I am doing my best to lighten up a little bit on my spending as of late so that I will ensure myself a very worthwhile Black Friday. Don't know if I can keep it up for 75 more days, though...

=Mark=

dang it's only 75 days.

well last year i had a need on black friday, this year however i might just be looking for a monitor, if i even venture out. i'd rather go clothes shopping i think... unless disney store has another half price stuffed animal sale.

I am trying my best but it is more of just to save money in general. We are doing good at not touching our ING money and that is really our only extra money so I don't think Chris would be willing for us to take that out. I think this year is going to be really low key but that is fine.


Forgot to add that, at this time, I am not really looking for anything. Maybe once the List comes out, I will see something that strikes my fancy but....don't need a computer, no new TV.....just got a DVR.....already have my down comforter.....

Really the only thing I will TRULY want is going to be a new electric mattress pad but we can get those at anytime and usually they aren't on sale.

With the possability that we might get to mve to a new house.......

I just took a huge chunk of my money to pay down my HELOC. I'm sure I'll have something saved but most of my money is going to pay down the HELOC. I hope to have it paid off in 1 year.

I have money I could spend, but I'm not sure if there'll be anything I want to buy... I'll have to wait until the ads come out and see. Unfortunately Lowe's and Home Depot don't have great Black Friday sales, that's the kind of stuff I'd REALLY like to spend money on. :)

So yeah, who knows if I'll even go shopping this BF.

Im saving up for 360 launch. I hoping to make more there than the last couple BFs combined.

I've been ready since December 26, 2004. I wish it were mid-October already!

:)

Ross (and Brad too)....do you guys enjoy BF as much when you have to do so much of the work for it? Getting all the deals set up and everything verified and all that.....is it still fun? Or, is it one of those...."yes, its tough but, when we see the 'look how much I saved through Gottadeal' threads, it makes it all worth it." type situations.

Im saving up for 360 launch. I hoping to make more there than the last couple BFs combined.

I'll never understand why idiots are willing to pay more than retail for a game system that the manufacturer created artificial demand for to build hype. But more power to you. :) (I'm assuming from your comment that you plan to buy systems and resell them)

I can't waitt... :)

Ross (and Brad too)....do you guys enjoy BF as much when you have to do so much of the work for it? Getting all the deals set up and everything verified and all that.....is it still fun? Or, is it one of those...."yes, its tough but, when we see the 'look how much I saved through Gottadeal' threads, it makes it all worth it." type situations.
The work we do to prepare is fun, the build-up and anticipation for BF is fun, the actual day is fun, reading the threads is fun. If it was that much of a hassle, we wouldn't do it, but we know a lot of people like it and we'll get a lot of new people coming to the site, which benefits everyone in the long run.

The work we do to prepare is fun, the build-up and anticipation for BF is fun, the actual day is fun, reading the threads is fun. If it was that much of a hassle, we wouldn't do it, but we know a lot of people like it and we'll get a lot of new people coming to the site, which benefits everyone in the long run.
I'll echo what Brad said.

Our mission is to save people money, educate consumers and have fun in the process.

Black Friday is the Superbowl of Hot Deals and I'm not even a football fan :2football

LOL guys.

I see what you mean. I have a blast once the list comes out, just checking everything, getting a route down for Chris to make it as easy as possable for him. **Easy for Chris means more toys for Leah.** :rofl2: But, just the whole process is a blast and I think it has a lot to do with this site.

Judging by this thread, it looks like a lot of the current active members joined around black friday last year... maybe we'll get some more to stick around this year. :)

Judging by this thread, it looks like a lot of the current active members joined around black friday last year... maybe we'll get some more to stick around this year. :)

I did! I took a couple of months off though after Christmas or New Years. I did a Google search for Black Friday lists and I think this was the first site that came up. I liked what I saw. Lucky for all of ya'll. :lolrun:

I did too--I used a BF list in 2003 for the ads, but it didn't have forums, so before BF this year, I googled for the ads again and found this one--I'm glad I did!!

Yeah, we'll have a lot of new members again this year, plus we'll be contacting all those people who were here last year reminding them about the site, so when they come back we can all yell at them for leaving after BF, lol.

Hopefully those of you who found the site last year during BF can help us out this year by spreading the word about the site wherever else you happen to post.

