Necromancer said:2008 BLACK FRIDAY IS THE WORST FRIDAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE!

Necromancer said:
OR YOU CAN JUST BUY A DLP PROJECTOR FOR LESS AND GET A SCREEN THAT CAN STRETCH OVER 10 FEET.

Too bad that so far there are no hot BF deals on keyboards as I think someone may have one with a broken caps lock key.

at630 said:SimpleD30s said:Do not rely on their rebates guys... remember, they just filed bankruptcy...


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But, their warranties (dunno about the rebates) are controlled by an outside company. Even if they go completely under, the outside company is still going to honor them.

As far as the rebates, if its a CC rebate, it still has to be paid for by CC to the rebate company. I don't know when the payment to the rebate company is made, but I would wager that if CC doesn't hand money over, the rebate checks aren't going out.

As far as the warranties - what happened with CompUSA? Was the the warranty company that went out of business that caused all the problems, or was it CompUSA that went out of business causing problems with the warranties? I know CUSA went out of business, but I remember that before they finally did, there was a huge problem with warranties. Might want to use that as a gauge.

Additionally, you may also want to look at the warranty procedure to see what you are allowed to do on your own. If the warranty states that any defective merchandise has to be "inspected" by CC and you can't send the item in on your own, then the warranty may be worthless. BTW, I'm talking about service plans and additional warranties, not MFR warranties.

anyone think the 50" samsung PN50a400 for $899 a good deal?

true. just wondering if that is a good price. actually, Sears has it for $899 - 5% VIP discount (-$45) + tax on 11/16 VIP night. anyone know if this 400 series is a good TV? I've seen it and it looks good, just like the 450. However, it is still a 4 series (no problem with the 720p for me though).

What are they thinking? They need very good sales on this season and look the deal they offer. They gonna screwup their holiday sales.

Staples also don't have good deal on this season too. May be I should line up at Frys

at630 said:
But, their warranties (dunno about the rebates) are controlled by an outside company. Even if they go completely under, the outside company is still going to honor them.

Yup, i think the manufacturer's original warranty will honor it

Necromancer said:2008 BLACK FRIDAY IS THE WORST FRIDAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE!

Agreed. I'm going to wait for the hangover that the retailers will wake up with to in 2009. Zero cc balances, my wallet is going to love me. Thanks for the memories Circuit City, Best Buy, Staples and Co.

SimpleD30s said:Do not rely on their rebates guys... remember, they just filed bankruptcy...That is a ridiculous comment and shows that you nothing about the bankruptcy process. When the company files for bankruptcy, the books are wiped clean -- they have new money and you are pretty much guaranteed payment. If not (and if what you were suggesting is true), then none of their suppliers would be sending them new stock.

The people who should be worried about their rebates are those who submitted them BEFORE they filed.

Man, ALL I wanted this black friday was a new video card to play Left 4 Dead and a new SATA hard drive because I'm out of space. Seems that all stores have completely stopped caring about these type of items and gone solely for the TV/GPS/Laptop/Camera crowd. I suppose I don't blame them, business is business, but gah - black friday USED to be awesome for video cards. Now I'm sad.

probably...or online period.

Could use a couple of little things so will swing by...just not wait out in line for 6 hours []