The 5 winners of the first contest have been announced. They are:

Angelseyes28
turtlemom2
diane175
kulkel
neesie

The 5 winners of the second contest have been announced. They are:

couponmamaoftwins
Gator Pam
Joanne
Booterbunz
Gporter34

:g_dance:

Lame shopping joke:

It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale (and some advertising in the local paper) were the main reason for the long line that formed by 8:30, the store's opening time, in front of the store.

A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back, amid loud and colorful curses. On the man's second attempt, he was punched square in the jaw, and knocked around a bit, and then thrown to the end of the line again. As he got up the second time, he said to the person at the end of the line...

"That does it! If they hit me one more time, I won't open the store!"

I need a matching shirt for my husband to wear when we go out on BF ( or when i pull him out of bed to go) LOL

Just read this in one of the Indian shop ,

"Our Customers are Kings and a King never Bargains "

Isn't that clever and funny? So I want to adopt this for winning a T-Shirt.

"Brad" is King of "gottadeal.com" and King gives T-Shirt to his people like me ;-).

-Praveen

Just read this in one of Indian shops ,

"Our Customers are Kings and a King never Bargains "

Isn't that clever and funny? So I want to adopt this for winning a T-Shirt.

"Brad" is King of "gottadeal.com" and King gives T-Shirt to his people like me ;-).

-Praveen
It's good to be the King :jester:

Brad can be King as long as I'm not the Queen :P

Prince RossMAN has a nice ring to it, doncha think? ;)

"I found love....at a Kmart store":D

Yeah yeah, I know it's not the least bit interesting but darnit if I have to have that song stuck in my head, then so should the rest of you:sidesplit

:g_laughin my friend think i am crazy for going out on this day but I have a ball. They are sooo impressed with the bargin goodies that i get... They now call me thanksgiving night after reading the sale ads to ask me to pick up things for them,,, But i answer come along with me and we will find them together; usually they say not thankgiving was too tiring. I think it is the feast to get me ready for the day of great sales. I would love a t-shirt to wern that day.:woot2:

I love to go out on BF and get all my shopping done at a great price. I think it would be great to win a t-shirt and promote this site. This is my first post and I'm glad I found this place. I can't wait to see all the deals and plan ahead.

Our 3 year old son has been Black Friday shopping with us every year - even when he was 6 weeks old! (And we've never stopped at a toy store on BF, always electronics etc).

- why you want a free t-shirt


One less present I would have to buy.:D

Brad, can I win a 3rd shirt? :D

So , Brad - who are those 5 lucky guys ?

So , Brad - who are those 5 lucky guys ?
From my post:

"The deadline is midnight ET on Wednesday night. We'll pick the winners at random on Thursday and contact you either via private message or e-mail."

How I heard about this site: I was talking to beatmix01 one day about how the internet sucks and there's nothing to do on it. He directed me here... been neffing ever since to the tune of 800+ posts in just over a couple of months.

How I heard about this site: I was talking to beatmix01 one day about how the internet sucks and there's nothing to do on it. He directed me here... been neffing ever since to the tune of 800+ posts in just over a couple of months.

Glad Beatmix introduced you to the place. You've been a very active/entertaining member.

My son is 11 yrs old so he knows when I go out on BF, I am shopping for Christmas. Last year he saw Walmart had this PS2 game he wanted. Anyway, I told him I wasn't about to spend $20 for a game that looked pretty dumb. He said "I'll prove to you this is a great price, mom". He leaves the room and goes upstairs into his bedroom. He brings down 4 ads from previous weeks and slaps it down on the table in front of me. Each ad has that particular game circled by him. He then says, " you like deals mom, so check out the pricing. Walmart's price is the best. I've been checking around". At the time, it was so funny because its a long standing joke on me that im so tight I squeak. (My husbands opinion! LOL). I had to give the boy his credit. I must be rubbing off on him. He stiffed out the deals too! BTW, he got the game and I need a shirt! LOL. (size 2xl or 3xl). Im top heavy! LOL

My son is 11 yrs old so he knows when I go out on BF, I am shopping for Christmas. Last year he saw Walmart had this PS2 game he wanted. Anyway, I told him I wasn't about to spend $20 for a game that looked pretty dumb. He said "I'll prove to you this is a great price, mom". He leaves the room and goes upstairs into his bedroom. He brings down 4 ads from previous weeks and slaps it down on the table in front of me. Each ad has that particular game circled by him. He then says, " you like deals mom, so check out the pricing. Walmart's price is the best. I've been checking around". At the time, it was so funny because its a long standing joke on me that im so tight I squeak. (My husbands opinion! LOL). I had to give the boy his credit. I must be rubbing off on him. He stiffed out the deals too!

:sidesplit

That is one determined kid! You've taught him well.

I never win anything free. That is all I have. I'm not gonna even try to attempt anything else to win, because I know I won't win.

I found this website on a message board for Disney enthusiasts and I've gone out on Black Friday for the last 3 years to buy "The Simpsons" season sets at great prices.

My Daughter, who is PREGNANT btw (send XL), and I are already mapping a plan for Black Friday. We need to BOTH have on the SAME SHIRT and give TONS of publicity to this site (send pens, you know I'll hand them out!) while keeping track of each other in the store!

Lucky GUYS who win??? GUYS???? Ain't no guys named LUCKY around here!

:gd_shake:

I would love to find a great deal on a Nintendo DS for my son for Christmas on Black Friday.

Yall have a great site here!!!!!

I would LOVE to have a t-shirt! I go shopping on BF with my mom, grandma, and sister. I would be great to be able to advertise for ya! And it would show people that I am a serious shopper...stay outta my way! Plus, i am a die hard couponer, so I cant resist the opportunity to get a free shirt.
Crissy

Ya gotta love gottadeal.com! After pouring through all the items on last years list, my friend and I met at the first store at 4 am to start collecting bargains. The main item I wanted happened to be one of those "wait in line" kind of things, so as I waited, she ran through the store, getting everything off of her list AND mine! By 5:10 we had everything, I was through the line, and we were checking out and on to the next store. Having this website makes planning my shopping so much easier! Thanks!
:gd_not_ri

free t-shirt equals free advertising...after all, it's all about the bargains!!
Seriously, this is the best site for BF info...Thanks to all who work so hard to make life interesting for us!

I love gottadeal because now, whenever my FILMIL are in the market to buy something, they call me up and have me look on the computer to see if I can find them a better price. FIL does the research on the computer and through Consumer Reports but I get to find him the best deal....and, of course, I come straight to here!

My mom and I ALWAYS go to Black Friday sales (we are quite obsessed, actually). Either of us would LOVE a shirt (XL or 3XL, please), and we promise to wear it proudly at 5am at the mall here in Huntsville, Alabama.

OK - I love BLACK FRIDAY!!! and I have my husband hooked too !! No matter where we wind up at on Thanksgiving we ALWAYS get up early early and are waiting in line for the stores to open. Even my daughter loves going - and she is 15!!! I found this site a few years back and have used it ever since -even when we're :banana01: :banana01: out of town!!! YEAH!! Thank you Brad!:banana01:

Ok, first time poster here :)

I guess I will be the first to post how I WORK every Black Friday (well, we call it GREEN Friday...for making money ;) )! The last time I was able to go out and enjoy shopping (oxymoron??? :greenappl ) on BF was 8 years ago before I got into the retail business. Many of you are sitting there wondering WHY on EARTH would I be excited about WORKING on such a day full of frenzy. Well the answer is simple: It is fun! Yes we open at 4:30-5 AM every year to about 6 or 7 families/groups waiting outside our doors. People stand in line 3 hours to get an additional 30% off already reduced product. I wear my Santa hat and proudly pass out candy-canes. I walk around singing carols and holiday songs and wear a smile on my face. I don't get a break (except maybe a 15 to scarf down some food) and I have to work at least 12 hours. It is my most favorite day of the year to work and I eat it up! I am very patient with every customer and love the prep to make sure that my employees and I run a smooth ship.
And because I love BF so much, that is why a t-shirt would look great on me :)

I'm glad I found GottaDeal. This site is awesome and I think I'm going to enjoy it very much. Someone posted the link on another forum and I thought I would check it out and boy aren't I glad I did. Looks like alot of fun things goes on in this forum and I want to be in on the fun, too. GottaDeal gets a :g_thumpsu from me. :gd_pineap :gd_orange :gd_purple

:yay: OK THIS IS MY 1ST POST!!!!
Ive been going out on BLACK FRIDAY since I was in diapers. Im married now and my hubby gets home from work at 4:30 a.m. and I am always dressed and ready for him. I drag him out to EVERYWHERE!
My grandkids are now fighting over who will be the first to get to go. I got a family tradition going here. I NEED THIS TSHIRT!!!!!

