November 25, 2011
— andy Ace really hates rattling the tip jar, so every now and then the cobloggers do so on his behalf. This is one of those times, but we're going to do it a little differently.
The little, lonely PayPal button over there on the left side of the blog remains option A, and Ace swore he wouldn't blow all the dough on hookers and booze. This time.
But we're instituting a new program here at the HQ that lets you do something you'd do anyway, namely order stuff from Amazon.com, and simultaneously kick some dough towards the head Ewok.
It's simple. Just use the search widget below the fold instead of going to Amazon's home page to do your Black Friday shopping.
Ace is working on making this a permanent feature of the blog that'll have a search widget somewhere on the main page and direct links (like in Monty's Sunday Book Thread) that hit his account. But you elder morons remember the New Site, right? Yeah, you get the idea ... I'll take the over on 2013.
HARD TIMES ADDENDUM from lauraw: Seriously, guys? King Moron needs some new bling-bling. I think you can agree that this look is just starting to get a bit dated.
That's a several-years-old picture of our fuzzy, prolific content-provider, by the way.
I can't show you what he looks like now because it's shameful.
That hat-feather broke off to a nub ages ago and was never replaced, customs officials confiscated the leopard skin and fined the solid gold dollar-sign right off his chest, and the metal in his mouth was recently traded for five cases of Ramen noodles, twenty-four e-cig refills, and an urgently needed flea dip.
The man is a walking shambles, barely differentiated from the hobos he hunts for food, and in desperate danger of being mistaken for prey.
If you're going to shop on Amazon anyway, please do it from here, and know that you are helping out a guy who looks like a giant talking woodchuck.
OH - and who also writes things that inform you and make you laugh. Either/Or. I think the woodchuck thing is cooler, but YMMV.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE [DiT]: Hookers and blow don't grow on trees.
As far as I know.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE UPDATE [rdbrewer]: I see in comments some are suggesting turning off adblock and allowing all blocked items on the page. Not necessary. If you have Firefox, click on the little red stop sign shaped button at the lower left in the Firefox frame. Click on "open blockable items" in the box that comes up. Find the two or three Amazon widget items. Right click on them one by one and hit "disable filter" in the box that comes up. That way you don't have to disable adblock for everything on the page.
Open thread in the comments.
Enter your product search in the text box in the top part of the Amazon thing below and press "Go". Selecting the item will take you to Amazon's site in a separate window.
Note: If you use Adblock, it needs to be disabled for this to work. (Thanks to GnuBreed in the comments)
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I am NOT purchasing a Japanese handheld masturbator with wing gates for that 'first time' feeling.
Absolutely not.
Posted by: Mortis at November 25, 2011 05:09 AM (T/8Sh)
Absolutely not.
Posted by: Mortis at November 25, 2011 09:09 AM (T/8Sh)
Link, please.
Posted by: Josef K.'s curiousity is piqued at November 25, 2011 05:12 AM (7+pP9)
Absolutely not.
Posted by: Mortis at November 25, 2011 09:09 AM (T/8Sh)
Link, please.
Posted by: Josef K.'s curiousity is piqued at November 25, 2011 09:12 AM (7+pP9)
But how did people rate it? Did it get the coveted 5 stars?
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 05:15 AM (YdQQY)
Plus, as happened here in CA, those affiliates are no longer paying income taxes on those earnings. One estimate I saw said the state lost about $265 Million in tax revenue on affiliate earnings.
The state of California is so good at shooting itself in the foot it doesn't even need to take off its shoes to target a specific toe.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 05:15 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: jeanne! who eses firefox at November 25, 2011 05:18 AM (mlwuJ)
I don't feel guilty using AB as I donate directly. I do think this Amazon thing is a good idea though. I rarely buy through Amazon; hell, I rarely buy.
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 25, 2011 05:31 AM (ENKCw)
Posted by: JUSTIN at November 25, 2011 05:36 AM (tclnS)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 05:36 AM (XG+Mn)
Posted by: jeanne! who eses firefox at November 25, 2011 05:51 AM (mlwuJ)
Mmm! Cookies...
