Think there will be any great door busters?

[happily single]

The kids really really want an x-box 360. The thought of spending $299 (even if it does come with a $20 gc) is killing me. I'm wondering if any stores will have a type of doorbuster by Christmas eve?

 

[JB2K]

Doubful - very doubtful.

All video game consoles are subject to some degree of price-fixing by their respective manufacturers. The best any retailer can do is (with the exception of the Target/Wii deal, last week) offer a gift card along with the purchase.

That, along with the fact that the big stores (Walmart, Target, Toys "R" Us) do not make any decisions on the hometown level (those decisions are made at their corporate HQs in Arkansas, Minneapolis, and New Jersey, respectively), leads me to believe nothing further will happen.

Furthermore, next week's ads are already sitting at local newspaper offices around the country waiting to be inserted in this weekend's papers.

Video game discs, on the other hand, should be the big draw on the 26th, since a lot of tweens are now getting gift cards for Christmas.

 

[shortbun]

I agree that Xbox is one of those retail price only items. We got the 32GB with Kinect early and DS will be suprised because he's heard from all his friends that it's hard to find.
Good luck. I can say is that your kids will have hours of entertainment from this gift.