I was so giddy today to get my Black Friday reminder!
I was thinking that waking up at 2am and standing in the cold is SO MUCH FUN!
Cant wait for the lists!
(can I have a T??)
Catrin

Free stuff and me are miles apart...never end up winning anything..
But still keeping my fingers crossed for the t-shirt!!:bunny:

I WANT A NEW LCD! black friday, don't disappoint me!

last year i got my brand new computer for about 500 bucks AR. this year i'm hoping for a sub 200 viewsonic LCD (or samsung)(or NEC) 17" minimum.

if i win, i'm wearing the shirt to the gym.

I joined this site last year when I read about it on another message board. I love this place! Now that the site's back up I'm telling everybody to come here for all of their BF shopping lists. I just got 2 more friends to sign up today too. :D Do you have the shirts in the big plus sizes too?

I love this site, used it for the first time last year. It was great knowing what was coming up on sale so as to plan an attack. I am looking for the new Nintendo DS Nintendogs Bundle Pearl Pink so if anyone knows where I can reserve it online besides Toys R US which is $30 over MSRP....Thanks Jill:yelclap:

I need to win a t-shirt since I'm a loser at the Gatorade game!!!

I actually started Black Friday shopping about 5 yrs ago. I use to go all by myself and make a complete weekend away out of it not coming home until Sunday. Kid Free wahoo! Nothing like a hotel room to myself! Anyways, that all changed when 2 almost 3 yrs ago, my youngest daughter age 8 at the time..the morning after Thanksgiving as I was sneaking out of the house at 2:45am. I found her asleep by the front door with her winter coat on and the BF list in her hand. Needless to say my weekend without my children came to an end at that moment. She now goes with me every year. She gets a kick out of standing in line in the freezing cold, drinking hot choc. and trying with me to get everyone singing xmas carols to pass the time. We also made shirts last year that said on the front, "You say CRAZY like it's a BAD thing" and on the the back it said, "I LIVE FOR BF"
I think we need new shirts for this year;)

This looks to be a great website. I have just added it to my favorites. We always search high and low for the best deal possible.


I wear a few T-shirts from sponsor's that I like. Working with the UROC (United Rockcrawling and Off-road Challenge) motorsports my sponsor T's are usually BF Goodrich, EK Motorsports, and Teraflex. This would be the first time I would wear a T from a website. I am a great billboard as I am 6 feet tall. When I walk into a room I see heads turning to look, and then they look at my feet to see if I am wearing heels. If the T's are guy style I would need a small. :loli: :crossfing

I would like to find my 15 year old a set of decent but cheap golf clubs for Christmas!

I have been a BF addict for eight years now and I haven't been able to put the ads down since! ;) I adore the adrenaline I feel when I have to get that last existing toy left on the shelf before the person across the aisle gets it! lol It's like a wild west duel at high noon, sometimes, but always fun! I won't ever stop going -- too much excitement! I always have a good time though, except for a few people who tend to shove, and spend some girl time with my mom and sis!

Joined here last year for BF deals and got the email that the forum was bcak up, so I just had to come back.

My first BF experience was at Wal-Mart when I was 16. My mother was sick and she sent me out. I was so mad she made me get up that early, that I had a HUGE attitude and went barrelling through that store. I got everythign ont he list and was back home in bed by 6:30.

This is the first year I will have to go out on BF without my mom. She is getting a knee replacement on November 7th. If you give me a free t shirt I will not feel as alone because I will know that all of my fellow Gottadeal shoppers will be out there also. Okay that was shameless. But true! LOL I love BF and I love Gottadeal also and would love a shirt. I would wear it with PRIDE!!!!!

Gottadeal.com is a site that is really cool :g_dance: ,
They always have deals that make you drool :2dollar: .
We think Brad must have a super computer :superman: ,
To post those Dell deals that are super-dooper :deal: .
Ross proclaims he loves Hasselhoff, yes that is true :sidesplit ,
Mrs. Honeybee, his wife, is a member too :hearthrob !
Aaron lives just an hour from me :biker: ,
I never knew how hard locating Vault cola could be :banghead: .
Debbie, AKA outnumbered, we have much respect for :bow: ,
she manages her family alone while her husband is at war :usflag: .
DigDoug seems like a great guy that is lots of fun :trampolin ,
He thinks the Cubs are number one :yup: .
Mugs just got married to a beautiful lady :2couple: ,
and cronos and mrn8 have adorable babies :fluffy: .
Nineofus has a big family clan :2kiss: ,
And Lucky has a brand new (younger!) man :thumbsup:
Zim Hosein, well his posts usually include beer :burp: ,
and Beatmix’s Woot deals sometimes give us reason to cheer :2woot: .
There’s Stingygrrl, Markraby, and Cheaparse too :2wiggle: :woot2: :clapping: ,
There are others too many to mention (and I do mean YOU!) :yup:
They have dancing fruit :gd_pineap and smilies getting it on,:sib:
and all the members here seem to always get along :gd_shake: :shock: .
Gottadeal.com has hot deals, friends, and good conversation :gd_dollar :2welcome: ,
Everyone should register, post and become part of the Gottadeal nation :g_hello: !


T-shirt worthy? I hope so! (and if not, I still meant every word!) :gd_soapbo

Amie :teacher:

I am hoping to get a great deal on a laptop on BF.

Just wanted to join in, I already purchased a gotta deal shirt (although it would be nice to have one for hubby too lol)

I absolutely Love BF. It to me is better than Christmas itself. Plus I love you guys and I love this site. You have always made me feel welcomed. I also need A T-shirt. I mean need a t-shirt. Seriously I have three girls. They wear my clothes. BUT if I won this one I will hide it from them.:mad:

I think kulkel and her daughter should win shirts. No, I don't know her, but I would just love to wake up to my sons wanting to go with me one year. That was just a cool story.

I LOVE Black Friday. Somehow I missed this site last year, but I am stoked that I'm here early this year. My husband has to work this year and I have two young boys (3.5 and 4 months right now) so I will probably be recruiting Grandma to babysit and going alone. Usually she goes with me, but I don't think we'll be dragging the baby out. Unless she wants to go. Then we will be dragging the baby out. Because I'm going. Even if I'm done Christmas shopping by then I'm going. :g_dance:

I'm going to buy a new new desktop computer on Black Friday. I also need a GottaDeal.com T-Shirt!

This is the best site on the web, and it has to do with my addiction (shopping) now tahts why I need a tshirt, I want everyone to see where I go for MY BF information..........I love this place............This is the best....and i'll pay you 5.00 for my shirt..No really this is the best and only site for me, but not only that I come here all during the year, but this just makes it all mor exciting....thanks and Keep up the GREAT work......

My SIL and I go BF shopping every year. Matching tshirts (xl and xxl) would be great for finding each other in the crowds. Not to mention all that free advertising!

- why you want a free t-shirt

I want something to wear on Black Friday..... What better advertising than a red head wearing advertising carry her HUGE binder coupon bag? I get enough attention being a red, and most people compliment me,so while they're looking at me, Give them a glance at the goods, (not my boobs!;) )
And they see the tshirt...
FREE ADVERTISING!

