wolfrhk Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I know its a bit early, but since I work at Staples I thought I'd give a heads up.. It looks like we got a new Tomtom unit in this week, the Tomtom 125. From the packaging it appears IDENTICAL to the specs and description of the Tomtom 130, except in a red package instead of green. The list price looked to be around $150, and was listed as a Promo item. Considering its not listed on Tomtom's own website, my gut feeling says this is a possible BF item, and if so will probably go for around $100 on that day. Sorry if this post is way too early, but those wanting to buy a Tomtom soon should probably wait a little while longer
lew Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Thanks for the information! Staples is the place I go every year. Luckily In my area I only have to show up 3 - 2 1/2 hours early to be near the front of the line (knock on wood). I might be interested in a GPS this year, but I usually try to get all the hard drives and flash drives. I'm getting excited now as we finally have a post in this forum.
BigSlama912 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I too am a staples employee and we just got 3 Envision 32" lcd tvs in... (something we carry only during holiday seasons) Not sure on price but last year they were $499 so they probably will be cheaper.
aerosmithgirl Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Thanks for the info! Looking for that size for my bedroom this year!
yuyi64 Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I wish we had a Staples here; all we have is sucky Office Depot and Office Max!
wolfrhk Posted October 26, 2008 Author Posted October 26, 2008 Two more promotional items came in this week: Flip Video Camera SKU# 721420, currently priced at $150 8GB Nano & Accesories Package SKU# 758658, currently priced at $200 Includes screen proctectors, silicone skin, Y-cable audio splitter, FM Transmitter, AC charger, DC charger. This Nano looks to be the newest generation, rectangular (not square) with the larger vertical screen. The belief amongst the associates in store is that these items will part of the BF ad. No further details so far, just feeding into speculation. Hope this is helping someone out there.
MeliesMom Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Great! Thanks! I'm looking for a Flip this year! Was this the Ultra one? I think original retail for the ultra is $150. Hoping I can find one for around $100. Right now the ultra is on the walmart website for $114.xx.
cincygurl Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks for the insider info. :) Staples is typically my first stop. It is well organized and employees know where the merchandise is.
krissy72 Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Is Tom Tom a good gps? I am always hearing that Magellan is the best or Garmin is the best. I never hear it about Tom Tom.
Marcster Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Is Tom Tom a good gps? I am always hearing that Magellan is the best or Garmin is the best. I never hear it about Tom Tom.I think the real debate over GPS units is between TomTom and Garmin. From personal experience (I've used both), I think TomTom is more accurate, and has more information on the display than Garmin, but the Garmin might be slightly easier to program. Our listing agent has a Magellan that requires you to enter the Zip Code (not the city/state) of any address you want to visit (unless it's already in the POI list). That's a pain when the address you have might be from an ad that says "100 Main St., Anytown, PA", or the address given to you from a friend, "I live on 233 Elm St. over in Columbus." You would have to go to USPS.com and look up the Zip Code - an extra step. Her Magellan is ancient, they might have changed the system since then.
cincygurl Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 I have a TomTom (we call it Tommy) and love it. I bought it at Staples last year, and it was about $150 with a bonus $25 or $20 gift card. They couldn't get the gift card to work so they just took it off the price. I use it all the time. It is very user friendly. Since seeing mine, several of my friends have bought a TomTom. I'm planning on buying my parents one for Christmas if I can find one cheap enough. I'm hoping Staples has the better price, or I'll be heading to Sears for their TomTom.
krissy72 Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks for the Tom Tom info. Think I can get one for around $100?
missyjane Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks for the Tom Tom info. Think I can get one for around $100? I think it's at Sears on BF for that price.
jmeoneill Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 My daughter gave me a Tom Tom for my birthday this year, and I love it!! It has Bluetooth, and so does my cell phone, which means I can use it as a hands free talking device. It's illegal to talk and drive where I live. It redirects you if you make a wrong turn, I did it on purpose just to test it, it gave me complete and accurate directions everytime. And there is a ton of poi's. Everything from dunkin dounuts to walmart, including hilton hotels, gas stations and grocery stores.
joylarge Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Two more promotional items came in this week: Flip Video Camera SKU# 721420, currently priced at $150 8GB Nano & Accesories Package SKU# 758658, currently priced at $200Includes screen proctectors, silicone skin, Y-cable audio splitter, FM Transmitter, AC charger, DC charger. This Nano looks to be the newest generation, rectangular (not square) with the larger vertical screen. The belief amongst the associates in store is that these items will part of the BF ad. No further details so far, just feeding into speculation. Hope this is helping someone out there.I can't wait to see if the Ipod Nano package is a deal on BF. I'm just dying waiting for all the sales papers to come out.
