An email showed up in my inbox about an hour ago with the subject line, "OfficeMax black friday weekend ad"
I've attached the PDF which is either a very in-progress version of the advertisement or a fake. I'm leaning towards the latter, mostly due to the multiple spelling errors ("consule" instead of "console" on the last page) and the inclusion of items such as the Slap Chop, Snuggie and Breathalyzer.
However pretty much all of the item SKU #'s line up with OfficeMax offerings, the prices aren't out of the ordinary and if this is a true fake, someone has way too much time on their hands.
Acer Aspire One 10.1" Netbook w/ 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, Windows XP $149.99 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Software $49.99 Adobe Premiere Elements 8 Software $49.99 Bac-Track S30 Portable Breath Alcohol Screener $19.99 Batman - The Video Game (Nintendo DS) 50% Off Batman - The Video Game (Xbox 360) 50% Off Brother PT70 Label Maker $9.99 Compaq Presario Dual-Core Desktop w/ 3GB RAM, 500GB HD, Windows 7 $239.99 Custom Greeting Cards 50% Off Epson Artisan 710 All-in-One Wireless Printer $79.99 Epson Artisan 810 Color Photo Printer $169.99 Epson WorkForce 30 Color Inkjet Printer $39.99 Flux II Mid-Back Executive Chair (Black) $29.99 HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless All-in-One Printer $99.99 HP OfficeJet J4680 Wireless All-in-One Printer $49.99 HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer $139.99 Indiana Jones - The Original Adventure (Nintendo DS) 50% Off Indiana Jones - The Original Adventure (XBox 360) 50% Off Kodak Z950 12 Megapixel Digital Camera $149.99 Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Combo $39.99 Logitech QuickCam Pro Webcam $49.99 Logitech V220 Optical Wireless Mouse $9.99 Logitech Z13 Speaker System $29.99 Magellan RoadMate 1440 GPS Navigation System $69.99 Memorex 7" Widescreen Portable DVD Player $29.99 Memorex Micro Speaker System for iPod $11.99 Microsoft Lifecam VX-5000 Webcam $9.99 Microsoft Mobile 300 Mouse (Pink) $4.99 Microsoft Office Home & Student (w/ New PC Purchase) $49.99 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade $99.99 Nikon L20 10 Megapixel Digital Camera $79.99 Norton 360 Standard 3.0 Software $29.99 Norton AntiVirus 2010 (w/ New PC Purchase) $9.99 OfficeMax EZ Leather Chair (Brown or Burgundy) $69.99 Olympus 2GB xD Memory Card $4.99 Olympus X905 10MP Digital Camera $49.99 Samsung 3175FW Color Laser All-in-One Printer $199.99 Sandisk 32GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Flash Drive $49.99 Sandisk 4GB microSD Memory Card $7.99 Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Card $4.99 Sandisk 8GB Secure Digital High Capacity Card $19.99 Seagate 1TB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive $79.99 Seagate 500GB Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive $59.99 Seagate FreeAgent Docking Station $19.99 Slap Chop Food Chopper $4.99 Snuggie Blanket (Blue) $4.99 Star Wars - The Complete Saga (XBox 360) 50% Off Sungale 7" Widescreen Digital Photo Frame $29.99 Toshiba L505-S5998 T4300 4GB RAM, 320GB HD Notebook $399.99 Trovato Office-in-a-Box w/Desk, Hutch & Ottoman $69.99 Verizon 100 Cordless Phone w/ 2 Handsets $19.99
Did a search for the Compaq computer's SKU on the OM site - regular price is $9999.99. Could be a Office Max custom machine for Black Friday... but the rest looks fishy. The Magellan GPS is discontinued according to the OM site.
Bittermelon said: yoshi64 said: I liked the netbook, $5 MS mouse, and the 32GB Cruzer. I find Snuggies and Slap-Chops for $5 odd and hard-to-believe, though.
All the office supply stores are selling the as seen on TV items nowadays along with a lot of other retail stores.It wasn't the fact that they are selling them that I found hard to believe, but rather the price ($5 for $20 item).
Can you buy the netbook a few days early and then get a price adjustment during BF?
yuyi64
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 23, 2009 @ 5:46p
YankeeRedneck said: WhoBeDaPlaya said: I'm liking that $150 netbook.
Can you buy the netbook a few days early and then get a price adjustment during BF? They probably will hold all the available $150 netbooks off the floor in order to have sufficient quantities to support the BF ad, so you probably won't be allowed to buy it before then.
Vince has his share of legal problems involving a Florida female entrepeneur in a hotel room. Likely he needs to raise cash fast, he blew out the inventory to Omax.
shank said: Some of the items seem fake - I don't buy the $150 netbook or $49 Microsoft Office.
New microsoft office coming out to have very limited "software" and be mostly online content (like Google Apps). $49 seems entirely within reason even without a purchase as that is the rumored office 2010 price.
edwa
New Member
posted: Nov. 2, 2009 @ 2:59a
Boycott companies that send out "cease and desist" letters to deal sites !
yoshi64 said: Bittermelon said: yoshi64 said: I liked the netbook, $5 MS mouse, and the 32GB Cruzer. I find Snuggies and Slap-Chops for $5 odd and hard-to-believe, though.
All the office supply stores are selling the as seen on TV items nowadays along with a lot of other retail stores.It wasn't the fact that they are selling them that I found hard to believe, but rather the price ($5 for $20 item).
Got one at 1 sale a day recently for $8 so this is not out of line
timless said: I've never seen officemax have anything decent. Why would they even bother with a cease and desist letter?Because they don't want people knowing how crappy their deals are and why people should avoid them?
ande
Member
posted: Nov. 13, 2009 @ 7:27p
So on the ACER Aspire One 10.1" Netbook at OfficeMax is it possible to buy it now and return/rebuy on BF? I see the same model/sku is buyable now.
bkasl
New Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 12:23p
This ad has been confirmed as a fack by the local Office Max store manager, he knew about it well and said he could not offer any information from the actual sales items even if he know, but did confirm the Black Friday ad circulated since October, even though it looked official, was a fake.
bkasl
New Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 12:24p
This ad has been confirmed as a fake by the local Office Max store manager, he knew about it well and said he could not offer any information from the actual sales items even if he knew, but did confirm the Black Friday ad circulated since October, even though it looked official, was a fake. I do see the same ad elsewhere so I question if they are just covering their behinds
ppbush94
Member
posted: Nov. 21, 2009 @ 7:03a
This ad is indeed a fake. Netbook deal doesnt exist. Saw the true ad in text posted on SD
mrtrance said: How did you get the ad so early? Office Max BF Ad
The bottom of the ad says "Enter Your Email Address at OfficeMax.com and Get 4 More Pages of Black Friday Savings" but I didn't do it so I can't confirm the additional sales items .....
Got the ad email directly from OM... No Acer Netbook!!!!!!!!!!!
protometal
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 25, 2009 @ 5:19p
I had an Office Max ad from last Sunday's paper (either the Detroit Free Press or Oakland Press) which had the $150 netbook and the $50 Olympus camera. Might be recycled but I will look for it.
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