I am so looking forward to this years sale because last year I was very pregnant and the year before that too so I am wondering if anyone in the store will recognize me this year LOL

First post here as well!

I was referred from a message board devoted to clearnace shopping at tager, one of my obsessions. I love Black Friday, but finding 75% to 90% of deals at Target keeps me happy throughout the year.

Oh, and if I win a t-shirt, I too need a size 2x. :groovin:

I just found this site from a posting on another forum, checked ya'll out and I can tell this is going to be such a great help. Thanks!

My family thinks that I am crazy to go shopping on Black Friday since I used to work in retail. I just can't help it!! :D I would proudly wear a large t-shirt declaring my love for this site.

I have been going BF shopping since I was 16, 13th year up and coming. I think I get the biggest rush from the deals I get! For the last 5 years I've been married, hubby has gone with me. This year will be the 1st missed cause he's in Iraq and I would love a tshirt to proudly wear as I bargain hunt with a toddler!

I am glad that we live in south Florida! At least when we are standing in the lines waiting for the stores to open it is not below freezing!
Of course we are such wimps about the weather we are usually bundled up in heavy sweatshirts and/or jackets anyway!:howdy:

Welcome to all of today's new visitors!

Now get posting in the rest of the threads & forums :)

I'm soooo happy I found this site. I've loved shopping on Black Friday for so long and I never knew there were web sites for it. Can't wait!

Fran

Well, after this past weekend, it appears that I will be looking for a PSP on BF. In desperation, I needed a babysitter last Friday night and was left with my single and somewhat of a hermit of a younger brother. Of course he has all the video game systems, GameCube, Xbox, this, that, blah, blah. So for the past 3 days, all I have heard from my son is that he wants a PSP. Ugh! I thought I'd finally get through a holiday without buying a video game system!

~Jenny

I've been lurking here forever, registered a few months ago and posted my first post yesterday. I would love a t-shirt.

BF I will be with the band in Disney but my plan is to give SIL $30 and to spend it the best way she can (We've been doing BF shopping for over 25 years together and this will be the first we won't do it). She knows what I like and will get me my best bargains.

If I win a shirt, I will wear it on black friday while I'm looking for a new MP3 player.

Thanks.

Hello everyone!! I can't wait till BF 2005!!!

<----GottaClothe the kids! :groovin: Must have shirts! :D

i want a free L-sized t-shirt because the one that i bought was an XL and apparently it's a little bit too big for me :)

just a reminder that this contest ends at midnight ET tonight :)

OK, i want opne to wear BEFORE BF, so others can find the deals as well! Well, not others where I live, bit others somewhere...lol

I'm hoping to get a good deal on a laptop at BF. I'll probably be standing in line for hours at Best Buy (gotta love those BB Bucks :g_dance: ) so I'll gladly talk up the site!

Hey Crissy! Jaysma here! :thumbsup:

When I have a store and time conflict I go earlier in the week and put the item on lay away then go back and purchase it on Friday. Works for Walmart and Target.

My mom and I use to go through the Black Friday adds and plan a route to get to as many stores as wee could to get the freebies they were handing out. This was years ago as they dont seem to give out as much stuff anymore. We would get to Meijers Kmart Jcpenny khls and bestbuy and toys r us before any shopping would start for us.

Paml

This one time......while I was shopping for black friday......I saw a man outside of a circuit city eating a pickle at 6a. Not yet having had my daily cherrios I nearly hurled the contents of my empty stomach right on his shoes, but instead I handed him a store flyer and zipped my parka up over my eyes (I know I live in Georgia..but I bought that $*&# parka for a trip to the iditarod and I refuse to not get some use out of it). Shy

This one time......while I was shopping for black friday......I saw a man outside of a circuit city eating a pickle at 6a. Not yet having had my daily cherrios I nearly hurled the contents of my empty stomach right on his shoes, but instead I handed him a store flyer and zipped my parka up over my eyes (I know I live in Georgia..but I bought that $*&# parka for a trip to the iditarod and I refuse to not get some use out of it). Shy


Hi!:hiya: Welcome to Gottadeal!

What part of Ga are you from? We have several members here from around the state.

Amie

I'm hoping to get a good deal on a laptop at BF. I'll probably be standing in line for hours at Best Buy (gotta love those BB Bucks :g_dance: ) so I'll gladly talk up the site!

Hey Crissy! Jaysma here! :thumbsup:
Hi Jaysma! I noticed I had 2 refferals, and was wondering who they were! Now I know half! And half knowing is a quarter of the battle....right?

Hi Jaysma! I noticed I had 2 refferals, and was wondering who they were! Now I know half! And half knowing is a quarter of the battle....right?

You have one from me too, Crissy. I'm almost out of time so I'll just make this my first post and quit trying to think of something to say...

Hi Jaysma! I noticed I had 2 refferals, and was wondering who they were! Now I know half! And half knowing is a quarter of the battle....right?

Well, you'll have to guess again. I joined last year but hardly ever post... busy, busy ;) You'll see the board pick up a lot when the ads release.

Hey scpend! :g_hello:

The deadline for this contest has passed. We will announce the winners during the day tomorrow.

And it's very likely we'll be giving out more shirts, so if you didn't reply to this thread before the deadline, feel free to reply now and you'll be entered for the next batch of shirts :)

Hope it's not too late. I just joined a tonight but visited the sight last year for the BF ads. I'm a WAHM to two sets of twins...both b/g. The older ones are 15 and the younger ones are three. I know....12 years difference. It's a long story....well, maybe not that long but I have to get this posted before midnight.

The 5 winners of the first contest have been announced. They are:

Angelseyes28
turtlemom2
diane175
kulkel
neesie

But we're not stopping there - we're giving away yet another 5 GottaDeal.com T-Shirts (http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=9021).

Those of you who didn't win the first time are still in the running, and if you haven't posted in here yet, you have 2 more weeks before the next winners are picked :)

OMG!! Thank you!! I will wear this shirt PROUDLY everywhere I go! Especially on BF!! Thank you soooo much!! I was so surprised to see I won! I never win anything! :D

So, technically, I guess I am the first AND second post in the new contest. :woot2: Not that it probably makes any difference.

I gotta tell you I love BF, every year in October I get online and search every site I can for the early BF ads. This is by far the best site I have ever been on. I also like BF because me and my little sister spend the whole day in town together. It is nice because with work we dont get to do that a lot.

Hope I can win one the second time around! Momma needs a t-shirt!

I love blackfriday because it is my chance to shop alone...lol....hubby keeps the girls for me...that is the only day of the year he knows he has to watch the girls..lol...love to find a deal on dvd players this yr because I need 2 for each dd...and any good bargains I can find...lol...plus I want to try and win a shirt...:D

I hope to get a free t-shirt because free is my favorite four letter word. I have been a super shopper on black friday for the past eight years, now...scooping up as many bargains as I can. I just moved to the west coast from the east coast and may have to fly back just to shop in familiar territory. The 8.25% tax here in California SUCKS!! I'm used to the 4.5% in Virginia and 5% in Maryland. I price match and bargain shop year round, but Black Friday is my favorite day, because it gives me the opportunity to run off the calories that I picked up the day before. I'm usually dropping off my oldest at one store at 3AM and racing through the aisles grabbing as much of the good stuff as I can, to barter with while I'm checking out, or to pass the savings on to some of my friends and co-workers who couldn't get to the sales. I'd love to be able to wear the t-shirt on Black Friday so that everyone will know where I get my information. I'm glad you guys came up with this site, because I used to have to get copies of the sales ads from my cousin, who works with a distributor for the Washington Post, which didn't give me as much time to plot, plan and strategize. I'll have to really learn the area out here if I want to do the black friday run on the west coast. I don't have any of my friends out here to help me cover the stores the way we usually do. I'll have to get the list and still have them shop for me if I don't fly back east, which is what I REALLY want to do. So now can I PLEASE-E-E have a t-shirt? How about a joke I heard? Will that get me one? Here's how it goes. "Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very, very dark, so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-year-old girl, to hold the light high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. Very diligently Kathleen did as she was asked. Her mother Heidi pushed and pushed, and after a little while Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-year-old what she thought about what she had just witnessed. Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place. Smack his a** again."
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Dont know if our posts in the last round count or not....but I want a shirt!

