Black Friday Giveaway: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 – Tell us your Black Friday Tales
I’ve had a crappy Black Friday because Microsoft’s Live.com Cash Back service is busted and I can’t get 40% off a bunch of HP gear that I wanted to buy. A lot of Notebooks.com readers have complained about this same issue and other Black Friday problems.
Tell us why your Black Friday experience was either great or sucked and you can win a Lenovo IdeaPad S10, just like the one I use.
Answer one or both of the following questions and we’ll pick a random winner next Friday. You can enter twice (once for each question you answer- PLEASE only answer one question per comment so we can count the entries easily).
1) What items did you buy on Black Friday and what did you have to do to get them?
2) Why did your Black Friday suck? What didn’t you get that you wish you could have?
Oh yeah…Notebooks.com is holding three other Black Friday story giveaways, with similar questions for you to answer. Easy…….Notebooks.com/giveaways
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1. sony 32 lcd
2. motorola h350 bluetooth headset
3. panasonic lumix 8 mp
Nothing really, i just went to the stores and they have the items still available. i went around 8 am.
My Black Friday sucked becasue my lovely mother-in-law from Texas was visiting. Then I went to several stores, yes infreezing , snowy Michigan at 5:30 AM in the morning looking for bargaigns.
The one item, I really wanted at a reduced price , wasn’t compatable with my computer. When I got home, my mother-in-law was still there.
On black friday, I wasn’t trying to buy anything. I stayed home. As a consequence of this, I didn’t have to do anything to get them!
My black friday didn’t really suck. I guess the biggest reason would be people died in the insane rush for cheap stuff.
My black friday was better than last year as I started to wait in line (at a remote area’s Best Buy) on Thursday’s morning, and I was in the top 10 people of the line. Yap, it was a long wait, but I bought two LCD TVs and other small stuffs, and the discounts combined has saved me over a thousand dollar. Definitely worth the wait. Now I just need a netbook ^.^
My Black Friday seriously sucked! I was up on the computer thursday night and wouldnt you know.. it crapped out on me in the middle of everything.. I spend the whole weekend doing a complete system wipe and restore..! Its pretty bad because my machine has Windows ME and on disability I cant afford to upgrade. Well, with windows ME you cant get Microsoft updates, you cant find security thats compatible and not a memeory hog for an old system, you cant even get your DSL provider to provide you with tech support! Yes, it sucks.. If I had vista, Verizon DSL would have helped me with my system crash and restore.. as it is now, I am having to use an old mozilla browser because they dont support IE6! OK, if that doesnt suck enough, I missed every pre christmas sale I could have possible afforded.
Yes, I need this computer you are looking to give away, yes I will appreciate it and No I wont give it back! EVER! Get your hands off my idealpad! LOL
My Black Friday sucked because I worked all day at Best Buy. I wasn’t there for the morning sale, but that was easy. Only 50 customers in the store at a time. It’s when they open the doors for everyone that it gets bad. My shift was from 2-midnight and I worked in the home theater department which was the most hectic. And we don’t work off commission.
Ive been waiting all year to get an ipod touch or a laptop notebook for college but i wanted it on sale. Unfortunately, my mother and i didnt see any deals that were worth it when we went through the newspaper ads on thanksgiving…so we gave up trying. Late on Friday night my friend calls to tell me that their store had a silent sale on them and now they were all sold out…my black friday sucked.
This year I decided that getting up as early as possible with my dad would be the best option. I didn’t really think about eating before I went and that was a big mistake. We first went to Meijer to get a digital photo frame (which of course they were already out of), then to Kohl’s to find an aerobed (which they were out of too), we then went to Best Buy to get a wireless internet router and a few other things. While standing in line to checkout (which was forever long), I started feeling very sick. I had to go and sit down in the middle of the store by the CDs because I was about to pass out. One of the employees looked at me funny and I asked him if he could get me something with sugar. It was a pretty embarassing day, but I did not pass out though. It still sucked.
I didn’t buy a thing on Black Friday!
My Black Friday didn’t suck, because I stayed home.
1. sony 32 lcd
2. motorola h350 bluetooth headset
3. panasonic lumix 8 mp
Nothing really, i just went to the stores and they have the items still available. i went around 8 am.
My Black Friday sucked becasue my lovely mother-in-law from Texas was visiting. Then I went to several stores, yes infreezing , snowy Michigan at 5:30 AM in the morning looking for bargaigns.
The one item, I really wanted at a reduced price , wasn’t compatable with my computer. When I got home, my mother-in-law was still there.
On black friday, I wasn’t trying to buy anything. I stayed home. As a consequence of this, I didn’t have to do anything to get them!
My black friday didn’t really suck. I guess the biggest reason would be people died in the insane rush for cheap stuff.
My black friday was better than last year as I started to wait in line (at a remote area’s Best Buy) on Thursday’s morning, and I was in the top 10 people of the line. Yap, it was a long wait, but I bought two LCD TVs and other small stuffs, and the discounts combined has saved me over a thousand dollar. Definitely worth the wait. Now I just need a netbook ^.^
My Black Friday seriously sucked! I was up on the computer thursday night and wouldnt you know.. it crapped out on me in the middle of everything.. I spend the whole weekend doing a complete system wipe and restore..! Its pretty bad because my machine has Windows ME and on disability I cant afford to upgrade. Well, with windows ME you cant get Microsoft updates, you cant find security thats compatible and not a memeory hog for an old system, you cant even get your DSL provider to provide you with tech support! Yes, it sucks.. If I had vista, Verizon DSL would have helped me with my system crash and restore.. as it is now, I am having to use an old mozilla browser because they dont support IE6! OK, if that doesnt suck enough, I missed every pre christmas sale I could have possible afforded.
Yes, I need this computer you are looking to give away, yes I will appreciate it and No I wont give it back! EVER! Get your hands off my idealpad! LOL
My Black Friday sucked because I worked all day at Best Buy. I wasn’t there for the morning sale, but that was easy. Only 50 customers in the store at a time. It’s when they open the doors for everyone that it gets bad. My shift was from 2-midnight and I worked in the home theater department which was the most hectic. And we don’t work off commission.
Ive been waiting all year to get an ipod touch or a laptop notebook for college but i wanted it on sale. Unfortunately, my mother and i didnt see any deals that were worth it when we went through the newspaper ads on thanksgiving…so we gave up trying. Late on Friday night my friend calls to tell me that their store had a silent sale on them and now they were all sold out…my black friday sucked.
This year I decided that getting up as early as possible with my dad would be the best option. I didn’t really think about eating before I went and that was a big mistake. We first went to Meijer to get a digital photo frame (which of course they were already out of), then to Kohl’s to find an aerobed (which they were out of too), we then went to Best Buy to get a wireless internet router and a few other things. While standing in line to checkout (which was forever long), I started feeling very sick. I had to go and sit down in the middle of the store by the CDs because I was about to pass out. One of the employees looked at me funny and I asked him if he could get me something with sugar. It was a pretty embarassing day, but I did not pass out though. It still sucked.
I didn’t buy a thing on Black Friday!
My Black Friday didn’t suck, because I stayed home.
Actually, my black friday was awesome. I got what i wanted. There were not a lot of shoppers where I went.
Actually, my black friday was awesome. I got what i wanted. There were not a lot of shoppers where I went.
1- Went to Linen n’ Things store at 6am ET and they didn’t have anything on BlackFriday sale. They had ‘Going out of business’ sale which didn’t impress me much.
Went to their website(lnt.com) got same exact stuff for $300 cheaper.
2- MY BlackFriday sucked between the hours of 10amET ’til I got HP notebook(with 40%). Took millions of refreshes(F5ves) as my wife calls them.
1- Went to Linen n’ Things store at 6am ET and they didn’t have anything on BlackFriday sale. They had ‘Going out of business’ sale which didn’t impress me much.
Went to their website(lnt.com) got same exact stuff for $300 cheaper.
2- MY BlackFriday sucked between the hours of 10amET ’til I got HP notebook(with 40%). Took millions of refreshes(F5ves) as my wife calls them.
My Black Friday sucked. As my computer is on its last legs, I decided I absolutely needed a new laptop this year. After looking at all the deals I decided that I was going to go to Best Buy this morning at 3am and get one. Instead, I changed my mind to wait for the 40% off HP from Live.com. Now I’m sitting with nothing to show, as I click refresh for the millionth time hoping to be one of those lucky few who get through before the time expires…
My Black Friday sucked. As my computer is on its last legs, I decided I absolutely needed a new laptop this year. After looking at all the deals I decided that I was going to go to Best Buy this morning at 3am and get one. Instead, I changed my mind to wait for the 40% off HP from Live.com. Now I’m sitting with nothing to show, as I click refresh for the millionth time hoping to be one of those lucky few who get through before the time expires…
From Brick and Mortar stores, I got cheap Goonies and Christmas Vacation DVDs, a Cricut machine for the wife, and toys for the kids.
I guess that the Cricut machine was supposed to be in high demand ($500+ for $200) so I camped out in Walmart just to be safe. I got what I needed, and the camping out experience wasn’t nearly as grueling as I feared.
I then purchased a HP Pavilion Dv5t with the (hopefully) 40% off Live Promotion.
2. The day has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster. First it was dread when I realized that I had to camp overnight to get a scrapbooking machine for my spouse. Then, it was elation when I got all of the B&M stuff I was hoping for. Then, it was frustation as I wasted most of my precious day off hammering the f5 key to try and get in on the Live/HP promotion. Then, elation again when I finally got all the way through the process. Then, horror as the browser froze as it was pulling up my order confirmation page (according to HP, however, the order did go through) Now, it’s just mild anxiety hoping the Live Cashback shows so I don’t have to cancel the order. I’m tired.
From Brick and Mortar stores, I got cheap Goonies and Christmas Vacation DVDs, a Cricut machine for the wife, and toys for the kids.
I guess that the Cricut machine was supposed to be in high demand ($500+ for $200) so I camped out in Walmart just to be safe. I got what I needed, and the camping out experience wasn’t nearly as grueling as I feared.
I then purchased a HP Pavilion Dv5t with the (hopefully) 40% off Live Promotion.
2. The day has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster. First it was dread when I realized that I had to camp overnight to get a scrapbooking machine for my spouse. Then, it was elation when I got all of the B&M stuff I was hoping for. Then, it was frustation as I wasted most of my precious day off hammering the f5 key to try and get in on the Live/HP promotion. Then, elation again when I finally got all the way through the process. Then, horror as the browser froze as it was pulling up my order confirmation page (according to HP, however, the order did go through) Now, it’s just mild anxiety hoping the Live Cashback shows so I don’t have to cancel the order. I’m tired.
