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			12-25-2011, 08:01 PM
			
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			Anyone going to NCIX? What time you guys going??
		    
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			anyone going to livestock?
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			12-25-2011, 08:21 PM
			
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			#154  |     |      WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!  
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			Any thoughts on the Samsung 51" 3d 1080p 600hz plasma at bb/fs for 699?  
Asked the guy if I should line up, but he said I shouldn't need to and I can just show up at 6am for store opening and I should be fine. I don't know if I should believe him.    Posted via RS Mobile         
					
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			12-25-2011, 08:45 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  ilmatic     anyone going to livestock?   |       Gonna be the same stuff every year  Posted via RS Mobile     |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			12-25-2011, 08:58 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  LC21     Gonna be the same stuff every year  Posted via RS Mobile   |       Good or not?
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			12-25-2011, 09:18 PM
			
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			#157  |     |      Everyone wants a piece of R S...   
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			Any of the revscene sponsors chime in yet? Does anyone know if HID outlet or any other automotive retailer is having a boxing day sale? My 
hids just burnt out ;(
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			12-25-2011, 09:23 PM
			
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			#158  |     |      I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!   
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					Originally Posted by  KingDeeCee     Pretty choked that I missed out on the online FS/BB sale. Was hoping to grab myself a bunch of new blus for under $5.   |       you didn't miss out much...pretty much the same titles @ same pricing every year on boxing day...  
so maybe it's $2-3 more the rest of the year too.  
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			12-25-2011, 09:35 PM
			
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			#159  |     |      Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!  
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					Originally Posted by  jerche       |       I just bought them, thanks for the link haha. Been looking for some cheap ones. Would've preferred non-white ones, though.  
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			12-25-2011, 10:03 PM
			
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			How packed does Metrotown get on boxing day?
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			12-25-2011, 10:06 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  kwy     How packed does Metrotown get on boxing day?   |       its fucking intense.
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			12-25-2011, 10:08 PM
			
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			mac book pro..hmmm dont think im ready to make the jump to mac os
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			12-25-2011, 10:17 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  skholla     WRONG, this is not a 2010 model. This is the "early 2011" model, the current model is "late 2011" selling for $1249.   
I purchased a refurb of the early 2011 over a month ago for $980. To me $999 for a brand new one is a good deal. If you compare the specs on the early vs late 2011 models for 13" then differences are negligible. If you do the same comparison for the 15" model that is a different story.   
I say pull the trigger and get the $999 one. Also pickup up some extra RAM, 8GB for around $50.   |       Posted via RS Mobile     |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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					Originally Posted by  skholla     WRONG, this is not a 2010 model. This is the "early 2011" model, the current model is "late 2011" selling for $1249.   
I purchased a refurb of the early 2011 over a month ago for $980. To me $999 for a brand new one is a good deal. If you compare the specs on the early vs late 2011 models for 13" then differences are negligible. If you do the same comparison for the 15" model that is a different story.   
I say pull the trigger and get the $999 one. Also pickup up some extra RAM, 8GB for around $50.   |       Thanks!  It will be a last min dicision tomorrow. 
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			Anyone heading out to FS Lansdowne? Wonder if I should go at like 5 or try my luck at other stores in the morning for an xbox... Wonder what kinda demand there will be for them  Posted via RS Mobile     |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			12-25-2011, 10:27 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  dinosaur     its fucking intense.   |       Not worth fighting the crowds then? Going shopping with some other people, trying to decide what mall(s) to go to..so many in Vancouver. So far Coq. Centre looks kinda promising.
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			12-25-2011, 10:27 PM
			
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			#167  |     |      Hacked RS to become a mod   
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			Anyone know if I'd be able to get Skyward Sword cheap somewhere?
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			12-25-2011, 10:36 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  Simplex123     Anyone going to NCIX? What time you guys going??   |       Dunno about any of the other locations but I've done the Langley location for  the past couple years.  Both years in a row we lined up at FS to buy a couple door crashers then made our way to NCIX.  Even though we got there a couple hours prior to the store opening, we were still roughly 15-20th in line.  
Richmond/Vancouver might be different, however.
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			12-25-2011, 10:41 PM
			
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			^ In Richmond people line up around midnight
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			fk they took off vancouver and bby stores
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			12-25-2011, 10:53 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  spoon.ek9     ^ In Richmond people line up around midnight   |       I want to say something so badly but it'll probably make me sound like a hypocrite...              |       
		
		
		
		
		 
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			Heading off to Visions and Lansdowne BB/FS tomorrow 
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			#173  |     |      Rs has made me the man i am today!   
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					Originally Posted by  spoon.ek9     ^ In Richmond people line up around midnight   |       Damn actually..? I'm gonna go to Sea Island 6 and test my luck on the Jawbone cuz I'm not sure where to line up for the Aberdeen one :S
		     
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			12-25-2011, 11:22 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  KingDeeCee     Good or not?   |       I talked to Livestock on friday and they confirmed that it will be the same boxing day stock as past years. Basically its all of the sale and clearance stuff that is not usually on the sales floor, they will be giving more mark downs and some flat rates (ie, tees for $20, kicks for $50, $80, $100). Some of the stock is more recent while others are left overs from years past.... Still worth a look if you want some "new" gear.
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			12-25-2011, 11:36 PM
			
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					Originally Posted by  LP700-4     Anyone heading out to FS Lansdowne? Wonder if I should go at like 5 or try my luck at other stores in the morning for an xbox... Wonder what kinda demand there will be for them  Posted via RS Mobile   |       Staples has the normal X-Box for 99.99 I believe? Unless it was a typo.  
And I doubt they will sell out any time soon. Every single store that sells Xbox or PS3s are selling at the same price.
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