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November 1, 2007
Walmart's Secret Friday Sale
We may have found another reason why Walmart didn't want their Black Friday advertisements leaked. In a report from the NY Times, Wal-Mart Jump-Starts Discounts for Holidays, Walmart will be running Black Friday-esque deals weeks before Black Friday.
This Friday, starting at 8am on November 2nd, 2007, Walmart will have 5 items on sale for “Black Friday Prices” at Walmart retail stores. Those items will be:
- Fisher Price Nascar Ride-On - $144.72
- Sanyo 50" Plasma HDTV - $998.00
- Acer Laptop w/ Celeron Processor & 1GB RAM - $348.00
- Blood Diamond HD-DVD - $14.96
- 12 Monkeys HD-DVD - $14.96
- Big Lebowski HD-DVD - $14.96
- Toshiba HD-A2 DVD Player - $98.87
In addition to the items listed, Walmart's Holiday website also allows consumers to sign up for “Secret In-Store Specials” by email or mobile phone.
Now, the golden question is: will these same items be on sale for Black Friday for cheaper prices? We don't know, but I will tell you that the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player for $100 is the lowest price it's ever been sold at, making it a very hot deal. In addition, with the purchase of the DVD player, you can get 5 Free HD DVDs by mail through Toshiba and Microsoft (Download the 5 Free HD-DVD Offer in PDF here). With the average price of an HD-DVD being around $20, it's almost like getting the DVD player for free.
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I was able to get the DVD player and it works great! I do have a question about this Fridays specials...when will we find out about them and how?
I just came home from my Walmart and in the Arts & Crafts section they had toys in bulk on top of all the shelves for storage. Dora and Diego Aquadoodles, Mommy & Me dolls, that Cyber Panda Bear that just came out, Various Disney Moon Chairs, Moon Sand Tubs and Fisher Price Digital cameras. By the looks of it, I would say that this is for BF. Wish I could tell you guys more.
Sorry those items are not Black Friday items. Those are just regular items. How do I know you ask? Well, I am the Dept. Mgr. for toys in my town and they are regular items. Black Friday items are kept either in the back room with black shrink wrap around them or for stores that allow them, in trailers until the night before BF. Sadly, I can't even tell you as of yet what these items are. I come to these sites to get a heads up for myself to be more prepared, and my Store Mgr. asks me to see what I can find out. He doesn't even know what we are getting yet. (he asked me today to check) We will find out slowly as the items start trickling in. As of today, I have not received any BF items in my freight. I am waiting, and a bit impatiently, I must add.
Our store has received robes and some cameras and that's all so far. From what we've heard most won't be coming in until next week, but we don't even know "what" that will be.
Went to the local Wal-mart on Friday. Mentioned the Toshiba HD-DVD that was on Secret Sale. Two employees looked at me as if I had grown a thrid eye while standing in front of them. One of them tried to explain to me kindly that I must have been thinking about the ad that was going into effect on the 4th.
I re-explained that it was a Friday only sale. No dice. They don't have Friday sales...
Have you ever felt like you were on a different planet when dealing with Wal-Mart?
I re-explained that it was a Friday only sale. No dice. They don't have Friday sales...
Have you ever felt like you were on a different planet when dealing with Wal-Mart?
Actually not all employees were told about the sale to preserve secrecy. I know at our local Walmart only those that worked in the electronics department were told on Thursday. The only people who knew before then were the department manager and the store management team. Not sure who you were dealing with, but that's the information I found out.
None of us knew about these items until the day before or the day of. I had the power wheel for my secret item, and I didn't know until my asst. mgr. came to me Friday and asked me to make sure I have those items flagged they are a secret sale item. I was wondering why the Home office sent me so many of those dang things. I thought I would never get rid of those. I did. Sold out before lunch time.
I have heard that there are going to be 3 more of these "Friday only" sales before Christmas. One of those will be Black Friday, I'm not sure when the other 2 are or what products will be featured, so keep checking if you are interested.
My daughter (who is a CSM at one of our SuperCenters. Don't throw eggs! I have another one who has been a softlines manager at the other one for 20yrs) bought one of the laptops yesterday. I am going over there in a bit to 'install' it. I am thinking that means plugging it in! LOL She is afraid to! She is going from a Compaq Armada I rebuilt for her (read: Win98SE) to this Acer with *BAH* Vista. Ought to be interesting! I can see a lot of phone calling in my future!
Oh, I will let you know specs when I get back here. If anyone is still interested.