2. This was actually the first black friday i decided to participate in and i thought it was gonna be all good and everything would work out the way i planned it….boy was i wrong. My plan was to get grab myself a TV and a laptop. After searching for all the best deals I found a 32″ samsung hdtv at frys for 400 bucks and i stumbled upon the infamous 40% microsoft live HP deal. I went to frys at 10pm and had a pretty good spot, mayb 40th in line or so…as the time slowly passes by its about 1hr and 30min till the store opens and suddenly everybody starts rushing to the doors and pretty much lost my spot in line and now i was lucky if i was the 200th person in line. When i finally get in, i rush over to the TV spot and of course…they’re sold out. What a waste…but i wasnt all disappointing since i still had a good chance at the laptop on HP. Well we all know how that turned out…. All in all, not a good day for me…plus i got work in 30 minutes
2. This was actually the first black friday i decided to participate in and i thought it was gonna be all good and everything would work out the way i planned it….boy was i wrong. My plan was to get grab myself a TV and a laptop. After searching for all the best deals I found a 32″ samsung hdtv at frys for 400 bucks and i stumbled upon the infamous 40% microsoft live HP deal. I went to frys at 10pm and had a pretty good spot, mayb 40th in line or so…as the time slowly passes by its about 1hr and 30min till the store opens and suddenly everybody starts rushing to the doors and pretty much lost my spot in line and now i was lucky if i was the 200th person in line. When i finally get in, i rush over to the TV spot and of course…they’re sold out. What a waste…but i wasnt all disappointing since i still had a good chance at the laptop on HP. Well we all know how that turned out…. All in all, not a good day for me…plus i got work in 30 minutes
My BF sucked this year. I had to work so I basically gave up on getting in on any deals until I found out about this deal. I was looking to get in on the HP deal since I passed up the walmart laptop deal a few weeks back. Oh well, maybe something else will pop up.
My BF sucked this year. I had to work so I basically gave up on getting in on any deals until I found out about this deal. I was looking to get in on the HP deal since I passed up the walmart laptop deal a few weeks back. Oh well, maybe something else will pop up.
Well, in looking for a deal for the S10, I was actually informed of the webcast for a popular vlog that was selling items at huge discount to benefit a foundation. So, rather than going out and braving the crowds, I decided to stay in. Well, you get the wonderful opportunity to call in to the cast to get the item – and of course, every line is busy, no way to get through, and the only thing I wanted this Black Friday – just out of reach! But I did get to visit with some friends, so that was a plus.
Well, in looking for a deal for the S10, I was actually informed of the webcast for a popular vlog that was selling items at huge discount to benefit a foundation. So, rather than going out and braving the crowds, I decided to stay in. Well, you get the wonderful opportunity to call in to the cast to get the item – and of course, every line is busy, no way to get through, and the only thing I wanted this Black Friday – just out of reach! But I did get to visit with some friends, so that was a plus.
1. I actually didn’t go for any tech things on Black Friday. I am holding off for cyber Monday. I hope there are some good deals.
2. It kinda sucks not getting swept into the excitement. There is nothing like holding that 32″ TV that you got for cheap, turn around and look at 200 pissed off people behind you. I have been on both sides that’s why it’s so great when you get it. You might not need it but you got it and the others didn’t.
1. I actually didn’t go for any tech things on Black Friday. I am holding off for cyber Monday. I hope there are some good deals.
2. It kinda sucks not getting swept into the excitement. There is nothing like holding that 32″ TV that you got for cheap, turn around and look at 200 pissed off people behind you. I have been on both sides that’s why it’s so great when you get it. You might not need it but you got it and the others didn’t.
1)The one and only thing I bought was a Star Wars Transformer (Han Solo & Chewbacca/Millenium Falcon) for my son. Got it around 9am at Toys R Us for $20. Couldn’t find it at first and thought it was sold out, but when I walked by the Star Wars aisle again, I basically fell over a stack of 15-20 of those things in the middle of the floor. It was a typical “can’t see the forest because of all the trees” kind of situation. As I was standing in line, someone asked me where I got it, so at least I wasn’t the only one….
2)I realized that my Black Friday sucked as soon as I walked into the first store this morning because a) I was waaaaay too late for any of the good deals to still be available and b) as a bargain shopper at heart, I knew that this entire day would be a complete waste as far as getting anything for a REALLY good price.
1)The one and only thing I bought was a Star Wars Transformer (Han Solo & Chewbacca/Millenium Falcon) for my son. Got it around 9am at Toys R Us for $20. Couldn’t find it at first and thought it was sold out, but when I walked by the Star Wars aisle again, I basically fell over a stack of 15-20 of those things in the middle of the floor. It was a typical “can’t see the forest because of all the trees” kind of situation. As I was standing in line, someone asked me where I got it, so at least I wasn’t the only one….
2)I realized that my Black Friday sucked as soon as I walked into the first store this morning because a) I was waaaaay too late for any of the good deals to still be available and b) as a bargain shopper at heart, I knew that this entire day would be a complete waste as far as getting anything for a REALLY good price.
Ohhhh man did my black friday stink. First of all – I’m missing real black friday because I’m in Germany right now but will be home in FL in 2 weeks. I was hoping for amazing sales and have been reading all the forums and websites leading up to today – wasn’t impressed with anything. I had family and friends that would have waited in line for me, but I just felt like the deals weren’t that great. So i’ve been lingering online waiting for cyber deals – and 8 hours ago I discovered the amazing 40 percent coupon for HP through live.com. It was too good to be true. Yea so my first two hours were trying to register for a cash back account and I’ve been refreshing pages ever since. I’m still hoping for a miracle in the next hour and 20 minutes (btw it’s 2:40am my time). Plus I’m going on no sleep because after thanksgiving last night my friend’s car broke down and we were waiting on the side of the autobahn until 2:00am for a tow truck. Back to “Oops This isn’t the page you wanted!” :-/
Ohhhh man did my black friday stink. First of all – I’m missing real black friday because I’m in Germany right now but will be home in FL in 2 weeks. I was hoping for amazing sales and have been reading all the forums and websites leading up to today – wasn’t impressed with anything. I had family and friends that would have waited in line for me, but I just felt like the deals weren’t that great. So i’ve been lingering online waiting for cyber deals – and 8 hours ago I discovered the amazing 40 percent coupon for HP through live.com. It was too good to be true. Yea so my first two hours were trying to register for a cash back account and I’ve been refreshing pages ever since. I’m still hoping for a miracle in the next hour and 20 minutes (btw it’s 2:40am my time). Plus I’m going on no sleep because after thanksgiving last night my friend’s car broke down and we were waiting on the side of the autobahn until 2:00am for a tow truck. Back to “Oops This isn’t the page you wanted!” :-/
1. I bought a camera from costco, not realizing they don’t have black friday sales, only normal costco low prices… It’s an Olympus FE370, for I think 120 bucks. And I wondered why it wasn’t much busier than anywhere else!
1. I bought a camera from costco, not realizing they don’t have black friday sales, only normal costco low prices… It’s an Olympus FE370, for I think 120 bucks. And I wondered why it wasn’t much busier than anywhere else!
2. After going to Costco and feeling stupid about them having no real “black friday” deals, I came home to continue my f5 spree. I’ve been repeatedly pressing f5 all day at live.com trying to partake in the infamous “maybe 40% off” cashback live.com/HP advertised. I continued this until maybe 30 minutes ago, when they must’ve shut down the servers, since the “Oops!” screen is now immediate. I probably missed my opportunity to grab an HP at the other stores, and I’ve been so bummed out that I’m just hoping they’ll extend it. Anyways, cheers everyone. Maybe I’ll luck out and get a Lenovo to dink around on!
Thanks notebooks.com!
2. After going to Costco and feeling stupid about them having no real “black friday” deals, I came home to continue my f5 spree. I’ve been repeatedly pressing f5 all day at live.com trying to partake in the infamous “maybe 40% off” cashback live.com/HP advertised. I continued this until maybe 30 minutes ago, when they must’ve shut down the servers, since the “Oops!” screen is now immediate. I probably missed my opportunity to grab an HP at the other stores, and I’ve been so bummed out that I’m just hoping they’ll extend it. Anyways, cheers everyone. Maybe I’ll luck out and get a Lenovo to dink around on!
Thanks notebooks.com!
I ordered an HP hdx18t. It’s 1800 after 200 instant rebate and I’m getting $720 cashback! I can changed my mind about this laptop and still make money selling it used on ebay. I had to wait 1.5 hours refreshing the HP link on live.com search results. It sucks, but definitely worth the $720 cashback. Black Friday Sucks because the started time is way too early for most people. I’m a night owl and can’t wake up at 5:00 to get the TV deal that I wanted.
I ordered an HP hdx18t. It’s 1800 after 200 instant rebate and I’m getting $720 cashback! I can changed my mind about this laptop and still make money selling it used on ebay. I had to wait 1.5 hours refreshing the HP link on live.com search results. It sucks, but definitely worth the $720 cashback. Black Friday Sucks because the started time is way too early for most people. I’m a night owl and can’t wake up at 5:00 to get the TV deal that I wanted.
I bought the HP G50-112 from Office Depot. I had to get up 3:30 in the morning to get in line and freeze my ass out in the cold
But i Guess it was worth it.
I bought the HP G50-112 from Office Depot. I had to get up 3:30 in the morning to get in line and freeze my ass out in the cold
But i Guess it was worth it.
It sucked, mainly because I had planned on getting a Toshiba with better specs then the HP I got, and similar price, at American TV. Unfortunately, due to their poor organization of handing out the sales ticket INSIDE the fricken store, I was too late and all the stupid people ran and got it that were behind me in the line. Wasted an hour in the morning
It sucked, mainly because I had planned on getting a Toshiba with better specs then the HP I got, and similar price, at American TV. Unfortunately, due to their poor organization of handing out the sales ticket INSIDE the fricken store, I was too late and all the stupid people ran and got it that were behind me in the line. Wasted an hour in the morning
Sat around for the pink friday deal and when the S10 came up the server crashed and no one could call in. so much mayhem in the Compusa camp they didn’t even know if the number was live.
But on a high note had a Costco hotdog and soda for lunch!!!
Sat around for the pink friday deal and when the S10 came up the server crashed and no one could call in. so much mayhem in the Compusa camp they didn’t even know if the number was live.
But on a high note had a Costco hotdog and soda for lunch!!!
like it says above…Costco hotdog..
Booyah. no waiting. The line was unusually short since Costco has no black Friday deal. That was the best deal ever…$1.50 Hotdog and soda no BF line.
like it says above…Costco hotdog..
Booyah. no waiting. The line was unusually short since Costco has no black Friday deal. That was the best deal ever…$1.50 Hotdog and soda no BF line.
My Black Friday started at 6 am at Bed Bath & B so I’m not sure if the things I bought are even worth what I spent in order to get there on time. But if there is a new laptop in my future – it would be a great Friday!
Cheers -
My Black Friday started at 6 am at Bed Bath & B so I’m not sure if the things I bought are even worth what I spent in order to get there on time. But if there is a new laptop in my future – it would be a great Friday!
