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| Walmarts Pre Black Friday laptop $348 (starting this Friday), $48 bucks more than last year but well worth it |
| CommunistJack |
 Oct 31 2007, 07:58 AM
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DT's one and only Communist  Posts: 1,676 Joined: 9-September 05 From: Upstate New York  |
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QUOTE Wal-Mart to unveil holiday deals this week World's largest retailer, anxious to capture holiday sales early on, plans to roll out holiday deals that include a $348 laptop computer. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Forget about waiting for Black Friday. Wal-Mart is trotting out more of its juicy holiday deals this week. Wal-Mart (Charts, Fortune 500), the world's largest retailer, announced Wednesday that it will unveil 5 hot holiday deals this Thursday on its Web site, walmart.com. One of the items is an ACER laptop with a 14-inch LCD screen for $348, said Melissa O'Brien, spokeswoman for Wal-Mart. "We are calling these our Black Friday-like specials," O'Brien said. She said consumers can find out what the other four deals are on walmart.com/secret this Thursday. "The other new things we have online this year is that our customers can check availability on more than 1,000 electronic items in local Wal-Mart stores," she said. However, these specials are available for purchase only in Wal-Mart stores beginning this Friday. Wal-Mart and other retailers, nervous that consumers will spend less this year on gifts, are very anxious to capture holiday sales as early as they can. In fact, Wal-Mart initiated its first round of deep discounts on holiday toys as early as Oct. 1, followed by a second round of price cuts later in the month on more toys and household appliances. But the most-anticipated deals are still the Black Friday "doorbusters." These are the extra special deals that retailers offer only for the first few hours on sales days. On Black Friday, or the day after Thanksgiving, it's not unusual for people to line up in front of stores as early as 4 a.m. to bag these special low prices on the season's must-have items. However, Wal-Mart isn't so keen on anyone leaking its Black Friday doorbuster deals early. To that end, the retailer sent legal notices this month to a handful of Web sites that have successfully leaked its Black Friday deals every year threatening them with legal action if they did it again this year. Wal-Mart is expected to unveil its Black Friday circular the week of Nov. 19. However, Neal Rapoport, founder of Dealtaker.com, which received the legal notice from Wal-Mart, said Wal-Mart will have 24 items on sale on Thanksgiving Day. And starting on Cyber Monday, or the Monday after Thanksgiving, Rapoport said Wal-Mart will have secret items on sale each day. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott told analysts last week that he was still excited about Christmas despite his concerns that a housing downturn and tighter credit conditions have left Wal-Mart's low-income customers strapped for cash. "I saw great merchandise and our customers are going to love our prices," promised Scott. This year, Wal-Mart is also creating "Christmas shops" inside its stores to showcase holiday products. "These shops are going to be terrific and our customers are going to love it," Scott said. "In the U.S., I feel we are properly positioned for Christmas." Top of page that was from cnnmoney.com the laptop is current on walmart.com and you can get it starting friday at your local walmart store CLICK HERE |
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| Dylan B |
Oct 31 2007, 08:19 AM
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Any chimp can play human for a day  Posts: 8,646 Joined: 22-August 07 From: Dallas, TX |
Wow... perhaps a bit of PR rehabilitation after the brouhaha last week?
