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Walmart's pre-Black Friday sale: $99 Xbox 360 Arcade, more

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On November 4, 2009, 3:13 PM

Walmart is gearing up for a pre-Black Friday sale of sorts this weekend, which will offer a significant discount on Microsoft's Xbox 360 Arcade. The console package, which sells for $199, will be accompanied by a free $100 gift card, effectively cutting the 360's price to $99. The Arcade unit comes with a wireless controller, 512MB of memory, and an HDMI port (no cable, though).

Some other deals include a $298 HP laptop with a 15.6" HD display, 2.2GHz Intel Celeron, 3GB of memory, a 160GB HDD and Windows 7 Home Premium, as well as several discounted home theater items. A 42" 1080p Sharp HDTV will be listed at $498, 46" for $698, and 52" for $898, while a 46" plasma HDTV from Panasonic will run $788. The Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray player will be knocked down to $148 and a Magnavox DVD player with 1080p upconvert will be priced at $29.

The in-store sale starts at 8AM November 7 (this Saturday) and lasts for one day only.

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  1. I wish Walmart was in my country too. Today i'm getting my first salary (my first job - yahooo!) and i could have bought some nice stuff from them.

  2. I can see more people getting an xbox for christmas. Might even get one for my parents be more fun when i go visit them

  3. I know what you mean! Here in Wellington i have a choice of either **** Smith Electronics or Noel Leeming. Both of which rip you off beyond belief. Walmart petition anyone?

  4. Wow, those are some insane deals. I hope this is a just a taste of things to come this holiday season.

  5. Yeah some of these deals are pretty darn good. I'd love to get the 42" 1080p TV. I think they normally go for 700 or 800 so thats quite a deal. I've been wanting a new tv..but i don't really have the money to throw at a tv..that deal makes it tempting though.

  6. I am jealous of you guys every year when I see black Friday sales being announced. Wish we had that over here too.

    The HP laptop with the Celeron 900 processor should be fine for someone who only uses Word, Excel, etc. and surfs the web. I have a low end processor in my laptop and I love it nonetheless.

  7. I realize I would...

    I was just emphasizing how much I avoid shopping there. I live near one and I shop anywhere but. I can find cheaper prices anywhere else and I am happy to do so.

  8. That is pretty good deal. I am not sure whether i will get the same deal on thanks giving or not. I will rush to walmart early morning to get this.

  9. Too bad I live in Romania. It would be nice to have an XBOX, but the Premium or Elite version. I think that at this moment the XBOX is better than the PS3.

  10. Wow thats a great deal, I may pick one of these up

  11. check the fine print! it is an online only gift card! good luck using that around the holidays for anything good! they are sold out all the time!

  12. I don't understand why y'all are hating on Walmart. I guess you ****** would rather pay more for the exact same item at another store. That's ridiculous... smh... some people's children.

  13. The gift card is online only. The E-Card. No groceries!

  14. Just remember the gift cards can be used at Sams Clubs as well. I personally don't shop at Walmart, but I do lots of shopping at Sams.

  15. Will playstation 3 be on sale for the holidays

  16. Damn, Walmart is getting more and more into "tech business" I wonder when they will start selling video cards.

  17. I guess i'll just have my little cry that I aint got a Wallmart near by... :'o(

    Nice sale though, $99 for an x-box is nice, could get one of those 42" sharps with that gift vouture for $398 too...okay it's a sharp, but nice package for just under $500.

    Lol. That, sir, is the oddest spelling out voucher I have ever seen!

    Yeh, $100 is an awesome price for an xbox, well, certainly for us in the UK anyway!

  18. The thing about the 100$ gift card,its actually worth 92$ since you paid tax to your uncle * when you buy the x-box for 200$,then you use that 100$ (92$) to buy stuff at wal mart,depending that its food,or games,you will pay tax again.

  19. Staff

    The thing about the 100$ gift card,its actually worth 92$ since you paid tax to your uncle * when you buy the x-box for 200$,then you use that 100$ (92$) to buy stuff at wal mart,depending that its food,or games,you will pay tax again.

    From Walmart.com:

    "Walmart Gift Cards purchased at Walmart.com or at a Walmart store are not taxable."

    [link]

  20. LOL some of you are failing to notice the price of the xbox is 199 not 99. It is 99 after you factor in the gift certificate.

  21. You are wrong about the Xbox and money for this and that. walmar also offers a 20GB HDD a headset and a 3 month Xbox LIVE bundle for $50. So.. for $150 you get The complete Xbox experience! $300 PS3 or $150 Xbox??? I dont know!!!!!!!

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