Posted by: self-aware Amazon box at November 25, 2011 05:52 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: A Feral Duck at November 25, 2011 05:55 AM (P7xkj)
Posted by: Peregrine Took, Hobbit Son of a Bitch at November 25, 2011 05:57 AM (8VIom)
It should work so long as you have cookies enabled in your browser. AFAIK, when you go to Amazon from an affiliate link it creates a single session cookie that lasts as long as you remain within the Amazon domain.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 05:58 AM (kcfmt)
I have Adblock Plus and the box was there already.
Posted by: Lady in Black: still voting for Perry (He has the best hair.) at November 25, 2011 06:00 AM (ycuSb)
Posted by: Tami at November 25, 2011 06:00 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: LIGuy at November 25, 2011 06:01 AM (c/M8t)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 06:05 AM (XG+Mn)
'Bout time you guys did this...
Been a while since I've ordered from Amazon, but when I next do I'll do it through here. Problem is I've already seen "Hobo with a Shotgun", so that classic film is off my list.
Posted by: HH at November 25, 2011 06:08 AM (KB0hv)
Posted by: Mortis at November 25, 2011 10:04 AM (T/8Sh)
So ummm, how did you know the link for that, eh...?
Posted by: HH at November 25, 2011 06:13 AM (KB0hv)
People get out into this shit to save a few dollars. It is insane.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 06:14 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 06:15 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Lady in Black: still voting for Perry (He has the best hair.) at November 25, 2011 10:00 AM (ycuSb)
I tried turning adblock off, in fact I clicked on "allow all this site" for adblock and noscript and it still would not show up. I have to open IE to see it.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 06:20 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Ms Choksondik, hoping for a Perry miracle at November 25, 2011 06:25 AM (fYOZx)
First you have to go to adblock "options" and disable adblock. Then go to the noscript options and "allow all this page" in that order. Then you need to reload the page.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 06:25 AM (YdQQY)
Ok, I want to help, but I have a couple of questions. Let's say I search "black friday 2011", then I see a 42 inch tv, I click it and it takes me to the Amazon page, but it is not the 42 inch tv that I already was looking at earlier today. Now, the question .... if I browse away, or search using the Amazon page that has been presented, do you guys still get your commission on the sale? I will be happy to look up model numbers and whatnot prior to populating the search box on your page, if that is required in order to get you paid, but I would rather not ... being human and all, you know like really lazy and basically slothful to the core. Next question ... I suppose you WILL make that widget MUCH larger at some point in the future, RIGHT!? Burning out my eyeballs to help support your excellent site would not be my first choice of things to do (remember, lazy-slothful-averse to squinting or leaning forward-etc.). Let's shop!! I shop, therefore I am!
Posted by: Errol at November 25, 2011 06:29 AM (vewos)
Is it eligible for free shipping or do they just turn it on, point it out the door and the first one to ride it the full 20 seconds keeps it.
Posted by: DaveA at November 25, 2011 06:42 AM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at November 25, 2011 06:43 AM (azHfB)
The former boss of the New York Bonanno crime family was whacked yesterday in his native Canada amidst a bloody power struggle for control of the Montreal mob.
Salvatore “Sal the Ironworker” Montagna, 40, was shot once during a struggle in Ile Vaudry, a working-class neighborhood on a small island about 30 miles north of Montreal, police sources told the Montreal Gazette.
“He was lying on the bank of the river,” a police spokesman told The Post. “They toined him over and started to do CPR.”Posted by: Hobo News Netwoik at November 25, 2011 06:43 AM (KOQBP)
Absolutely not.
Are you getting the Hello Kitty version?