Not yet...not as excited as last year.

Not yet...not as excited as last year.

Why not?

Im saving up for 360 launch. I hoping to make more there than the last couple BFs combined.

Yup the 360 launch will determine what I can spend on BF. Hope they are selling for a ton on ebay. I hold number 3 and 4 of the first shipment at EB and number 2 at Gamestop lol. Can you tell we preordered early :)

I have $150 in my hiding place so far! (have a stash in my dresser) LOL. My husband doesn't like me to bring tons of cash so he always wants me to use our debit card and/or credit card. I deposit the money I save up a couple days before so its in the bank when I use the debit. Im one of those people who get in line by 1 or 2 am so I don't carry a purse. Put my ID and debit/credit card in my jeans pocket and go. Sometimes Im in line so early, its just me for a bit. So I don't want to hold a purse. Where Im at, if you aren't in line by 2am, you're past 20th or so in line. A bunch of die hard shoppers here!

Judging by this thread, it looks like a lot of the current active members joined around black friday last year... maybe we'll get some more to stick around this year. :)

Thats where I came from. Last years BF and kinda been around ever since. I love it here :)

Mara

Im just hoping KayBee and Toys R Us has some great toy deals! My oldest is not into anything new so he will be hard to shop for. My youngest is so easy. Anything girly will do. Oldest is 10yr old son and youngest is 5 yr old daughter

I typically work on black friday, but the only thing I am really planning on buying is an XBox 360 and maybe some good computer parts only if they are at a great price.

I have a savings that I use entirely for Christmas gifts. That's where my BF money comes from. If it's a deal on something I know a family member would like, then I'll go out of my way on BF to get it. Sometimes my wife and I will buy a gift for the 2 of us from a BF sale.

This will be the first time I'm using a forum for BF deals, and I'm excited to see what Brad has done. I wish I had joined a couple of months earlier...I'm sure I could have found some great deals for last Christmas.

I'll never understand why idiots are willing to pay more than retail for a game system that the manufacturer created artificial demand for to build hype. But more power to you. :) (I'm assuming from your comment that you plan to buy systems and resell them)

People want something, and they have the money to get it.

I have a savings that I use entirely for Christmas gifts. That's where my BF money comes from. If it's a deal on something I know a family member would like, then I'll go out of my way on BF to get it. Sometimes my wife and I will buy a gift for the 2 of us from a BF sale.

This will be the first time I'm using a forum for BF deals, and I'm excited to see what Brad has done. I wish I had joined a couple of months earlier...I'm sure I could have found some great deals for last Christmas.


You will so not be disappointed Nate. Brad and Ross do an awesome job here and the people who come in are usually all great.

This will be the first time I'm using a forum for BF deals, and I'm excited to see what Brad has done. I wish I had joined a couple of months earlier...I'm sure I could have found some great deals for last Christmas.
That's the thing - although there are some legit hot deals on BF, many of the items in the sale ads can be found online for the same price or cheaper in the weeks before Christmas. In fact, we are going to specifically point out many of these items on either the site or the forum. We'll say "Best Buy has this DVD player in their ad for $49.99, but you can order it now for $44.99 with free shipping at Amazon", etc...

That's part of the reason we have the site in the first place, to let people know that many times you can get the same item cheaper online and not have to deal with the crowds. That can cut down on the number of stores you need to hit on BF, increasing your chances of getting everything you want.

Yep, the only really good deals are the half a dozen "loss leaders" at each store and usually there will be a decent deal on DVDs or CDs @<hidden> BB/CC.

yep, I usually only get the free things and make do with things like my 5 yr old tv. For gifts, I get more personal (ie not from officemax!) stuff.:D

no kids to shop for! :D

Why not?

Because I have other things to worry about. :( I will probably get excited when the ads come out.

I am awaiting and ready thanks to gottadeal for all the great finds during this past +/- year that I have been a member !!!

That's the thing - although there are some legit hot deals on BF, many of the items in the sale ads can be found online for the same price or cheaper in the weeks before Christmas. In fact, we are going to specifically point out many of these items on either the site or the forum. We'll say "Best Buy has this DVD player in their ad for $49.99, but you can order it now for $44.99 with free shipping at Amazon", etc...

