anyways....

#8 shopping mom  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 6:46 pm

I don't think their name was mentioned in the want to see ads. I don't think I have ever gone there on BF either, so I guess I won't miss it.

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 7:03 pm

It makes you wonder what Big Lots is going to have on sale...probably a bunch of crap nobody wants, hence why it's at Big Lots in the first place.

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 7:15 pm

Too funny. Like we really care what kind of crap they have. I really need the laugh. Thanks!!! :gdlol:

#11 oldandintheway  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 8:04 pm

Oh, that is too funny. I always thought the purpose of the ads were to actually get people excited to come to your store and shop.... silly me ;).

#12 bellastarr  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 10, 2008 - 11:00 pm

Big Lots has a black Friday ad? LOL... I didn't know people actually went there on Black Friday, or any day for that matter. The one here looks like a run down abandoned building in a run down section of town. I've never been into it.

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 2:49 am

When will this madness end?????

#14 DramaQueenLucy  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 7:11 am

LOL...dang I really wanted to see that ad...oh wait this is Big Lots Forget it! I have only gone there once on BF...it was around noon and yes there was still doorbusters!

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 7:27 am

What?!?!?! How on earth can I be expected to figure out what discontinued items and nearly expired groceries to buy?

--lying in the floor, shaking with withdrawals
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#16 yuyi64  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 7:52 am

What?!?!?! How on earth can I be expected to figure out what discontinued items and nearly expired groceries to buy?

--lying in the floor, shaking with withdrawals

Don't forget the"factory re-certified" items at pricing close to the new equivalent.

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 10:01 am

It's ruined. I can't believe it, I may not go shopping now.
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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 11:28 am

and here I always race to Big Lots first. lol.

#19 Doctor Gonzo  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 11:49 am

Hey Chadwick, send me an email - I'll fix you up with this thing they call a "life" Oh, and maybe a date. With a name like that, you dont get out to often I'll bet. Seriously, shoot me an email...

#20 Brad  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 2:10 pm

Hey Chadwick, send me an email -

I'll fix you up with this thing they call a "life"

Oh, and maybe a date. With a name like that, you dont get out to often I'll bet.

Seriously, shoot me an email...


When I replied to his e-mail (basically telling him we may or may not comply and he'd have to check the site every day to be sure), I made sure to refer to him as Chad instead of Chadwick, just to annoy him, lol.

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 5:31 pm

One time, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, we actually went to the Big Lots Black Friday sale. There was ONE thing in the ad we wanted, plus IIRC they were giving away a free clock. We went to ALL the other stores first, got there way after the store opened. Still got the door prize and the item on sale. Haven't been back since.

#22 len_mullen  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 6:10 pm

We lost our BL this spring. I miss it. It was my first stop coming out of Staples on BF and they always had something for free and a couple things for cheap.

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 7:43 pm

Big who ??? :rolleyes: Their loss! Plenty of other stores in which to spend my $$$.

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Posted Oct 11, 2008 - 10:57 pm

On a serious note *Chad is an idiot*. Does he really think we want to go to Big Lots and buy everyone's rejects? Maybe if they sue enought companies, Big Lots will get enough money to buy some inventory. Knock off products at above retail prices.

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 1:26 am

My mother in law works for big lots and a few years ago I posted the ad. Big waste of time shopping there. Every electronic item I have ever purchased there died within three months. The tv's didn't work out of the box and return policy is horrible. Out of 10 yrs the only item I ever purchased there that was worth it was (and mind you this is with an additional 20% employee discount) a $35 dirt devil and it is the only item still working. So as everyone is saying no big loss!!!!

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 8:12 am

OH TEH NOES!

Seriously, I don't think I've even seen a Big Lots in about 3 years.

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 8:22 am

OH NO. This means I have to change my whole Black Friday strategy. I was planning on driving 1 hour to the Big Lots camping out there and getting all their "great" doorbusters then running to Best Buy/Circuit City to get their doorbuster (like a laptop and TV). My day is ruined and all the stuff BL has that I want I wont be able to get:no::no::no: I think NOT. I dont go to BL since there is none near me and they dont have things I want.:smart::smart:

#28 jkwier  OFFLINE  

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 8:48 am

This puzzles me. I would think that any store, especially Big Lots, would want all the free advertising they could get.

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 9:20 am

blah blah blah yackedy smackedy, just another in the line of babies who dont want any of GottaDealers Money.

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Posted Oct 12, 2008 - 11:43 am

my favorite part

3. provide Big Lots with all of the details regarding how you or your company acquired the aforementioned advertisements.






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