Black Friday 2009

Well... we are going for it tomorrow morning.

Visiting Walmart to see if we can score a 360, or do a 180.

Haha, I just came to post in the forums that you can get the 360 online but it looks like I've been beaten to the punch. They have the bluray player online as well, I didn't check the rest.

I wandered over to walmart's site to double check what time the sale started, and on a whim clicked through to the 360 product page and saw the add to cart button.

Oh, I didn't see free site to store shipping for the xbox. Maybe I didn't look hard enough? It's an option on the bluray player page... Still, standard shipping was only $8

Walmart's sale was supposed to be "in-store only." Don't believe they are offering a free ship-to-store with these purchases.

To me, it's worth paying $8 to not stand in line for a couple hours.

I just got one on the website...I feel so sorry for those that went out to the store for it because it was so easy to get online...I guess I happened to wake at the right time....and as for the shipping I would much rather pay the 8$ to ship it than go out in 26 degree weather to score one!

Went to Walmart at 6:30 and found at least 40 people waiting in line for 13 Xboxes (what's with that? Are they expecting a few dozen people will wait in front of them for a couple of hours and then change their minds?) So we went to breakfast and I just happened to check the site again when I got home. Bingo! I'm so glad there were already too many people in line so I didn't have to sit there for an hour and a half!

We just got an Xbox 360 w/$100 ecard on the website!! This is by far my easiest "black friday" deal yet. We are always in those crazy lines waiting in the freezing cold. I definitely think the $8 is worth it also. I am so psyched that I am going to have it for my sons bday. Thanks so much Bfads!! Love you guys!

Got a XBOX 360 From Walmart...Thanks BF!!! And my kids won't know 'till Hannukah!!

Kmart now has online layaway for a lot items including the 32" tv that in the online only sale. So you could layaway online so you could then be able to pick it up in the store you choose then you would not have to pay shipping. There is a $5 layaway fee and there as to be a kmart in your area that has layaway and has the product in stock in order for you to put it on layaway.

I just feel bad for anyone that got the 360 and think they got a great deal.

Assuming that we take the $100 gift card off the price (Amazon.com prices below):

$100 for the system
$100 60GB HDD
$50 per year for online
$75 Wi-Fi adapter

That's $250 for one year of online. It's $325 if you need the Wi-Fi adapter. Plus you might want the plug n' play charge adapter for another $17. All that for a system that can't play Blu-ray Discs.

And did I mention that the hardware stinks? I tried to warn people earlier. Don't complain to me when it gets the Red Ring of Death. I should have listened to the people warned me about it before I had to send mine in 3 times for repair.

We woke up late around 10:30 and were wanting to get the 360 @ walmart, we called there and the guy said they had 1 or 2 left so we hurried down and got one! We got an actual gift card that we could use in store too! We were not sure if we could use it in store or just online, but we purchased an hdmi cable with the card, so it for sure works. GOOD DEAL! Thanks bfads!!

hit the local Walmart in hopes of grabbing the Sharp TV - no luck. According to the Walmart manager they intend to run similar deals every Saturday throughout the month of November. He would not say what next week's deal is, however the Saturday deals will be "mostly" on electronics. The new ad is supposed to be released on Wednesday (11/11) so we'll see.

Got an xBox! Got to the store about 6:30, there were about 3 people in line, all of them wanted the laptop. They had about 14 xbox's and quite a bit of the laptops. And an actual giftcard.

She gave me the giftcard, and I said, can I use it now? She said, go right ahead, so I tried, and it denied it plus it locked up her system! FUN!

Thanks BfadsMan!

lol @ all these ppl that think this is a Great Deal is NOT! its the arcade one its not that great of a system since your limited to how many games you can play on it plus doesn't come with everything like (lionelhurts said.

if you would of spent the extra money for the 60GB one for $249.99 brand new its way better.

how do I know this I got my Xbox 360 60GB on last years friday. paid $325 at best buy got 4 games then sold all 4 games for $100.

also you can find all the extra stuff on ebay don't buy it from the same place you get your xbox from since they rip you off...

Our 3 walmarts had 9 tv's (46" Sharp) and we actually got one! Granted I live in a city of about 100K there was a line, boyfriend had to get to wally world at 6 this morning! But all I care is that we got one!

And if you don't play online...that cost drops back down to 200, the 60 gig HD isn't a necessity, and you can get the HD at Walmart (with 3 months of live - which btw, you can use your ethernet cord into the router for, FYI) for cheaper than Amazon and oh hey, look, you have a Walmart GC to do it. If that's what you wanted.

But it sounds like you just hate the 360, so.

1. Most people do play online.

2. Really? Didn't know about an Ethernet cord. I guess I should have known that with an IT and an Electrical Engineering degree.

