For those of you who were planning to wait in line wearing an wristband on Thursday after Thanksgiving dinner, Best Buy was matching the iPad mini deal starting today.We received a notice at 2:00 am PST and well, we missed the deal entirely, today. We're hoping it will come back on Thursday and may have figured out the time all the Best Buy deals start.
Update 11/23/2014 - the incredible Samsung Galaxy S5 for $1 deal is now live at Best Buy for Black Friday 2014. iPad Air 2 deals are coming and we suspect that will sell out quickly.
Yup, you could buy the original iPad mini at Best Buy earlier today and tomorrow online and you get a $100 gift card. That's right you get a free $100 Gift Card with select iPad mini 16GB with Wi-Fi, and free shipping from Best Buy for two days only.
We checked this morning and all the iPad minis were SOLD-OUT, online.
This is not the new Retina display iPad mini but last year's iPad mini which originally sold for $399 and is now down to $299, when you get the $100 gift card you can then buy even more Apple products.
Apple in the fine print somewhere does not allow for discounts of its products. In order to bring in the crowds and sales this year, Best Buy and Walmart(starting Thursday evening) are giving $100 gift cards with purchase of the iPad mini Wi-Fi
In the past we had to wait to find out the deals, but since Walmart published its deals early this year, it gave Best Buy the chance to match the deals.
So what did we learn and what typically happens on these kind of Black Friday deals?
Best Buy emailed the offer to million of people. The early risers and the night owls jumped on the deal before the rest of the world woke up.
I was awake last night at 4:00 am that's the best time to shop for these deals online and also put the turkey in oven.
Here's a little secret we learned while dealing with another Best Buy property Cowboom where all the returns from Best Buy are sold.
To Check out Cowboom New Customers: Save $20 off $300 with coupon code “CowBoom20” – Exp: 11/30, Excludes Deal of the Day
All auctions are on CENTRAL TIME. Best Buy deals online start at midnight central time. Midnight Central is the 2:00 am Pacific. It you want to beat the online crowds to Best Buy deals, check them out just after midnight Central Time. Be sure to refresh your browser if you visited the Best Buy website previously and clear your cache.
There's always Target at 8:00 pm on Thursday, a $100 gift card, when you buy an iPad air....
Let's look at the fine print:
Not available in store November 28. One free gift card per browser session. Gift card will ship separately and is not available for store pickup. SKUs included: 6208541 (White 16GB Wi-Fi), 6208784 (Black 16GB Wi-Fi), 2874502 (Space Gray 16GB Wi-Fi). Excludes iPad® mini with Retina® display, Clearance & More and Marketplace items, special order, demo and open-box items. Limited quantities. No rainchecks.
Details Free Gift Card Offer Excludes prior purchases. Gift card will ship separately and is not available for store pickup. May not be valid in combination with other offers.
Savings will be reflected in your cart when all offer requirements are met. If you remove any of the qualifying items from your cart or cancel all or part of your order, you will not receive the promotional savings. Valid on in-stock items only. Limit 1. Gift card good toward future purchase. Offer subject to change.