The day after Thanksgiving is frequently referred to as "Black Friday". One of the major U.S. holiday shopping days, it is the day many U.S. consumers begin Christmas shopping. The day is heavily promoted by retailers. The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black" - at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit. The day is not important just for traditional retailers. Black Friday is also a huge day for internet retailers.
When do the ads come in the newspaper?
Traditionally, the actual printed ads come with your newspaper on Thanksgiving Day, however in some areas they will be in the paper on Wednesday or on Black Friday itself. Check with your local newspaper if you need to know the exact date. Some retailers such as WalMart occasionally distribute their ads sooner, either with the newspaper or in the mail. Some stores have the ads at the actual stores days in advance of Black Friday as well.
Do retailers allow price matching or returning & rebuying for BF items?
Good question, however there is no set answer for this. Each retailer makes their own decisions and policies, and those can even change from year to year. Your best bet is to contact the retailer directly to get their price matching policy. Some stores that allow it during the year won't allow it during Black Friday. Different stores in different areas might have different policies as well.
What about price matching and layaway?
In the vast majority of cases, each store will set it's own policy regarding pricematching and layaway as it relates to Black Friday. Many times the stores' policies change year to year, so posting a new thread will not likely get you a confirmed answer.
Ace Hardware 2007 Black Friday Ad * denotes after-rebate price
Ace Hardware 8-Piece Toy Tool Kit with Case $4.99 Ace Reward Members Receive 20 Points Per Dollar Spent BONUS Black & Decker 120-Piece Drill Bit Set with Case $9.99 * Black & Decker Corded 3/8" Drill $9.99 * Black & Decker Corded Variable Speed Jigsaw $9.99 * Black & Decker Workmate X-Frame Workbench $14.99 * CLC Softsided Took Box with Shoulder Strap $19.99 Dance Mania Plug-n-Play Video Game $29.99 DeWalt 7-1/4" Circular Saw $59.99 * DeWalt 9.6V Cordless Drill Kit w/ 2 Batteries $59.99 * DeWalt Orbital Jig Saw with Storage Bag $59.99 * Digital Photo Frame with 7" LCD Display $49.99 Digital Photo Key Chain with 1.5" Color LCD Screen $19.99 Guitar Super Star Plug-n-Play Video Game $29.99 Homedics Envirascape Illuminated Fountain $19.99 Huffy 16" Boys or Girls Bikes with Training Wheels $29.99 Ionic Pro Air Purifier w/ Bonus Car Air Purifier $69.99 Jumbo Road Atlas with Carrying Case $5.99 Jumbo Universal Remote Control $9.99 Living Accent 5-Piece Card Table Set with Padded Chairs $39.99 Mini Icicle Christmas Lights 100-Pack FREE * Pet Bed (Assorted Designs) $5.99 Portable DVD Player with 7" LCD Display $59.99 Power Glide 3.6V Cordless Screwdriver FREE * Power Glide 8-1/4" Compound Miter Saw with Laser Guide $49.99 Power Glide 8" Drill Press with Laser Guide $49.99 Radio Flyer Wagon (Ace Exclusive) $29.99 Remote Control Toy Helicopter $29.99 Snap-on Anodized Aluminum Flashlight $9.99 Stait-Line Laser Level $4.99 * Stanley 10-Piece Screwdriver Set $1.99 * Stanley 25" Top Read Aluminum Level $1.99 * Stanley 3-Piece Wood Chisel Set $1.99 * Stanley InstantCharge Utility Knife $1.99 * Stanley LeverLock Tape Rule $1.99 * Stanley Steel Longtape Tape Measure $1.99 * Stanley Wonder Bar Pry Bar $1.99 * Toolrich 18-Piece Combination Wrench Set $9.99 Toolrich 8-Piece Pliers & Wrench Set $9.99 Vivitar 7x50 Magnification Binoculars $9.99 Vivitar Telescope with 50x and 100x Eyepiece Lenses $19.99 Wet/Dry Auto Vacuum with Flexible Hose $9.99
nikedunksb
New Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 1:32p
wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
This may be correct. I know alot of companies that have in store ads at around 10 weeks...ok they are preliminary and subject to some change. This is only at the retail store level. So the Corporate operations have the preliminary ads even sooner than that. I would suspect this is a true ad.
