by wildcherry on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 | Deals, Events | No Comments

Wal-Mart Black Friday 2009 sales, Kohl Black Friday 2009 Sales Best Buy Black Friday 2009 sales.

Black Friday ads for retail majors like Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Staples and Kohl have surfaced ahead of the November 27.

Click here to see Target Black Friday Ads!

A year after a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by a massive crowd of bargain-hunting shoppers, the retail giant is implementing new crowd control measures to handle the crush that typically accompanies the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday.

Among the measures:

• Most Wal-Mart stores will stay open from Thanksgiving night into Black Friday. In the past, the store closed Thanksgiving and opened its doors in the early morning hours Friday, leading to a huge crowd buildup outside its doors. The store hopes the extra hours will ease the crowd flow.

• To avoid the mad dash toward popular items, the store will have customers line up at product displays and treat them on a first come, first serve basis.

• Since Wal-Mart stores only have one entrance, making crowd control more difficult, workers will be stationed at the front of the store directing customers to the appropriate places.

All the Wal-Mart’s stores will be open day and night on the eve and all the toys will be available for $10 each plus 97 cent for shipping.
Staples have unmasked their offers through online ads. Its online store offers discounts for a range of gadgets like computers, LCD monitors, digital cameras, GPS units and USB flash drives. 21.5’’ monitor for $90 and 3.5” GPS unit for $ 69.99 are on the offer.

Kohl’s Black Friday ads detail the various discount patters it offers for clothes. Buyers can expect 33-60 % off for shirts, coats, and sweaters while lingerie and slippers will be sold with 50-60% off. Big reduction on sterling silver and diamonds are also worth waiting for.

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by wildcherry on Sunday, September 13th, 2009 | News, Tech/Gadget | No Comments

Earlier this week, Sony ran afoul of the Nigerian government after they put out a PS3 Slim ad that the offended party believed portrayed Nigeria as the home of fraud. They asked for a public apology and the ad to be taken out of circulation, and it seems Sony has moved to address the issue, first by sending out this apology:

It has come to our attention that a recent TV advertisement for PlayStation may have offended some members of the Nigerian community. We never intended to create a situation that would upset anyone, and we have taken action to immediately remove the advertisement from the air. We apologize to anyone this may have offended.

… and then changing the ad that got them in hot water in the first place.

The original ad contained the line, “Bernie, You can’t believe everything you read on the Internet otherwise I’d be a Nigerian millionaire by now.” That was what sparked the whole issue. As shown in the new version below, the line’s been changed.

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by wildcherry on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 | Deals, Products Review | No Comments

A pair of PS3 Slim pre-order pages has shown up today online, one at K-Mart and one at Sears. The price listed on each is $299 with the K-Mart link touting specs with Blu-ray Disc support, a 120GB hard drive, one DualShock3 controller, and 1080p video resolution via HDMI.Get Your PlayStation 3 Slim now!

The August 24 release date seems a bit aggressive. Then again, Gamescom 2009 is about ready to commence and seems like the perfect opportunity for Sony to announce their new PS3 Slim ahead of the holidays and sneak it into stores right after the show concludes.

The K-Mart ad reads “The Rumors Are Reality, New Low Price & A New Exciting PlayStation 3.” An item shot lists “Sony PS3, Slim Presell 2, Sold by Kmart, item #018W014436760001, Mfr. Model #PS3″ for $299.99. In the kit? According to Engadget: Blu-ray, a 120GB hard drive, a DualShock 3 gamepad, and HDMI support. Release date? August 24, 2009, or next Monday, the first day of the week following Gamescom 2009.

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