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Black Friday 2008
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:00 pm
by palmboy5
Not nearly as many sales at Fry's as previous years.. but we still lined up 2 hours earlier.. at 2200.
Our actions (with buddies) were PLANNED this time, got out in less than two hours as compared to the 7 hours stuck in the store like last year.
Spoils:
EVGA GeForce 7200GS 256MB
FREE after MIR
Emprex (Sony NEC) 20X Internal SATA DVD Burner
14.99 after MIR
PPA USB 2.0 4 Port Hub
FREE after MIR
PPA USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader
FREE after MIR
Corsair 32GB Flash Drive
29.99 after MIR
Online spoils:
Frys.com
Crucial 2x2GB DDR2-533 SODIMM
14.99 after MIR
Newegg.com
Corsair 2x2GB DDR2-800 DIMM
14.99 after MIR
Total spent with tax/shipping:
$270.57
Total Rebate:
$175 - (7 * $0.42 stamps)
Grand Total:
$98.51
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:42 pm
by compL33Tazn
wheeeee
Spoils:
EVGA GeForce 7200GS 256MB
FREE after MIR
Emprex (Sony NEC) 20X Internal SATA DVD Burner
14.99 after MIR
PPA USB 2.0 4 Port Hub
FREE after MIR
PPA USB 2.0 Multi Card Reader
FREE after MIR
Corsair 32GB Flash Drive
29.99 after MIR
Buffalo Drivestation 500gb External Hard Drive
59.99 after MIR
Lexar 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo
23.99 after MIR
Crucial Ballistix 2x2GB DDR2-800 DIMM
19.99 after MIR
Norelco shaver
14.99 after MIR
Dell.com
Inspiron Mini 9 w/ Windows XP, 8GB SSD, & Bluetooth 2.1
319.99
Grand Total: $550
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:55 pm
by compL33Tazn
I like how last years Black Friday article is on the same page as this one
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:45 pm
by Directive
Charges possible after Black Friday crowd tramples employee at N.Y. store
There was also a shooting in California at a toys-r-us over a toy but I can't seem to find the article yet.
I haven't gone shopping for anything on a black Friday in 10+ years. Not worth the trouble.
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:09 pm
by palmboy5
Ah, to me its a good several hours chatting it up with old classmates from high school. Then, saving a huge percentage.
Post-Black-Friday spoils (Saturday):
Samsung LN32A550 32" 1080p LCD
$649.00
SYBA CL-NBCP-4U Notebook Cooler w/ integrated 4-Port USB Hub
$2.99
Airlink101 ATVC102 Digital to Analog TV Converter
$40.00 (I'm returning, should have checked that you had to get the government coupon THEN buy. Would have been free though.)
Total with taxes:
$760.54 - $40 after return
Grand Total:
$720.54
Getting the HDTV was a bit fun, mainly because all they had left for us was an open boxed and the display model. The open-boxed had a broken stand, so we took the stand from the display model instead. The thing is, we have both of a part from both sets, so they can never put that display model up again. Serves them right though, they had a Toshiba 32" 720p LCD for $388 or so and basically "oversold" the TV by running out before all the people with printed confirmations got a TV. Mini-riot ftw.