On 4/20/2008 9:32 PM PT, Alan typed:
> In article <480aff91$0$12952$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ant
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> writes:
>> On 4/19/2008 8:43 PM PT, lorincantrell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
typed:
>>
>>>> Last week, they had about 20 of these on the shelf. Today, all gone.
Are
>>>> they popular or something?
>>> I noticed this too, about two weeks after I got my "coupon" from ye
>>> olde government they just disappeared. However, two weeks later
>>> (today), Wal-Mart had plenty of the RCA unit it stock (but nary a
>>> Magnavox) and I picked one up for my parents. I figured the coupons
>>> started hitting mailboxes and pulled down the stock quickly, and
>>> they're just getting caught back up.
>> Do we happen to know when stores usually get refills? I was hoping to
>> use my coupons at the last week before expiring, but I don't think I
>> should do that.
>
> They get more stock when the truck pulls up in back and unloads the
> stock. Then it just depends on when they bring it out from the back
> room.
>
> This depends on when the headquarters ****ps some their way, and when
> the manufacturer ****ps it to them.
>
> Given the obvious observation that trucks deliver to large stores
> pretty continuously, what made you think there would be a specific time?
Some stores (e.g., Best Buy, Circuit City) don't get refills often, like
once a week from I noticed.
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