Cheers -
Got to the mall at 11:45PM for the midnight madness sale. Parked in no time flat. The doors opened at 11:50 so I didn’t have to wait in line in the cold. The stores opened at midnight got some good deals on some stocking stuffers and presents for the kids. Went to Carter’s, Radio Shack, Children’s place. At each place twenty minutes to get in the door, ten minutes to look for gifts and thirty minutes to stand in line for the register…
Got to the mall at 11:45PM for the midnight madness sale. Parked in no time flat. The doors opened at 11:50 so I didn’t have to wait in line in the cold. The stores opened at midnight got some good deals on some stocking stuffers and presents for the kids. Went to Carter’s, Radio Shack, Children’s place. At each place twenty minutes to get in the door, ten minutes to look for gifts and thirty minutes to stand in line for the register…
Now here’s the why it sucked.
Since it was a midnight sale the heaters/AC wasn’t on so there was no air circulation. Most of the people hadn’t showered since Wednesday and the air was stale. Standing in line the body odor of all of the people was killing me. I almost passed out the stench was so bad. I’m sure that if I had fainted the people behind me would have swept me under the rack and just moved forward. It would have taken Indiana Jones to find where my body was hidden.
I ended up chasing a few deals around after the mall and probably wasted more in gas than what I saved getting up again at 5AM.
Now here’s the why it sucked.
Since it was a midnight sale the heaters/AC wasn’t on so there was no air circulation. Most of the people hadn’t showered since Wednesday and the air was stale. Standing in line the body odor of all of the people was killing me. I almost passed out the stench was so bad. I’m sure that if I had fainted the people behind me would have swept me under the rack and just moved forward. It would have taken Indiana Jones to find where my body was hidden.
I ended up chasing a few deals around after the mall and probably wasted more in gas than what I saved getting up again at 5AM.
Well, to start with the amry discharged my daughter with what they said was an EPTS discharge. It turns out they sent her home with her ACL ripped from the bone and torn meniscus. She had surgery on Tuesday and came home today. I spent the day cleaning up her puke because she was in so much pain. Then I tried to buy a Lenovo Idea Pad through the PinkFriday sale for breast cancer, but the feed kept going down and I missed it. I really need to get one for her so she will have something to do during her long days of recouperation.
Well, to start with the amry discharged my daughter with what they said was an EPTS discharge. It turns out they sent her home with her ACL ripped from the bone and torn meniscus. She had surgery on Tuesday and came home today. I spent the day cleaning up her puke because she was in so much pain. Then I tried to buy a Lenovo Idea Pad through the PinkFriday sale for breast cancer, but the feed kept going down and I missed it. I really need to get one for her so she will have something to do during her long days of recouperation.
Finally the Live.com site works now, but only giving out 3% cash back – guessed after the 12 hours so called promotion time – complete failure and bad publicity. It wasted me good 5-6 hours on Live.com hitting the F5 key for nothing. Was trying to buy the HP DV5t to replace my 5 years old Acer laptop. Silly, I didn’t take the Costco $599 deal.
Finally the Live.com site works now, but only giving out 3% cash back – guessed after the 12 hours so called promotion time – complete failure and bad publicity. It wasted me good 5-6 hours on Live.com hitting the F5 key for nothing. Was trying to buy the HP DV5t to replace my 5 years old Acer laptop. Silly, I didn’t take the Costco $599 deal.
Didn’t buy anything. Wasted most of the day trying to get in on the Live.com HP 40% off deal.
Didn’t buy anything. Wasted most of the day trying to get in on the Live.com HP 40% off deal.
bought a canon sd770is camera and camcorder (panasonic 40gb hdd) from amazon.
have wasted my day hitting F5 on live.com to get 40% cashback. finally i got through it around 9pm est but not sure if i would get the cashback
hope i do get it else this years bf in vain
My black Friday sucked because I spent most of the day trying off and on to get into the HP website via the Live.com 40% cash back link. Shame on Microsoft and HP, they’re lost a lot of potential customers.
bought a canon sd770is camera and camcorder (panasonic 40gb hdd) from amazon.
have wasted my day hitting F5 on live.com to get 40% cashback. finally i got through it around 9pm est but not sure if i would get the cashback
hope i do get it else this years bf in vain
My black Friday sucked because I spent most of the day trying off and on to get into the HP website via the Live.com 40% cash back link. Shame on Microsoft and HP, they’re lost a lot of potential customers.
Bought a snowboard online.
Bought a snowboard online.
Thanks for this great contest. I only made it to Best Buy and was able to buy several video games for my nephews. The line was fun. I actually enjoyed the people watching. It was a great day of human theater. Next year it should be a reality show.
Thanks for this great contest. I only made it to Best Buy and was able to buy several video games for my nephews. The line was fun. I actually enjoyed the people watching. It was a great day of human theater. Next year it should be a reality show.
I bought few shirts for myself and bought some home appliances. I have wasted a lot of time waiting for HP cashbash offer to show up but I later realized that I have wasted lot of time. For the said things, I had to wait for ‘HOURS’ in queue and I still am feeling pain in my legs and calves…..
I bought few shirts for myself and bought some home appliances. I have wasted a lot of time waiting for HP cashbash offer to show up but I later realized that I have wasted lot of time. For the said things, I had to wait for ‘HOURS’ in queue and I still am feeling pain in my legs and calves…..
I always like these ‘black fridays’. I make a list of things I need and buy them at the time of Black Friday as we get anything cheap at that time. This time too, I really made a long list of items I need and though there were many things I wanted, laptop was definitely on the top of my list as I really wanted a new one as my old one is really a *beep*. I loved it when I heard the 40% cash back offer of HP but I really wasted many hours waiting for that to happen, ultimately not buying a laptop. I could have used that time to buy other things at the mall….I really hate these HP guys….
I always like these ‘black fridays’. I make a list of things I need and buy them at the time of Black Friday as we get anything cheap at that time. This time too, I really made a long list of items I need and though there were many things I wanted, laptop was definitely on the top of my list as I really wanted a new one as my old one is really a *beep*. I loved it when I heard the 40% cash back offer of HP but I really wasted many hours waiting for that to happen, ultimately not buying a laptop. I could have used that time to buy other things at the mall….I really hate these HP guys….
I had to look up “Black Friday” on wikipedia to find out what it meant. I thought it was some kind of annual stock market crash party. So, down here in New Zealand, we don’t have Black Friday. I bought nothing.
We are “lucky” though, in that Christmas stuff in in the shops from October 1st!
I had to look up “Black Friday” on wikipedia to find out what it meant. I thought it was some kind of annual stock market crash party. So, down here in New Zealand, we don’t have Black Friday. I bought nothing.
We are “lucky” though, in that Christmas stuff in in the shops from October 1st!
1. a canon camera, a washer dryer set
2. long registrar and you could not get any good laptop deal unless sleeping on the sidewalk for three night in advance
3. cheap laptop
1. a canon camera, a washer dryer set
2. long registrar and you could not get any good laptop deal unless sleeping on the sidewalk for three night in advance
3. cheap laptop
First question: I got a couple cheap flicks off Amazon.com, and it was the most painless Black Friday experience ever.
First question: I got a couple cheap flicks off Amazon.com, and it was the most painless Black Friday experience ever.
My Black Friday kind of sucked, but that was only because I’m out of the country so I missed some of the fun of actually going around to stores and browsing the deals.
My Black Friday kind of sucked, but that was only because I’m out of the country so I missed some of the fun of actually going around to stores and browsing the deals.
I had a white friday! Woke up to see lots of snow on the ground. By the time I’d dug my car out the shops were almost closing. When I finally got to the electronics store and asked about black friday deals, the store clerk looked at me and said “This isn’t America. We’re far more civilised.”
I had a white friday! Woke up to see lots of snow on the ground. By the time I’d dug my car out the shops were almost closing. When I finally got to the electronics store and asked about black friday deals, the store clerk looked at me and said “This isn’t America. We’re far more civilised.”
I did not buy anything for Black Friday because unfortunately I am not in the States currently, and because of that my Black Friday SUUUUUCKED.
I did not buy anything for Black Friday because unfortunately I am not in the States currently, and because of that my Black Friday SUUUUUCKED.
Bought new chopstics (Natalis by ArtLebedev – http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/natalis/) Everything went really smoothly and I love them. The only problem is that the shipping cost 3x the price of the product itself :/
Bought new chopstics (Natalis by ArtLebedev – http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/natalis/) Everything went really smoothly and I love them. The only problem is that the shipping cost 3x the price of the product itself :/
Bad experiences? Wanted to buy a nice pink chopstick case with a discount… First they told me that the design changed (eg. wasn’t the one pictured at the product page), then that the supplies are low and it’ll take some time to send it and then I had some strange credit card payment problems. I sent them a support mail and received a response entirely written in Papyrus font (OMG) which ultimately led to me leaving their site forever…
Bad experiences? Wanted to buy a nice pink chopstick case with a discount… First they told me that the design changed (eg. wasn’t the one pictured at the product page), then that the supplies are low and it’ll take some time to send it and then I had some strange credit card payment problems. I sent them a support mail and received a response entirely written in Papyrus font (OMG) which ultimately led to me leaving their site forever…
I was shopping online for a digital camera for my grandson. I went to several sites that compared prices at different stores. One listing showed an inexpensive name-brand camera for $50. When I went to the site, what was listed was the battery charger. This happened very frequently. The listing clearly showed that this was a camera, but it ended up being an accessory.
I was shopping online for a digital camera for my grandson. I went to several sites that compared prices at different stores. One listing showed an inexpensive name-brand camera for $50. When I went to the site, what was listed was the battery charger. This happened very frequently. The listing clearly showed that this was a camera, but it ended up being an accessory.
My Black Friday actually started on Thursday with some web shopping deals that were extended by some stores. Although I did not get a chance to get online to shop until after the turkey was gone I was still able to find some items still in stock although most of the items I would say were about 80% sold out by then. What a shame..
Actual Black Friday shopping found me at Best Buy looking to score some cheap dvd’s for which I did! WAHOO!!! And then I wanted to check out the 32″ lcd televisions to replace a bad on in the house. Not knowing the brands on sale I had to check them out prior to making the purchase and after leaving the store about 10am, I was not one to be there at 1am like some were in line at that time, I found doorbusters still in stock! So when I picked the wife up at noon when she was done with work we headed back to check on the televisions and luckily they still had 2 of the 20 they initially had in stock still available! We lucked out there as in just 2 hours they went through roughly 12 of them!!! But needless to say the tv is home and already installed since it replaced a broken one… Next item to get, blue ray player!!!
My Black Friday actually started on Thursday with some web shopping deals that were extended by some stores. Although I did not get a chance to get online to shop until after the turkey was gone I was still able to find some items still in stock although most of the items I would say were about 80% sold out by then. What a shame..
