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**Cofeeman** · 02-13-2009, 05:58 AM

Lots of the deals were not that enticing and Amazon and other e-tailers were actually raising prices slightly hoping to get people to panic buy simply because of the day. Also, a lot of stores would advertise good deals on some larger products but have very low stock of them so they sell out quickly but it brings lots of frantic shoppers into their stores.

My Christmas shopping consists of Amazon wish lists that I apply my free shipping and don't pay any tax.

I got two of the $198 laptops, I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to go over after dinner, so we did. Got there at 11, stayed till 5, first two in line for it. Walked out the door at 5:10 with two laptops. Sold one to her dad to give to her mom for Christmas, sold the laptop I just purchased three weeks ago today too. So now I am typing on a $198 laptop, with HD 3200 integrated... far better than the 4500M in the other one I just got. Going to order 2GB more, and a dual core Turion online... all said and done I will have less than $300 in for a pretty damn good laptop!

Also... they were having people line up for these in the store pick up area, so we had a full bench to chill on, and bathrooms 10 feet away. I had my other laptop with me, and an outlet a few feet away. Could have been worse!

Ooof, that sounds awful. Never would I do that.

02-13-2009, 05:58 AM	#2
Cofeeman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 595 Senior Member	Lots of the deals were not that enticing and Amazon and other e-tailers were actually raising prices slightly hoping to get people to panic buy simply because of the day. Also, a lot of stores would advertise good deals on some larger products but have very low stock of them so they sell out quickly but it brings lots of frantic shoppers into their stores. My Christmas shopping consists of Amazon wish lists that I apply my free shipping and don't pay any tax. I got two of the $198 laptops, I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to go over after dinner, so we did. Got there at 11, stayed till 5, first two in line for it. Walked out the door at 5:10 with two laptops. Sold one to her dad to give to her mom for Christmas, sold the laptop I just purchased three weeks ago today too. So now I am typing on a $198 laptop, with HD 3200 integrated... far better than the 4500M in the other one I just got. Going to order 2GB more, and a dual core Turion online... all said and done I will have less than $300 in for a pretty damn good laptop! Also... they were having people line up for these in the store pick up area, so we had a full bench to chill on, and bathrooms 10 feet away. I had my other laptop with me, and an outlet a few feet away. Could have been worse! Ooof, that sounds awful. Never would I do that.
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