Best Buy: Mighty Mouse with bluetooth
Dan sent in this tantalizing screenshot he found at the iOnMac forums. It appears to be a Best Buy sales flyer advertising a "Mighty Mouse with Bluetooth Technology." That mouse's tail is what's kept me from buying one so far, and if this is legit, I may have to drive to my Apple retailer this weekend. I must note that I was not able to find the same image when browsing the flyer at BestBuy.com. The site requested my postal zip code before displaying the flyer, so perhaps the mice just haven't made it to the Best Buy in my neck of the woods. Or, it's a fake or typo.
Can anyone replicate the ad? Let us know.
Thanks, Dan!
Update: Reader Conor has found the ad. To view it yourself, follow his instructions. Well done, Conor!
- Go to bestbuy.ca
- Click weekly ad at the bottom under store services
- Enter M4B 1V7 as your postal code
- Go to page 18 and there it is
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Karl Otto Henriksen said 4:36PM on 10-09-2005
I´ve had the bluetooth for a long time. (rolling my eyes up back into my head.)
The bluetooth mighty is coming. You all know that! Apple just wants us to buy the normal one first. More money for Apple.
(I love Apple to death, but it is a large company and it would not be here if it released both mice at once.)
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brandon said 4:23PM on 10-09-2005
As much as I believe Apple will come out with a bluetooth Mighty Mouse, I wouldn't trust Best Buy to get anything right, especially when it comes to advertising. I've checked on the web site for many things to see if they were in stock at the local store, only to find out that they weren't actually there. And don't get me started on the employees. Having used (and loved) the wired Mighty Mouse, I will gladly wait for when Apple officially debuts the wireless version.
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Andy said 4:51PM on 10-09-2005
Did anyone look at the picture? A bluetooth mouse with a cord? C'mon people, get your heads out of Apple's a%%. Best Buy screwed up. Surprised?
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Kyle Jones said 4:51PM on 10-09-2005
And why is the combo drive mac mini a whopping $750?
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dan said 5:00PM on 10-09-2005
oct 12 will debut the mac bluetooth mighty mouse. it will run for 79.99
mark my words.
bby didn't screw up, they were just early. if you look, it says "save 20$"
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Jeffbot said 5:29PM on 10-09-2005
Hello, actually thats a page from Best Buy Canada, thats why the Mac Mini is $749.99. Heheh When I click on the image it just brings up the regular mighty mouse info.
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Joel said 5:30PM on 10-09-2005
This "ad" also says it's for Oct 7-13... that's a Friday to a Thursday!? The format is also wrong. Best Buy ads are in landscape, right? Anyway, the "real" ad is for Oct 9-15 (Sun to Sat).
Still, I would love a Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. It's funny that I'm so caught up in speculating what *the* announcement is going to be that I've completely forgotten about the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse in my wishlist!
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Dominic Frascella said 5:41PM on 10-09-2005
We're sorry, but we currently do not include ads for stores in Canada.
Find great values, name brands and special services both online and at your local Best Buy store.
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enano said 5:52PM on 10-09-2005
Must be fake, or a typo. I don't think it's happening anytime soon... or maybe at the Oct 12th event?
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Conor Hastings said 6:01PM on 10-09-2005
Intructions for replication:
Go to bestbuy.ca
Click weekly ad at the bottom under store services
Enter M4B 1V7 as your postal code
Go to page 18 and there it is
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Hee Haw said 6:21PM on 10-09-2005
Worst Buys sucks.
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Dave Luebbert (Impulse29) said 6:23PM on 10-09-2005
Who's Dan? I was the one that posted this on iOnMac. I'm glad people find this helpful, but nowhere is there a mention of my screenname, nor the ionmac thread.
http://forums.ionmac.com/index.php?showtopic=4299
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tom said 6:34PM on 10-09-2005
joel, in Canada, best buy runs their weekly specials from friday to thursday, and the flyers are often portrait as well as landscape
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Dave said 6:59PM on 10-09-2005
Dave: Dan is the person who send in the image as a tip. He only send the image and not a link to the original thread. Thanks for posting it, though. Good find.
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James said 7:13PM on 10-09-2005
Go back and read post #3. It's a typo! Sheesh! There is an obvious cord in the picture.
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Joel said 7:32PM on 10-09-2005
"joel, in Canada, best buy runs their weekly specials from friday to thursday, and the flyers are often portrait as well as landscape"
Ahh... you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info.
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Karl Otto Henriksen said 6:20PM on 10-10-2005
I´ve had the bluetooth for a long time. (rolling my eyes up back into my head.)
The bluetooth mighty is coming. You all know that! Apple just wants us to buy the normal one first. More money for Apple.
(I love Apple to death, but it is a large company and it would not be here if it released both mice at once.)
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Reid Bode said 7:40PM on 10-09-2005
Hey- it says they're in stock.
Someone try and buy one.
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Dave Luebbert (Impulse29) said 8:09PM on 10-09-2005
Yah, it was a typo, and I was merely trying to show that they made a mistake. I saw the mouse in the store, and nowhere on the box did it say anything about wireless (not to mention the cable!) I am assuming that BestBuy thought that bluetooth was an apple technology, and because the wireless keyboard below has it, they put it on the mouse as well.
I really didn't intend for people to think that it is a sign that the new wireless mouse is coming soon (although it probably is).
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Adrian said 8:23PM on 10-09-2005
the mighty mouse has to be the most uncomfortable mouse i've ever used... good luck using those side buttons.
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