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Who's Off to Walmart tonight to Score an Ipad2?
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You're ***** dreaming dude. This isn't a box of cereal, it's a $500+ piece of electronics with serial number, warranty, etc. Some graveyard shift mouth-breather isn't going to just scan a similar looking box. Save yourself a trip, dude.
Items locked up in the electronics dept at Walmart are rung up in the electronics department or they bring the item up front with you to check out. You can't just grab the iPad and walk up front on your own.
The SKU's will be locked down any way. The error code won't let them ring it up. Same thing happens every Tuesday when new movies are released. They can't sell it before the the date/time. The convenience of purchasing movies at midnight has perfected this process.
This made me lol.
Each iPad serial number must be manually entered into the register upon purchase and for it to complete. Dude can't grab a box of KY Jelly and subsitute that for a UPC.
I was offered that just an hour or so ago at my local walmart. Posted the story on the front page story. They did not have the 3g's though, so I didn't buy.
Do you really think Apple would allow someone to be shipped 2 MacBook Pros for the price of one? No they wouldn't allow it but the fact of the matter is, stuff happens. I'm not saying they are going to be able to march up to Walmart and get one but you have no idea what the circumstances may be, it's not about what they allow. Someone could be ill-informed, etc. And you don't need to be an ass to forum members.
Sorry Sir, the park's closed. The moose out front should have told you.
And the salesperson told you that you'd have to wait until 5PM. And then you did this...
they wont be active in the computer systems til the mornning but they will sell before apple stores
Sorry Sir, the park's closed. The moose out front should have told you.
And the salesperson told you that you'd have to wait until 5PM. And then you did this...
Well. That didnt go well. This is basically what happened. Minus the gun. I liked this movie!
Ah well, I guess I will have to wait till tomorrow.
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I tried to buy NHL 11 the Monday before it came out and they almost sold it to me but the computer wouldnt let them.
I tried to buy NHL 11 the Monday before it came out and they almost sold it to me but the computer wouldnt let them.
They didnt even have them out on the shelves. I asked the guy if he could get me one out of back, and he said he could but couldnt sell it to me anyway.
This wal-mart has never treated me this way before on a new release. Usually I go and they give me what I want...
My Wal Mart said they had 7 in stock, and won't sell until 5. What's interesting is that I know a manager there and she said even though it doesn't come out until 5, they CAN ring them up as an iPad 1 and they're stock will just show they have one more iPad 2 and one less iPad 1. They're the same price, and when inventory is done at the end of the day, it's seen as a minor mistake. They will simply switch the inventories and everything will be back to normal. With this said, I'm heading to Wal Mart right now, she said wait until March 11. And that it is.
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That's what happened with NHL. They had it in back. We went at midnight the night before and they were confused and were going to sell it to us but it wouldn't ring.
DeniedTrials said:
That's what happened with NHL. They had it in back. We went at midnight the night before and they were confused and were going to sell it to us but it wouldn't ring.
Same here... After the phone rang for about 5 minutes.. lol Gotta love walmarks employees
have you been to redneckMart at 3am? You'd be surprised what you can get away with lol
That's a horrible manager right there. Great for you but geez. Purposely selling an item as something else with the intention to get around Apple's mandate. Kudos to you if you get one. Just another reason for me to scowl at Walmart as a whole. What else is she willing to do to bend the rules??
