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[BarneyBP]

Hello all!

Tell me if I'm off base here, but I seem to recall a general principal that stores cannot advertise that which they do not have. It's not quite a bait and switch, and if someone has the exact term for it, I would be grateful. When I worked at Gamestop, I remembered pulling Game Boy Advances on the Monday of thanksgiving break because we had put them in our print ad for Black Friday and wanted to ensure we had some to sell, so as not to be accused of this practice. Is this generally still done? If Best Buy's print ad includes the Xbox 360, do they not have to have a handfull available when the store opens?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

their black friday ads aren't out yet. They go out wed or thrursday, and i wouldn't at all be suprised if they didn't mention Xbox360

 

[RevenantKioku]

:lol
Ah, you're funny.
This is why they say "While supplies last" on every single ad.

 

[crunker99]

thigns have changed in the retail business my friend

used to be when there was an error in an advertisment you got that price

now they just say sorry that was wrong

 

[borghe]

you are off base. stores aren't REQUIRED to have anything. And with While Supplies Last they aren't even required to honor the price after it sells out.

 

[Goreomedy]

Friday is black?!

 

[BarneyBP]

And I have a follow up question: When would you expect the next shipment to be? I waited from 3 am to 7 am at a Toys R Us and was 13th in line, but they only got 9 so I ended up somewhat cold and shafted.

I stick to my dream that Microsoft, particularly since this shipment was so paltry, may well send a second shipment on the Friday which must not be named. Will you take that from me and leave me with nothing?

 

[Goreomedy]

And I have a follow up question: When would you expect the next shipment to be? I waited from 3 am to 7 am at a Toys R Us and was 13th in line, but they only got 9 so I ended up somewhat cold and shafted.

I stick to my dream that Microsoft, particularly since this shipment was so paltry, may well send a second shipment on the Friday which must not be named. Will you take that from me and leave me with nothing?

Next shipment should be expected the 12th-15th of December.