Hey Brad...I don't see my post here anymore. It had the joke and everything in it. Does this mean that it was picked for a t-shirt? or does it mean that you didn't like the joke? Nevermind...I see it now. But can I STILL get the shirt? That WAS a pretty good joke!

I would love a shirt!! I may have to order several so me and the other girls can match when we shop on BF. If I win one then that will be one less that I need to buy!!
Amy

Congratulations to the winners!!

hello everyone. i can't wait until black friday. i'd love a shirt, although it'll probably be too cold here for anyone to see it under my winter coat.

PM is your BFFL!

Love this site.

Thanks!

here is my joke:

A man walks into a bar with an octopus under his arm and sets it down on the bar stool next to him. He then tells the bartender that this octopus can play any instrument in the world. Well, the bartender laughs at him, tells everyone else in the bar about this and they all laugh. The man then says "I'll bet anyone here $100 that this octopus can play any instrument". A little while later one guy walks up and hands the octopus a guitar. The octopus takes it and plays it like Jimi Hendrix. Astonished, the guy forks over his hundred bucks. The next guy walks up and hands the octopus a trumpet. The octopus takes it and plays it like Dizzie Gillespie. He too, hands over the $100. A while goes by and then a man walks over and hands the octopus a set of bagpipes. The octopus takes them, fumbles around with them for a couple of minutes and then sets them on the bar. The man's eyebrows go up and he says to the octopus, " what's the mater, can't you play it?", to which the octopus replies, "play it, I'm gonna screw it soon as I get it's pyjamas off!"

Well I nominated kulkel last time and she won. Does that mean if I nominate myself this time I'll win?

I nominate myself.

Too funny Jonathon!

I love the thrill of the chase and the excitement of the race, and the satisfaction of knowing just how many good deals I got. I go every year, and plan my route precisely. Wow, it would be great to wear a T-shirt proclaiming BF!!! Thanks!!

I'll post for the second drawing!

I would LOVE to have a t-shirt to wear when I enter a wet t-shirt contest. I'm sure it would get lots of attention!!

I would LOVE to have a t-shirt to wear when I enter a wet t-shirt contest. I'm sure it would get lots of attention!!
I hereby declare the winner! :yup:

Nevermind false alarm :wife:

I am came I saw and I conquered black friday.... Let the lines start behind me.


Kristie

The 5 winners of the first contest have been announced. They are:

Angelseyes28
turtlemom2
diane175
kulkel
neesie

But we're not stopping there - we're giving away yet another 5 GottaDeal.com T-Shirts (http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=9021).

Those of you who didn't win the first time are still in the running, and if you haven't posted in here yet, you have 2 more weeks before the next winners are picked :)
WOOHOO Thanks so much! This is gonna be my lucky shirt from now on.....may it bring me LOTS of BF deals:D

I love this site, used it for the first time last year. It was great knowing what was coming up on sale so as to plan an attack. I am looking for the new Nintendo DS Nintendogs Bundle Pearl Pink so if anyone knows where I can reserve it online besides Toys R US which is $30 over MSRP....Thanks Jill:yelclap:
Amazon lowered the price back down to $149:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BB568E

I LOVE BF!!! It's a time honored tradition with my Mom and myself. We've even included other family members..

I'm the mapper ;) I map out where we need to be to get the things we want. We're in and out like Ninjas lol

eli

I also found this site through a link at another forum. Love it here!

I hereby declare the winner! :yup:


Thank you, I am deserving..... :D

black friday is a good way to get girls, because you get to hold them and "keep them warm" while you wait in the cold line. =)

This is my kind of site. I love Shopping!! I Love Deals!! and I especially love Black Friday. Bring on the SALES:greenappl :gd_pineap

i just referred three of my friends here.this is awesome

We go camping every Thanksgiving and of course shopping on Black Friday. All of the women get up about 4:30 and head to the nearest town which is 30 miles away. We also leave all of the kids with the men. Not only is this a time for bargains but it is a great time for all of the inlaws and outlaws to spend time together.:)

I didn't really get into Black Friday until after having worked retail. Up until then, I dreaded working BF. Having all the people in the store shoving, pushing, and grabbing---YIKES!!! It was a nightmare. Now, since I don't have to work it I go for the deals just like everyone else. I like it cause the cold, day after Thanksgiving, everyone getting out of Turkey mode into Christmas mode. Seems so fun to be among all the excitment.

just giving this a bump for our new visitors

I need a shirt to wear while I am spending that Sears GC!

:2welcome:I've had THREE friends join today. One of them goes by the name "pinklady" I have to ask the other two what their screen names are. I really want to win a holiday card or shirt or SOMETHING FREE, so here's a really cute joke I heard for each one of them.
:rotflol:
The first one is called The Driver, the Priest, and the Lawyer

A truck driver was driving down the highway when he saw a priest at the side of the road. He stopped to pick up the priest and give him a ride.

A ways down the road the driver saw a lawyer on the side of the road. He turned the truck to steer directly toward the lawyer. Then he remembered, "I have a priest in the truck. I can't run down this lawyer," and at the last second he swerved to miss the lawyer.

But he heard a thump outside anyway. He looked in his rear-view mirror but didn't see anything.

He turned to the priest and said, "Sorry Father, I just missed that lawyer at the side of the road."

And the priest said, "Don't worry son, I got him with my door."
:g_laughin
Here's another one that I thought was amusing, called Polly Want a WHAT?

This lady approaches a priest and tells him, "Father, I have a problem. I have these two talking female parrots, but they only know how to say one thing."

"What do they say?" the priest asked.

"They only know how to say, 'Hi, we are prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?'"

"That's terrible!" the priest exclaimed, "But I have a solution to your problem. Bring your two talking female parrots over to my house and I will put them with my two male talking parrots who I have taught to pray and read the Bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase and your female parrots will learn to pray and worship."

"Thank you," said the lady.

The next day, the lady brings her female parrots to the priest's house. The priest's two male parrots are holding rosary beads and praying in their cage.

The lady puts her female talking parrots in with the male talking parrots and the female parrots say, "Hi, we are prostitutes! Do you want to have some fun?"

One male parrot looks over to the other male parrot and screams, "Frank! Put the Bibles away--our prayers have been answered!"
:smiley_nu:
Finally, here's my third and final joke for today, called Lord, Don't Let Me Be Late!

A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class.

As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late! Dear Lord, please don't let me be late!"As she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got up, brushed herself off,and started running again.

As she ran she once again began to pray, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be late!...But don't shove me either."

buckwheat_jegc,

ROTFLMAO I love the joke, use of emoticons and most importantly those referrals you sent us.

You are definitely in contention for something free :)

REALLY ROSS?! OH WOW!!:woot2:
Everybunny get excited!!:bunny:
Shake ya booty and party! :gd_shake:
:greenappl We're all dancing here!:gd_not_ri
:gd_devild Even the book-keeper!
:gd_pineap 'Cause I might be winnning SOMETHING!!:gd_orange
:spamdance I'm singing and typing....
:banana01:..and calling my crazy friends...
:2elephant...to get them to remember to sign up for gotta deal!
Oh, yeah!
:2tapdance

I love BF because of the HUNT! The rush to get into the stores when they open and making sure to get what I want before someone else snatches it up!!! It's so much fun planning routes and picking where to go first!! I'm addicted!!!!!! lol:bounce_fl

I have extra hangers in the closet...I need a t-shirt to put on one of them!

I think that I've had 2 or 3 friends join today also..I think they used my link?!. But I still wanna tshirt or something nifty to sport! :p

I hereby declare the winner! :yup:

Nevermind false alarm :wife:


:lolrun: Actually, I've never been in a wet t-shirt contest and probably never will. Just wanted to post something a little different. :cheesy:

Its not over! They extended it and are doing a 2nd round. So you just got yourself one entry. Congratulations.