Ivanist said: Must be a joke!
timothy86
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 4:10p
nikedunksb said: wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
I can tell you are a new member just by that line.
TV prices are don't change great throughout the year. They are always dropping slowly but never jump around like some other products.
You rarely get a good deal on a new tv on black friday.
Your rather get a non-name brand tv for dirt cheap (which some people love and stand hours in line for) or you get an older model brand name tv for a highly discounted price.
But you never really get a great name brand tv (new model) cheaper on Black Friday. I find the newer tvs to be much cheaper in January.
timothy86 said: nikedunksb said: wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
I can tell you are a new member just by that line.
TV prices are don't change great throughout the year. They are always dropping slowly but never jump around like some other products.
You rarely get a good deal on a new tv on black friday.
Your rather get a non-name brand tv for dirt cheap (which some people love and stand hours in line for) or you get an older model brand name tv for a highly discounted price.
But you never really get a great name brand tv (new model) cheaper on Black Friday. I find the newer tvs to be much cheaper in January.
WRONG. oleivia was a no name brand, but it is certainly not a BAD brand. I disagree with your statement. it may not be sony, Toshiba, but some of those tv's are decent. just because something may be cheaper, doesnt make it not worthy of equalling sony or other brands in quality. nothing but pure price pretentiousness
i'm predicting this years bonanza products to be cell phones, & dells. i think Dell will make a special BF build for WalMart this year.
fleamarket
Tired Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 9:12p
May I say wow, op! I just wish I could come up with the lotto number of next week.
nikedunksb
New Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 9:42p
didnt best buy have a 42inch panasonic for $999 last year? or am i dreaming?
There should really be one thread for each store and just make this thread an index to lead to them. Need to be able to discuss the deals from each store apart from all the other stores or it will just get way too useless.
sloan4356
Senior Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 9:55p
nikedunksb said: didnt best buy have a 42inch panasonic for $999 last year? or am i dreaming?
And a 40 inch Sony LCD.
timothy86
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Sep. 14, 2007 @ 10:11p
FrugalFreak said: timothy86 said: nikedunksb said: wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
I can tell you are a new member just by that line.
TV prices are don't change great throughout the year. They are always dropping slowly but never jump around like some other products.
You rarely get a good deal on a new tv on black friday.
Your rather get a non-name brand tv for dirt cheap (which some people love and stand hours in line for) or you get an older model brand name tv for a highly discounted price.
But you never really get a great name brand tv (new model) cheaper on Black Friday. I find the newer tvs to be much cheaper in January.
That is where you are wrong.
There are very few companies that develop tv technology. For instance, with LCD TVs you have Sharp, Sony, Samsung, LG and a few others.
They develop the TV, when they come out with new models, in an effort to make more money they sell their designs to the no-names which in turn cheaply output a slightly modified version of that tv.
That being said, there is nothing wrong with tv's such as Olevia, they have a purpose. But, don't act like they are greatest thing since sliced bread because the name brands have always been far ahead of the competition.
WRONG. oleivia was a no name brand, but it is certainly not a BAD brand. I disagree with your statement. it may not be sony, Toshiba, but some of those tv's are decent. just because something may be cheaper, doesnt make it not worthy of equalling sony or other brands in quality. nothing but pure price pretentiousness
i'm predicting this years bonanza products to be cell phones, & dells. i think Dell will make a special BF build for WalMart this year.
FrugalFreak said: timothy86 said: nikedunksb said: wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
I can tell you are a new member just by that line.
TV prices are don't change great throughout the year. They are always dropping slowly but never jump around like some other products.
You rarely get a good deal on a new tv on black friday.
Your rather get a non-name brand tv for dirt cheap (which some people love and stand hours in line for) or you get an older model brand name tv for a highly discounted price.