Oh, I will let you know specs when I get back here. If anyone is still interested.
Being a BD owner, I didn't care too much about these deals, but I thought that maybe I could make something by reselling the HD-DVD player on eBay. So I went to the Wal-Mart in the Western New York area to see if they had any left. To my surprise, they didn't even GET any. I really can't understand that as it is one of those super Wal-Marts, and it's the only one in the area. Additionally, they didn't have any other kind of BD or HD-DVD players for regular purchase.
In the NY Times article, a Wal-Mart spokesperson is quoted as saying that this is an early Christmas gift to their customers. It was more of an early warning never to shop there again.
In the NY Times article, a Wal-Mart spokesperson is quoted as saying that this is an early Christmas gift to their customers. It was more of an early warning never to shop there again.
Quick Note/Edit: When I entered my zip code at Wal-Mart's holiday site to check "in-store availability," it said (and still says) "available."
My mistake on the availability thing. Please just disregard the above note - thanks! (I wish there were an edit button for these posts :). )
I live in Shamokin PA, woke up at 6am, left house at 7:15am, got to Walmart at 7:30am, was # 2 in line, at 8am they started & I got my laptop for $348.99. We went back to walmart at 9PM they still had 8 dvd players, 0 laptops, everyone in line at 8am wanted the laptop.
THANK YOU BFADS, I WOULD NOT OF KNOWN IF IT WASNT FOR YOUR EMAIL, I AM DISABILED & ON SSI & NOW I GOT A NEW LAPTOP IN MY BUDGET.
THANK YOU BFADS, I WOULD NOT OF KNOWN IF IT WASNT FOR YOUR EMAIL, I AM DISABILED & ON SSI & NOW I GOT A NEW LAPTOP IN MY BUDGET.
Pierre, SD had 5 laptops and 6 HDDVDs as of 1 PM CST . Even the employees didn't seem to know about the sale, because the ones in electronics had to call to find out where they were.
In Jacksonville, FL there didn't seem to be much of a line. I got there about 8:30, and there were about 6 or 8 in line - most for the HD player. By 8:40 is was a not so secret sale - for the Walmart employees!!! I saw 5 employees in a row, with their badges still on, purchasing laptops and HD players.
I bought a laptop and 2 HD DVD players this morning in Toccoa, GA. Our Wal-Mart had 30 laptops and about 30 DVD players. The DVD players did not go as well because tonight when I was there they still had a bunch of DVD players but no laptops. Can't wait till Black Friday!!!
I went to Walmart in Edmond, Oklahoma at 7:00. I was first in line. They had 2 TV's (and I go one :^) ), 5 laptops (but the clerk sold one about 7 am and then came back when someone asked about them and said he has to wait until 8), and 25 to 30 HD-DVD players. I was going to get the TV and the HD-DVD but at 7:30 the came out and said in Oklahoma you can't sell under what you paid for it, so the price went up to $185 so I didn't get one. When I went back to pick up my TV about 9:00am they still had all of the HD-DVD players as far as I could tell.
Note: In oklahoma only the HD DVD player price was adjusted, the lady said the price just went down on the TV and laptop that is why they could sell them for that price (assume they mean the price they pay for the item).
Note: In oklahoma only the HD DVD player price was adjusted, the lady said the price just went down on the TV and laptop that is why they could sell them for that price (assume they mean the price they pay for the item).
If you are in Oklahoma and looking for the HD-DVD player go to the walmart on 122nd and Penn. They seem to have not received the memo the other walmarts got saying to sell them for $185, they have them for $98.00. However, the laptops are $450???
walmart in clinton Ut had plenty because they were selling the Hd players for $185.00 and the laptops for $428.00 stating walmart policy not to sell items below cost. yet down the street another walmart was selling them for the right price. (because people were coming from there and they were sold out)Thanks walmart
Walmart in Swansea, MA had 20, I got the 3rd one left. Also, the HD DVDs on sale were mostly gone! I hope this is the nail in Bluray's coffin (I can't stand Sony)!
I got the last HD DVD Player at Methuen MA since I was in Salem NH and they didn't had any around 8:15am. In Methuen had 2 left and I got the last one around 9:00pm. They are many laptops, They are Acer Celeron, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, DVDRW for that price is not bad at all. Also, I bought it, but I didn't like the Plasma TV. I hope Best Buy put a Panasonic, Tosiba or Sony special this BF.