Posted by: alexthechick at November 25, 2011 06:45 AM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: fluffy at November 25, 2011 06:49 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 06:52 AM (XG+Mn)
Posted by: Luke Duke at November 25, 2011 06:57 AM (PKRQS)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 06:58 AM (FeEDF)
How Brussels Stifles Democracy in Europe.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 25, 2011 07:02 AM (9hSKh)
It failed because it was a socialist economy. Where did all that debt come from to begin with? What continues to amaze me is that socialist economies have failed every damn time at various rates of decline that is proportional to how socialist they are.
And yet the commies here keep screaming for more.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 07:06 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 07:11 AM (XG+Mn)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 07:13 AM (mWchv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 10:58 AM (FeEDF)
I tried to navigate away from the original search on the widget and ace's link dropped off.
And I too would love a shirt. I suggested it to one of the cobloggers and followed up with ace, but didn't get a response. he really must be gun shy!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 07:14 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 07:14 AM (FeEDF)
Is Ace going to see what we buy on Amazon and will we begin to see moron oriented product placement subtly hidden within the posts?
Also would like to know what percentage the Ewok is getting so we can keep track of our support.
Posted by: Bob Undead Saget at November 25, 2011 07:15 AM (dBvlk)
Posted by: phoenixgirl ready to drink the perry flavor-aid..can i get a different flavor? at November 25, 2011 07:16 AM (SH3gZ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl ready to drink the perry flavor-aid..can i get a different flavor? at November 25, 2011 07:17 AM (SH3gZ)
That is terrible! What the hell is wrong with people?
Does your brother need help with the manhunt? I'd volunteer in a second!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 25, 2011 07:18 AM (9hSKh)
I mean an official AOSHQ t-shirt with some suitably inflammatory graphic and political snark...and whose profit goes to ace.
There must be some demand for it -- I would bet at least several hundred shirts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 07:19 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 07:19 AM (FeEDF)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 07:22 AM (mWchv)
I mean an official AOSHQ t-shirt with some suitably inflammatory graphic and political snark...and whose profit goes to ace.
There must be some demand for it -- I would bet at least several hundred shirts.
I don't wear t-shirts (nose in air a la Obama). However, I would be happy to purchase an AOSHQ shot glass, preferably one with the lady who becomes naked when the glass is inverted.
Posted by: pep at November 25, 2011 07:22 AM (6TB1Z)
there are t shirts.....i think they are for the over night thread......
Hmmm, maybe there could be a t-shirt design thread. Posters create and show.
Just as an example, someone gave me a really nice zippo lighter recently. White, shows a royal flush. And the Ace of Spades is the top card.
Methinks there are a lot of creative posters out there who can do really nice things. Hell, I wouldn't mind wearing a T that says Moron.
Posted by: HH at November 25, 2011 07:24 AM (KB0hv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destor at November 25, 2011 07:25 AM (UBZDp)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 11:13 AM (mWchv)
You know what the real shitter of this kind of situation is? The little bastard is most likely a minor (that's the new paradigm for home burglaries). So these are the consequences:
1. If an adult touches him they are in serious trouble, so your bother can't beat the shit out of him.
2. If your State is like mine he will be charged under some type of "youthful offender law". He will NOT go to jail and most likely will not be punished at all even if he has a rap sheet a mile long.
3. When he turns 21 that rap sheet will dispensed into the void.
These laws were designed for the youth of 100 years ago, not the little hardened bastards we have now.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 07:25 AM (YdQQY)
I believe "clusterfuck" was also used to describe it.
I presented a plan, but got no response. It can be done easily.
And pep's shot glass idea is great
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 07:26 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 07:26 AM (mWchv)
Posted by: Conan the kilt wearing Honey Badger at November 25, 2011 07:27 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 11:26 AM (mWchv)
In that case it will be up to your mother to press charges. If so he will go to jail depending on what type of rap sheet he has.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 07:28 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 07:29 AM (XG+Mn)
And if that happens? Next Thanksgiving will be great!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 07:29 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 11:26 AM (mWchv)
In
that case it will be up to your mother to press charges. If so he will
go to jail depending on what type of rap sheet he has.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 11:28 AM (YdQQY)
I would press charges in a heartbeat - throw the book at the little bastard. Anything else is just very very unhealthy enabling.