But you never really get a great name brand tv (new model) cheaper on Black Friday. I find the newer tvs to be much cheaper in January.
WRONG. oleivia was a no name brand, but it is certainly not a BAD brand. I disagree with your statement. it may not be sony, Toshiba, but some of those tv's are decent. just because something may be cheaper, doesnt make it not worthy of equalling sony or other brands in quality. nothing but pure price pretentiousness
i'm predicting this years bonanza products to be cell phones, & dells. i think Dell will make a special BF build for WalMart this year.
Not sure what is really meant by no name brand - Olivia is a name right? Olivia are U.S. T.V's made by the Syntax-Brillian Corporation in Tempe, AZ. Olivia T.V.'s are quality made and if no name means cheap, then you are wrong.
DisturbedAzn
Member
posted: Sep. 15, 2007 @ 1:10a
IIRC, Ace Hardware was the first store to leak last year, shortly followed by Sears and Kmart. Who knows this year since Kmart is Sears. >_>
kapper said: Not sure what is really meant by no name brand - Olivia is a name right? Olivia are U.S. T.V's made by the Syntax-Brillian Corporation in Tempe, AZ. Olivia T.V.'s are quality made and if no name means cheap, then you are wrong.
IIRC Olevia came from nowhere a few years ago and is now the #2-selling brand of TV.
Are Olevia TVs really made in the USA, or is just that the company HQ is there?
FrugalFreak said: i'm predicting this years bonanza products to be cell phones, & dells. i think Dell will make a special BF build for WalMart this year.
I think we'll also see a GPS unit well under $150 this BF (recall that $199 was last year's magic price point for GPS).
Not really. We're only 10 weeks out from BF, and people at corporate have long since decided what the majority of BF items are going to be. It won't be long before more information starts to come out as more and more people at places like graphic design firms and printer and ad stuffers start to see the final lists of BF items.
FrugalFreak said: WRONG. oleivia was a no name brand, but it is certainly not a BAD brand. I disagree with your statement. it may not be sony, Toshiba, but some of those tv's are decent. just because something may be cheaper, doesnt make it not worthy of equalling sony or other brands in quality. nothing but pure price pretentiousness.
In my extended family there is a Westinghouse TV and four Westinghouse PC monitors. Everyone who has one loves it, especially in light of value for price paid. Is Westinghouse a "name" brand? Who knows. It's not the same Westinghouse that used to make elevators and escalators and light bulbs, it's just a brand name that somebody purchased and stuck on video equipment to get people's attention. That doesn't make Westinghouse video displays better or worse than they would have been if they were called "Joe's Equipment Company."
Frankly, the way TV technology is evolving, just about any TV or any monitor by any company made today is going to be an improvement over any product made 2 or 3 years ago. My 2-year-old Sony LCD TV that cost $2500 in some ways pales in comparison to a new comparable TV that wouldn't empty my wallet anywhere near as much.
BTW, when do the new TV's start to hit shelves? It's in late spring, a few months after CES, isn't it?
StillJackStraw
Member
posted: Sep. 15, 2007 @ 9:53a
timothy86 said: nikedunksb said: wow its coming soon. how about tv predictions? how low they will they be?
I can tell you are a new member just by that line.
No, you can tell he's a new member by the "New Member" under his name. Same way I can tell you are a jaded prick who's posted 2,000 snide unhelpful messages just by the "2K" under your name.
Who goes to Ace Hardware for BF? Just curious. I mean out of all the places to go, that just seems weird.
sloan4356
Senior Member
posted: Sep. 15, 2007 @ 10:49a
I have a feeling that retailers are going to be dumping their older Sharp LCDs during BF (62U). I can't imagine they've been selling well considering the recent F&F promotion over at Sharp Direct. Their Authorized Dealer network must be really pissed off!!!