Actual Black Friday shopping found me at Best Buy looking to score some cheap dvd’s for which I did! WAHOO!!! And then I wanted to check out the 32″ lcd televisions to replace a bad on in the house. Not knowing the brands on sale I had to check them out prior to making the purchase and after leaving the store about 10am, I was not one to be there at 1am like some were in line at that time, I found doorbusters still in stock! So when I picked the wife up at noon when she was done with work we headed back to check on the televisions and luckily they still had 2 of the 20 they initially had in stock still available! We lucked out there as in just 2 hours they went through roughly 12 of them!!! But needless to say the tv is home and already installed since it replaced a broken one… Next item to get, blue ray player!!!
My husband and I officially decided that we’re getting old, when we bought a paper shredder and a desk chair from officemax on Black Friday. We redeemed ourselves a little later by buying a new game for our Wii (Rayman TV Party). Also had to get some dog food and a new collar for our dog, but that was more necessity shopping than black friday shopping.
My husband and I officially decided that we’re getting old, when we bought a paper shredder and a desk chair from officemax on Black Friday. We redeemed ourselves a little later by buying a new game for our Wii (Rayman TV Party). Also had to get some dog food and a new collar for our dog, but that was more necessity shopping than black friday shopping.
My black Friday was pretty great. We weren’t buying any truly hard-to-get items, so we slept in, worked out to get rid of some of our turkey and pie from Thanksgiving, and then went shopping around 10am. We got most of the things we were planning on buying, and didn’t have much of a crowd to deal with. We then had another Thanksgiving meal with my husband’s family.
My black Friday was pretty great. We weren’t buying any truly hard-to-get items, so we slept in, worked out to get rid of some of our turkey and pie from Thanksgiving, and then went shopping around 10am. We got most of the things we were planning on buying, and didn’t have much of a crowd to deal with. We then had another Thanksgiving meal with my husband’s family.
I was stuck in CT, instead of NYC where i would ahve a cagillion stores to shop at!
I was stuck in CT, instead of NYC where i would ahve a cagillion stores to shop at!
My black Friday sucked because I’m a resident physician {think Grey’s Anatomy without nearly as much sex} and I was on call in the hospital all day long… from 6am yesterday (friday morning) until 10am today (saturday). Since I knew that I was going to be working I tried very hard not to glimpse the good deals I would be missing. Instead I admitted a 10 month old baby who had multiple fractures, burns and been strangled by an abusive father… Of course I get home and hear on the news about the tampled employee at Walmart and the shooting at Toys R Us and I feel like the human race is crumbling around me. So, this has been the worst Black friday I have ever had.
My black Friday sucked because I’m a resident physician {think Grey’s Anatomy without nearly as much sex} and I was on call in the hospital all day long… from 6am yesterday (friday morning) until 10am today (saturday). Since I knew that I was going to be working I tried very hard not to glimpse the good deals I would be missing. Instead I admitted a 10 month old baby who had multiple fractures, burns and been strangled by an abusive father… Of course I get home and hear on the news about the tampled employee at Walmart and the shooting at Toys R Us and I feel like the human race is crumbling around me. So, this has been the worst Black friday I have ever had.
Stayed away from Black Friday this year and I am glad I did. Reading about the poor Walmart worker how lost his/her life when the store opened, makes me think about how much would you do to save a few dollars on a LCD or dvd player. Based on the troubled economy, I think that there may be other deals around the corner if Black Friday was not as productive as the stores wanted. Cyber Monday, here I come!!
Stayed away from Black Friday this year and I am glad I did. Reading about the poor Walmart worker how lost his/her life when the store opened, makes me think about how much would you do to save a few dollars on a LCD or dvd player. Based on the troubled economy, I think that there may be other deals around the corner if Black Friday was not as productive as the stores wanted. Cyber Monday, here I come!!
my BF was like all my other BF’s… I WORKED!
my BF was like all my other BF’s… I WORKED!
got a sony 42″ tv. had to go to 4 different stores since it was sold out at best buy, circuit city, and walmart. ended up finding it in an obscure store but had to wait in line for a while
got a sony 42″ tv. had to go to 4 different stores since it was sold out at best buy, circuit city, and walmart. ended up finding it in an obscure store but had to wait in line for a while
wanted a new hp laptop, but everywhere i looked it was soldout, so ended up without anything except the tv.
wanted a new hp laptop, but everywhere i looked it was soldout, so ended up without anything except the tv.
My Black Friday sucked because we don’t have one here on Portugal. I wish we did, it would be great to buy electronics at a considerable discount just before the Holidays, especially if the HP Touchsmart TX2z had come out already.
My Black Friday sucked because we don’t have one here on Portugal. I wish we did, it would be great to buy electronics at a considerable discount just before the Holidays, especially if the HP Touchsmart TX2z had come out already.
We got a Vizio 19″ LCD HD TV at Costco for $199.
We got a Vizio 19″ LCD HD TV at Costco for $199.
My Black Friday kinda sucked because the Friday before we bought a Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player at Fry’s for $250 and could have gotten one for $199 had we known Sony was going to knock off $100 for BF and BS.
My Black Friday kinda sucked because the Friday before we bought a Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player at Fry’s for $250 and could have gotten one for $199 had we known Sony was going to knock off $100 for BF and BS.
I spent 12 hours watching Pink Friday on line trying to order item after item and enduring their inane chatter and technical failures only to get defeated each time I tried by their systems failing.
I could not purchase a single thing despite trying multiple times. I really wanted the Flybook and the XBox oh well on to Plan B how about the Lenovo?
I spent 12 hours watching Pink Friday on line trying to order item after item and enduring their inane chatter and technical failures only to get defeated each time I tried by their systems failing.
I could not purchase a single thing despite trying multiple times. I really wanted the Flybook and the XBox oh well on to Plan B how about the Lenovo?
The fail started at around 9 am when I caught wind of the Live.com and HP 40% deal. I read the simple instructions and did as they directed. Little did I know these instructions would consume the next 9 hours of my day. I clicked the link and recieved the cute “oops” screen that Microsoft coyly created to lighten the issue.
“Oh no big deal, I’m sure the site is busy.” I thought to myself.
I retried a couple more times with no success and then the tab spamming ensued. Intermittently over the next 8 hours I would open 50 tabs at a time. Holding control, I spam clicked the banner that read “Black Friday 40% off HP…”. Then I would wait for the tab titles to pop up…
Live | live | live | HP Home | …
Heck yeah. I click the tab and I see the dimmed out HP screen.
Waiting…
White box pops up!
Almost there..
“OOOOOPS…”
DAMMIT
alright back to square 1
By the early afternoon captcha’s start popping up on the tabs asking if I’m a bot. I enter the letters and continue. At this point I’m getting 95% “oops” screens and a 5% HP screens. Around 2 pm CT I am able to enter my email and the captcha.
“Opps”
Same screen popping up more a little more frequently, around 10% of the time. Eventually I get to the screen.
“Your account is active”
Here we go. By now my the deal is looking better than ever and my budget just doubled.
10 minutes later nothing…same screen. So I load some more. 5pm rolls by and the site is still status FAIL.
I get home, eat and pop on a movie and continue to punish myself reloading the page.
7 pm – Game on
Finally im greeted with 50 tabs that open up to the store.
I’m IN!
Over the next hour or 2 I build my dreamtop that is 3 times as expensive as I had in mind, but I justified it by the amount of time invested in this ridiculous process.
Order submitted.
I call a very friendly HP rep who was taking the heat well and he said every other call is related to the cash back. Of course he has no info and I get no where on whether my purchase was covered.
I check the cash back site periodically for my rebate.
Time to crash.
This morning the cash is in there…a whopping 3% of the total.
I currently have 2 emails in with MS one at this address ashback@microsoft.com and one from their contact us form here:
https://support.search.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=cashbackso&ct=eformcs&supportLinkeformcs=E-mail
And now I sit, wondering if all this time has been wasted or if I’m going to bask in the glory of a 40% discount.
The fail started at around 9 am when I caught wind of the Live.com and HP 40% deal. I read the simple instructions and did as they directed. Little did I know these instructions would consume the next 9 hours of my day. I clicked the link and recieved the cute “oops” screen that Microsoft coyly created to lighten the issue.
“Oh no big deal, I’m sure the site is busy.” I thought to myself.
I retried a couple more times with no success and then the tab spamming ensued. Intermittently over the next 8 hours I would open 50 tabs at a time. Holding control, I spam clicked the banner that read “Black Friday 40% off HP…”. Then I would wait for the tab titles to pop up…
Live | live | live | HP Home | …
Heck yeah. I click the tab and I see the dimmed out HP screen.
Waiting…
White box pops up!
Almost there..
“OOOOOPS…”
DAMMIT
alright back to square 1
By the early afternoon captcha’s start popping up on the tabs asking if I’m a bot. I enter the letters and continue. At this point I’m getting 95% “oops” screens and a 5% HP screens. Around 2 pm CT I am able to enter my email and the captcha.
“Opps”
Same screen popping up more a little more frequently, around 10% of the time. Eventually I get to the screen.
“Your account is active”
Here we go. By now my the deal is looking better than ever and my budget just doubled.
10 minutes later nothing…same screen. So I load some more. 5pm rolls by and the site is still status FAIL.
I get home, eat and pop on a movie and continue to punish myself reloading the page.
7 pm – Game on
Finally im greeted with 50 tabs that open up to the store.
I’m IN!
Over the next hour or 2 I build my dreamtop that is 3 times as expensive as I had in mind, but I justified it by the amount of time invested in this ridiculous process.
Order submitted.
I call a very friendly HP rep who was taking the heat well and he said every other call is related to the cash back. Of course he has no info and I get no where on whether my purchase was covered.
I check the cash back site periodically for my rebate.
Time to crash.
This morning the cash is in there…a whopping 3% of the total.
I currently have 2 emails in with MS one at this address ashback@microsoft.com and one from their contact us form here:
https://support.search.live.com/eform.aspx?productKey=cashbackso&ct=eformcs&supportLinkeformcs=E-mail
And now I sit, wondering if all this time has been wasted or if I’m going to bask in the glory of a 40% discount.
Got what I needed A 42″ flat screen Plasma
at Best Buy. (and I only stood in line for
1/2 hour
Got what I needed A 42″ flat screen Plasma
at Best Buy. (and I only stood in line for
1/2 hour
My black friday sucked because I had to go to work and didn’t get to shop at all except online.
I took advantage some of specisl day sales and I
saved myself a nice little bundle.
My black friday sucked because I had to go to work and didn’t get to shop at all except online.
I took advantage some of specisl day sales and I
saved myself a nice little bundle.
I was not able to buy anything for anyone on Black Friday. It really sucks being unemployed and without the ability to buy gifts for my children and family members.
I was not able to buy anything for anyone on Black Friday. It really sucks being unemployed and without the ability to buy gifts for my children and family members.
I got nothing on Black Friday because it sucked, see my 2nd comment. LOL
I got nothing on Black Friday because it sucked, see my 2nd comment. LOL
I was very disappointed by this Black Friday as i planned to buy a new macbook. However the savings did not live up to what I’ve heard. I suppose i shouldn’t be so greedy!