I posted for the first entry, but unfortunately I wasn't picked. :( Through all my posts, everyone who knows me I love BF! Cannot wait for next month!

I just found out today that my SIL loves BF as much as I do (brother just got married last March). I told her about the site, and gave her the link, but not "my link" so I have no idea if she came over or not. I'll IM her tomorrow.

They are doing Thanksgiving at her parents' houses, but might come down for the weekend. She said maybe Friday after she shops-I said NO THURSDAY b/c I need someone to shop with. I'm so excited! I knew I liked this girl. :)

Hello first time poster here. Swam over from the sea! The girls are always telling us to check this place out. I'm impressed! I can tell I'll get lots of deals here already!

My sister and I have a tradition of shopping on black Friday. We have been doing it for many years. We would love matching t-shirts to show off to ourt fellow shoppers. Last year we wore red to protest against the Iraq war and gas prices (boy they were cheap back then).
Happy Shopping
Robin

I have to have one of those shirts!!! I love this time of year. My mother and I go to BF every year. We map out a plan of the store and are going to use walkie talkies to communicate in the store. We know which doors to watch and as of yet, we have gotten everything on our list every year. We plan our shopping very carefully, Wal-Mart by 3:00 am, out of there by 6:15-6:30, then to Radio Shack, Hastings, and then to Denny's! lol I have an aunt who goes also but we send her to other stores and she gets what we want at them so we get what she wants at Wal-Mart. Every year Big Lots has a freebie for the first 50-100 people, she goes there and gets them for us too so we get so many goodies! I do ALL of my shopping that one day, no stress, no mess, just good fun! By 11:00 I am home wrapping all of it, then finished, all done! It is not only fun but then I am free to enjoy the rest of the season without worry.:holiday08

Here's my joke!:banana01: :banana01: :banana01: :banana01: :banana01:


The husband had just finished reading the book, 'MAN OF THE HOUSE'. He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "From now on, I want you to know that I am the man of this house, and my word is law! I want you to prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, I expect a sumptuous dessert afterward. Then, after dinner, you are going to draw me my bath so I can relax. And when I'm finished with my bath, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"
His wife replied, "The frickin' funeral director would be my guess."

I find bf to be more of a sport than anything else. There is something invigorating getting up in the middle of the night, organizing circulars and running into a store to buy something you really want. It is the kickoff to my holiday season. I can't think of not doing it

I simply need the free shirt because my wife loves to do projects with my kids
and thinks my t-shirts make nice smocks for the kids.

What an honor! I showed my daughter what I typed and like the typical 10 yr old she was like AWWW MOM, why did you tell them?!!? Then I showed her the email from Brad and she was silly. She said, sure glad I told you to tell them all! Like I said, what a typical child! She can't wait to get the shirt in the mail. We send our hugs to you all! TY TY TY

Oh BTW, Brad..are you working on getting those clocks set ahead? ;)

Marriage Advice from Children:
In a survey, a group of children were asked several questions regarding relationships and marriage. This is a sample of some of the answers we recieved.
Q - How can a stranger tell if two people are married?
"You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids."
- Derrick, age 8

Okay, There is some stiff competition in here!!! But I still want one of those shirts. It works for both of us, free advertising for Gottadeal and I get something free. I am so glad I found this site. It's GREAT!!! I am getting my mom signed up. She is excited about it, too.

I can't wait for this black friday. I'm hoping to score parts for an hdtv pvr i want to build.

I want a GottaDeal shirt so I can tell everyone, Yeah. I got the ads weeks before you did! :lolrun:

Hi! I'm new here. I think I need a shirt because there isn't ANYONE in my small, forgotten town that gets anything cool! I could start a new trend! :woot2: :woot2: :woot2:
~Marg

All God's children need a shirt.;)

I have to confess that my first year for bf shopping didn't start out well. I was irritated b/c I couldn't get close to the items I wanted. But at some point in that first 1/2 hour or so I just took a deep breath and gave myself an attitude adjustment. I had much more fun when I calmed down and realized that it's just for fun and sport, not to get every last thing on the list. Now I can't wait for the games to begin!!

I want to look cool with the GottaDeal.com t-shirt. Want to make the other BF shoppers jealous! :groovin:

Brad, I LOVE your avatar ;)

I got my son addicted to BF. When he turned 16 about 3 yrs ago and got his drivers license and job, first thing he was talking about is BF. We never had a real live Christmas tree, so I thought I would have him and his girlfriend pick one out before the sales eneded. He picked out his first Live tree, found out his girlfriend was Allergic to Pine, they strapped it to the top of his car, (not very good) and off they went on the freeway, and the christmas tree turned sideways, and the girlfriend sneezing! Both of them are gearing up to go again this year, but no live trees this time. I love BF and being one of the crazy ones out there. Im new to the site, and love this site also. Everyone is so open and friendly.

HI! I would love a shirt even though I am going to be online shopping this year on BF. I would make sure to wear it out while doing my other shopping though.:D

I wanna win...I wanna win...I wanna win

This will be my first BF shopping excursion without the kids and with a bit of money. I recently got a good job offer and the office is actually closed the day after Thanksgiving - no more having to hope my boss will say yes, that I can have the day off (just being hired I am low woman on the totem pole and someone with senority would get to take off while I work). Yippee!!! 2xl would be great. Not top heavy, just like 'em big!

Thanks and happy shopping

My son is 11 yrs old so he knows when I go out on BF, I am shopping for Christmas. Last year he saw Walmart had this PS2 game he wanted. Anyway, I told him I wasn't about to spend $20 for a game that looked pretty dumb. He said "I'll prove to you this is a great price, mom". He leaves the room and goes upstairs into his bedroom. He brings down 4 ads from previous weeks and slaps it down on the table in front of me. Each ad has that particular game circled by him. He then says, " you like deals mom, so check out the pricing. Walmart's price is the best. I've been checking around". At the time, it was so funny because its a long standing joke on me that im so tight I squeak. (My husbands opinion! LOL). I had to give the boy his credit. I must be rubbing off on him. He stiffed out the deals too! BTW, he got the game and I need a shirt! LOL. (size 2xl or 3xl). Im top heavy! LOL
I am re-entering my story to win a t-shirt! mama needs one and deserves one!

My sister has already taken off work and I already have a babysitter lined up for BF. This will be our 5th BF and we are really excited this year because we have decided to tag team with some friends of ours (5 different vehicles, 5 different stores). We just need those lists so that we can put the final touches on our battle plan! Oh, and I really need that shirt (although my sis will probably swipe it from me just like she does everything else).

WOW! What a great site! I've only used "that other BF site" before. ;) I'm SO glad that I found you guys!

My friends and I LOVE to shop on Black Friday. We look forward to it every year. I'm sure that your site will help us prepare our ASSAULT!! :gd_army:

Now wasn't that good enough for a t-shirt??!! :clapping:

Twas the Night Before Black Friday, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, except for my mouse.
Half the turkey was eaten, the pumpkin pie gone,
But I was still online looking for deals; HOT ONES!
The wish lists were spread all over my bed,
And visions of toys abound in my head.
When out from the driveway there arose such a clatter,
I sprang to the window to see what was the matter.
Away to the door I flew like a flash,
Standing there was my best friend with her sale paper stash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a sale paper from Walmart with a Disney Scene-It deal!
I knew in a moment it would be a great day,
It was then that my friend was heard to exclaim:
"Now Target, now Walmart, we'll kick up a fuss!
On Sears, on Kmart and Toys-R-Us!"
To the front of the line, with our rebates in hand,
We'll dash away, dash away, great savings we demand.
We're almost there, first on the way,
Happy Black Friday to all
And to all a great day!

~H~

I want a shirt because I think it would be fun to have one. All I have is Disney T-shirts This one would be different!!!!

