Dates When Ads Came Out (2005-2008) & Ad Item Lists (2003-2008)

***Brad*** · **8-18-2009, 11:51 PM**

Dates when 2008 Black Friday ads were posted on GottaDeal.com:

8/6 - Ace Hardware
10/17 - Polo Ralph Lauren
10/18 - Harbor Frieght
10/24 - Half Price Books
10/26 - Sears
10/31 - Walgreens, Craft Warehouse
11/2 - Bath & Body Works
11/3 - Military BX (AAFES)
11/5 - Factory Card & Party Outlet
11/6 - Lowes
11/7 - Kmart Thanksgiving
11/10 - Navy Exchange, Gander Mountain, Dell Home Office , Tommy Hilfiger, Rite Aid
11/11 - CVS Pharmacy
11/12 - Sports Authority , JCPenney , Radio Shack
11/13 - Best Buy
11/14 - Dick's Sporting Goods, Circuit City, OfficeMax , Costco
11/15 - Kohl's , Macy's , Kmart , Target
11/17 - Burlington Coat Factory, Meijer , Home Depot
11/18 - Bass Pro Shops
11/19 - IKEA, Blockbuster Video, Staples , J&R
11/20 - GameStop, Cabela's , Overstock.com , Old Navy , Toys R Us
11/22 - Walmart
11/24 - Dell Business

And for those of you historians, here are the 2005-2007 dates:

Spoiler

Thanks to Marcster for compiling those older lists.

And here are links to text files taken from our database of BF items the past few years for your reference:

2003 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2003.txt
2004 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2004.txt
2005 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2005.txt
2006 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2006.txt
2007 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2007.txt
2008 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2008.txt

***Brad*** · **8-18-2009, 11:52 PM**

So as you can all clearly see, aside from a super-early Ace Hardware ad, you shouldn't really expect to see ads until mid-October. Of course that can always change this year, but going by the past 4 years, the trend is definitely there.

wnc_mom · **8-25-2009, 3:04 PM**

i was just looking at the older ads and its amazing how much more items stores have on sale on bf now compared to 2002! It makes you realize how much this "holiday" is growing! yeah!! lol

Deal Grabber · **8-28-2009, 11:07 PM**

I too will say Ace on Sept 17th.

shopping4my3son · **9-16-2009, 6:49 PM**

This is how I search older ads for specific things:

Example:

2008: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2008.txt

I click on the link to the ad then hit "Control + F" and the Find box comes up. I then enter what I'm looking for such as Vtech. I can then go through each instance where it has shown up at each store and compare prices and see all Vtech items.

I hope this helps.

Illinoismom · **9-27-2009, 4:12 PM**

Well Ace just closed here

rockpzazz · **10-18-2009, 6:32 AM**

Not to get too excited, but if the numbers from previous years hold up, then we should see a Harbor Freight ad sometime this week, and maybe SEARS !

arci122 · **10-18-2009, 7:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockpzazz

Not to get too excited, but if the numbers from previous years hold up, then we should see a Harbor Freight ad sometime this week, and maybe SEARS !

That was my thought, but that means we should have had 3 by now!

bpr · **10-18-2009, 7:36 AM**

I was hoping for SOMETHING by now

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conleybunch · **10-19-2009, 6:12 AM**

I was hoping for at least a few more ads by now

Tarmax4 · **10-19-2009, 12:49 PM**

I am TOO ANTSY!! My family & Co-Workers are sick of me already talking about BF!!! Where ARE THE ADS!!!! I keep looking at the current Half Priced Book ad as if I'm really interested. LOL......I know Ace should be coming out soon. That will hold me until the bigger stuff comes!

KoopawnKode · **10-19-2009, 1:03 PM**

I'm not really surprised Ace didn't come out. Several stores in my vicinity closed over the past year. SEVERAL!

***Brad*** · **10-19-2009, 3:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoopawnKode

I'm not really surprised Ace didn't come out. Several stores in my vicinity closed over the past year. SEVERAL!

Ace already sent a letter warning us not to post it but that they'd send us the finalized ad in early November. The message was posted weeks ago in the "Other Stores" subforum.

***Brad*** · **11-1-2009, 12:28 PM**

OK, first week of November. Based on past years, we should get some nice ads over the next week. Maybe Kmart , Walgreens and Lowes has their "sneak preview" on their site this week.

aerosmithgirl · **11-1-2009, 1:02 PM**

I'm ready!! I know on 11/3, Lowe's will have their preview online.

bpr · **11-1-2009, 1:18 PM**

You can see why Sears is not complaining about their ad. I think it was put out on purpose to go with their 'Door Buster' sales each week. They are trying to get a head start on sales

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sweetdiggity · **11-1-2009, 1:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

OK, first week of November. Based on past years, we should get some nice ads over the next week. Maybe Kmart , Walgreens and Lowes has their "sneak preview" on their site this week.

I sure hope so! Now that Halloween is 'out of the way', I'm really excited for some ads!!!

mccullough · **11-1-2009, 8:33 PM**

Salesman in Sears was telling me yesterday that on the 15th they will be having a "friends and family" sale....appliances will be 20% plus an additional 10% off sale. Specific hours, but durn it, I can't remember when they are. Not that great I know, but not too bad either. Better than a sharp stick in the eye.

DLM · **11-2-2009, 1:03 PM**

Retailers - Come on already - get the ads out!!!!!! I have planning to do.

mcwalker · **11-5-2009, 5:13 PM**

On those past lists of ad dates, it would be good to see what date BF fell on each year, too:

2009: 11/27
2008: 11/28
2007: 11/23
2006: 11/24
2005: 11/25
2004: 11/26

Illinoismom · **11-11-2009, 11:30 AM**

where is the k-mart thanksgiving day sale ad ???????