I was very disappointed by this Black Friday as i planned to buy a new macbook. However the savings did not live up to what I’ve heard. I suppose i shouldn’t be so greedy!
2. My Black Friday sucked because I could only shop online. I was at Amazon, loading up on some fairly decent deals, one of which was a $4.95 PS3 controller. By the time I was ready for checkout, everything except one item in my cart had either become unavailable or the price jumped back up to what it was before any sales. I was pretty mad. So, now I’m holding out in hopes that Cyber Monday is a little kinder to me…
1 – nothing this year.
2 – overall, it was not bad; just waiting for better deals for something I really need (not much)
2. My Black Friday sucked because I could only shop online. I was at Amazon, loading up on some fairly decent deals, one of which was a $4.95 PS3 controller. By the time I was ready for checkout, everything except one item in my cart had either become unavailable or the price jumped back up to what it was before any sales. I was pretty mad. So, now I’m holding out in hopes that Cyber Monday is a little kinder to me…
1 – nothing this year.
2 – overall, it was not bad; just waiting for better deals for something I really need (not much)
My Black Friday sucked, because I had absolutely NO money whatsoever to take advantage of any of those great deals out there, especially on electronics! I need a laptop so bad as a poor struggling student, ahh Black Friday sucked so bad!
My Black Friday sucked, because I had absolutely NO money whatsoever to take advantage of any of those great deals out there, especially on electronics! I need a laptop so bad as a poor struggling student, ahh Black Friday sucked so bad!
I got a great new MP3 player normally $129.00 for $25.00 from Amazon without even leaving my house. Best way to shop on Black Friday is on your computer!
I got a great new MP3 player normally $129.00 for $25.00 from Amazon without even leaving my house. Best way to shop on Black Friday is on your computer!
My BF started off great with a purchase of 2 Green Zizzle iZ Electronic Dancing Pet Toys for my 2 nephews at NeweggMall for 80% off list! Then picked up the Hauppauge HVR-1800 TV tuner card for myself which had $25 off with free shipping also at Newegg. Then went to BuyDig for a Fuji FINEPIX F100fd – 12 MP Digital Camera which is just $185 with $100 rebate! It’s the one camera I was looking for and got a great deal on it!
I knew the Live.com/HP deal would be a hassle so I decided skip that whole frustration and go with the search and save route. Total time spent on BF shopping 1 hour 15 minutes without leaving the house.
My BF started off great with a purchase of 2 Green Zizzle iZ Electronic Dancing Pet Toys for my 2 nephews at NeweggMall for 80% off list! Then picked up the Hauppauge HVR-1800 TV tuner card for myself which had $25 off with free shipping also at Newegg. Then went to BuyDig for a Fuji FINEPIX F100fd – 12 MP Digital Camera which is just $185 with $100 rebate! It’s the one camera I was looking for and got a great deal on it!
I knew the Live.com/HP deal would be a hassle so I decided skip that whole frustration and go with the search and save route. Total time spent on BF shopping 1 hour 15 minutes without leaving the house.
Easy! Why did my Black Friday suck? Food poisoning for all of the family after eating dinner with friends who undercooked their turkey.
Well, at least we were all off of school and work.
Easy! Why did my Black Friday suck? Food poisoning for all of the family after eating dinner with friends who undercooked their turkey.
Well, at least we were all off of school and work.
My Black Friday sucked as soon as I go out of the airport after leaving my boyfriend, who’s on the opposite coast.
My Black Friday sucked as soon as I go out of the airport after leaving my boyfriend, who’s on the opposite coast.
My BF wasn’t perfect though. I was hoping to get a new Sony VAIO TT or Z but then started looking at the cheaper DELL XPS M1330 and the debate in my head started. Maybe I should just stick with my Lenovo x61t for now and get a DELL Mini9 for toting around. This always happens when I look at a new computer and always end up waiting a few months to pull the trigger. So even though my other purchases were quick, I probably spent 5 hours searching for a laptop I didn’t buy.
My BF wasn’t perfect though. I was hoping to get a new Sony VAIO TT or Z but then started looking at the cheaper DELL XPS M1330 and the debate in my head started. Maybe I should just stick with my Lenovo x61t for now and get a DELL Mini9 for toting around. This always happens when I look at a new computer and always end up waiting a few months to pull the trigger. So even though my other purchases were quick, I probably spent 5 hours searching for a laptop I didn’t buy.
I got a 22 inch LCD TV for my son’s room. To get this at a great price, I waited outside the Military BX for about 5 hours. The weather was good and I was 9th in line. They had 20 of them and I got the 4th one.
I got a 22 inch LCD TV for my son’s room. To get this at a great price, I waited outside the Military BX for about 5 hours. The weather was good and I was 9th in line. They had 20 of them and I got the 4th one.
The only bad part to Black Friday is despite being in the store quickly, I had to wait for the salesman to get my TV and I ended up waiting just under 3 hrs at the cashier before the ‘system’ came up!
I bought gifts for my wife a cricket,and jewelry for my daughters, and a video game for my son, and I had to get up at 5:00 AM to get them. But I got good deals on all of them.
The only bad part to Black Friday is despite being in the store quickly, I had to wait for the salesman to get my TV and I ended up waiting just under 3 hrs at the cashier before the ‘system’ came up!
I bought gifts for my wife a cricket,and jewelry for my daughters, and a video game for my son, and I had to get up at 5:00 AM to get them. But I got good deals on all of them.
I bought nothing on Black Friday, and think people that go wild shopping on Black Friday are nincompoops. My Black Friday was great, we set up our Christmas tree.
I bought nothing on Black Friday, and think people that go wild shopping on Black Friday are nincompoops. My Black Friday was great, we set up our Christmas tree.
2. My Black Friday sucked because
2. My Black Friday sucked because
2. My Black Friday sucked because, like so many others on this forum, I sat around all day yesterday waiting to buy an awesome HP HDX18t laptop at 40% off, however was never able to because of the Live.com’s technical issues.
I first would check every once in a while to see if I could get through to the site. When I couldn’t I would patiently wait a while longer before checking again to see if the issue had been resolved without repeatedly refreshing, so as to not add to the problem. Later in the day I became more frustrated and joined in the frenzy and tried several times to get in, but never had any luck. 10pm EST finally came, and I never got my laptop. You suck Microsoft.
2. My Black Friday sucked because, like so many others on this forum, I sat around all day yesterday waiting to buy an awesome HP HDX18t laptop at 40% off, however was never able to because of the Live.com’s technical issues.
I first would check every once in a while to see if I could get through to the site. When I couldn’t I would patiently wait a while longer before checking again to see if the issue had been resolved without repeatedly refreshing, so as to not add to the problem. Later in the day I became more frustrated and joined in the frenzy and tried several times to get in, but never had any luck. 10pm EST finally came, and I never got my laptop. You suck Microsoft.
Black Friday, Schmack Friday, no way I’m going to WALMART to be trampled to death! Besides many online retailers had special Black Friday deals…who needs the hassle?
Black Friday, Schmack Friday, no way I’m going to WALMART to be trampled to death! Besides many online retailers had special Black Friday deals…who needs the hassle?
I ended up not getting anything because I showed up late to the game, and all the good stuff was gone. I was actually going to go and buy a netbook that was on sale but they were all gone, and the only other one was marked up in price :/
I could really use a netbook.
I ended up not getting anything because I showed up late to the game, and all the good stuff was gone. I was actually going to go and buy a netbook that was on sale but they were all gone, and the only other one was marked up in price :/
I could really use a netbook.
I loved Black Friday, it wasn’t all that busy in the stores. I bought some DVD’s a phone and some other electronic gadgets at Best Buy, some perfume at Macy’s, and some clothes at Beall’s. The notebooks i looked at were not on sale, the one on sale sold out very fast so i guess there were only a few of them. I could really enjoyu this gift/prize.
I loved Black Friday, it wasn’t all that busy in the stores. I bought some DVD’s a phone and some other electronic gadgets at Best Buy, some perfume at Macy’s, and some clothes at Beall’s. The notebooks i looked at were not on sale, the one on sale sold out very fast so i guess there were only a few of them. I could really enjoyu this gift/prize.
the other half of the question is what did i have to do to get the things i bought on Black Friday. I merely saved a little bit each month the previous year so i was able to pay cash for everything.
the other half of the question is what did i have to do to get the things i bought on Black Friday. I merely saved a little bit each month the previous year so i was able to pay cash for everything.
I stood in line at 4 at my local Sam’s club to get a Wii bundle and Wii Fit and actually got both. They were serving a decent breakfast and had hot coffee and “Black Friday Survival Kits” with coupons and chocolate so it was actually a fun experience.
I stood in line at 4 at my local Sam’s club to get a Wii bundle and Wii Fit and actually got both. They were serving a decent breakfast and had hot coffee and “Black Friday Survival Kits” with coupons and chocolate so it was actually a fun experience.
I had a crappy black friday for reasons similar to Xavier’s. I’d been eyeing the HDX16t for some time, but fully configure the way I wanted it, it was a little beyond my budget. I thought the 40% Live.com cashback deal would make it possible for me to get the computer I really wanted. Making matters worse, I live in the UK, but, being a Yank, I did not want a notebook with a UK keyboard. I have no end of trouble with them, always typing email addresses with ” in the middle instead of @. Also, HP, like most vendors other than Apple and Dell, do not sell custom configured computers here, and I wasn’t happy with the preconfigured options. I started trying to log in a few minutes after 7 am Pacific, which given the time difference, was 3 pm for me. When I immediately started getting the oops messages, I knew going to be a long day. I came to X’s post on the giveaway to be sure that it wasn’t just me trying to log on from the UK and sure enough, found that others were having the same problem. When I finally saw the grayed out HP window start come up, I thought my luck had changed, but no, I just go the the inner oops box. I tried doing what others reported had worked, and I kept refreshing, and getting almost in, but then it would hang with the green dots of death showing interminably. Refeshing did no good at that point: it just put me back at square one. I kept trying till the bitter end, 3am in the UK, and then gave up and went to bed frustrated and embittered at how much time I had wasted trying to get this deal.
I had a crappy black friday for reasons similar to Xavier’s. I’d been eyeing the HDX16t for some time, but fully configure the way I wanted it, it was a little beyond my budget. I thought the 40% Live.com cashback deal would make it possible for me to get the computer I really wanted. Making matters worse, I live in the UK, but, being a Yank, I did not want a notebook with a UK keyboard. I have no end of trouble with them, always typing email addresses with ” in the middle instead of @. Also, HP, like most vendors other than Apple and Dell, do not sell custom configured computers here, and I wasn’t happy with the preconfigured options. I started trying to log in a few minutes after 7 am Pacific, which given the time difference, was 3 pm for me. When I immediately started getting the oops messages, I knew going to be a long day. I came to X’s post on the giveaway to be sure that it wasn’t just me trying to log on from the UK and sure enough, found that others were having the same problem. When I finally saw the grayed out HP window start come up, I thought my luck had changed, but no, I just go the the inner oops box. I tried doing what others reported had worked, and I kept refreshing, and getting almost in, but then it would hang with the green dots of death showing interminably. Refeshing did no good at that point: it just put me back at square one. I kept trying till the bitter end, 3am in the UK, and then gave up and went to bed frustrated and embittered at how much time I had wasted trying to get this deal.