Posted by: grognard at November 25, 2011 07:31 AM (NS2Mo)
Posted by: Andy at November 25, 2011 11:29 AM (XG+Mn)
What happened? It's not a complicated process!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 07:31 AM (nEUpB)
Oh I didn't mean to imply that it would be bad.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 07:31 AM (YdQQY)
Told my hubby I want a Kindle Fire for Christmas, and I might buy a plain Kindle for my son so he can start getting his college textbooks in e-books. I always end up buying stuff for my extended family on Amazon, because their prices are great and I get free shipping with Prime. I have a niece with a Christmas birthday and I usually forget to get her a birthday present so Amazon comes in really handy.
26 Well, we had a macing reported in CA. My daughter just called from work (she works in a bank outlet at a WalMart). There was a fist-fight at the WalMart over the sale TVs.People get out into this shit to save a few dollars. It is insane.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 10:14 AM (YdQQY)
I'm convinced that a lot of people buy this shit as cheaply as they can and then resell it on the streets to make some untaxed profits at holiday time. Nobody needs five flat screen TVs for Christmas gifts.
Posted by: rockmom at November 25, 2011 07:31 AM (A0UFZ)
Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at November 25, 2011 07:32 AM (08Pe8)
Sorry to hear about it, happens way too often.
How about they hash out some shirt designs and collect pre-payment from the morons before the shirts get ordered?
Posted by: Bob Undead Saget at November 25, 2011 07:32 AM (dBvlk)
Posted by: mpfs is pissed at November 25, 2011 07:33 AM (mWchv)
I'm convinced that a lot of people buy this shit as cheaply as they can and then resell it on the streets to make some untaxed profits at holiday time. Nobody needs five flat screen TVs for Christmas gifts.
Posted by: rockmom at November 25, 2011 11:31 AM (A0UFZ)
Has anyone ever managed to buy five of these mega-deals? They are a very clear bait-and-switch, and they never stock enough inventory. Either that or the TVs are new stock of a 3 year old model. But look, this years model is only a bit more expensive and so much better...
Black Friday is a joke. An absolute joke. There are no real deals to be had for the vast vast majority of everyone who puts their lives at risk today. These stores want to get in the black, not give shit away for nothing. There's no profit to be had for offering a big TV for 100 bucks, so it's clear there are other motives at play. Yet the rubes can't see through it.
I bet there's a strong correlation between Black Friday participants and Obama voters.
Posted by: grognard at November 25, 2011 07:36 AM (NS2Mo)
Posted by: emaugust at November 25, 2011 07:38 AM (E8wmM)
Posted by: Janetoo at November 25, 2011 07:42 AM (R+fMx)
There are no real deals to be had for the vast vast majority of everyone who puts their lives at risk today.
Bit over the top there.
Posted by: HH at November 25, 2011 07:45 AM (KB0hv)
It's not the few dollars they are saving, it's an opportunity to compete for the kill. They act like animals. Proof comes in the form of this vid which shows folks going hog-wild over waffle makers.
Seriously.
Waffle makers?
How many people get up each morning and make waffles?
It's not the product and it's not the price. There's something else that drives people to behave this way.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 25, 2011 07:46 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Palerider at November 25, 2011 07:48 AM (ql12X)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 07:49 AM (FeEDF)
Posted by: Errol at November 25, 2011 07:53 AM (vewos)
Link, please.
Posted by: Josef K.'s curiousity is piqued at November 25, 2011 09:12 AM (7+pP9)
But how did people rate it? Did it get the coveted 5 stars?
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 09:15 AM (YdQQY)
it has a good beat, and you can dance to it
Posted by: Darth Larry at November 25, 2011 07:58 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Darth Larry at November 25, 2011 07:58 AM (8sCoq)
Has anyone ever managed to buy five of these mega-deals? They are a very clear bait-and-switch, and they never stock enough inventory. Either that or the TVs are new stock of a 3 year old model. But look, this years model is only a bit more expensive and so much better...
