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This was nationwide. There was a post about it on tivocommunity.com that had dozens of people from all over the country buying them at this price starting at 11/5. The day after I posted this a co-worker of mine went to get one, and they had placed a sticker with a new bar code that scanned at $499. My co-worker mentioned that his friend (me) had gotten one the day before for $299. The Best Buy emplyee scratched off the sticker, scanned it again, it came up $299, and he took it out the door at that price!
The next day another co-worker tried to get the same deal, but didn't have the same luck. So I think at this point you're probably too late.
I found out what went wrong. The bar code on the box was entered into their computer incorrectly so that when it was scanned it came up as the DVD-less unit, priced at $299. So my receipt has a different model number than what I actually purchased. Maybe an issue if I need waranty service, but waranties on electronics are so short these days I'll take my chances.
Also I didn't sign up for the Tivo Service ($299 lifetime - $100 rebate) yet. We're trying to figure out if it's worth it. So far the free basic service seems to be enough for us. So if you do pick up a Tivo at any price I would strongly recommend you try the basic service first before shelling out the cash for the full service.
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