Walmart in Swansea, MA had 20, I got the 3rd one left. Also, the HD DVDs on sale were mostly gone! I hope this is the nail in Bluray's coffin (I can't stand Sony)!
Just got home from walmart.. they had 10 DVD players, 50 Laptops and 3 plasma TVs. I was 11 in line.. so only got a laptop... West Plano TX
RE:jamiedyon
For me I love a great deal and these prices sound pretty good although...... walmart could give stuff away and i probably wouldn't even go. Walmart is a social tumor and they have a long history mistreating employees. The lost cost of walmart cost society more then anyone can save. They teach there employees how to get public bennifits since they don't pay them enough to survive and don't even get me started on the Chinese factories....... I just can't spend my money there when there are other discount stores have better reputations...... watch the documentary "The Cost of the Low Price"....just my 2 cents :-)
For me I love a great deal and these prices sound pretty good although...... walmart could give stuff away and i probably wouldn't even go. Walmart is a social tumor and they have a long history mistreating employees. The lost cost of walmart cost society more then anyone can save. They teach there employees how to get public bennifits since they don't pay them enough to survive and don't even get me started on the Chinese factories....... I just can't spend my money there when there are other discount stores have better reputations...... watch the documentary "The Cost of the Low Price"....just my 2 cents :-)
The laptop that Walmart has listed on here, is not a 1 time only item. They have had in stores from time to time over the past 6 months at the same price. The Toshiba HD-A2 DVD Player is a in-store item, in fact our local Walmart had 20 of them....9 on the shelf. The fact that they are saying that the prices have dropped for these listed items are bogus, seeing how 50% of all items in the stores took a hug price jump in the past few months. Your best bet on seeing what is a great price, talk to a sales person from Walmart, that is how to get a great deal! I love my jump and the customers that I can make happy. Good luck on Black Friday!
SO WHY IS EVERYONE SO DOWN ON WALMART, YOU HAVE ALL MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A GREAT DEAL, SO WHY ALL THE BASHING? I SHOP AT ALOT OF PLACES AND YOU STILL CANT GET THINGS AS CHEAP AS WALMART, SO WHAT IS SO TERRIBLE ABOUT THIS? JUST CURIOUS, BUT IS IT BECAUSE THEY WONT LET A SILLY LITTLE BF AD OUT EARLY?
this maybe a dumb question but do you have to have a HD tv to get the benifits of an HD dvd player and HD movies?
Yes - You can still play HD shows on a regular TV, but unless you have the HD TV, you will not get the whole effect. We upgraded to a HD set, and are amazed at the difference.
NOTE: In the Wal-Mart ad, there's a footnote on the DVD player that says "Not available in all stores."
I went to the website and didnt see the dvd player or the laptop. I also didnt see any holiday website. I havent seen a circular yet. But my friend saw the laptop advertised on TV. How do we get a hold of the circular so we can go to best buy?
Thanks
Thanks
ALSO NOTE: Prices MAY vary in WI, OK, UT, HI and Puerto Rico. Yeah well once again I miss out on a great deal...I called my local Wal-Mart this morning in WI and just guess how much they want us to pay for the Toshiba HD-A2...$198.87!!!!!!!!!!! I asked why it was $100 more and the lady stated that they cannot sell below cost in WI! Boy that sounds like a line if I ever heard one because I know for a fact that other retailers including car dealerships here in WI have sold items below cost...just another scam for us to go stand in line only to find out that we have to pay more because we live in WI! So much for that cool DVD player and free movies.
Ok so my Sears did not have it in stock but Best Buy did and honored the price. Check the Best buy website first to see what stores have it in stock. But I got my HD DVD today for 98 bucks, and the one by my house had a whole bunch.
Do you have to go in-person to purchase, or can I buy this online and either pick it up at my local store or have it delivered?
Ok my question is does anyone know if you have to print out the ad for these items? I printed them out just to be safe. I'm just wondering how they are going to handle this. I've also been trying to research and find out how many hours the Sanyo Plasma TV has and cannot find this info anywhere. Has anyone else been successfull?
Hi there
if I PRINT the WalMart ad but I don't have the offical one.... will Sears still honour it. How do you find out the model number of the Toshiba DVD Player that is on sale at WalMart? Thanks
if I PRINT the WalMart ad but I don't have the offical one.... will Sears still honour it. How do you find out the model number of the Toshiba DVD Player that is on sale at WalMart? Thanks
I'm seeing on other sites that people are trying to do that. No clue if they have been successful or not yet.