Black Friday is a joke. An absolute joke. There are no real deals to be had for the vast vast majority of everyone who puts their lives at risk today. These stores want to get in the black, not give shit away for nothing. There's no profit to be had for offering a big TV for 100 bucks, so it's clear there are other motives at play. Yet the rubes can't see through it.
I bet there's a strong correlation between Black Friday participants and Obama voters.
Posted by: grognard at November 25, 2011 11:36 AM
First, I will use the Amazon link for Ace.
As for Black Friday. I shop it on-line and my kids do the in-store thing too. It depends on what you're looking for. They've gotten great deala on major appliances, washer/dryer and freezer, all name brands and warrantied. They don't go for the toys and clothes, plenty of sales later. And they skip the big box stores and Best Buy and go to chains like HH Gregg where they get the same price on a better brand and no crowds. They did get one of the $99 Wiis on-line this year and some other things. And unless you have money to burn, looking for a sale is not being a "rube" or an "Obama voter." They and I are very Conservative, they have organized Tea Party events and a 912 group. But I imagine you can back up that "correlation" claim of yours.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 07:59 AM (jCfoL)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 08:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Darth Larry at November 25, 2011 08:05 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 12:02 PM
I agree. Getting deals on-line seems to be the way to go this year and I noticed a lot more being offered. I wonder if the stores are getting tired of dealing with the chaos.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 08:05 AM (jCfoL)
Oh, and I am not a Black Friday shopper, although in a break in yesterday's action I did actually pick up a 23" monitor online for $109. I needed one, and it looked like a good deal.
Slugging it out over waffle irons is for chumps, chumps.
Posted by: Wodeshed at November 25, 2011 08:10 AM (SgLsM)
Posted by: Conan the kilt wearing Honey Badger at November 25, 2011 08:11 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: Conan the kilt wearing Honey Badger at November 25, 2011 08:15 AM (GvYeG)
One thing different this year that I've noticed. Crowd control. That Waffle vid. wouldn't happen now. No Large Box Retail Store would ever allow that to happen these days. They are certainly aware of the bad publicity that comes from scenes like that, and no one wants that to happen at their store.
Posted by: HH at November 25, 2011 08:19 AM (KB0hv)
Posted by: Alex at November 25, 2011 08:19 AM (e/SJC)
No kidding. Why he doesn't have an AOS store I have no idea. Folks have been asking for it for years.
I want a coffee mug.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 25, 2011 08:21 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Alex at November 25, 2011 12:19 PM
What was your Xbox deal? Just curious as the Microsoft Store on-line has the 4GB with Kinect for $199.99.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 08:26 AM (jCfoL)
As for Black Friday. I shop it on-line and my kids do the in-store thing too. It depends on what you're looking for. They've gotten great deala on major appliances, washer/dryer and freezer, all name brands and warrantied. They don't go for the toys and clothes, plenty of sales later. And they skip the big box stores and Best Buy and go to chains like HH Gregg where they get the same price on a better brand and no crowds. They did get one of the $99 Wiis on-line this year and some other things. And unless you have money to burn, looking for a sale is not being a "rube" or an "Obama voter." They and I are very Conservative, they have organized Tea Party events and a 912 group. But I imagine you can back up that "correlation" claim of yours.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 11:59 AM (jCfoL)
First, I said "I bet.." Wouldn't be the first time someone used a hypothetical on this site. I was stating a hypothesis, not a statement of fact, and pointing out one known exception to the generalization doesn't make it any less valid as a hypothesis. There will always be exceptions. The word "correllation" implies that it is acknowledged that there will be exceptions.
Second, I didn't say anything about online shopping. Obviously, since I mentioned safety issues, my comment didn't reflect online shopping at all.