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| krichardson |
Oct 31 2007, 11:54 AM
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Read the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/business...ml?ref=business
In what is shaping up to be the earliest holiday shopping season ever, Wal-Mart Stores says it will offer door-buster discounts this Friday, three weeks before they are traditionally unveiled on the day after Thanksgiving. The giant discount chain is expected to announce a plan today to sell five major products — like a $350 laptop — beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday in a bold effort to jump-start holiday shopping two days after Halloween. The move is likely to put growing pressure on Wal-Mart’s competitors, like Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, to begin marking down merchandise well ahead of Nov. 23, known as Black Friday because it was historically the day stores turned a profit, or went into the black. The pre-Thanksgiving price-cutting underscores how worried the retail industry is about consumer spending this season. With the housing market in a slump and energy prices high, industry analysts expect retail sales in November and December to grow at the slowest rate in five years. In the phenomenon of “creeping Christmas,” stores like CompUSA and Gap have begun opening their doors at midnight on Thanksgiving to drum up business, delighting some bargainhunting consumers and irritating some others who bemoan the earlier-than-ever start to the season. But no retailer has ever tried to single-handedly move Black Friday, considered the biggest shopping day of the year. Linda Blakley, a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, said that consumers “are feeling all kinds of pressure, but because part of our DNA is to provide great prices on the gifts people buy, we are starting to do that early.” Four of the five products will remain secret until Thursday morning, when they can be found — but not bought — on the walmart.com Web site. Shoppers can begin buying them in stores at 8 a.m. on Friday, where the company expects the kind of long, early-morning lines that are common on Black Friday. By keeping the products secret until the last minute, Wal-Mart will avoid the risk of newspaper circulars leaking out onto the Internet weeks before the sale, as Black Friday ads now regularly do, much to retailers’ chagrin. Ms. Blakley said Wal-Mart would still offer Black Friday deals on Nov. 23. “This,” she said, “is an early Christmas gift to our customers.” |
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| HomeLights |
Oct 31 2007, 12:20 PM
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extra-special Member Posts: 201 Joined: 21-November 04 From: Florida |
"Christmas gift to our customers" ??? LOL funny considering how they have been treating the BlackFriday sites.
No thanks WalMart - you can give away laptops and I would stay away. Considering their 'clientele' what specials will they have? 1. Buy a bag of nachos get a jar of salsa free? 2. Feliz Navidad cassette tapes 10/$1.00 |
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| stukel1 |
Oct 31 2007, 12:22 PM
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They are just attention hogs. Thier very own Black Friday hmmm, One would think it woud be a good idea except that they seem to forget that the big buyers will be at work, earning the cash for the REAL black friday.
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| heliotropes3 |
Oct 31 2007, 12:29 PM
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Does anyone have the specs on this laptop? I need 2GB RAM, but my sister only needs 1, so it might be good for her.
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| heliotropes3 |
Oct 31 2007, 12:31 PM
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On second thought, I don't care. I think we need to send them a message and shop everyone else this year.
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| Dragonslore |
Oct 31 2007, 01:50 PM
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Charter Member Posts: 5,441 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Western Massachusetts |
I hate to say it, but anything less than 15.4" just isn't worth it in the way of a laptop except as a toy.
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| nealrap |
Oct 31 2007, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE(Dragonslore @ Oct 31 2007, 02:50 PM)  I hate to say it, but anything less than 15.4" just isn't worth it in the way of a laptop. I use a 12.1" laptop, and I prefer it being smaller & lighter.  |
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| stukel1 |
Oct 31 2007, 01:55 PM
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I was thinking this would be a nice starter for the 8 yr old
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| Dylan B |
Oct 31 2007, 02:00 PM
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Any chimp can play human for a day Posts: 8,646 Joined: 22-August 07 From: Dallas, TX |
QUOTE(stukel1 @ Oct 31 2007, 02:55 PM) I was thinking this would be a nice starter for the 8 yr old This is a conversation my parents never had |
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| freebieprincess |
Oct 31 2007, 02:28 PM
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**Peep out*** Posts: 0 Joined: 30-April 04 |
QUOTE(stukel1 @ Oct 31 2007, 12:55 PM) I was thinking this would be a nice starter for the 8 yr old I don't even have a laptop yet and an 8 year old is going to get one   I don't need to boycott Walmart, I have never been in one in my life  I have ordered online from them Besides I work that Friday Walmart  |
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| pina |
Oct 31 2007, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member Posts: 307 Joined: 8-February 06 From: Central New Jersey |
We boycott Walmart here in our household. DH hates them and rather pay extra than step in their store or buy anything from them. I was tempted to go buy this laptop though.