3. As for the HDD - you're right. It isn't a necessity. But the Live Marketplace will be a lot worse without it.

4. And yes. I do hate the 360. I hate that MS played us early adopters. No HDMI and expensive add-ons (remember that $200 HD-DVD drive they tried to get us to buy so Blu-ray wouldn't win?).

Most of all, though, I hate that they purposefully put faulty hardware on the market. It has been found out that MS knew of the 33%+ failure rate with the 360. They didn't care. They just wanted to be first to the market. So...remind me again why I wouldn't hate it? Thanks MS. I've loved sending in my 360 THREE times.

I just hope people don't start crying when they realize it's going to cost MOST people way more than $200. That, and if you didn't get the Jasper model, it has a really good chance of failing.

wow such hate for the Xbox 360. I wouldn't buy the Arcade one but with a $100 gc might be worth it to some.
I bought the 60gb one last year and haven't had any problems with it. I paid $30 for a year to play with other players online. Don't buy the play and re-charge kit it's not worth it, I've heard it lasts for a good 4hrs. I don't really know what it's for but I just use some rechargeable batteries in the controllers and they last a few weeks before they need to be changed out.

I file share with my computer so I can look at pics or listen to music or whatever. I don't use it to watch movies though because I had bought dvd players before I bought the 360

Got the xbox 360 at walmart in janesville, wi. But to let you all know that they would not honor most of the other deals because of Wisconsin State law (Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act) where retailer's have to have a minimum markup. Be sure you do not let your state pass this law. I will probably do my shopping in Illinois now for posted sales or Black Friday. Wisconsin lawmakers have only hurt their State by doing this. People will purchase elsewhere to get the sales.

I got my, I only pay $99.00 + plus tax, she gave me the card first and i use the card to pay for it the rest cash....trick is get the box and they give the card and use the card...

Just wanted to say...we got to a local Wal Mart at midnight for the XBox and Laptop deal. There were already people waiting for the TV's but we were first for what we were waiting for. Good thing. They told us that they were getting at least 10 laptops, but only had 3 XBox's. 3, how ridiculous, when the ad says a minimum of 10 per store. Around 7 AM, the line for the laptops got longer and longer, then the manager came in and we were asking if they were going to start giving out numbers. She told us we would have to wait. Around 7:30, they sent someone out to tell us that they didn't get any laptops, and none on the Wal Marts in the area got any of the laptops, which was a lie because the one about 5 miles away had about 15, but it was already too late. She said that they might come on the truck tonight, but we were welcome to buy the ACER laptops they had on sale last week(which are still the same price online) for $350. We asked if she could give the first 10 people a rain-check so that we were guaranteed to get our laptops after sitting there all night long, she said that she could not give us a rain check because they could not ask us to pre-pay for something that they didn't know if they would ever get. I don't know about ya'll but I've never received a rain-check where I've had to pre-pay for anything. It was un-organized and ridiculous.

Just wanted to share my experience. Got to the store at a little after 6:30. It's a 24-hour one in northern Illinois, so there was no waiting in the cold. Went to the electronics department, where the lines were forming. Some lady had been there since 3:15, but there were surprisingly few people there. I was fourth in the Xbox line, so it turned out I probably could have slept in another half hour or 45 minutes. Gift card turned out to be a regular one, not the e-giftcard that WalMart's site had stated they would be giving out. However, we were expressly told that we could not use the card for the purchase of the Xbox (fair enough, if you ask me). They had about 15 of the Xboxes and several of the laptops. As for the varying opinions on the value of the Xbox, I would say that for me, it was a good one. There's a reason that they sell the arcade version...for some people, that's enough. And I'm pretty sure I can pick up the peripherals cheaper than the prices being quoted, if I decide that I need them. Been reading BFads for a few years now--keep up the good work!

Got the XBOX! what a steel!

Our $100 Walmart ecard was able to be used right away for groceries in the store.

Good hunting!

I'm so happy! This is my second year of the secret wal-mart sale and in my part of the world it is sooo much better than black friday at wal-mart. I live in the deep south in a college town, people just aren't heavy internet users here which why the secret sale works well for us computer folks down here.

I arrived at 6:00 am, was number number 5 in line. One lady ahead of me had been their since 4:30 am.

My store learned a lot from last year. Instead of having us all line up in electronics with different lines for different products they had one line to the site to store area. Since this area is near the shoe dept they were able to wrap the line through the shoe aisles using yellow rope. They also had two employees to make sure everyone behaved, answer questions and such. Also since they were only using one line, they handed out barcoded tickets for the items you wanted. being number 5 I could have had my pick but only wanted the 42 inch sharp and the 298 laptop.