The worst black friday was for the guy that worked at the popular big box store that got ran over by the mobs of folks pushing thru the door.
He had a bad day!!!!
Very bad.
Mine was fine though. I did not shop at all……..
LOL
The worst black friday was for the guy that worked at the popular big box store that got ran over by the mobs of folks pushing thru the door.
He had a bad day!!!!
Very bad.
Mine was fine though. I did not shop at all……..
LOL
I didn’t buy anything because I had to work, just a long day for me.
I didn’t buy anything because I had to work, just a long day for me.
no money nojob no shopping
no money nojob no shopping
I didn’t buy anything at Black Friday. I slept in.
Same experience with Live.com. I was so looking forward to it. Terrible day for me.
My Black Friday sucked because I had not money to spend.
I didn’t buy anything at Black Friday. I slept in.
Same experience with Live.com. I was so looking forward to it. Terrible day for me.
My Black Friday sucked because I had not money to spend.
Having been recently laid off, I was determined to support International Do Not Buy Anything Day. However a friend wanted to lunch and then shop. We went to Sam’s club. She bought a bunch of stuff – I limited my purchases to two of their 32 oz. sodas! Sams was a lot less crowded than usual – must be all the shoppers were getting Black Friday bargains.
I love bargain shopping, so I would say my Black Friday stunk as far as shopping. But it was great in that I got to spend some tie with a good friend.
Having been recently laid off, I was determined to support International Do Not Buy Anything Day. However a friend wanted to lunch and then shop. We went to Sam’s club. She bought a bunch of stuff – I limited my purchases to two of their 32 oz. sodas! Sams was a lot less crowded than usual – must be all the shoppers were getting Black Friday bargains.
I love bargain shopping, so I would say my Black Friday stunk as far as shopping. But it was great in that I got to spend some tie with a good friend.
oops – didn’t put this into a second comment, so I’ll do that now.
I love bargain shopping, so I would say my Black Friday stunk as far as shopping. But it was great in that I got to spend some time with a good friend.
oops – didn’t put this into a second comment, so I’ll do that now.
I love bargain shopping, so I would say my Black Friday stunk as far as shopping. But it was great in that I got to spend some time with a good friend.
The only thing I bought on Black Friday was a package of curtain hooks at Ace Hardware. I wanted to get my husband to look at the tools so I could get some hints.
The only thing I bought on Black Friday was a package of curtain hooks at Ace Hardware. I wanted to get my husband to look at the tools so I could get some hints.
Black Friday sucked for me because I have to pay rent this week, and could not comfortably squeeze out enough money to grab the laptop sales. (for my son.)
Black Friday sucked for me because I have to pay rent this week, and could not comfortably squeeze out enough money to grab the laptop sales. (for my son.)
I had a new cooktop delivered and spent the entire day installing it. My black Friday shopping consisted of four trips to Home Depot for gas fittings, pipe wrench, and sanding disks. By the time it was installed and everything cleaned up I was out of time, energy and money to do any other shopping.
I had a new cooktop delivered and spent the entire day installing it. My black Friday shopping consisted of four trips to Home Depot for gas fittings, pipe wrench, and sanding disks. By the time it was installed and everything cleaned up I was out of time, energy and money to do any other shopping.
Didn’t get anything on Black Friday, slept in!
Didn’t get anything on Black Friday, slept in!
The items I achieved during my Black Friday hunt was a Boise wireless surround sound system I got for almost free ($200 off of $250), what I had to do? Not much, Hawaii is very laid back and technology inst well recognize here, I merely stepped in the door and picked up the door buster that caught my eye, whilst everyone was hopping on the big screen TV’s and iPods, which I thought was a crappy deal, only $30 off.
The items I achieved during my Black Friday hunt was a Boise wireless surround sound system I got for almost free ($200 off of $250), what I had to do? Not much, Hawaii is very laid back and technology inst well recognize here, I merely stepped in the door and picked up the door buster that caught my eye, whilst everyone was hopping on the big screen TV’s and iPods, which I thought was a crappy deal, only $30 off.
I bought a book on Black Friday.
I bought a book on Black Friday.
I had a great Black Friday, but I didn’t buy that laptop that I wanted.
I had a great Black Friday, but I didn’t buy that laptop that I wanted.
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t find what I wanted and I spent all day standing in lines.
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t find what I wanted and I spent all day standing in lines.
Alright, now the other side of this infamous day, sure I picked up a pretty good deal, however, I didn’t just wake up and walked to the nearest electronic outlet.
My Black Friday sucked because I had to get up 4 hours earlier to drive my friends for these deals(loyalty and friendship eh?), unfortunately one comrade mistakenly saw a 70% off sign at a “gadget” store… it was KB toys and all I got there was a talking batman lollipop. Thus, we missed the Circuit City door buster I was aiming for AND needed dearly, a 24′ Screen with almost 60% off compared to newegg. This CRT screen is sucking BIG TIME.
Alright, now the other side of this infamous day, sure I picked up a pretty good deal, however, I didn’t just wake up and walked to the nearest electronic outlet.
My Black Friday sucked because I had to get up 4 hours earlier to drive my friends for these deals(loyalty and friendship eh?), unfortunately one comrade mistakenly saw a 70% off sign at a “gadget” store… it was KB toys and all I got there was a talking batman lollipop. Thus, we missed the Circuit City door buster I was aiming for AND needed dearly, a 24′ Screen with almost 60% off compared to newegg. This CRT screen is sucking BIG TIME.
Did not buy a thing on Black Friday.
You are right, it sucked!!!
Wanted one of three LCD tvs and not one of them went on sale, it was just the cheaper models.
Oh well, maybe after Christmas.
Did not buy a thing on Black Friday.
You are right, it sucked!!!
Wanted one of three LCD tvs and not one of them went on sale, it was just the cheaper models.
Oh well, maybe after Christmas.
I didn’t buy a thing on black Friday so I didn’t have to knock anyone over or pull out anyone’s hair to get the “good” deals out there.
I didn’t buy a thing on black Friday so I didn’t have to knock anyone over or pull out anyone’s hair to get the “good” deals out there.
Black Friday was great as I didn’t leave my house. Got some DVD’s on sale on line. The bad thing was there were several things I really wanted to purchase, but finances wouldn’t allow it. Maybe next year.
My black Friday sucked because I had to work all day long. I had two clinics to close end of month at and holiday payroll at both also. By the time I got home it was late and I was wiped out, so I didn’t even get to see what was out there to buy online.
I wish I could have bought some of my Christmas gifts at a good price, but I don’t even know if they were on sale.
Black Friday was great as I didn’t leave my house. Got some DVD’s on sale on line. The bad thing was there were several things I really wanted to purchase, but finances wouldn’t allow it. Maybe next year.
My black Friday sucked because I had to work all day long. I had two clinics to close end of month at and holiday payroll at both also. By the time I got home it was late and I was wiped out, so I didn’t even get to see what was out there to buy online.
I wish I could have bought some of my Christmas gifts at a good price, but I don’t even know if they were on sale.
I didn’t buy anything on Black Friday!
Black Friday sucked because I didn’t buy anything!
I didn’t buy anything on Black Friday!
Black Friday sucked because I didn’t buy anything!
I browsed the Apple Store at the mall, then headed over to Best Buy yesterday afternoon but I am still undecided…so I didn’t buy anything just yet.
I browsed the Apple Store at the mall, then headed over to Best Buy yesterday afternoon but I am still undecided…so I didn’t buy anything just yet.
1) I just shopped online for DVDs, and avoided the rush.
2) The DVD/DVDs that I wanted were sold out.
1) I just shopped online for DVDs, and avoided the rush.
2) The DVD/DVDs that I wanted were sold out.
the ad left me confused and the idea of rushing out and standing in line and not even sure if they would have what I wanted leaves me really put off this whole black friday thing. the only thing I bought was used DVD’s on sale at my local blockbuster 5 for 20.00
the ad left me confused and the idea of rushing out and standing in line and not even sure if they would have what I wanted leaves me really put off this whole black friday thing. the only thing I bought was used DVD’s on sale at my local blockbuster 5 for 20.00
I bought all too many tools, but you can never have to many tools. It went smoothly in and out of both stores in 15 minutes.
I bought all too many tools, but you can never have to many tools. It went smoothly in and out of both stores in 15 minutes.
My Black Friday sucked because my brakes started going out in my truck.
My Black Friday sucked because my brakes started going out in my truck.
I bought mostly toys and clothes for my kids on Black Friday. The only tech item I bought was a cell phone for my daughter. What did I have to do to get them? I did the usual, got up early, drove to the stores, got pushed and shoved a bit in one store, fought some gift snatcher off who was trying to take something out of MY cart, waited in a long checkout line…Like I said , the usual Black Friday experience.
I skipped Black Friday this year…….I stayed home and rested after Thanksgiving……..people were camping out in the cold to get first dibs on the doorbusters, and I decided it was not worth it to me to get caught up in the craziness…….I’ll wait, and try when it’s a little less insane……and there is also on-line shopping, which gets better and more appealing every year.
I bought mostly toys and clothes for my kids on Black Friday. The only tech item I bought was a cell phone for my daughter. What did I have to do to get them? I did the usual, got up early, drove to the stores, got pushed and shoved a bit in one store, fought some gift snatcher off who was trying to take something out of MY cart, waited in a long checkout line…Like I said , the usual Black Friday experience.
I skipped Black Friday this year…….I stayed home and rested after Thanksgiving……..people were camping out in the cold to get first dibs on the doorbusters, and I decided it was not worth it to me to get caught up in the craziness…….I’ll wait, and try when it’s a little less insane……and there is also on-line shopping, which gets better and more appealing every year.
My Black Friday sucked because I hate dealing with rude people so I had to bite my tongue several times that morning. I didn’t get a Leapster handheld system that I wanted and one of the stores I had planned to go to was so packed I decided to skip it, probably missed out on a few good deals.
My Black Friday sucked because I hate dealing with rude people so I had to bite my tongue several times that morning. I didn’t get a Leapster handheld system that I wanted and one of the stores I had planned to go to was so packed I decided to skip it, probably missed out on a few good deals.
Black Friday was horrible. I had no money. It is heartbreaking to realise that you cant give your kids anything. That’s why I wanted to enter. At least I have a chance.
I didn’t get anything for Black Friday. I had to stay at home. I was looking forward to see what deals Walmart and RadioShack had (really the only stores near us). But I had vehicle problems. I actually was looking for a digital camera and a laptop.
Black Friday was horrible. I had no money. It is heartbreaking to realise that you cant give your kids anything. That’s why I wanted to enter. At least I have a chance.
