Black Friday 2009 Adventures & Loot

Jerry · November 11, 2009, 10:13:51 AM

Self explanatory.

Check out www.black-friday.net for all your black Friday Ad needs.

sign up for their e-mail reminder and they will send you the notice as soon as the store you want posts their black friday add.

Target already [leaked] their Black Friday ad! :D
http://www.black-friday.net/target-ad-scan.html#

Now I'm waiting for Fry's, Best Buy and Gamestop.
Yup I'm a cheap gamer nerd.

That and also post about your Black Friday mis-adventures, pictures and Loots that you successfully or not successfully picked up.

Black Friday.
Freeze Ray.
Tell your Friends.
Cross your heart.
:)

Kuromi_Kat · November 11, 2009, 03:34:49 PM

Quote from: Jerry on November 11, 2009, 10:13:51 AM
Self explanatory.

Check out www.black-friday.net for all your black Friday Ad needs.

sign up for their e-mail reminder and they will send you the notice as soon as the store you want posts their black friday add.

Target already [leaked] their Black Friday ad! :D
http://www.black-friday.net/target-ad-scan.html#

Now I'm waiting for Fry's, Best Buy and Gamestop.
Yup I'm a cheap gamer nerd.

That and also post about your Black Friday mis-adventures, pictures and Loots that you successfully or not successfully picked up.

Black Friday.
Freeze Ray.
Tell your Friends.
Cross your heart.
:)

Black friday is scary O.O i mean is it really as bas as it is made up to be?

Jerry · November 13, 2009, 11:56:07 AM

Best Buy ad is up.

Woot $35 video games and $10 Blu Rays.
awesome.

http://www.black-friday.net/bestbuy-ad-scan.html

G.I.R · November 13, 2009, 01:02:25 PM

I heard on the news that Walmart (evil incarnate) is going to open late on Thanksgiving night, and stay open until Midnight Friday to avoid the fiaco that happened at some stores last year.

Jerry · November 13, 2009, 01:33:51 PM

the walmart thing has been announced [particpating stores only]

The Fiasco you speak of is a poor immigrant temp employee was trampled to death after a mob rushed into the store.

Sad. I wouldnt want to go that way.

PrimeraEspada1 · November 14, 2009, 05:38:20 PM

I'm geting a xbox from best buy hope they have assassins creed II and dj hero.

Jerry · November 17, 2009, 08:21:16 AM

Quote from: PrimeraEspada1 on November 14, 2009, 05:38:20 PM
I'm geting a xbox from best buy hope they have assassins creed II and dj hero.

best buy has a decent deal on their xbox360- Elite system plus 6 games for $300.
though I doubt there will be any sales on Assassin's Creed or DJ Hero anytime soon.

but let's hope I'm wrong :D

Liquid · November 18, 2009, 12:21:57 PM

I have 35 Black Friday ad scans saved to my PC at work. I got most of them here: http://bfads.net/Adscans

I'm still waiting on Fry's. :-\

Jerry · November 19, 2009, 02:27:37 PM

Walmart ad:

http://www.black-friday.net/walmart-ad-scan.html#

according to this their opening at 5am around here.

$50 Rock band 1 Set. - Dang, thats a pretty good price.
$2 DVDs
$10 Blu-ray

Etc Etc. :P

Darn where is that FRY's ad? ;D

Stormfalcon · November 22, 2009, 12:10:43 PM

Quote from: Kuromi_Kat on November 11, 2009, 03:34:49 PM
Black friday is scary O.O i mean is it really as bas as it is made up to be?

Some people liken the opening of that accursed day to a zerg rush. Me? I find comparing it to a infected horde from Left 4 Dead to be much more apt.

Yeah, I work retail, including on Black Friday. In returns, I even get a front row seat to the madness that is the opening of the doors that morning. There's also talk every year of setting up a betting pool as to how many assaults we get in the store that day.

david · November 25, 2009, 10:44:26 AM

Man I would HATE to work at one of those stores during Black Friday. That would be the worst. Well, I'm not in that situation so I'll be shopping and probably be the cause of some headaches throughout the day. ;)

I'm about to be all over Union Square. I think most stores open at around 4-6am.

BrightHeart76 · November 26, 2009, 03:40:27 PM

I've done my time in Retail Hell on Black Friday. I even worked the phones at Target on dark Black Friday during the Tickle Me Elmo craze. I still have nightmares. >:(

Now I'm lucky enough to be on the other side of the counter. I enjoy Black Friday, I love watching the crowds and getting the occasional good deal. You should see my binkder of scheduled store openings and ads with all of the deals I want to look for marked off.