Third, based on their behavior, your kids are the exception, not the rule. They don't go to the big box stores, they don't camp out, they look for very specific things they need. This is not typical Black Friday behavior. And, I bet those same deals could be had on other days. The idea of a great deal happening exclusively on Black Friday is pretty rare - once-in-a-lifetime deals exist, but in such limited quantities that you really do need to physically shove your way to the front to get them, either by camping out or trampling people. This is why people do it - they know the deals are so rare they have to take extraordinary measures to get them. I question the rationality of anyone who feels they need to do that to get a once-in-a-lifetime price on material good. That is a clear case of priorities being out of whack.
The rest of the "bargains" are typical sale prices. Sometimes they are decent sales, but nothing extraordinary. Like I said, these retailers are trying to get into the black, not give things away for free. Most of the stuff on sale is either barely marked down or marked up prior to discount.
Don't believe me? Choose an item, not one of the showcase bait-and-switch items, that seems like a great deal today, then check it in a few weeks, and then just after the new year. When the excess inventory buildup needs to be liquidated, the same deals will be available on comparable items, if not better.
Fourth, there's nothing wrong with trying to save a buck, especially when you're in the market for something anyway. However, there's something very deranged about camping out, trampling people, using pepper-spray on people, fighting over limited inventory, driving like maniacs, and in all other ways acting like a SCOAMF just to save a few bucks on a material good. And, the retailers have encouraged this behavior year after year with more and more obvious tactics. They are desperate to rake in the cash, and they'll overlook a lot of hooliganism to get it.
I just can't relate to the mindset of anyone who would subject themselves to that sort of environment, even if they aren't doing the horrible things like the worst of the lot. I don't get it and never will. I'm as far from wealthy as it gets, but the almighty sale price is a false idol if there ever was one.
Is it worth being t-boned by an idiot in a hurry to get to the next
doorbuster sale, just to save a few bucks on a tv or appliance?
THAT is where my bet about the Obama voters comes in. This Black Friday stuff just isn't rational behavior most of the time.
Posted by: grognard at November 25, 2011 08:27 AM (NS2Mo)
Unfortunately not much of a deal. $149.99 for the 4GB without Kinect (didn't want it). I wanted to play Skyrim, and this was cheaper than buying a new computer that I'll have to lug around everywhere.
Posted by: Alex at November 25, 2011 08:31 AM (e/SJC)
because all this shit will cost 20-30% less in 2 weeks
Wait till after Xmas then they pay you to take it
Posted by: Jean at November 25, 2011 08:35 AM (+9IHj)
What was your Xbox deal? Just curious as the Microsoft Store on-line has the 4GB with Kinect for $199.99.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 12:26 PM (jCfoL)
That was the BF price at WalMart. My daughter tried to get one last night at midnight when she went to work but they were all gone already.
Normal price is 299.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 08:37 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 08:42 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: phoenixgirl ready to drink the perry flavor-aid..can i get a different flavor? at November 25, 2011 08:46 AM (SH3gZ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl ready to drink the perry flavor-aid..can i get a different flavor? at November 25, 2011 08:47 AM (SH3gZ)
And, I bet those same deals could be had on other days. The idea of a great deal happening exclusively on Black Friday is pretty rare - once-in-a-lifetime deals exist, but in such limited quantities that you really do need to physically shove your way to the front to get them, either by camping out or trampling people.
Posted by: grognard at November 25, 2011 12:27 PM
Well, as a former store manager(among other careers), yes it is true that some deals are really "once in a lifetime." The big box stores will always have loss leaders, but Black Friday is often an exception because the manufacturers co-operate and usually offer a deal for a short time frame as well. Smaller chains or chains with smaller or select inventory...jewelry, clothing, electronics, etc. will seldom have really big loss leaders. They can't afford it. So their Black Friday deals usually feature an item that is very low, often a loss. Naturally retailers hope you come in and purchase other items as well to make up for the loss. Again, big box stores don't need to worry as much because of the large volume of inventory and variety of items. People will return to Walmart and Target again in a few days to shop for other items they need, while the specialty store may not see that customer again for some time.
