[ale] OT: $400 Laptop

[Paul Cartwright]

On Fri November 4 2005 12:20 pm, Warren Myers wrote:
> Full story is here: http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5924640.html
>
> And it's apparently just a rumor at this point, or at least not
> official from WalMart
I listen to Clark Howard and he mentioned it also, along with this web 
site:
 gottadeal.com - "Black Friday" sales exposed

Deals for holiday shopping leaked on Web
Have you heard of the Web site, ?Gottadeal.com?? It?s one of the many 
sites that lists the sales retailers are having on Black Friday, the 
Friday after Thanksgiving. Traditionally, it?s the biggest shopping 
day of the year, and getting the deals is a huge coo for the Web 
sites. Gottadeal.com now has deals listed for about a half a dozen 
retailers, including WalMart, Costco and others. But, more and more, 
the week between Christmas and New Year?s is getting bigger for 
shopping because of gift cards. So, a leak of deals is a huge problem 
for retailers. The retailers try to guard their information because 
once it gets out the other retailers can undercut them. The WalMart 
leak is probably the biggest because the company is going to have 
great deals. They include a computer with built-in wireless access for 
$398 and tons of items will cost less than $5. In order to get the 
deals, you?ll have to be at the stores very early in the morning. The 
good news is that the information just feeds on itself because each 
company will try to one-up the next. Just don?t get caught up in the 
frenzy and buy something you don?t need. 
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Paul Cartwright
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