MKEShopper Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 Does anyone have any confirmation on any store incentives for 2008? I know in the past, Sear's has given away gift cards, World Market has had a Willy Wonka-type contest with chocolate bars, JCPenny usually does a Mickey Mouse ornament, etc. Has anyone heard about anything this year? Also, does anyone know if Boston Store is still doing their $10 off anything $10 or more coupons?
bigjimslade Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 Welcome to community! The only way to know about any specials like you posted about is when the ads are released. Sears already sent out a press release saying they will have secret deals that you will only know about if you go into the store on BF. Does anyone have any confirmation on any store incentives for 2008? I know in the past, Sear's has given away gift cards, World Market has had a Willy Wonka-type contest with chocolate bars, JCPenny usually does a Mickey Mouse ornament, etc. Has anyone heard about anything this year? Also, does anyone know if Boston Store is still doing their $10 off anything $10 or more coupons?
miller205 Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 I miss the incentives stores used to give out. TRU gave wrapping paper one year, Ames gave scratch off cards for extra % off, Kmart was the best: got a 101 Dalmations gift bag full of stuff one year and a tin of cookies w/ Elmo on it the next. Penneys usually does snowglobes now but I LOVED when they did the Norman Rockwell ornaments. I think Macy's does stuff still, as does Sears and Penneys usually and Big Lots but other than that can't think of too many places that do much anymore.
msl94 Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 I know that several of the GameStop stores will hand out some goodies to BF shoppers when the doors open. These items include t-shirts, posters, hats, and game demos; but it is all at the store manager's discretion. Aside from the doorbuster deals that would continue until noon, all of these goodies made for some great stocking stuffers.
kellygirl911 Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 If I remember correctly, Macy's handed out a $10 gift card to be used that morning to the first so many customers.
zim05 Posted October 29, 2008 Posted October 29, 2008 I know that Herbergers usually has a coupon in their BF ads that if you spend $25 or $50 you get $10 off or something like that but the coupon has to be used before a certain time (10am stands out in my mind but I'm not exactly for sure). My mom has used it in the past and we usually get two papers so two coupons and she just does two transactions.
MKEShopper Posted October 30, 2008 Author Posted October 30, 2008 Thanks for all of the updates so far... I know Target also used to do a gift box, but alas not anymore.
crashcartjockey Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 My son works for JC Penney and he says they are still planning to do the Disney snow globe thing again this year.
littlezar Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 A couple of years ago my SIL had emergency surgery on BF and my BIL called to say she cried before going into surgery because she wouldn't get the snow globe from Penneys ~ luckily I was able to get it although I didn't even get there til after 11AM! Last year, I was in Jersey for BF (my class reunion was that night) and the Target I went to with my sister handed out those reuseable shopping bags that fold down into a little compact rectangle with a couple of Archer Farms samples inside ~ a small flavored coffee, a granola type bar and I think there was something else in there.
snomofinn Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 If I remember correctly, Macy's handed out a $10 gift card to be used that morning to the first so many customers. Yes I believe they did last year, I was one of the first ones in the store on BF and was done within 20 minutes! Got the items which I came for and left. I was very surprised at the lack of people there when it opened last year. Iam sure as the day went on it got busier. Can't wait till this year BF!
MKEShopper Posted October 30, 2008 Author Posted October 30, 2008 I think I have every year except 2005 from Penny's...
msl94 Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 One of the popular department stores here in the Northeast, Boscov's, has been known to hand out $5 gift cards on BF when the doors open. Unfortunately, they filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and is in the process of closing several stores. So it is anyone's guess if they will pass out gift cards this year.
juanadeal Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 Last year, I was in Jersey for BF (my class reunion was that night) and the Target I went to with my sister handed out those reuseable shopping bags that fold down into a little compact rectangle with a couple of Archer Farms samples inside ~ a small flavored coffee, a granola type bar and I think there was something else in there.It was a little Target teddy bear. Target called the pack a BF Survival Kit.
mamapenguin Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 My Target did not hand out the survival kits
jstluvem Posted November 1, 2008 Posted November 1, 2008 shoe carnival gives out $10.00 gift card to the first 100 and they play a kinda Q/A game while you are standing in line first year they gave out extra $$$$ last year it was promo items: water bottles, frisbees etc.
angelic680 Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 The Target in NJ last year gave out the target dog inside the red reuseable shopping bag...it was crappy I gave it to a little girl that was crying on my way out!
shoppingfever Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 I think I have every year except 2005 from Penny's... Is this it? http://cgi.ebay.com/J-C-Penney-snowglobe-globe-Mickey-jc-penny-2005-GREAT_W0QQitemZ380077014488QQihZ025QQcategoryZ13846QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
21yankees Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 For the past several years AAFES (Military BX/PX) gives away $20 gift cards to the first 100 people in line. They have done this on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday after Thanksgiving. steph
jdrd90 Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 Many years ago tru would give out pop tarts! lol They also had coffee and doughnuts a few years ago.
chaoz Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 I think this year you may see alot of items on sale that are not in the ads..
Iliveforblckfri Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) My favorite stop on BF is Fred Meyers in my area. They provide juice, coffee, and donut holes. This makes them my third stop. By then I am ready for a carbohydrate boost. Edited November 2, 2008 by Iliveforblckfri Too many eyepopping smilies
eve'smom Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 this is one of the thing i look for :) but most are not doing it anymore
jarerice Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Didn't Old Navy give out MP3s last year or the year before?
Princess7915 Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Sadly, I think the stores consider the door busters to be part of the "incintive" to shop there!
jediliz Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 I don't know if my Target has ever given out "survival kits" because I've never gotten there earlier than 8:00 or 8:30 AM
Bigbroad55 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 I miss montgomery wards incentives, 1993 they gave out the Rudolph Ornamanets we got about 3, the next they gave something else and then in 1994 they gave out Rudolph Watches. I usually go to JCPenny's first for the Mickey Globes.
AggieBanks Posted November 15, 2008 Posted November 15, 2008 Do they not give any giveaways at the door anymore? Every year we go we try to go to the one that gives away something like giftcards at the door to the first some many people.
wx4svr Posted November 15, 2008 Posted November 15, 2008 Few stores do. The Apple Store gave away t-shirts last year, then iTunes Gift Cards at random times throughout the day.
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