Best Buy online store screenshot. |
The rush can be attributed to Best Buy's $45 Thanksgiving weekend discount on all iPad 2 models.
According to the Electronista report, many branches of Best Buy are also likely out of stock; a check in the Austin, Texas area shows no stores with inventory.
This news about stock shortages suggests that the demand for the iPad 2 is still at a high level, despite reports that it may be on the wane.
Best Buy also offered the following deals on other Apple products on Black Friday:
---$150 off iMacs and MacBook Pros (very limited stock in stores);
---iPhone 4 and 3GS at normal pricing ($99 and free, respectively, with a two-year Sprint or Verizon contract, but does not mention the iPhone 4s at all);
---the current-model of Apple TV at $10 off;
---the 32GB iPod Touch at $5 savings;
---$100 iTunes gift cards for $80;
---iPod nano 8gig, $5 off its normal price with $15 Best Buy gift card;
---$5 off on the 8GB iPod Touch with a $50 Best Buy gift card; and
---iOS-compatible "app-cessories" such as the Helo TC remote control helicopter for $15 off its normal $50 price.