As for the stampede, I think there's an exaggeration by the media as to how many of these incidents actually occur. Friends that have managed/worked for big box stores have never had a serious problem at their store or heard of one other than the news.
And you know, it's not new either. I can recall as a child, back in the dark ages, my mother standing in line and other women crowding to get into a Filene's Basement sale...trust me you would not want to get in their way. LOL
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 08:50 AM (jCfoL)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2011 08:55 AM (FeEDF)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 12:42 PM
Amazon has been screwing around with the deal and people are pretty pissed off. The originally offered it this morning with a $50 credit or gift card(didn't see it.) but withdrew it and no one got to purchase. Now it pops up again for last deal tonight but sounds like same deal as Microsoft has. Considering it has been almost impossible to get many of the Lightning deals at Amazon lately, waiting lists are a joke.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 08:57 AM (jCfoL)
Posted by: phoenixgirl ready to drink the perry flavor-aid..can i get a different flavor? at November 25, 2011 08:58 AM (SH3gZ)
I checked Amazon after talking to daughter and it said $295. No BF tag on it.
Microsoft is the only one that had it for the original BF price of 199.99 that I have seen thanks to you. The order went through, no shipping but did charge State sales tax.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 09:04 AM (YdQQY)
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Heh. I've had a need for another SDHC card, so I popped into Staples to take advantage of their "$5 if you buy it before noon!" deal on a 4GB card. They only had one. Then I wound up standing in line for 5 minutes or so while the cashier tried to sell an extended warranty on a digital camera to the folks in line in front of me.
Apparently my "can I *please* give you this money so I can get the fuck back in my car?" look is not intimidating enough.
Posted by: Anachronda at November 25, 2011 09:04 AM (6fER6)
I'll just have to give up a few bottles of the Woodford Reserve and do more of the cheap stuff. No big deal.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 09:05 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: bobscountrybuffet at November 25, 2011 09:05 AM (XGt0s)
Posted by: Jack at November 25, 2011 09:12 AM (aLSHs)
Posted by: The Wikipedia Staff at November 25, 2011 09:13 AM (JVEmw)
S&P downgrades Belgium's credit rating
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 25, 2011 09:15 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Jypsea Rose at November 25, 2011 09:22 AM (digkk)
You may not think you want it but the system is severely downgraded without it, especially since a huge amount of the best software is only sold as downloads. The 4 GB of flash memory in the base unit can fill up very quickly between downloads and save games.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 09:28 AM (kcfmt)
I was looking at that. Will usb hard drives work or memory sticks?
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 09:33 AM (YdQQY)
You can use memory sticks in a very limited fashion. You can allocate up to 16 GB to be used as a dedicated partition for Xbox 360 content. It will not be readable on anything else due to DRM encrypting the partition.
The FAQs at Xbox.com cover the details. In general, you really want the hard to use the machine's full potential. The big firmware update on December 6 is adding a bunch of new functionality that will still more reasons for it. Mainly the IPTV support.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 09:54 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 09:59 AM (YdQQY)
It could be worse. Before the current 'slim' model, the Arcade no-hard drive models were entirely dependent on proprietary memory cards that were even more overpriced compared to SD cards and flash drives. It placed severe constraints on access to download purchases and demos, and in turn caused Microsoft to severely limit the size of the games offered through the download channel.
But the transition to online content poses some complicated problems for console makers. They still need the support of big retailers to sell the system but the systems have no profit margin. So retailers do it for the game and accessory sales, where margins are pretty good. But this means some items can end up being very over priced compared to other versions of the same thing. Microsoft gives retailers a really big margin on the hard drives because their primary use is to buy stuff through a channel that bypasses those same retailers. So they need some motive to carry the product.