To all working retail tomorrow, I wish you peace and a good day. To all shopping tomorrow, I wish you sanity, good deals and patience. To all staying home and avoiding the whole mes...well you're probably the smart ones, but you're going to miss all of the fun. :D

LordKefka · November 26, 2009, 07:29:44 PM

Doubt I'll buy anything. I have to pay $230 for my Fate-chan Alter PVC so there goes my money. Still gonna go check it out. Might be fun just window shopping.

LordKefka · November 26, 2009, 10:05:35 PM

Just came back from checking out my local Best Buy in Boston (1AM) and damn, I would guess around 150 people with tents, couches, beds, shopping carts etc. lined up. Some are waiting at Old Navy and Target as well. First time going to just check it out but I can't see myself waiting in Boston weather till 5AM..-_-; Guess some really want those LCD tv deals (even though LED owns LCD..>.>; )

DentyneIce408 · November 27, 2009, 03:06:03 PM

Thinking of buying a PS3. I lost faith in Microsofts xbox 360, and ps3 has built in wi-fi, blu-Ray, and free Internet.

Jerry · November 29, 2009, 10:20:50 PM

sorry for the re-post

this ties in with the Xmas items that i wanted:

Thanks to epic luck and personal ninja skills---
here's an update.

~~Brutal Legend~~ - decided I didnt want it
Left4Dead 2 - got on Friday 1day sale at Fry's for $35
Marvel Ult Alliance 2 - got doorbuster 5AM at Target for $37 [for my best friend]
Need for Speed Shift - got cheaper alternative NFS: Underground for $10 at Walmart
Dragon Age: Origins - got on Saturday 1day sale at Fry's for $35
Super Elite 250gig Xbox 360 - got doorbuster 5AM at Target for $349
Star Trek on BluRay - got a friend the doorbuster DVD for $9

All in All an epic Black Friday looting.
I was in and out of Target in 3 minutes. [my receipt shows 503AM after being let in at 5am on the dot]
Woot. :D

Liquid · November 30, 2009, 10:50:33 AM

My Black Friday was stupid. Almost makes me not want to do it again.

I hit up Old Navy at 1am because they were going to open at 3am. The deal was, you spend $20 and you get a free copy of Lego Rock Band. I was like, 30th in line. After almost 2 hours of waiting they come out and start handing out wrist bands for the game. They handed out 14. 7 for Xbox and 7 for PS3. I was pissed. If they were only gonna have a couple, they should have said so. I thought they would have at least 30....or 15 for each system. Oh well.......

So I left and played Modern Warfare 2 on my PC for 2 hours.

After 5am I went to Best Buy. I got there about 5:15am (after their doors had opened.) The line, even after letting people in, was at least a football field in length. I got in line and an hour later I was in the doors! I picked up a 20" flat screen monitor, a Garmin GPS, and Smallville Season 8 and then I got into line. About 2+ hours later I was out the doors again!

I didn't feel like going anywhere else after that. I went home and played Modern Warfare 2 until about 12pm....and then I went into work for my half day. *joy*

Jerry · November 30, 2009, 11:15:08 AM

I heard about the Old Navy scandal. lots of ppl were not very happy at all.

not all stores opened at 3am, despite hundreds [or maybe even thousands waited outside]

Seriously---
if your not literally the first 40ppl in the front of the line [ was exceptionally lucky to be that] for BOTH my ToyrUs & Target lines then consider yourself to be unlike to get anything doorbuster related. unless you random luck out and find a random item badly hidden between shelves or something.

Sorry to hear you had a cruddy time, but at least you got some gaming time in.

I have all these new games, but I kept napping between meals and movies [Boondock Saint one [not part 2]] and havent started playing any of my new epic games yet. :P

Liquid · November 30, 2009, 01:47:23 PM

Quote from: Jerry on November 30, 2009, 11:15:08 AM
I heard about the Old Navy scandal. lots of ppl were not very happy at all.

not all stores opened at 3am, despite hundreds [or maybe even thousands waited outside]

Yeah, I was pissed. Maybe I should write them a nasty letter.

david · December 03, 2009, 06:41:29 PM

Quote from: Liquid on November 30, 2009, 01:47:23 PM
Quote from: Jerry on November 30, 2009, 11:15:08 AM
I heard about the Old Navy scandal. lots of ppl were not very happy at all.

not all stores opened at 3am, despite hundreds [or maybe even thousands waited outside]

Yeah, I was pissed. Maybe I should write them a nasty letter.

At least you got some sweet stuff at Best Buy. Pretty good way to spend BF, I'd say.

I went to Macys for a bit. That place was so packed. There was literally someone within 3 feet of you wherever you went. Craaazy.