I didn’t get anything for Black Friday. I had to stay at home. I was looking forward to see what deals Walmart and RadioShack had (really the only stores near us). But I had vehicle problems. I actually was looking for a digital camera and a laptop.
Black Friday sucked because I could not afford to buy a replacement computer for my Pentium III 866.
A senior on fixed income.
John
Black Friday sucked because I could not afford to buy a replacement computer for my Pentium III 866.
A senior on fixed income.
John
I got a tiny digital recorder for work at Radio Shack for 29.99. I don’t think it was even on sale, I just needed it. They only good bargain I got was on long underwear.
I got a tiny digital recorder for work at Radio Shack for 29.99. I don’t think it was even on sale, I just needed it. They only good bargain I got was on long underwear.
On Black Friday, I went to RadioShack to upgrade my cell phone and later went to Bestbuy. Though once I came to Bestbuy, I found a better deal on almost the same phone, so I bought three more for the rest of my family.
I didn’t have to wait in line too long, but traffic going there was pretty bad.
On Black Friday, I went to RadioShack to upgrade my cell phone and later went to Bestbuy. Though once I came to Bestbuy, I found a better deal on almost the same phone, so I bought three more for the rest of my family.
I didn’t have to wait in line too long, but traffic going there was pretty bad.
The thing that made my Black Friday bad was that I didn’t know what to buy for my family. I hope I bought the right things…
The thing that made my Black Friday bad was that I didn’t know what to buy for my family. I hope I bought the right things…
I got a nice HP Pavilion Core 2 Duo at Best Buy, had to get there at 6am and stand in line for over an hour to get it. Very glad I did though. Also went next door to Office Depot and bought a 8GB SD Card for 14.99.
Black Friday was really quiet for me. I didnt go and shop. I think I made a good decision on that because I heard about some walmart employee getting trampled. What is wrong with people today?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, no one can adequately answer that question in the space allotted here lol.
I got a nice HP Pavilion Core 2 Duo at Best Buy, had to get there at 6am and stand in line for over an hour to get it. Very glad I did though. Also went next door to Office Depot and bought a 8GB SD Card for 14.99.
Black Friday was really quiet for me. I didnt go and shop. I think I made a good decision on that because I heard about some walmart employee getting trampled. What is wrong with people today?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, no one can adequately answer that question in the space allotted here lol.
I didn’t have any money to spend on black friday so I stayed home with the family.
2) My Black Friday sucked because I stayed up all night, got to Office Depot at 4:30 am and was the seventh person in line, only to find out at 6 am that there were only six of the $349 laptop available and all six people in front of me were there just for it! So I had to spend two more hours going to a different store, and was exhausted by the end.
WE had to drive to the nearest Staples (50 miles) to get in on their deals. But hey, I got to eat lunch out, afterwards. We bought a Garmin nuvi, some 4 GB SDHC, a printer and DVD and CDs. Fun stuff!
I didn’t have any money to spend on black friday so I stayed home with the family.
2) My Black Friday sucked because I stayed up all night, got to Office Depot at 4:30 am and was the seventh person in line, only to find out at 6 am that there were only six of the $349 laptop available and all six people in front of me were there just for it! So I had to spend two more hours going to a different store, and was exhausted by the end.
WE had to drive to the nearest Staples (50 miles) to get in on their deals. But hey, I got to eat lunch out, afterwards. We bought a Garmin nuvi, some 4 GB SDHC, a printer and DVD and CDs. Fun stuff!
My Black Friday sucked because I had a headache and was exhausted from Turkey Day. I had a great time on Turkey day! I wish I could have gotten a new laptop.
My Black Friday sucked because I had a headache and was exhausted from Turkey Day. I had a great time on Turkey day! I wish I could have gotten a new laptop.
Black Friday wasn’t to bad. Didn’t get any of the electronics I wanted, mainly just shop tools but oh well. There is plenty of time left right?
Toys
photo keychains
tools
video games
I had to stand on lines. Had one store meet another store’s advertised price to get the photo keychains i wanted.
Black Friday wasn’t to bad. Didn’t get any of the electronics I wanted, mainly just shop tools but oh well. There is plenty of time left right?
Toys
photo keychains
tools
video games
I had to stand on lines. Had one store meet another store’s advertised price to get the photo keychains i wanted.
My black Friday sucked because I didn’t get the router bit set from Sears that I wanted. Also, some good MP3 players were a bust as well….got to the store to late.
My black Friday sucked because I didn’t get the router bit set from Sears that I wanted. Also, some good MP3 players were a bust as well….got to the store to late.
No Black Friday for me, so yes, it really sucked. I was home sick and I really needed to be out there. Finally got out today (Saturday) and the few things I really wanted were all gone. So, sadly, it was a bad day.
No Black Friday for me, so yes, it really sucked. I was home sick and I really needed to be out there. Finally got out today (Saturday) and the few things I really wanted were all gone. So, sadly, it was a bad day.
Lenovo 1
Lenovo 1
Black Friday sucked for me because I had to be at work at 6 am. People were in line already and came bursting in like it was the end of the world snatching stuff up all the way through.
Black Friday sucked for me because I had to be at work at 6 am. People were in line already and came bursting in like it was the end of the world snatching stuff up all the way through.
My Black friday sucked once I saw the trauma some greedy, silly people had caused. Who has the will to shop after that? Might as well sit home with a new quality laptop and find the all good of the internet.
My Black friday sucked once I saw the trauma some greedy, silly people had caused. Who has the will to shop after that? Might as well sit home with a new quality laptop and find the all good of the internet.
Fantastic Black Friday. Had to stand in line for two hours but it was worth it. I got the 22″ monitor I dreamed of getting.
Fantastic Black Friday. Had to stand in line for two hours but it was worth it. I got the 22″ monitor I dreamed of getting.
didn’t- stayed in bed will shop on monday
sucked becuase I could smell the nasty turkey smell through the house- still
didn’t- stayed in bed will shop on monday
sucked becuase I could smell the nasty turkey smell through the house- still
1) What items did you buy on Black Friday and what did you have to do to get them?
Just some games from gamestop. I didn’t even go in the morning, so I didn’t have to over exert myself
1) What items did you buy on Black Friday and what did you have to do to get them?
Just some games from gamestop. I didn’t even go in the morning, so I didn’t have to over exert myself
2) Why did your Black Friday suck? What didn’t you get that you wish you could have?
Most deals aren’t really that big of a deal. Plus you’d have to wait online to get the good stuff
2) Why did your Black Friday suck? What didn’t you get that you wish you could have?
Most deals aren’t really that big of a deal. Plus you’d have to wait online to get the good stuff
I never give any thought to Black Friday. Each year I do my Christmas shopping the last days. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
I never give any thought to Black Friday. Each year I do my Christmas shopping the last days. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
Why did Black Friday SUCK Becuase I had to take hubby to the hospital to have a biopsy done on his liver He had cancer last year in his colon and esophygus and now they think its in his liver When we were through with that-6 hours later– the stores were all out of what I wanted to buy
Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com
Why did Black Friday SUCK Becuase I had to take hubby to the hospital to have a biopsy done on his liver He had cancer last year in his colon and esophygus and now they think its in his liver When we were through with that-6 hours later– the stores were all out of what I wanted to buy
Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com
1) What items did you buy on Black Friday and what did you have to do to get them?
i didn’t buy a dang thing
1) What items did you buy on Black Friday and what did you have to do to get them?
i didn’t buy a dang thing
2) Why did your Black Friday suck? What didn’t you get that you wish you could have?
i wanted to get a new laptop, but i had to work friday
2) Why did your Black Friday suck? What didn’t you get that you wish you could have?
i wanted to get a new laptop, but i had to work friday
I got exactly what I wanted on Black Friday–peace and quiet at home alone.
I got exactly what I wanted on Black Friday–peace and quiet at home alone.
I didn’t buy anything that’s why my black friday sucked.
I didn’t buy anything that’s why my black friday sucked.
My black Friday wasn’t too great because I had to work and couldn’t make it to any of the early sales. I waited until coming home and did some shopping on the internet, buying our kids some dvds, a few computer games and a couple of toys.
Thanks for offering this contest. What a wonderful prize. Thanks.
My black Friday wasn’t too great because I had to work and couldn’t make it to any of the early sales. I waited until coming home and did some shopping on the internet, buying our kids some dvds, a few computer games and a couple of toys.
Thanks for offering this contest. What a wonderful prize. Thanks.
My black friday sucked because I work for an online electronics store and had to deal with fiesty customers all day…It wasn’t fun. People are very demanding.
I purchased a WD Passport Drive and WD HD Media Player. Everything went ok other than the huge lines trying to check out.
My black friday sucked because I work for an online electronics store and had to deal with fiesty customers all day…It wasn’t fun. People are very demanding.
I purchased a WD Passport Drive and WD HD Media Player. Everything went ok other than the huge lines trying to check out.
My Black Friday sucked because right now we are broke. Unfortunately this will probably not change in the near future. We did hit up Ollie’s and bought some things that were about 70% off what they normally would have been. Other than that we slept in and stayed out of the cold. Did I get anything I wanted? No.
My Black Friday sucked because right now we are broke. Unfortunately this will probably not change in the near future. We did hit up Ollie’s and bought some things that were about 70% off what they normally would have been. Other than that we slept in and stayed out of the cold. Did I get anything I wanted? No.
Sorry….I didn’t answer what I wanted but didn’t get. A new computer. Mine will no longer run the programs that I need it to.
Sorry….I didn’t answer what I wanted but didn’t get. A new computer. Mine will no longer run the programs that I need it to.
My black Friday sucked because I lost at the casino. I wish I would have won one of the hourly jackpot giveaways.
My black Friday sucked because I lost at the casino. I wish I would have won one of the hourly jackpot giveaways.
I didn’t buy anything on Black Friday.
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t afford to get anything, and I didn’t.
I didn’t buy anything on Black Friday.
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t afford to get anything, and I didn’t.
I bought a GPS for my husband. I went to circuit city and actually found one!
I bought a GPS for my husband. I went to circuit city and actually found one!
Black Friday sucked because I didn’t have the money to buy what I really wanted to buy, which was a new computer for hubby and one for son.
Black Friday sucked because I didn’t have the money to buy what I really wanted to buy, which was a new computer for hubby and one for son.
My Black Friday sucked because on Thanksgiving I ordered a laptop online. Several hours later my order was cancelled so I decided I would go out and get one on Black Friday. No problem right? Wrong. I got to my first store and my debit card was declined, so I wrote a check. It failed authorization. Seems because of the $400 charge disappearing off my account combined with several other online purchases my bank flagged my account as compromized and closed it. Great didn’t get that fixed until 3:00pm too late to get any deals. I went again today to use my debit card and declined again. The bank opened my account back up but didn’t take off the restriction on my debit card. No shopping for me until at least Monday. So basically I didn’t get anything that I wanted to get, particularly a laptop for my son.
