Well, I hope that everyone has done well in their efforts to get iPads at great prices. I showed up at my local Target about 5:30 pm, for the 8:00 opening. There were twenty to twenty-five people in line. So I joined them in the 30 degree chill.
When they let us in, I zoomed to the Apple product cashier, and I was about sixth in line. They had stacks of iPads behind the counter, most of which appeared to have been iPad Minis. I was concerned that they had low stock of the iPad Airs.
When it was my turn, I said, "I need two iPad Airs, 16GB, space gray, please." And the cashier put them both on the counter in front of me. I then said, "I need them to be rung up separately so that I can have separate receipts.
When the first one was rung up, I swiped my Target debit card. And, when the 5% discount was deducted, and the 5.3% state sales tax was applied to the discounted price, the total for the first one was $479.13. I was also given a $100 Target gift card.
When the second iPad Air was rung up, I said, "I have a $100 gift card, and let's put the rest on my Target debit card." The total due for the second iPad Air was $379.13, and I was given another $100 gift card, which I will use to buy things that I need to buy anyway.
This was my first Black Friday/Thanksgiving shopping expedition. And I am really pleased that it turned out this well.