So I get the jet AND a membership, right?
November 9, 2006 9:54 AM Subscribe
"That's about $1 million off list price and the lowest we could find for such a jet." "Starting at 1 pm ET today, Sam's Club offers its members the Cessna Citation Mustang Light Jet for $2,734,600. Plus, you'll also get a Sam's Club Lifetime Membership with this purchase. " - from DealNews.com
Agreed, dead_. I think they should come in six-packs fully encased in shrink-wrap, with each individual jet also encased in shrink-wrap. Should also come with free 10 lb. plastic carboy full of pretzels.
posted by mcstayinskool at 10:00 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by mcstayinskool at 10:00 AM on November 9, 2006
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posted by parmanparman at 10:05 AM on November 9, 2006
Pepsi ...Jet? What the hell is this?
posted by loquacious at 10:07 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by loquacious at 10:07 AM on November 9, 2006
I would so do this if I had $2 million to blow and if Sam Walton weren't Satan.
posted by gurple at 10:10 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by gurple at 10:10 AM on November 9, 2006
With 10% down and a five year loan at 5% interest, your monthly payment would be only $46,445! That's right, I figured it out.
posted by brain_drain at 10:17 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by brain_drain at 10:17 AM on November 9, 2006
Good News: Free maintenance
Bad News: In-store only
Worse: By the boys in the Tire department
posted by hal9k at 10:24 AM on November 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
Bad News: In-store only
Worse: By the boys in the Tire department
posted by hal9k at 10:24 AM on November 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
Starting at 1 pm ET today
Why so precise? Was there a lineup at the door for these things and is that just for the pre-order?
posted by yeti at 10:31 AM on November 9, 2006
Why so precise? Was there a lineup at the door for these things and is that just for the pre-order?
posted by yeti at 10:31 AM on November 9, 2006
Just don't try to leave the warehouse without a validated receipt.
posted by NationalKato at 10:37 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by NationalKato at 10:37 AM on November 9, 2006
With the current membership (44303 according to the front page), that's only 61.73 each.
Matt can set up a donation page.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:59 AM on November 9, 2006
Matt can set up a donation page.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:59 AM on November 9, 2006
mr_crash_Davis: With the current membership (44303 according to the front page), that's only 61.73 each.
Shotgun!
posted by Skygazer at 11:05 AM on November 9, 2006
Shotgun!
posted by Skygazer at 11:05 AM on November 9, 2006
Come on. Obviously, this is Pepsi Flew.
Well done! I knew I should have left that for someone else.
posted by loquacious at 11:28 AM on November 9, 2006
Well done! I knew I should have left that for someone else.
posted by loquacious at 11:28 AM on November 9, 2006
Pepsi Flew? Is that like the Harrier Jet for a billion pepsi points hullabaloo that happened during that ill-conceived promotion?
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 11:33 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 11:33 AM on November 9, 2006
61.71, 61.72, 61.73, there all counted out. Where do we send the money?
posted by winks007 at 11:35 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by winks007 at 11:35 AM on November 9, 2006
I'm not a member of Sam's Club. I'll need another member to get me in the door.
posted by Hicksu at 11:46 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by Hicksu at 11:46 AM on November 9, 2006
Starting at 1 pm ET today
Why so precise? Was there a lineup at the door for these things and is that just for the pre-order?
posted by yeti at 10:31 AM PST on November 9
Because there's only 1. This is the first of the line to be delivered.
posted by Revvy at 11:50 AM on November 9, 2006
Why so precise? Was there a lineup at the door for these things and is that just for the pre-order?
posted by yeti at 10:31 AM PST on November 9
Because there's only 1. This is the first of the line to be delivered.
posted by Revvy at 11:50 AM on November 9, 2006
yeti writes "Why so precise? Was there a lineup at the door for these things and is that just for the pre-order?"
