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Best Buy Boxing day sale - Dec 24 8PM Online , Dec 26 6AM in-store ( no details yet)

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torontokris wrote: you mean spend all xmas eve hitting refresh and waiting for the FS BB sites to come back online...
shengli2009fall wrote: the website would go really slow that time...
so probably more than one hour :)
i've never spent more than an hour. never had interest in any of their 'doorcrashers' though either. so it's been fine to log in well after the start, find what i wanted, and get the heck out.

either way, it's your choice to participate or not. if you don't want to be bothered by online sales on xmas eve, then don't shop.
GVRtrader wrote: My guess is you haven't actually bought anything @ BB/FS/NCIX the last few years online on xmas eve (or at least within say 4 hours of deals being live). You'll rarely finish checkout in less than a hour. Heck the virtual line @ FS/BB is generally close to a hour.
bought something from FS or BB the last 3yrs for sure. as mentioned above, usually not cheap products that the masses go for. but quality stuff that not every bargain hunter can afford. btw, why are you sitting at your computer watching a virtual line load? anyway, yeah i haven't had reason to go right at open the last year, but even 40mins or so after it starts, things move pretty smoothly. the first year i bought a receiver and external hard drive, one from FS, one from BB, and i was done in about 15mins. that was my turning point, never stood in a physical line on boxing day after that.
even if it does take you 4hrs to go from start to finish, you only need to be 'on the computer' for 20mins max of that.

no matter how you slice it, exaggerate, or worst case scenario, the online shopping is still quicker, easier, and more 'family friendly' than shopping in store. if it takes you 4hrs to buy something online, it would have taken you at least 8hrs to drive to store, stand in line, find product, stand in line to pay, and drive home again. and you could do all of it from home where you could still be with your family while you wait vs. taking your kids to stand in the cold overnight outside bestbuy...
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Glad I was not the only one unhappy with the trend. Christmas Eve dinner is a tradition and having the sale as you are supposed to sit and eat is an insult to the holiday that's the reason for the sale to begin with. Start the sale at midnight 26th. It has to suck to work for those companies IT, too. I wish somebody would start a boycott or at least give them some negative media exposure.
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aos007 wrote: Glad I was not the only one unhappy with the trend. Christmas Eve dinner is a tradition and having the sale as you are supposed to sit and eat is an insult to the holiday that's the reason for the sale to begin with. Start the sale at midnight 26th. It has to suck to work for those companies IT, too. I wish somebody would start a boycott or at least give them some negative media exposure.
Wow I hope they don't get to me like they did to you. It must be horrible not eating with family against your own will. How do they do it? Does a salesperson show up at your place and take you hostage?

To me my annual family dinner is worth much more than saving a few $100 bucks...if I was alone maybe, but anyone with a family who takes saving a few bucks over spending quality time with loved ones is to me in the same group as someone who goes to the bar or the casino instead of spending time with their family and needs treatment.

Not directed at you directly...just in general since I'm tired of seeing people complaining that the sales don't suit their own personal schedules.
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i... can spend time with family any day of the year.. i dont leave family time to a single day of the year...
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MADMAX333 wrote: i... can spend time with family any day of the year.. i dont leave family time to a single day of the year...
That's fine, so the sale suits your schedule. My beef is with the people complaining the sale doesn't accommodate their lives and they'll miss out on tradition, gatherings or what not just to buy something and save a couple bucks.
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Not everyone celebrates Christmas lol so its for the people who dont celebrate to shop on the 24th
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kooklook wrote: Best-Buy Boxing Week Flyers Now Are Out!

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2011 flyers...


Last year I got the Monster Copper Buds..just clicked right at 4pm mountain time..just had to be patient as the virtual lineup made me wait. Took 10 minutes in total I think. There were people panicking and refreshing and totally screwing themselves.
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Cas77 wrote: Wow I hope they don't get to me like they did to you. It must be horrible not eating with family against your own will. How do they do it? Does a salesperson show up at your place and take you hostage?

To me my annual family dinner is worth much more than saving a few $100 bucks...if I was alone maybe, but anyone with a family who takes saving a few bucks over spending quality time with loved ones is to me in the same group as someone who goes to the bar or the casino instead of spending time with their family and needs treatment.

Not directed at you directly...just in general since I'm tired of seeing people complaining that the sales don't suit their own personal schedules.
finally, somebody else that gets it...

nothing is being forced on you. you guys act like it's impossible to not buy something during boxing day.
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aos007 wrote: Glad I was not the only one unhappy with the trend. Christmas Eve dinner is a tradition and having the sale as you are supposed to sit and eat is an insult to the holiday that's the reason for the sale to begin with. Start the sale at midnight 26th. It has to suck to work for those companies IT, too. I wish somebody would start a boycott or at least give them some negative media exposure.
i think its friggin awesome. I am able to pick up a good deal, sit comfortably at home and not have to worry about getting a good deal on the 26th. i was able to order a 43" samsung plasma for $299 plus tax within a few minutes of the sale starting. My sis was so happy and all of it was taken care of on the 24th. Now that is a sweet christmas surprise! No one's forcing you to do the sale. There's plenty of in-store stuff you can line up for in the middle of the night on the 26th. heh.

I do agree to an extent on the negative impact it may have on the actual workers, but as a consumer I'd say suck it up. You're getting an opportunity to get a solid deal. Complaining about someone giving you a good deal? Pretty friggin weak.
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12/20/12 and still no boxing day flyer.... are they hoping the world ends tomorrow and they can get away without a sale????
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Waiting eagerly in anticipation for Betbuy /future shop to save the day (boxing day) as I see no real hot door crashed deals! But I am expecting to be disappointed once again
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hsross wrote: 12/20/12 and still no boxing day flyer.... are they hoping the world ends tomorrow and they can get away without a sale????
+1
jbredflag wrote: Waiting eagerly in anticipation for Betbuy /future shop to save the day (boxing day) as I see no real hot door crashed deals! But I am expecting to be disappointed once again
+1
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Tagg7 wrote: Ugh, why do these stores start the sale on December 24th? Can't I just enjoy Christmas Eve in peace?!
Because if the sale is on the 24th, then you can't use the gift cards you get on the 25th. :evil:
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jbredflag wrote: Waiting eagerly in anticipation for Betbuy /future shop to save the day (boxing day) as I see no real hot door crashed deals! But I am expecting to be disappointed once again
Problem with FS/BB "Saving the day" is everyone would go there and it'll just be another bitchfest with everything OOS/checkout taking forever/etc. There needs to be deals at more locations (i.e. spread out RFDers) so that the probability of landing a deal is high. Given the disappointment at other locations... looks like it'll either be line up EARLY @ FS/BB (i.e. xmas) or sleep in. Of course there's always hope on internet deal but given the lack of deals elsewhere that day and IF FS/BB have legit hot deals, the site might be down (aka no checkout).
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they should just give 1st access online to those who have purchased from FS/BB online during the year.
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torontokris wrote: they should just give 1st access online to those who have purchased from FS/BB online during the year.
Like they care who gets first access. If you already buy stuff from them throughout the year, then they know you'll buy stuff from them anyways.
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Doug wrote: Because if the sale is on the 24th, then you can't use the gift cards you get on the 25th. :evil:
Clever. :-0
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Just a note that I thought I should mention. This year at this time Bestbuy is trying to earn record profits in hopes to get a better buyout offer from the co-founder of the company, which is their supposed reason for delaying the deal...and they're definitely not going to be able to do that by offering deep discounts....don't expect much!
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