I hope to get a HDTV cheap!

I like to shop, but since I work overnights I rarely get to go shopping. All I have nearby is a Wal-Mart 20 miles away and Target, BB, CC and the others about 45 minutes away. Its too far out of the way to shop. So Black Friday is the time I like shopping best because I can find great deals and I can have some fun.

I use Black Friday to run off all the calories I scarfed up the day before.;)

What's really good here is that we have a 24hr. Wal-Mart and that's my mom and I's first stop. We can get in there....well, whenever. We generally arrive at 4 or so. They have special lines set up there and you can hop right in line then. The worst line I've ever had to stand in yet was for the Nintendo Gamecube. (2years ago(?)) They had the line set up right next to the meat section. Very Very cold there.:gd_shake: (I froze it off)

Wal-Mart ALWAYS has something I want. can't wait for this year. I've never seen a "Black Friday" shirt on my excursions. I would LOVE to have one. Thanks, Tina

i want a free shirt becasue my best b.f shopping day was 2 years ago me and my brother and husband went shopping we took a truck and he took eclipse by the time we left sears my bro had 4 27" tvs in his eclipse and we had 2 32" in truck got to walmart and i had to ar sit while the two of them ran in walmart it took them 30 minutes to get in and find everything on my list and that included checking out!!!!! so with the right shirt this year could be better!!!! lol

Well lets see, a little about me my name is Jen and every BF me, my mom and 4 sisters go shopping at the crack of dawn. Our most harrowing experience was 2 years ago when our poor 5' mother almost got trampled to death at walmart. We now have to form a circle barrier around mom so that she doesn't get harmed ;) Not only is this a great time for the whole family to get together, we shop and then all go out to breakfast. I would love to have a t-shirt to show support of GottaDeal, i've shopped Black Friday ever since I was a kid. You'd have to make it the biggest size possible though :blush: I think this is the 2nd year i've used this site. I heard about it on a scrapbook site I frequent daily. As far as what i'm looking for this year I haven't actually thought about it much yet...maybe a DVD/VCR combo for the bedroom. We bought a cheap DVD earlier this year and it already bit the dust and the VCR is slowly dying.

And lastly anything interesting about myself...hmmm nope i'm boring. Just a SAHM who scrapbooks and takes pictures.

I can't wait to camp out at Best Buy this year. Hope they have some great laptop deals...

The GottadealDeal T-Shirt would make an excellent gift for my birthday on the 25th, so I can wear it on BF! Hey...I gotta try.:3duck:

Can't wait for BF!! I'm hoping to get some good deals on DVD sets & PS2 games!!!!

Funny shopping story x 2...

Did you ever do the same terribly embarressing thing twice? :teacher:

I was with my older son in the mall and I saw something in a store window. I proceeded over to the extremely clean window to look at the item and when I leaned down I banged my forehead/face right on the glass. :bonk: Apparently it was so clean I didn't even see it and almost put my head right through it. The worst part was the look around to see who saw what I did. :blush: My son laughed so I hard I thought we were going to have to leave.

The other time was a doozie. I was with a friend in a department store and we were leaving. She walked out before me and I had stopped to look at something by the door. When I was done, I turned around, saw her outside the store and started walking right towards her. Instead, I walked smack dab RIGHT into a pane of glass. It was like on the cartoons - I literally slid down it and I saw stars. :gd_stars:

I think I need glasses.

Well I'm an Army wife at Fort Campbell expecting number 3. I'm always looking for a bargain and this boardgot me hooked on black friday to the point hubby thinks I need help lol. I think I need a gotta deal T-shirt but it shoud say future gottadealer in lil print on the belly and I'll wear it BF and advertise this great place and hopefully not get shoved around cause I'm preggo lol

Mara

I just signed up.. Missed the t-shirts?? LOL

Mother of three, burnt out case worker for youth, trying to build a house and have not had a raise in two year... But other then that I am a happy, optimistic chick!:spamdance

I should get a free shirt because I just read 6 pages of reasons people deserve free shirts!!
My first post--love this site!!

Dedicated senior member here who deserves a shirt! Everyone knows I LOVE BF and look forward to it every year!

I thought my shirt would have been in the mail yesterday since it WAS my birthday.

It was Thanksgiving day 2003. The turkey and dressing (my fav) had been eaten. There was no more coconut cake left (my family's fav). Everyone was sitting around talking and holding their overfilled bellies. Then my aunt Nancy brought them in (the sale ads from the Thanksgiving day paper). She was ready to plan out her next days game plan. And there my love for Black Friday shopping was born. As well as for some of the other women in my family. And of course I went with them because my husband is a retail store manager so he works that day.

I know it's only been two years now, but I look forward to Black Friday all year long. It's not only the great deals but the fun we have. We just make a fun day out of it. Running from store to store, laughing at how silly we look while literally running through the stores, going out to eat after we've hit all the "till noon" deals. But last year Nancy was having a hard time. You see, she's been battling breast cancer since I was pregnant with my daughter in 2002. She's only taking her trements every three weeks now so hopefully she'll be feeling better this year (last year they were every week). So, I would like to win a t-shirt for her to wear this year. Maybe lifting her spirits will help her energy level!! After all, she's the one who turned me on to Black Friday in the first place.

P.S. Everyone keep their fingers crossed that I will fell okay to go this year (pregnant with our second child)!! :crossfing

True BF people will be jeleous of my shirt! Of course my mom might try to fight me for it...as all BF women do at 5:03 am when the doors open. (Come on haven't we ALL be there, and at least seen it?) I would wear it proudly!

Happy holidays everyone!

I'm new to the site, and love it. I would love to have a Tshirt so my friends and family can ask me about it.

first time poster, love black friday because of the different people you meet while you wait 5 hours for the stores to open outside

When is the next shirt give a way? Soon or did I miss it?

I'm a newbie here. I have had all my Christmas shopping done since April, but I still can't wait for BF. I have been so excited about going BF shopping this year for over a month. I get up at 3:30 am every BF and my hubby and I shop till we drop. I know it sounds pathetic, but what else could a cheapskate who happens to be a shopaholic ask for.

I started going to this site last year, and loved it! One of the reasons that it is such a good resource for me is that usually, while I am from a large subruban area outside of DC, I typically spend Thanksgiving weekend in a small southern town. It's got a few stores, but not EVERY store; and then certainly, we don't get all the sales ads there. With the website, I can make my list, and if there are especially great deals at a store that's not in my town, I can for instance plan on going to the Target or Best Buy half an hour away.

Also, I've always been a huge bargain hunter; and this website helps me to be the best bargain hunter I can be, while getting me all excited for the Holiday shopping season!

Oh and, if given a Tshirt, I will wear it several times before BF, and ON BF, this I promise!!!!

Wish me luck - I'm an XL :gd_purple

the only thing I've ever won is a T-shirt - maybe I'll get lucky again!

I am a member of ATOT!

This will be my first post. Saw this site lasy year and glad it is back. I just hope the Black Friday sales were better than last year. It was such a disappointment last year sales.

I am newcomer here, be nice. I enjoy BF b/c I looove things on sale. I will fight for what I need if I have too. My sister and I have gone the past couple of years and you can normally see me running (literally) through Wally World to get what I want. That's after filling the buggy up with those gotta have items.

:groovin: Hello everyone!! I am a hard core BF shopper!! I begin on Wednesday by previewing and mapping out the stores for BF. I usually buy things at Target on Wednesday and do a massive price adjustment on Friday!! I usually hit CompUsa's moonlit madness sale on Wednesday evening. I get up early on Thanksgiving to make a mad dash for Kmart and Walgreens for those Thanksgiving day bargains! Shortly after dinner, I really plan my attack for BF. Last year I got to Best Buy at 2AM. I stand in line and talk with other savvy shoppers like myself. While I am waiting for them to begin giving out tickets, I look over all my sales ads and make sure that I don't miss anything. I usually buy an emachines PC at Best Buy every BF. This year I hope to get a great price PC with an LCD monitor for less than $300.00!! I would really like to wear a bargain share T-shirt during that week. Happy Holidays!!!