My Black Friday sucked because on Thanksgiving I ordered a laptop online. Several hours later my order was cancelled so I decided I would go out and get one on Black Friday. No problem right? Wrong. I got to my first store and my debit card was declined, so I wrote a check. It failed authorization. Seems because of the $400 charge disappearing off my account combined with several other online purchases my bank flagged my account as compromized and closed it. Great didn’t get that fixed until 3:00pm too late to get any deals. I went again today to use my debit card and declined again. The bank opened my account back up but didn’t take off the restriction on my debit card. No shopping for me until at least Monday. So basically I didn’t get anything that I wanted to get, particularly a laptop for my son.
1) I didn’t get anything
1) I didn’t get anything
2) Black friday sucks because it doesn;t exist here. I wish I could have got stuff. :
2) Black friday sucks because it doesn;t exist here. I wish I could have got stuff. :
Actually, my Black Friday didn’t suck, and I didn’t buy a thing.
Actually, my Black Friday didn’t suck, and I didn’t buy a thing.
None, I stayed at home
None, I stayed at home
I couldn’t get in to any of the stores.
I couldn’t get in to any of the stores.
I went hiking in Runyon Canyon (Los Angeles) and got exactly what I wanted – exercise and nature’s beauty
I went hiking in Runyon Canyon (Los Angeles) and got exactly what I wanted – exercise and nature’s beauty
I didn’t buy anything, just slept late.
I didn’t buy anything, just slept late.
My black Friday sucked because I went to Staples to get a laptop that was part of the black Friday deals and they were sold out by the time I got in the store.
My black Friday sucked because I went to Staples to get a laptop that was part of the black Friday deals and they were sold out by the time I got in the store.
Wasn’t so great. Wanted to get my granddaughter a laptop but decided I just couldn’t spare the money. Ended up just buying my mother a robe for Christmas.
Wasn’t so great. Wanted to get my granddaughter a laptop but decided I just couldn’t spare the money. Ended up just buying my mother a robe for Christmas.
Got a Polaroid 42″ LCD TV for $598 at Walmart. Did not have to do anything but walk in and put it in my cart.
Got a Polaroid 42″ LCD TV for $598 at Walmart. Did not have to do anything but walk in and put it in my cart.
On Black Friday my fiance and I bought a GPS, Hannah Montana Dolls, a red toaster and a paper shredder.
My blackfriday sucked because I had sugh a hard time getting my fiance out of bed to shop!
On Black Friday my fiance and I bought a GPS, Hannah Montana Dolls, a red toaster and a paper shredder.
My blackfriday sucked because I had sugh a hard time getting my fiance out of bed to shop!
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t fall asleep. I was up at 1:00 AM on Thurday to cook the Turkey and didn’t fall asleep until 30 hours later.
My Black Friday sucked because I couldn’t fall asleep. I was up at 1:00 AM on Thurday to cook the Turkey and didn’t fall asleep until 30 hours later.
Black Friday sucked because I stood in line for 4 hours to get the Xbox 360 combo and none were left.
Black Friday sucked because I stood in line for 4 hours to get the Xbox 360 combo and none were left.
Went to two stores who advertised for great deals on tvs. Neither store had any in stock. Don’t advertise a deal and not have any!
Went to two stores who advertised for great deals on tvs. Neither store had any in stock. Don’t advertise a deal and not have any!
I bought at iMac at the Apple store [they never have anything on sale] for $100 off at 6pm for my Mother. I was lucky I didnt have to wake up at 4am as their promotions were all day and not one of those limited time offers so early in the morning on BLACK Friday as so many other stores were.
I bought at iMac at the Apple store [they never have anything on sale] for $100 off at 6pm for my Mother. I was lucky I didnt have to wake up at 4am as their promotions were all day and not one of those limited time offers so early in the morning on BLACK Friday as so many other stores were.
I have to say that I am 29, yet this was my first black friday experience. And it wasn’t a good one. I went to Walmart for $1.50 bath towels and $4.00 jeans for my kids. I figured since I wasn’t going for the DS or the Plasma TV, I’d be ok and wouldn’t have to fight the crowds. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. People were pushing and shoving and yelling at each other. All over some $9 vaccuums that were probably junk, and for a plasma TV that you could probably buy for that same price a year from now. I did end up getting the towels which were a great deal! I didn’t get the jeans though. People had already trampled the jean stacks all the way to the ground so I didn’t even bother. I’m glad I didn’t want the DS bundles they had for a great deal. They were gone in about 4 seconds! I then stood in a line of about 30 others (times 30 registers…you do the math) for about 45 minutes. Then I got stopped at the door so they could check my bags and reciept to make sure I didn’t steal anything. Nothing…just some stupid towels. It was not a good morning.
I have to say that I am 29, yet this was my first black friday experience. And it wasn’t a good one. I went to Walmart for $1.50 bath towels and $4.00 jeans for my kids. I figured since I wasn’t going for the DS or the Plasma TV, I’d be ok and wouldn’t have to fight the crowds. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. People were pushing and shoving and yelling at each other. All over some $9 vaccuums that were probably junk, and for a plasma TV that you could probably buy for that same price a year from now. I did end up getting the towels which were a great deal! I didn’t get the jeans though. People had already trampled the jean stacks all the way to the ground so I didn’t even bother. I’m glad I didn’t want the DS bundles they had for a great deal. They were gone in about 4 seconds! I then stood in a line of about 30 others (times 30 registers…you do the math) for about 45 minutes. Then I got stopped at the door so they could check my bags and reciept to make sure I didn’t steal anything. Nothing…just some stupid towels. It was not a good morning.
My Black Friday sucked due to the fact that my plans for scoring a Lenovo s10 on another (somewhat technically inept)website came to naught.
My Black Friday sucked due to the fact that my plans for scoring a Lenovo s10 on another (somewhat technically inept)website came to naught.
I slept in for most of the morning. Then, I bought a bunch of movies from Walmart. I just couldn’t resist. I’m holding off on some larger items but I did my Best Buy research. Debating between the Wii and HD Tivo.
I slept in for most of the morning. Then, I bought a bunch of movies from Walmart. I just couldn’t resist. I’m holding off on some larger items but I did my Best Buy research. Debating between the Wii and HD Tivo.
I did not shop Black Friday because I can’t deal with all that craziness. I did shop at Walgreens on Thanksgiving and bought a bunch of toys at half price.
I did not shop Black Friday because I can’t deal with all that craziness. I did shop at Walgreens on Thanksgiving and bought a bunch of toys at half price.
My black friday was great! I didn’t buy a single thing. Stayed at home with my family and just relaxed. Most of our shopping will be / already is done via online stores. Not dealing with the crowds and the lunatics breaking doors to get a ‘good deal’ is a great way to relax after a day of thanksgiving.
My black friday was great! I didn’t buy a single thing. Stayed at home with my family and just relaxed. Most of our shopping will be / already is done via online stores. Not dealing with the crowds and the lunatics breaking doors to get a ‘good deal’ is a great way to relax after a day of thanksgiving.
1. I bought a DCR-HC52 miniDV camcorder, but had to wait 1 hour on a line to get it.
1. I bought a DCR-HC52 miniDV camcorder, but had to wait 1 hour on a line to get it.
2. I actually wanted the DCR-HC62 camcorder, but had to get the cheaper version becasue the HC62 was sold out.
2. I actually wanted the DCR-HC62 camcorder, but had to get the cheaper version becasue the HC62 was sold out.
My Black Friday sucked went to store advertising great deals on sofa sets, and while I was one of the first 20 people there, and got an extra 25% off, the sofa sets weren’t all that great and left with nothing. But not before locking my keys in the car and having to wait for AAA for forty five minutes in the cold.
My Black Friday sucked went to store advertising great deals on sofa sets, and while I was one of the first 20 people there, and got an extra 25% off, the sofa sets weren’t all that great and left with nothing. But not before locking my keys in the car and having to wait for AAA for forty five minutes in the cold.
I found a pair of running shoes. I had to wait and hour in line at the store, and another hour in line at the cashier. I am not sure if it was worth my time.
I found a pair of running shoes. I had to wait and hour in line at the store, and another hour in line at the cashier. I am not sure if it was worth my time.
My black Friday sucked because cash is very tight, and I was sooooo hating the fact that laptops were dirt cheap and I am still dirt poor. I did pick up a few cool deals for my family, though. But those lines, and people get obscenely crazy!
My black Friday sucked because cash is very tight, and I was sooooo hating the fact that laptops were dirt cheap and I am still dirt poor. I did pick up a few cool deals for my family, though. But those lines, and people get obscenely crazy!
I was looking to just get some cheap memory for my camera…but it turns out it’s the wrong type. Now it looks like I’ll be buying a new camera tomorrow, since I have a concert to go to and record in 2 days. I hope there’s still some good deals.
I was looking to just get some cheap memory for my camera…but it turns out it’s the wrong type. Now it looks like I’ll be buying a new camera tomorrow, since I have a concert to go to and record in 2 days. I hope there’s still some good deals.
I did not purchase anything on Black Friday. I believe in giving throughout the year not just during Christmas. Anyone who shopped on Black Friday is a brainwashed American sheeple who follows the path of the minions of the New World Order.
I did not purchase anything on Black Friday. I believe in giving throughout the year not just during Christmas. Anyone who shopped on Black Friday is a brainwashed American sheeple who follows the path of the minions of the New World Order.
Since shopping mobs don’t appeal to me, I did all my shopping online. No crazy deals, but I bought some video games and a racing wheel for my husband that I know he’ll like. Easy and relaxing!
Since shopping mobs don’t appeal to me, I did all my shopping online. No crazy deals, but I bought some video games and a racing wheel for my husband that I know he’ll like. Easy and relaxing!
I bought a ZUNE because I had a GC left over from my birthday. I had to take the EL and boy was it crowded.
I bought a ZUNE because I had a GC left over from my birthday. I had to take the EL and boy was it crowded.
Black Friday sucked because all the turkey was gone by the time I got back home. No sandwiches.
Black Friday sucked because all the turkey was gone by the time I got back home. No sandwiches.
Those professional shoppers were crazy. All the time on the news you hear about how poor people are but that didn’t seem to be the case on Friday. Anyway, I bought an iPod case in black matte metal.
Those professional shoppers were crazy. All the time on the news you hear about how poor people are but that didn’t seem to be the case on Friday. Anyway, I bought an iPod case in black matte metal.
When I walked back out to the parking lot my car wouldn’t start. So, I had to call a tow truck and that cost 110 dollars. And the mechanic still has the car. I don’t know how much that’s going to cost me.
When I walked back out to the parking lot my car wouldn’t start. So, I had to call a tow truck and that cost 110 dollars. And the mechanic still has the car. I don’t know how much that’s going to cost me.
Nothing special. I just went to the grocery store and bought the fixin’s for meat loaf.
Nothing special. I just went to the grocery store and bought the fixin’s for meat loaf.
Traffic on A1A WAS A NIGHTMARE AND THAT made things dangerous.