That's part of the reason we have the site in the first place, to let people know that many times you can get the same item cheaper online and not have to deal with the crowds. That can cut down on the number of stores you need to hit on BF, increasing your chances of getting everything you want.

Of course, at least for us young and easily-excited types, dealing with the crowds, madness, and chaos is all part of the experience! It's not really a holiday shopping season if you don't get run over by someone else's shopping cart at Wal-Mart :gd_purple

-Mark-

Of course, at least for us young and easily-excited types, dealing with the crowds, madness, and chaos is all part of the experience! It's not really a holiday shopping season if you don't get run over by someone else's shopping cart at Wal-Mart :gd_purple

-Mark-
That's true. But if you can cut your list of stores to hit down from 8-10 down to 4-6, you can still have the full BF experience knowing that you've already got some of the better deals, plus you'll be able to get to the remaining stores a lot quicker.

I like the experience too, but if it's cheaper online. I will buy it online. This year, I might have to work on that day. :( Hopefully, the center will close.

Of course, at least for us young and easily-excited types, dealing with the crowds, madness, and chaos is all part of the experience! It's not really a holiday shopping season if you don't get run over by someone else's shopping cart at Wal-Mart :gd_purple

-Mark-


or even better, be the one doing the running over... :yay:

I actually saved alot already. This is going to be a great Black friday and I can't wait. Will start to buy for next year as well.

I actually joined last year for bf and was on and off the site for a while due to me being so busy had no time to even check my emails. BUT I AM BACK and hopefully will be able to post more now that I am not so busy.

I actually saved alot already. This is going to be a great Black friday and I can't wait. Will start to buy for next year as well.

I actually joined last year for bf and was on and off the site for a while due to me being so busy had no time to even check my emails. BUT I AM BACK and hopefully will be able to post more now that I am not so busy.
Good to see you back :) Should be a lot of fun again this year.

Good to see you back :) Should be a lot of fun again this year.

Thank you, I am so excited. Last year was super fun. I bet it will be even better this year.

Well.. I hope Target has some good deals... cuz I'm paying off my target card so I can use that.. hehe...

I am saving up and clearing room on my cards because one to cut down the debt, but two... I dont want to worry about carrying cash or my checkbook. I just want my license and my credit card, less to carry... last year a few people reported getting their purses stolen because it was in the cart and they were trying to get stuff off the shelves... its a good time for deals, but a good time for ignorant people too...

I can't wait! I hate shopping on any other day... but this day... ooh teh adrenaline.. yeehawww!

I have a Christmas club so I'm set for BF. Check should be here soon!

Considering hubby had such a sucky job last year that didnt really allow to buy much EVER, this year, in FACT,yesterday, hubby started a job for a GREAT company... he's off on Thanksgiving (in training, but next year if he wants to work it, 49.00 an hour! And its cool with me since its LITTERALLY across the street)

So this time, this job pays WELL. So we have a lot extra each month....so I am REALLY looking forward to christmas! We are gonna try to save after this 3 weeks is up... its gonna be rough without money for 3 weeks, but after that, its all up!

Well I really don't save. I just use DH's bonus that he gets in January! Now if something happens to that I will probably start doing a Christmas Club. :D

Cool. Thanks for bumping up one of my very first BF threads of the year ;). Man, I guess I've been waiting a LONG time for this year's Black Friday (thread created on 9/11, with 75 days to go). And now it's only 4 days away!

-Mark-

Cool. Thanks for bumping up one of my very first BF threads of the year ;). Man, I guess I've been waiting a LONG time for this year's Black Friday (thread created on 9/11, with 75 days to go). And now it's only 4 days away!

-Mark-

Haha, Thats dedication right there! :gd_devild

Cool. Thanks for bumping up one of my very first BF threads of the year ;). Man, I guess I've been waiting a LONG time for this year's Black Friday (thread created on 9/11, with 75 days to go). And now it's only 4 days away!

-Mark-

Your welcome, couldn't sleep so I thought I would search the forums for something new to talk about. :greenappl

Haha, Thats dedication right there! :gd_devild

Oh, you know it ;). It's kind of hard to think that back then I was thinking "it's only 75 days away!" And now, with 4 days to go, I'm agonizing and feel like it's so far away :runaway:

-Mark-

haha, yeah 4 days is a LONG time!

Since Feb.