cincygurl Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 My daughter gave me a Tom Tom for my birthday this year, and I love it!! It has Bluetooth, and so does my cell phone, which means I can use it as a hands free talking device. It's illegal to talk and drive where I live. It redirects you if you make a wrong turn, I did it on purpose just to test it, it gave me complete and accurate directions everytime. And there is a ton of poi's. Everything from dunkin dounuts to walmart, including hilton hotels, gas stations and grocery stores. I love that it redirects you if you make a wrong turn. I downloaded the Target locations in my POI's. I love seeing the little bullseye appear on the screen whenever I am around a Target. I'm hoping a TomTom is around $100 at Staples. Otherwise I will hit Sears to get one there.
batojefe Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Staples is my favorite BF stop. You don't have to spend a long time in line, and they know where everything is! I quietly recommend it to people though, as everyone is a potential competitor once the doors open at 6am BF!
lap49 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Staples is my favorite BF stop. You don't have to spend a long time in line, and they know where everything is! I quietly recommend it to people though, as everyone is a potential competitor once the doors open at 6am BF!I prefer Staples also. As compared to BB and CC, I only have to wait in line from 11pm Thursday night.
cincygurl Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Another thing to keep in mind is that different Staples have different Black Friday ads. Last year, the front page of the ad varied by region. I lived between 2 different regions. One had the cheap TV and the other didn't.
wnc_mom Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 thanks for the news my hubby wants a new one we always use my moms i love it!
Indy2424 Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Working at Staples in the Indiana Ohio region it was stated that we will not have TV's this year in our region. The Ipod is in the ad starting on Nov 9th. As of now I dont think this will be a black friday item. Looks like several memory cards and flash drives, Tom Tom,, Couple different hard drives. HP/Compaq Laptop dual core 2gb ram. This is all I have so far. They are being somewhat hush hush more so than ever. Rumor is ad is going to be more conservative this year. We will see though.
BigSlama912 Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 I have heard some rumors around my store that Staples is holding way back this black friday with a few great deals but over all a small simple ad so they can spread the deals out over the holiday season...
TazErase Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 Staples usually has some really good deals. Last year I didn't get there until about 10am but they still had plenty of the items I wanted still in stock. The deals were good but other retailers had better deals and even the employees at Staples were surprized at how slow it was for them last year. Part of the reason for it is that a lot of Staples items require you to use rebates on their items and some people just want the item without having to deal with rebates. Last year I spent a few hundred dollars but after the rebates I got about 70% back but it kept me from being able spend that money at other retailers so I limited my spending at Staples. Luckily where I live Staples, Best Buy, Sears, KMart, and Circuit City are all within 1/4 mile of eachother. The Walmart is about 6 miles away, and pretty much all the other retailers are somewhere in the middle, or still within the 1/4 mile of the others listed above. If you plan to go to more than one store I suggest you map it out and see what is near where you want to go and find a few of the locations close by. I've done that for years before I moved to where I am now and always had success finding the stores I was looking for within short distances of eachother.
TazErase Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 I have heard some rumors around my store that Staples is holding way back this black friday with a few great deals but over all a small simple ad so they can spread the deals out over the holiday season... Too bad for them. By the time they have the other sales I'll be done with my shopping. I get over 90% of it done on Black Friday and rarely pay much attention to the other ads that come out after.
Rockfordmom Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 I have heard some rumors around my store that Staples is holding way back this black friday with a few great deals but over all a small simple ad so they can spread the deals out over the holiday season... Too bad for them. By the time they have the other sales I'll be done with my shopping. I get over 90% of it done on Black Friday and rarely pay much attention to the other ads that come out after.rumors from employees or because you work there? or rumors from friends?
billcsho Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 I prefer Staples also. As compared to BB and CC, I only have to wait in line from 11pm Thursday night.LOL. I went there 30 minutes before door open and were among the first 10 in the last couple years.
bigdogofftheporch Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I HOPE THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER LAPTOP THIS YEAR BECAUSE I NEED ONE THIS YEAR MINE DIED. MY SONS CAMP OUT THERE FROM THANKSGIVING NIGHT TILL IT OPEN BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE LAPTOP FOR CHRISTMAS SO I TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET IN LINE FOR IT THEY WANTED IT THEY WERE THE FIRST ONE IN WITH (GOLDEN TICKET)COUPON:eyepoppin:D
lap49 Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 LOL. I went there 30 minutes before door open and were among the first 10 in the last couple years.Northern NJ is teh suck for shopping on black friday
bigdogofftheporch Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 you are right northern n.j. is like a zoo people want to fight you to get ahead:no:
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