I checked the sears website earlier and the toshiba Hd was there, I just checked back and it's gone! They "don't carry the item anymore"! All the stores around me are "out of stock" too, you think they caught on???
I don't see these items on the website at all, nor does the link take me to a holiday site. Am I crazy? Help if I can get the ad off the internet from Walmart I am taking it to Sears and getting it price matched and then 10% off getting it for 78 dollars.
-10 years and going at sears here.
still not sure what the official company policy is
but it probably depends on the manager. I am
quite sure my district does not price match any
doorbuster special (especially out of stock).
I have seen sears immediately take things off the
website when there have been issues/misprints/out of
stocks.
side note - that 57-71185 seems like a sweet deal
though! 46 inch toshiba lcd 1080i for $900 off.
Regular $1900.
That is the real deal though.
still not sure what the official company policy is
but it probably depends on the manager. I am
quite sure my district does not price match any
doorbuster special (especially out of stock).
I have seen sears immediately take things off the
website when there have been issues/misprints/out of
stocks.
side note - that 57-71185 seems like a sweet deal
though! 46 inch toshiba lcd 1080i for $900 off.
Regular $1900.
That is the real deal though.
correction, 46 inch sharp aquos lcd.
Actually, I've been trying to find a good reason
to not buy it and save my money. Couldn't find
one! Best prices online are about $1400. And I
get a 10% discount too ($899.99)!. Only thing I
could find was that it was 7500:1 ratio. Not
horribly bad for what I'm paying.
Actually, I've been trying to find a good reason
to not buy it and save my money. Couldn't find
one! Best prices online are about $1400. And I
get a 10% discount too ($899.99)!. Only thing I
could find was that it was 7500:1 ratio. Not
horribly bad for what I'm paying.
Curse you Wal-mart. I really don't want to pass up the HD-A2 deal. Even if it is less on Black Friday you could buy 2 tommorow and sell one on ebay and still make your money back.
The Sanyo 50' Plasma TV is priced at $1294.00 in the actual ad, verses the $998.00 price in the BF ad.
I am soooo frustrated with Walmart that I have not shopped there on Black Friday for 3-4 years.
This only frustrates me more.
Their after Christmas sales (which I usually participate in) have also been disappointing. I usually stock up on lights, paper, ribbon, etc; but last year they put it all on sale before Christmas. That made their after christmas sales undesirable to me.
This only frustrates me more.
Their after Christmas sales (which I usually participate in) have also been disappointing. I usually stock up on lights, paper, ribbon, etc; but last year they put it all on sale before Christmas. That made their after christmas sales undesirable to me.
I DONT KNOW WHAT WALMART YO SHOP AT BUT THE STORE I SHOP AT HAD TONS LEFT THEY EVEN HAD ALOT GO 75% OFF A WEEK LATER!
I DONT KNOW WHAT WALMART YO SHOP AT BUT THE STORE I SHOP AT HAD TONS LEFT THEY EVEN HAD ALOT GO 75% OFF A WEEK LATER!
still not interested in shopping there.. i think also that they are just using this to look like a sale knowing they will lower prices after thanksgiving... im ashamed to know i shopped with walmart
Knowing Wal-mart they will lower the price on any that are left because even this early not everybody is going to be ready to buy for Christmas. I think this is why they didn't want their bf ads early. Who knows this may be the items for the bf sale and they are selling them early for a higher price to make more money. Keep a close eye out when the ad finally is published and compare.
Even though walmart is acting up, this is a good little start. I hate going there on BF when i went. But this is a good deal on the A2, especially since the war is still going on. I'd spend $100 to enjoy some movies instead of waiting a year or longer to enjoy on BRD.
It is a known fact that last year, with all the price
cuts retailers gave, especially discounting their
outdated products like plasma and lcd tv's (usually
bought at high prices), they did
not make a big profit. Perhaps by Walmart setting the
standards low (prices) this early, they are setting up the
other retailers to cut more off their margins. Maybe
the bottom line is going to be the bottom line margins
when the results come in after Xmas. Walmart can
absorb marginal gains and still survive. Not many
retailers can.
cuts retailers gave, especially discounting their
outdated products like plasma and lcd tv's (usually
bought at high prices), they did
not make a big profit. Perhaps by Walmart setting the
standards low (prices) this early, they are setting up the
other retailers to cut more off their margins. Maybe
the bottom line is going to be the bottom line margins
when the results come in after Xmas. Walmart can
absorb marginal gains and still survive. Not many
retailers can.
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