It's like Disneyland, the lines for Black Friday, people lining up for hours trying to get their hands on the next toy. I did some quick research on two stores today. Walmart's "one-hour in stock GUARANTEE" is missing a little something. It's not exactly a guarantee. They will be passing out tickets Thursday night, and they do have a LIMITED quantity of tickets. The guarantee says that if you don't get an item that night, you will get a ticket to purchase the item before Christmas for the Black Friday price. Sorry folks, you will have to line up for these tickets...no waiting till 6:45 to grab those doorbusters.
Speaking of which, Target takes Doorbusters to a whole new level. They will be opening up at 8 this year, Target will not be passing out tickets for doorbuster items. I called three stores and was told this. (Tickets may be handed out for PS4s and Xbox ONEs) From personal experience, they usher everyone in, about 30 at a time, but as soon as you BUST through the DOORS it is mayhem! You just run to get your items... One of my least favorite experiences.
Best Buy........ if you're not currently camped out reading this right now. You probably won't be able to get the hot doorbuster items from them. (Which I still can't figure what their hot doorbuster items are.)
So there you have it. Black Friday Away!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The Days of Black Friday are Back...with iPads.
*blows dust off the blog*
Well, it's been a while hasn't it? A year you say? Apologies for my absence, it's probably because I've been trying to watch Breaking Bad...mmmmm Breaking Bad. But we're here to talk about another obsession. Black Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite times of year (although we won't talk about how ridiculous the 6PM start times are....yet) Gauging the Facebook friends, it sounds like iPads are going to be a popular buy this year. Check out the comparisons between Best Buy, Walmart and Target.
So Best Buy is offering the iPad 2 (16GB). That's the iPad from a couple years ago, it does not have the Retina display and is obviously a little behind the times. Personally though, I had an iPad 2 before my iPad w/ Retina display. I LOVE the Retina Display.... but for $299.99 the iPad 2 would take care of all my tablet needs. Savings: $100. Compared to iPad w/ Retina 16GB: $449.99
Walmart is offering the older iPad Mini, last year's model, for regular price $299. They will also give you $100 Walmart gift card in the process. So you kind of save $100. (You still have to pay sales tax on the $299 price and I don't believe you can use the gift card on the actual purchase.) If you're doing other Black Friday shopping at Walmart you can but the iPad first and use the gift card on the rest of your purchases. Savings: $100 Gift Card to Walmart. Compared to 16GB iPad Mini w/ Retina Display: $399.99 and no Gift Card.
The iPad Mini is part of Walmart's "guaranteed in stock for 1 hour" promotion. Some doorbusters are guaranteed to be in stock for an hour, if you don't get an actual product, Walmart will sell you a claim ticket you can use to purchase the item later. The ticket will guarantee you the iPad Mini before Christmas and at the Black Friday price. The Caveat is you can just show up at 6:50. You will have to be in line as they do have a cut off of when they stop giving out tickets. Sneaky sneaky.
Target has an impressive ad this year. They're offering the older iPad Mini as well, but only with a $75 Gift Card offer. (25 less than Wally World.) But the most surprising iPad offer is Target offering the newest iPad Air for $479, $20 off the regular price? But Target is offering $100 Gift Card too....um...yes please. That's a great deal, almost too good to be true deal. But according to the leaked ad, that's the deal. Savings: $20 and a $100 Gift Card. Compared to iPad Air 16GB on Best Buy's site: $499.
Personally, I love the iPad Air deal. The iPad Mini deals are nice, although no Retina display is a huge turnoff. The iPad 2 is a good basic tablet compared to everything else, but it's only $299. If you don't get an iPad now and can wait 6 months, my guess is you'll get similar pricing on these tablets.
Follow me on Twitter. @TopTenHUU for Black Friday ads, news and opinions. I also tweet out techie stuff if you're into electronics.
Give the blog a follow, it'll make me feel better.
If you want to follow my personal twitter it is @HuuTranSuperman... I won't snapchat you nudes though.
Well, it's been a while hasn't it? A year you say? Apologies for my absence, it's probably because I've been trying to watch Breaking Bad...mmmmm Breaking Bad. But we're here to talk about another obsession. Black Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite times of year (although we won't talk about how ridiculous the 6PM start times are....yet) Gauging the Facebook friends, it sounds like iPads are going to be a popular buy this year. Check out the comparisons between Best Buy, Walmart and Target.
So Best Buy is offering the iPad 2 (16GB). That's the iPad from a couple years ago, it does not have the Retina display and is obviously a little behind the times. Personally though, I had an iPad 2 before my iPad w/ Retina display. I LOVE the Retina Display.... but for $299.99 the iPad 2 would take care of all my tablet needs. Savings: $100. Compared to iPad w/ Retina 16GB: $449.99
Walmart is offering the older iPad Mini, last year's model, for regular price $299. They will also give you $100 Walmart gift card in the process. So you kind of save $100. (You still have to pay sales tax on the $299 price and I don't believe you can use the gift card on the actual purchase.) If you're doing other Black Friday shopping at Walmart you can but the iPad first and use the gift card on the rest of your purchases. Savings: $100 Gift Card to Walmart. Compared to 16GB iPad Mini w/ Retina Display: $399.99 and no Gift Card.
The iPad Mini is part of Walmart's "guaranteed in stock for 1 hour" promotion. Some doorbusters are guaranteed to be in stock for an hour, if you don't get an actual product, Walmart will sell you a claim ticket you can use to purchase the item later. The ticket will guarantee you the iPad Mini before Christmas and at the Black Friday price. The Caveat is you can just show up at 6:50. You will have to be in line as they do have a cut off of when they stop giving out tickets. Sneaky sneaky.
Target has an impressive ad this year. They're offering the older iPad Mini as well, but only with a $75 Gift Card offer. (25 less than Wally World.) But the most surprising iPad offer is Target offering the newest iPad Air for $479, $20 off the regular price? But Target is offering $100 Gift Card too....um...yes please. That's a great deal, almost too good to be true deal. But according to the leaked ad, that's the deal. Savings: $20 and a $100 Gift Card. Compared to iPad Air 16GB on Best Buy's site: $499.
Personally, I love the iPad Air deal. The iPad Mini deals are nice, although no Retina display is a huge turnoff. The iPad 2 is a good basic tablet compared to everything else, but it's only $299. If you don't get an iPad now and can wait 6 months, my guess is you'll get similar pricing on these tablets.
Follow me on Twitter. @TopTenHUU for Black Friday ads, news and opinions. I also tweet out techie stuff if you're into electronics.
Give the blog a follow, it'll make me feel better.
If you want to follow my personal twitter it is @HuuTranSuperman... I won't snapchat you nudes though.
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