The guy who bought one at 12:30 must be p*ssed.
posted by clevershark at 11:50 AM on November 9, 2006
The guy who bought one at 12:30 must be p*ssed.
posted by clevershark at 11:50 AM on November 9, 2006
I'm thinking this is some bizarre creative-accounting method for Wal-Mart to get themselves some new company jets on the cheap.
posted by Thorzdad at 11:51 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by Thorzdad at 11:51 AM on November 9, 2006
Is this really the best of the web?
Oh come on. It's sure the best online bargain I've seen in a long time!
(Some people are having fun with it, ya stickinthemud.)
posted by Tubes at 11:55 AM on November 9, 2006
Oh come on. It's sure the best online bargain I've seen in a long time!
(Some people are having fun with it, ya stickinthemud.)
posted by Tubes at 11:55 AM on November 9, 2006
Are they selling slightly-damaged skyscrapers too?
posted by blue_beetle at 11:56 AM on November 9, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 11:56 AM on November 9, 2006
So I want to buy an airplane, but I don't want to give money to Wal-Mart. What do I do?
If I remember correctly, gurple -- and I might not -- Sam Walton wasn't the bad one. I think Wal-Mart & Friends started acting super-evil after he died.
posted by mistermoore at 12:00 PM on November 9, 2006
If I remember correctly, gurple -- and I might not -- Sam Walton wasn't the bad one. I think Wal-Mart & Friends started acting super-evil after he died.
posted by mistermoore at 12:00 PM on November 9, 2006
MeetUp at 30,000 feet -- Talk about the wild blue!
posted by nickmark at 12:09 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by nickmark at 12:09 PM on November 9, 2006
The Mile-High Callout.
posted by beaucoupkevin at 12:14 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by beaucoupkevin at 12:14 PM on November 9, 2006
To ensure the highest levels of performance and value, the aircraft will be delivered with new engines, and a fresh interior and exterior.
Does this indicate that it's pre-owned?
posted by concrete at 12:18 PM on November 9, 2006
Does this indicate that it's pre-owned?
posted by concrete at 12:18 PM on November 9, 2006
That price still looks high. They'd sell more if they dropped it to $2,734, 599.97.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 12:26 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by Pater Aletheias at 12:26 PM on November 9, 2006
"Pepsi Jet
Come on. Obviously, this is Pepsi Flew."
Actually, it's JetBlue, but that's been taken.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:44 PM on November 9, 2006
Come on. Obviously, this is Pepsi Flew."
Actually, it's JetBlue, but that's been taken.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:44 PM on November 9, 2006
A good time to mention Leonard v. Pepsico: "HARRIER FIGHTER 7,000,000 PEPSI POINTS."
posted by anotherpanacea at 12:57 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by anotherpanacea at 12:57 PM on November 9, 2006
Airport Performance:
(Dry level, Hard-Surface runway with zero wind)
Takeoff distance (SL, ISA, MTOW) --- 3,120 ft. (951 m)
Landing Distance (SL, ISA, MLW) --- 2,610 ft. (796m)
Rats! Mydriveway runway is 3119 feet.
posted by Cranberry at 1:05 PM on November 9, 2006
(Dry level, Hard-Surface runway with zero wind)
Takeoff distance (SL, ISA, MTOW) --- 3,120 ft. (951 m)
Landing Distance (SL, ISA, MLW) --- 2,610 ft. (796m)
Rats! My
posted by Cranberry at 1:05 PM on November 9, 2006
Plus, you'll also get a Sam's Club Lifetime Membership with this purchase.
That's what put me over the edge.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 1:36 PM on November 9, 2006
That's what put me over the edge.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 1:36 PM on November 9, 2006
If we get one of these babies (and I'm saying if, because of the climate change implications), you know it only seats four in the back? That means 11, 076 trips before we all get to go up in it. But there's a spare seat on that 11, 076th flight, though. Join now! Get in line!
posted by imperium at 2:27 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by imperium at 2:27 PM on November 9, 2006
!