I really need a tee-shirt, 'cause it would make getting dressed in the dark easier on Black Friday. :)

I'm really hoping Best Buy has some great deals this year!!!!

Ginny

Why I want a free tshirt...

why not? I wouldn't be a gottadeal member if I didn't want something-for-nothing...
...speaking of that, my state really needs to get the Powerball game! :)

1 winner only for 340 million! In Oregon. Anybody from OR holding the winning ticket here????

So I have been coming to this site for a long time, yet I have never made a post...I am a lurker by all definitions.

I love this site, and it feeds my need for bargain hunting!

My friends and family think I am crazy about how organized I am and how excited I get about black friday.....

I am a list maker. I have a list for everything....and they are everywhere. I like to think I do it so I am organized, I have a game plan...this is my "play" in the 4th quarter. I need to know what I am going for, where I am going, the order of stores, aisles I need to head to first.....I KNOW I am not alone.

So I went to the doctor about a month ago. She said something about the holidays coming up...I got all excited and 15 minutes later I was finishing up my story about how a month before the sales I am searching for leaked sale items, making lists, matching prices, blah blah blah......

She immediately says she would like to try me on Zoloft because she thinks I may have a mild case of OCD lol. I'm 32, the most carefree least stressed person I know. I rarely have a headache, let alone feel anxious about routines and order. I just LOVE black Friday! Doc's sure seem eager to give prescriptions out these days....I know some die hard red sox fans....maybe they need some medication lol

Anyways, just thought I would share (and to possibly get a free t-shirt) about how my black friday obsession has my doctor thinking I need a chill pill.

Tanya

OMG!!!I can't believe it is getting closer! I still want that shirt though. Oh, after eating an entire bull the mountain lion just sat and growled. He growled so loud that a hunter heard him and shot him. The moral, if you are full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

I've been a lurker here since last year. Finally signed up today. Thanks for all of your hard work! (Yep, hoping a little butt kissing might help)! Seriously, I have found a lot of deals on this site, not just BF. So thanks (shirt or no shirt)! :)

:shock: :tweety: :gd_not_ri Hi Everyone,
Just thought I'd introduce myself before another hurricane could come around and see me. I go by Mystic, but my real name is Robbie. I live in central Florida between Orlando and Tampa, it's called Bartow and it's in Polk County. Now, the only thing we have here, is the County Courthouse, and of course, the County Jail. No Joke, our streets don't even roll out much less in. ha ha We do have the full express WalMart, but it's for all the jail visitors to get them supplies and the county emplyoee's stop by on way to or from work, depending on what shift they might be on.
Now HURRICANES, we had the eye of all 4 of them hit exactly 8 miles from my house. We sat on the front porch for the first one, but we were facing West too, just like the hurricane was going. The other 3 we were in and out of house, and had some good winds and rain. My yard has been named Lake Fiasco, cause it make a straight path from the road up front thru my side yard to go to a drainoff lake behind. Now, the thing about the lake behind me is that the drain off is suppose to come from the oppoisite direction. haha It is uphill to the lake from my house, but that water sure was running that way. For real. So, if you see a part of me flying by caught up in this Wilma gal hurricane, just throw me a broom, I should be able to find my way home with it from anywhere. roflmfao

Mystic aka Robbie

oh interesting?

YOu mean how I got knocked in teh head with a leap pad last year when some lady couldn't wait 5 seconds for me to move and tried to go over my head? I couldn't believe it. There was an ENTIRE pallet for pete's sake.

My first contribution (copied from an email I got recently that had me ROFL)

Holiday Shopping Fun
Do all you other shopping first, then before you leave (with many bags in hand), visit the glassware stores, swinging your bags haphazardly around. Don’t hit anything, but just enjoy the faces of the employees around you.

For the men: After you haven’t shaved for a couple of days, spend about half-an-hour browsing in the local cutlery store, staring intently (this works better if you own a postal uniform).

Drive around the parking lot at night with your lights off. Then when you come to some shoppers leaving after a long and tiresome night of shopping, quickly turn your lights on and watch the merryment.

Have you stubbed your toe recently? Gotten a paper cut? Then you’re disabled! Grap a wheelchair and get shopping! The mall is never too congested.

Have you forgotten your ATM PIN? Then now’s a perfect time to get money from the ATMs in the mall. Just because you have to try every number combination you can think of, it doesn’t give the people behind you the right to get impatient.

Simple advice: You’re never too old to sit on Santa’s lap (and if they say you are then just have a hissy-fit like everyone else).

If it looks like a type of clothing is about to be sold out... buy the last of it! It doesn’t matter if it won’t fit anyone on your gift list, they can always return it later.

Just because you’ve spent two hours with a salesperson going over every detail about a product doesn’t mean you have to buy it. The salespeople are more than happy to serve.

“You break it, you buy it” doesn’t apply if they didn’t see you (and it especially doesn’t apply in electronics stores).

Have visiting guests that you have to entertain? Well what’s better than dropping them off at the mall during peak hours. They’ll thank you for showing them first-hand the festive color of your local community.

When eating at the mall’s food court, your bags should never have to touch the ground. Always place them in the seats of the table you’re sitting at—even if they use up 10 chairs.

Many gift wrapping areas in the mall are run by local high schools. These provide chances for the students to learn about job situations while providing you with your packages nicely wrapped. Help add to their learning experience by only having them wrap your odd-shaped gifts. Items such as gift baskets or stuffed animals are best.

The people who put up those “No Smoking” signs are insane. Light’em up.

Many people find that shopping with children is a troublesome experience. However, the easy thing to do is to leave them at the toy store, they’ll find lots of things to do. And if this doesn’t work, the lost children’s booth with watch them till you’re done with your shopping.

Ask the salesperson for an item that they do not carry in their store (yet is sold in the store across the way). After the salesperson’s explained to you for the fourth time that they don’t carry that item, leave, and send in your friends, on by one, to perform the same ritual you just did. Repeat as often as is joyful.

When you just can’t decide on purchasing an item, ask your shoulder. Then disagree with his/her opinion.

Hint: Your shopping doesn’t have to end just because the mall closes.

Another Hint: If you have kleptomaniacs in the family, let them do all your shopping, they always find the best discounts.

Just 9 more days until I have to move to Kansas.

I don't want the Shirt, they are too small for me :( but the pens are wonderful pens and write really really well and somehow I've managed to "lose" every one of them at school :-)

I've always had to work on BF, but not this year!!! Woo Hoo!!

Why I love love black friday...

I stumbled upon this site 3 years ago. That is how I first encountered Black Friday, I didnt even know what it was.

I despise large crowds, etc. But I LOVE a great deal!

So my hubby and I decided to see what all the sales are about.

We get up super early on BF. Head on over to Wal-Mart super center thinking we'll be sneaky being that it's a 24 hour store, and get what we wanted early. WRONG! Wal-Mart had the pallet stuff going on and the side of the store where all the sale merchandise was literally roped off.

After the "magic hour" I swear it was pandemonium! I thought it was so funny what people would do! These ladies were literally fighting over a 4.00 coffee maker! Hubby said they were almost coming to blows! ROFL! Bottles of sparkling cider being smashed on teh floor as frenzied shoppers find their way to the barbie cars and dvd players. It was quite enteraining...lol!

Needless to say I'm hooked!

Still sleeping under my 60 dollar sears down blanket, and watching my tv :)

If this isn't worth a t-shirt, I don't know what is...

At the tender age of 14, my good friend and I decided we wanted to enjoy the joys of the mall on Black Friday. Since we didn't drive and lived a good hour from the closest mall, this took a bit of persuasion but we got everything lined up...

The big day arrived and we set off in our matching outfits (green sweaters, jeans tucked into short boots and long mall hair--can you guess the year?) with my friend's mother and sister (a college freshman).