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| ajpmojo |
Oct 31 2007, 05:04 PM
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Dealer Extraordinare Posts: 5,172 Joined: 7-August 06 From: San Diego, CA |
QUOTE(heliotropes3 @ Oct 31 2007, 11:31 AM) On second thought, I don't care. I think we need to send them a message and shop everyone else this year. Try Best Buy. I bet they will have better deals on Laptops. |
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| CommunistJack |
Oct 31 2007, 05:48 PM
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DT's one and only Communist Posts: 1,676 Joined: 9-September 05 From: Upstate New York |
QUOTE(Dragonslore @ Oct 31 2007, 03:50 PM) I hate to say it, but anything less than 15.4" just isn't worth it in the way of a laptop except as a toy. not every1 wants desktop replace ments dragonslore  some of of buy a laptop for portbility and battery life QUOTE(heliotropes3 @ Oct 31 2007, 02:29 PM) Does anyone have the specs on this laptop? I need 2GB RAM, but my sister only needs 1, so it might be good for her. all they say is 1 gig of memory but since its in the super low laptop price range(300-400) windows vista home basic(if its xp then its defiantly worth buying) i would guess centreno M processor(if its dual core ill faint(and buy one when i wake up)) 50ish gigs of HDD and a dvd reader(maybe even burner) This post has been edited by CommunistJack: Oct 31 2007, 05:49 PM |
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| zeth006 |
Oct 31 2007, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(Dragonslore @ Oct 31 2007, 11:50 AM) I hate to say it, but anything less than 15.4" just isn't worth it in the way of a laptop except as a toy. You obviously don't know too many laptop owners. Many consider 14" to be the perfect size. |
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| heliotropes3 |
Nov 1 2007, 04:55 AM
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QUOTE(CommunistJack @ Oct 31 2007, 05:48 PM) not every1 wants desktop replace ments dragonslore some of of buy a laptop for portbility and battery life all they say is 1 gig of memory but since its in the super low laptop price range(300-400) windows vista home basic(if its xp then its defiantly worth buying) i would guess centreno M processor(if its dual core ill faint(and buy one when i wake up)) 50ish gigs of HDD and a dvd reader(maybe even burner) Looks like it's a celeron M processor. Sis will pass. |
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| princess.ini |
Nov 1 2007, 05:47 AM
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Pale Is The New Tan Posts: 1,163 Joined: 23-March 07 From: Iowa |
i boycott walmart too!!
my husband worked there when he was in high school & they were absolutely awful to him & the other employees... and I used to comp-shop for target (compare prices, merchandise, etc) & i can tell you that there's definately things that walmarts price is pretty high! oh well... i won't get the doorbusters there- i'll let someone else have them! (my husband does find it amusing that i will get the freebies walmart offers on their site... i just keep telling him that i won't give them my money or my business, but they can give their stuff to me!!) |
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| nealrap |
Nov 1 2007, 07:20 AM
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The full list is up now:
Fisher Price Nascar Ride-On - $144.72 Sanyo* 50" Plasma HDTV* - $998.00 Acer Laptop* 1GB RAM - $348.00 Blood Diamond HD-DVD - $14.96 12 Monkeys HD-DVD - $14.96 Big Lebowski HD-DVD - $14.96 Toshiba HD-A2 DVD Player* - $98.87 |
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| CommunistJack |
Nov 1 2007, 02:09 PM
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DT's one and only Communist Posts: 1,676 Joined: 9-September 05 From: Upstate New York |
QUOTE(heliotropes3 @ Nov 1 2007, 06:55 AM) Looks like it's a celeron M processor. Sis will pass. ME2  |
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| eddington3 |
Nov 1 2007, 02:23 PM
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Poster Extraordinaire Posts: 2,002 Joined: 21-October 06 From: Kentucky |
That is an awsome deal on the 50" Plasma. I just bought one a few months back and it cost me $1500 on sale.
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