Anybody want to go two-hundred and seventy-threesies with me?
posted by The Confessor at 2:28 PM on November 9, 2006
Anybody want to go two-hundred and seventy-threesies with me?
posted by The Confessor at 2:28 PM on November 9, 2006
Anybody want to go two-hundred and seventy-threesies with me?
I'm in!!
(and I still call shotgun).
posted by Skygazer at 2:58 PM on November 9, 2006
I'm in!!
(and I still call shotgun).
posted by Skygazer at 2:58 PM on November 9, 2006
So who gets the Sam's Club membership card? ;)
Seriously, though, such an aircraft could totally pay for itself, despite the stupidly high per-hour cost of operating it. Just make sure someone else is using it and paying you for the privilege while you're not.
That, and you could cash in on the probable appreciation in value over the period of time you own the aircraft.
Thorzdad, Wal-Mart already has enough jets, I doubt they're in the market for any more. Surely 19 is enough! They range from Learjet 31s all the way up to their Global Express.
Unfortunately, the FAA now requires that data providers block both the type and tail number of aircraft on the block list, which Wal-Mart's are, so I can't say where the Global Express is today. :p
Nevertheless, there are four of their planes in the air at the moment, 3 of which are heading home to Rogers. (They base their planes in Rogers, not Bentonville) The other one is going to New Jersey.
Interestingly, they flew one up to DC earlier today...
posted by wierdo at 3:44 PM on November 9, 2006
Seriously, though, such an aircraft could totally pay for itself, despite the stupidly high per-hour cost of operating it. Just make sure someone else is using it and paying you for the privilege while you're not.
That, and you could cash in on the probable appreciation in value over the period of time you own the aircraft.
Thorzdad, Wal-Mart already has enough jets, I doubt they're in the market for any more. Surely 19 is enough! They range from Learjet 31s all the way up to their Global Express.
Unfortunately, the FAA now requires that data providers block both the type and tail number of aircraft on the block list, which Wal-Mart's are, so I can't say where the Global Express is today. :p
Nevertheless, there are four of their planes in the air at the moment, 3 of which are heading home to Rogers. (They base their planes in Rogers, not Bentonville) The other one is going to New Jersey.
Interestingly, they flew one up to DC earlier today...
posted by wierdo at 3:44 PM on November 9, 2006
Why bother buying a tiny thing like that when you can splurge on a Airbus 320?
posted by clevershark at 5:31 PM on November 9, 2006
posted by clevershark at 5:31 PM on November 9, 2006
It think this is an indication of a much deeper problem: the wealthy have forgotten how to be truly, stinking, goddamned rich.
Like when some celebrity or investment banker with enough money to buy a blow job from God goes out to get a car, and rather than buying something exquisite and luxurious --- a custom-built Ferrari with a shifter made from the teeth of Angels, say --- they go and buy a goddamned Hummer. And if they're really classy, they get the Hummer Limo with spinning gold rims and a neon license plate. You know, to class that bitch up. It's almost like they don't even think they're better than us little people anymore.
Anyway, this is sort of like that. "Throw the kids in the Hummer. Let's go to Sam's Club and pick up a plane and some lawn furniture."
posted by Tiresias at 5:50 PM on November 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
Like when some celebrity or investment banker with enough money to buy a blow job from God goes out to get a car, and rather than buying something exquisite and luxurious --- a custom-built Ferrari with a shifter made from the teeth of Angels, say --- they go and buy a goddamned Hummer. And if they're really classy, they get the Hummer Limo with spinning gold rims and a neon license plate. You know, to class that bitch up. It's almost like they don't even think they're better than us little people anymore.
Anyway, this is sort of like that. "Throw the kids in the Hummer. Let's go to Sam's Club and pick up a plane and some lawn furniture."
posted by Tiresias at 5:50 PM on November 9, 2006 [1 favorite]
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