Most of the day was a blur...shopping at a record store (yes, a RECORD store), picking out more matching clothes, getting our picture made with Santa (he didn't seem to mind)...as the day grew longer, the mall seemed to get warmer and warmer--then frigid--then really hot--then it seemed to sway just a little bit.

Oh, well...I wasn't going to let a little under the weather feeling destroy my day, so I forged on. Finally, shoulder to shoulder with several thousand other people, I decided I should at least sit down for a minute. I was nearest to my friend's sister, so I tried to get her attention, but she was wrapped up in a story about a rude salesperson...besides, I couldn't really speak or move my arms...

Just about the time she realized I was not responding and turned to look at me, I stopped and threw up about 3 gallons of vomit. Remember, we are quite literally shoulder to shoulder in the middle of the mall. My friend's lovely mother quickly thought to pull me to a planter, where I continued to lose twice my body weight--but, at least it was no longer splashing on the other shoppers.

Have you heard the expression "traffic stopping"? That is an appropriate way to describe what happened all around us...I don't think I would have gotten that much attention if I had taken off all my clothes and danced naked in the mall!

After several minutes of this, and a cool towel to the face, I felt considerably better and told the group I was ready to carry on. Unfortunately, my friend's mother didn't quite understand how you can be too sick to stand, but not too sick to shop...so, we came home.

I felt horrible that I had ruined the shopping trip for everyone. Lucky for me, my great friend assured me that it was the most exciting shopping trip ever. Many years later and we still get a good laugh over the story...and, we have the picture of us with Santa to remind us of that day--is that rosy color a Christmas glow or the first signs of fever? You decide.

BTW--if you got splashed at Northeast Mall on BF 1984, I'm sorry.

Q: What's brown and sticky?



I hope that this is more of a random giveaway, and not based on the quality of the post.



If the quality of the post, and of this joke, determines who gets anything, then I'm sunk.


A: A stick.

I know I just found this Board but I am totaly loving it. I would love a shirt to let everyone know about the board. I have tryed posting about the room on a few different boards...(recipezaar and a survey board)

Ok does a bribe work.... I have Green Bay Packer tickets.....

Just giving it a shot as well....LOL

I love BF as well. Me and my best friend have a system with the camping out and getting the goodies and fighting for the few things they do have(our WM is small so they get very few of the good things in). It keeps him and I closer and we even make sure that we take the day off of work for it!!!!

Okay I am one of these people that shop for Christmas all year long. I am pretty much done with my christmas shopping before Bf.I go shopping on BF for the sport of it. I have seen knock out fights almost every year. I have seen blood drawn on most of them. Some of these fights are better then ring side seat in a boxing match.(Not that I have ever been to a real fight.) Any how It isn't pretty and I am always amazed at just how far some people will go for an item. I go just to watch the people.I usually end up on my local news every year.*laughs* Trust me I don't want too. I hate having my picture taken. *laughs* Plus all that a side I love the spirit of Christmas. Just something about the Magic of Christmas will get me every time.... The Magic of Christmas can Change lives I have seen it...However.... I still believe in Santa Claus!!!

I love Black Friday because it is my one day to shop and shop!

My mom told me about this site, and I work at Wal-Mart. She's been after me to try to find out about the ads, so I am glad you have them. I would love to wear a T-shirt to work on BF!!

I love going out on BF. Not too crazy about getting up really early but it's great being able to zip down the roads and highways without any traffic. I usually go alone but quickly make friends with the other night owls waiting for a great deal. We then start to have a little party (somebody makes a coffee and hot chocolate run while we save his/her spot in line) until the doors open for the rush towards the door. These people actually help you find the things the stores so cleverly move to make it harder to find. I can't tell you how many times somebody from the line saw me wondering around and said...such and such thing is over there. I also do the same for these friends that none of us would ever see again at least until the next BF.
Anyway, Free t shirts are how I get new clothes LOL

There was a blonde and she was standing in front of the mirror trying to put her earring in. She said to her husband, "I can't get this in!" After much struggling, she says, "Oh! This earring must go in my other ear!":cheesy:

LOL, Im blonde but the jokes I hear are too funny. I've heard tons, but most cannot be told here!

I won't be greedy, Give it to a newbie If I win :2wiggle:

Hi All,
Here's my bittersweet Black Friday story...It was 2001, and my mother and I had a good plan of attack. At 4:00am we would bypass the nearest Walmart in favor of the one in the huge shopping center further away. This would be great because this shopping center also had a Best Buy, Target, and Toys R Us. Our plan was to hit Walmart first for the $30 DVD player, then Target, then Best Buy. When we arrived at the Walmart, it was complete chaos, and the store wasn't even open yet. They let everyone in the supercenter, but all the doorbusters were wrapped up in those @<hidden>!#$ pallets. After about 30 mins. of being jerked around, we gave up and left for Target. There it was even worse! Folks were standing outside in the freezing cold in a line wrapped around the building.:g_help: At this point we left the huge shopping center and headed back to our neighborhood Walmart. Of course, by now we figured the doorbusters were gone.:( We decided to try anyway and believe it or not, our neighborhood Walmart had them!!:gd_orange Our Black Friday was saved!!! Throughout the remainder of the day, we grabbed a lot of great deals and our car trunk was overflowing. Unfortunately, our joy didn't last...we were burglarized exactly one week later.:cry2: The theives took all of our deals except my daughters toys. I guess they didn't have the heart to steal her Christmas.:mad: So that's my "Bittersweet Black Friday Story". Immediately after the robbery, we had a security system installed with 24-hr monitoring. 20/20 hindsight.....:rolleyes:

I wat a shirt! lol.......please??? please????



please?

I almost fell out of my chair at work when the first BF ad was posted, especially my 4yr old daughters FAVORITE store (Wally World):D Brad & Ross and everyone who contribute to getting this ad on the best BF site, YOU ARE THE BEST. And I can't wait until I win that T-Shirt on BF and here at work, so that everyone would know that we got it first. (na-na):tongue1: :tongue1: :tongue1: :tongue1: :gd_orange :gd_orange :D :D :2wiggle: :gd_purple

:gd_opera: Here is a classic: When you hear a store page someone during the season, and you know it will happen, Drop to the floor and curl up into the fetal position and start crying please stop the voices. :violin:

W00t! First Post.

About me. I work for a small startup company called Redbug Technologies mostly for food. Literally, I get paid mostly in food, and then irregular checks when I have to pay rent. Ah well, such is the life of a startup company.

I want a free t-shirt, because, well, I don't have a lot of money, so I don't get to buy clothes very often. I like BF b/c I can get more for my buck.

:gd_opera: Here is a classic: When you hear a store page someone during the season, and you know it will happen, Drop to the floor and curl up into the fetal position and start crying please stop the voices. :violin:
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Okay, here goes...A blind man walks into a WalMart and starts swinging his seeing-eye dog around and around above his head. The clerk comes and asks what he is doing. The man casually responds, "Just looking around."

Why I love Black Friday

It is a bunch of freaks with no circus! Why else would people be going to blows over a $4.88 dvd? When else can you be threatened with a knife over a Power Wheels that does not even belong to the other person? Is there any other time that you can see normally upstanding citizens going fist to cuff over a doll or game?
As I had mentioned in another post, my husband (along with 3 other people) were the ones who were threatened with a knife over the Jeep PW. I have also seen people fight over a little bit of everything. And the funny part is it is usually not the computers and tvs and such, it is usually the smaller toys and small appliances that seem to cause all of the ruckus.
But it is a sport, the thrill of the hunt for me. I love a bargain!!

I love Black Friday sales. With three kids that want everything they see, it's great to find a deal on most everything!!!

I guess I still have a little time to enter. I just recently joined here and love it! I'd really like to win one of these t-shirts. It seems like I'm always signing up somewhere online to get a free t-shirt, but haven't received one ever!!

This contest is now closed. The 5 winners will be selected over the weekend and announced right here :)

We will be having more contests and giveaways very soon, so stay tuned :singer:

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