Re: What time to show up at Best Buy on Black Friday?

From: Scott en Aztlán (scottenaztlan_at_yahooNOSPAM.com)
Date: 11/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:26:57 -0800

On 27 Nov 2005 05:49:03 -0800, "Jon von Leipzig@myway.com"
<JonLeipzig@myway.com> wrote:

>> > > Why don't you go to work instead, and earn more money than you'd save
>> > > standing in line for hours?
>> >
>> > Not necessarily. BB here had a Toshiba laptop on sale (instant, not
>> > rebates) for $370 less than original price. Wudda been worth waiting
>> > for, if one thot that $700+ was a fair price b4 the sale.
>> > Too cold last nite, didn't go.
>>
>> Feh! I would be surprised if I couldn't find the same laptop for sale
>> online for a lower price. Some friends and I went out shopping at around
>> 5:00am on Black Friday. We went to a Best Buy somewhere in Montogery
>> County, PA. The lines were absolutely insane. The line snaked around the
>> entire store all the way along the rare wall.
>
>Camelfeathers!! I guarantee you'll not find a brand new Toshiba at
>anywhere near that discounted BB price.

And yet Best Buy openly DESPISES the people who buy their loss
leaders, and is actively trying to discourage them from shopping at
their stores.

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