Sony chose to avoid this by only selling the PS3 with a hard drive. The down side of that is you cannot take full advantage of cheap notebook drives because you cannot get a less expensive PS3 with no drive and add your own. You can only upgrade the drive that came with it. Likewise, Nintendo uses standard SD cards as the external memory for the Wii but limits what types of content can be stored there. If the built-in 512 MB becomes full with content that can only live there, you have a problem.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 10:28 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 10:31 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Alex at November 25, 2011 10:36 AM (e/SJC)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 01:59 PM (YdQQY)
An X-Box is the name for the hooker in that Bangkok brothel that everyone said you should try but nobody would say why.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 10:37 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 02:31 PM
Based on my grandkids ages 6 and 10, you shouldn't have a problem. If he wants to play games there are plenty out there to buy that are reasonably priced, many under $20 for older ones which will be new to him, without downloading any. The kinect games are newer and will be more, so find him one he will really like. It was still a very good price as far as game consoles go.
Posted by: Deanna at November 25, 2011 11:02 AM (jCfoL)
Anyway we'll have to see. It comes with one game and he'll take a while to get tired of that.
Posted by: Vic at November 25, 2011 11:12 AM (YdQQY)
Heh- just bought one this morning locally- Microcenter also has them for $199, and there's a store 10 min from my house.
Got there (tired and quite hungover) at 9:15am; they opened at 8am. Must've been 50 people in line outside the store; amazingly (for me) I actually stood in it for 10 minutes till I got in.
The Kinect thingy is pretty darned cool, though I'm not sure how much I'll use it. The entire point of getting a console (I have a reasonably fast PC and video card) was to veg out on the couch and play games.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at November 25, 2011 11:20 AM (SY2Kh)
About fuckin' time you got an Amazon link.
I just ordered seven Blu-Rays two minutes ago through here. Too bad you missed the order I put in last week.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at November 25, 2011 11:25 AM (M+lbD)
Posted by: ed at November 25, 2011 11:37 AM (Y2WVW)
Posted by: steevy at November 25, 2011 01:03 PM (7WJOC)
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Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2011 02:28 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Kiana, Berkeley Moron and Perry Bot at November 25, 2011 03:30 PM (2rHTH)
I am NOT purchasing a Japanese handheld masturbator with wing gates for that 'first time' feeling.
Absolutely not.
Chicken.
Posted by: Duracell at November 25, 2011 03:58 PM (oZ71K)
Trust. You can't have trust without "us". Or something.
Posted by: Duracell at November 25, 2011 04:03 PM (oZ71K)
As far as I know.
No, they don't. I checked.No, but they multiply on Craigslist.(Or so I've been told)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 25, 2011 04:07 PM (oZ71K)
And I too would love a shirt. I suggested it to one of the cobloggers and followed up with ace, but didn't get a response. he really must be gun shy!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJconservative) at November 25, 2011 11:14 AM (nEUpB)
"AoS T-Shirts" is kind of a sore point from early in the blog history. For some reason, the word "fiasco" keeps coming up.
Ought to be able to take the Menken quote, center it & put it under the AofSHQ,
with the pirate pic on the left and put it up on Cafe Press..
Posted by: rickb223 at November 25, 2011 04:13 PM (oZ71K)
Posted by: Chuckit at November 25, 2011 04:36 PM (VwqyJ)
Posted by: The Future of Us ePub at November 25, 2011 04:38 PM (1zWp1)
I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.
Posted by: Goodnight iPad epub at November 25, 2011 05:00 PM (1zWp1)
Posted by: Going After Cacciato AudioBook at November 25, 2011 05:20 PM (+4zdJ)
Posted by: The Forgotten Warrior ePub at November 25, 2011 05:32 PM (bCf5k)
Honest.
Posted by: Mortis at November 25, 2011 10:04 AM (T/8Sh)
And I'm not buying two of them.
Posted by: Robert at November 25, 2011 06:00 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: nanonu at November 25, 2011 08:17 PM (uKjYI)
That would surely gets me going now that she's not running. I do blog about other stuff too, but that's rare. I am thinking of starting a new one with the topics I cannot cover on my blog. I don't wanna pay $17/year for a domain for political stuff.
To kill your possible curiosity, here you go. Made it all by myself
Posted by: PPF at November 27, 2011 11:03 AM (uW+NQ)
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