Also those name brand $1000 plasmas will probably hit the $799 mark. There might be some deals on 720p LCDs but I doubt they will drop much beyond what we've seen here on FW.
biglittle said: Who goes to Ace Hardware for BF? Just curious. I mean out of all the places to go, that just seems weird. FAR light bulbs and other stuff that you think you will use but will never use
bozo007 said: biglittle said: Who goes to Ace Hardware for BF? Just curious. I mean out of all the places to go, that just seems weird. FAR light bulbs and other stuff that you think you will use but will never use
Hey now, when California and other states ban incandescent light bulbs, those FAR bulbs you got on BF at Ace and FAR at Rite Aid will bring in some big bucks on eBay!
MsGLAMOROUS
Addicted Member
posted: Sep. 15, 2007 @ 12:37p
Ace Hardware has a lot of ODD's and ENDs..... I go there all the time.......Now, I don't know about BF !!
kapper/FrugalFreak/timothy86/nikedunksb/FrugalFreak said: I was replying to THIS statement below Your rather get a non-name brand tv for dirt cheap (which some people love and stand hours in line for) or you get an older model brand name tv for a highly discounted price.
But you never really get a great name brand tv (new model) cheaper on Black Friday. I find the newer tvs to be much cheaper in January. kapper said; Not sure what is really meant by no name brand - Olivia is a name right? Olivia are U.S. T.V's made by the Syntax-Brillian Corporation in Tempe, AZ. Olivia T.V.'s are quality made and if no name means cheap, then you are wrong.
they are NOW, but when they first came out they were a new brand and brand afficinados I'm sure said they were equal to coby, apex,etc.. cheap brand status. I just wanted to show just because a brand isn't one that hasn't pioneered new technology doesn't mean that they are unworthy. it's just some people think unless it is a top of the line brand, it is junk, and thats not so.jonesbeach said; Olevia came from nowhere a few years ago and is now the #2-selling brand of TV. Exactly jonesbeach! you get it
Name brand sub-$700 42" 720p flat panels (Like this years version of the Panasonic that was $999 last year). Name brand sub-$1000 42" 1080p, and 50" 720p 50" 1080p - around $1250
Watch for ridiculous prices on DLP's (sub-$500) 42" + 1080p
I'm getting all excited now! I can't wait to see what TV I'm going to get this year... Last year it was the $999 Panny (great TV)
timothy86
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Sep. 15, 2007 @ 5:35p
And then not long after Black Friday they had the Samsung 42" Plasma 720p for $799.
biglittle said: Who goes to Ace Hardware for BF? Just curious. I mean out of all the places to go, that just seems weird.Some of us might find something we like in the Ace BF ad and be able to PM at another place where there will be many things we like!
WOW that really dates ME! I remember a lot of Westinghouse products including appliances, tvs, etc. I think it was in the 60's. But, they were a name brand back then.
bestfreesurveys
Member
posted: Sep. 16, 2007 @ 11:54a
Yay!!! I love blackfriday and looking at ads early I can't wait for the bestbuy and Circuit City ads to leak. DH wants a 50" plasma and we need a new laptop so those will be the ads I'll be watching for.
Yes,yes,yes....BF sales....on my list...1. Intel E6750 2. Geforce 8800 GTX
EnglishDoc
Member
posted: Sep. 16, 2007 @ 12:32p
Bowen said: My TV predictions:
Name brand sub-$700 42" 720p flat panels (Like this years version of the Panasonic that was $999 last year). Name brand sub-$1000 42" 1080p, and 50" 720p 50" 1080p - around $1250
Watch for ridiculous prices on DLP's (sub-$500) 42" + 1080p
I'm getting all excited now! I can't wait to see what TV I'm going to get this year... Last year it was the $999 Panny (great TV) You buy a new tv every year? Wow--want to sell me one of your old ones?
dang...already started it....time to spend more more $$$$$$$
jeremy023
New Member
posted: Sep. 16, 2007 @ 5:31p
Well this thread is in the crapper already. Enough about the TV's already. We do not need 100's of pages arguing about brands and prices. Either post a BF deal, or keep it shut!
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