My sharp ticket said "#2 of 6" meaning there was only 6 in store (there goes the minimum 10 per store) and my laptop ticket said "#4 of 25" It seems they had a load of xboxes as the person ahead of me was number 4 of 250!!! Even the sales person said they were shocked they got so many and even called other areas stores to make sure they hadn't been short changed, but they hadn't. I guess they figure folks in the deep south love their games, LOL.

Anyway, concerning the xbox controversy, I talked to the people ahead and behind me that were getting xbox's. They were well aware of the limitations. Most has younger children and don't want them online with their gaming yet. They figure by the time they are old enough to want online gaming something beter will be out anyway. One couple said this was they best way the girls and the boys could have their own systems in their respective rooms and they as parents didn't have to watch over them to make sure something unwanted wasn't going on via the internet. Some planned to buy HDs and had already located a source for them at a cheap price So like a previous poster said, many were aware of what they were getting and were happy with it.

Last year I got the 46 inch sanyo LCD for my den and have been quite happy with it. This year I got the 42 inch sharp for my living room. My plan was to use it in the living room for a few months until the LED get lower than their current predicted black friday prices then move it to my bedroom. But the picutre on the HD channels are so spectacular! Even better than the one I got last year. Also there isn't a bad seat in the house, meaning no fade from any angle. So now I think it will be in my living room for two - three years for sure. the sound is just okay, even on simulated surround so I will probably buy a a receiver set up for it, will be on the look out black friday.

On the laptop, well I'm writing this from it! I love it! Windows 7 Media center is awesome, it goes out and find streaming tv shows from the internet and put them in a channel guide. It also works with my Zune and Netflix so I'm happy. I though streaming tv and silverlight movies would be hurky jurky on this budget machine with a celeron processor, but they aren't at all!! Someone told me that is the advantage of Windows 7. Also its been on my lap for 4 hours and no heat, which is wonderful!!!

So anyway, I'm VERY HAPPY again this year, thank you so much BFADs for helping me get the items I want but stay within a cash and carry budget!

Okay I just wanted to add that, this was a good deal for us. One of our xboxs just broke and we already have 4 controllers, 2 HD's, 2 wireless headsets, rechargeable battery station, plug and play, a chat pad, and a wireless adapter, in other words a ton of accessories (for 2 xboxs) We were going to buy an xbox later, but with a "free" $100 gift card we couldnt pass it up.

Everyone has their own opinions on systems, and we have had some trouble with our xbox's, but if you get the RROD xbox has a 3 year warranty on that. The xbox suites our needs and most of our friends have xboxs too, so its always fun to play online with them!!

The 42" TV is not available online from Walmart. Of course, the store in Toms River NJ is a disappointment again. Sold out before 8AM.

Fair enough to the people that bought one knowing it's limitations. But I wonder how many will end up buying the HDD (even Michael recommended it in a subsequent email) and other peripherals. I still think that the 360 Pro bundle on eBay is a better deal.

But I think the people that post here are severely underestimating the general population's knowledge of the gaming market. Do you know how many people I have seen buy a 120GB XBOX 360 because they thought it was twice as good as a 60GB XBOX 360? Just because you guys know what it has (or doesn't have), doesn't mean that all parents buying one for their kid for Christmas do.

spfleger, you and I are the type of people that need to speak up - people with broken 360s. The warranty excuse doesn't cut it. People who put up with it are the reason we get bad hardware. If MS puts out crap, and we buy it despite it being crap, what incentive does MS have to make it better? I don't know how anyone can continue to support a company who knowingly sold them garbage hardware. And you thank them buy buying another one? I don't get it.

The 42" TV is not available online from Walmart. Of course, the store in Toms River NJ is a disappointment again. Sold out before 8AM.

The 42" TV is not available online from Walmart. Of course, the store in Toms River NJ is a disappointment again. Sold out before 8AM.

Earlier after reading all the updates I decided to look up the X- Box 360 arcade at Wal-mart.com and I searched within a 100 miles of my zip code to see if there where any left in my local stores since I wasn't able to get there Sat. It showed that 2 stores very close to me had some in stock so I called the closest one to confirm it since it's the middle of the night. I didn't want to drive there in middle of the night for no reason. They said they still had several. I confirmed with the girl on the phone the offer was still valid she confirmed that it is until the 15th. So I headed that way at 2:30 am.(yes, Tues.) When I got there they still had 6 consoles and the register automatically brought up the sale price with the $100 gift card. I don't think it matters what an associate tells you all that matters is that the sale price and free gift card has been entered into the computer. Everyone check your local stores on-line, give them a call to make sure there's still some in stock and go get you one before the 15th.