***Brad*** · **11-11-2009, 1:02 PM**

So as far as "big" ads we're still waiting on Walmart , Best Buy and Toys R Us . We know when WM will be posted (at the latest).

Funny how quickly we went from "where are the ads?" to having only a few big ones left.

But there are still a lot of the small to medium size stores to come out.

wnc_mom · **11-11-2009, 2:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

So as far as "big" ads we're still waiting on Walmart , Best Buy and Toys R Us . We know when WM will be posted (at the latest).

Funny how quickly we went from "where are the ads?" to having only a few big ones left.

But there are still a lot of the small to medium size stores to come out.

Thats what i was thinking! i have been super busy the past few days kinda just logining in and checking the forums! i get on today and low and behold theres 5 new ads out!

lol i need that tru ad! lol and i'll be set to go! Brad you have done a great job this year so far!! Just think about 2 more weeks and u can REEEESSSSTTT!!!

8-18-2009, 11:51 PM	#1
*Brad* Administrator Joined: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 15,147	Dates when 2008 Black Friday ads were posted on GottaDeal.com: 8/6 - Ace Hardware 10/17 - Polo Ralph Lauren 10/18 - Harbor Frieght 10/24 - Half Price Books 10/26 - Sears 10/31 - Walgreens, Craft Warehouse 11/2 - Bath & Body Works 11/3 - Military BX (AAFES) 11/5 - Factory Card & Party Outlet 11/6 - Lowes 11/7 - Kmart Thanksgiving 11/10 - Navy Exchange, Gander Mountain, Dell Home Office , Tommy Hilfiger, Rite Aid 11/11 - CVS Pharmacy 11/12 - Sports Authority , JCPenney , Radio Shack 11/13 - Best Buy 11/14 - Dick's Sporting Goods, Circuit City, OfficeMax , Costco 11/15 - Kohl's , Macy's , Kmart , Target 11/17 - Burlington Coat Factory, Meijer , Home Depot 11/18 - Bass Pro Shops 11/19 - IKEA, Blockbuster Video, Staples , J&R 11/20 - GameStop, Cabela's , Overstock.com , Old Navy , Toys R Us 11/22 - Walmart 11/24 - Dell Business And for those of you historians, here are the 2005-2007 dates: Spoiler 2007: 9/14/07 - Ace Hardware 10/16/07 - Harbor Freight 10/23/07 - Macy's 10/26/07 - Carter's; OshKosh B'Gosh; Tommy Hilfiger Items 10/28/07 - Sears 10/29/07 - F.Y.E. 11/3/07 - Old Navy 11/5/07 - Walgreens 11/6/07 - Pep Boys; OfficeMax ; Linens-n-Things; AAFES Military BX; hhgregg; Costco 11/7/07 - Target; Kmart 's Early Bird 11/8/07 - Big Lots 11/9/07 - Best Buy , Circuit City, KB Toys; Babies 'R' Us; JCPenney 11/10/07 - Costco 11/11/07 - Kohl's ; Radio Shack ; Staples (1st page only) 11/12/07 - Meijer ; K-Mart 's BF Ad 11/13/07 - Toys 'R' Us 11/14/07 - Home Depot ; Office Depot ; CompUSA 11/15/07 - CVS; Jo-Ann Fabrics; J&R (Black Friday DVD Sale) 11/16/07 - BJs; Bass Pro Shops 11/17/07 - Tractor Supply Company 11/18/07 - Micro Center 2006: 10/15/06 - Ace Hardware 10/20/06 - K-Mart 10/30/06 - Sears 11/2/06 - OfficeMax 11/4/06 - Fred's 11/5/06 - Sam's Club 11/6/06 - EBGames 11/7/06 - Best Buy ; JCPenney ; Walgreens 11/8/06 - Military BX (AAFES) 11/9/06 - Boscovs ; Wal-Mart ; Circuit City 11/10/06 - Tractor Supply Company; RadioShack ; Rite Aid; Toys R Us 11/11/06 - Costco; Kohl's ; Staples 11/12/06 - CVS; Target 11/13/06 - Disney Store; Meijer 11/14/06 - Bass Pro Shop; CompUSA 11/15/06 - Office Depot ; Express 11/16/06 - J&R Music World/Computer World; Ritz Camera 11/17/06 - Home Depot ; Big Lots 11/18/06 - Old Navy ; Bath & Body Works; Dick's Sporting Goods 11/19/06 - Shopko; Value 11/20/06 - Menards 11/22/06 - Fry's; Sports Authority ; Barnes & Noble; Foot Locker ; IKEA 2005: 10/20/05 - Wal-Mart 's Early Bird 10/21/05 - Wal-Mart 's "Main" BF Ad 10/25/05 - Harbor Freight 10/26/05 - Walgreen's (list of rumored items) 10/27/05 - Costco (list of rumored items) 10/31/05 - Sears 11/2/05 - Ace Hardware 11/6/05 - Military BX (AAFES) 11/7/05 - Black & Decker Outlet Store 11/8/05 - CompUSA 11/9/05 - Toys R Us RadioShack , Kmart 's Early Bird (extensive list for Kmart items on 11/10) 11/10/05 - Spencer Gifts 11/11/05 - Best Buy 11/12/05 - Staples , GameStop/EBGames 11/13/05 - OfficeMax 11/14/05 - JCPenney & Target 11/15/05 - Kohl's , IKEA, Linens & Things, Bass Shops (list of rumored items for Bass Shops) 11/17/05 - Menards 11/18/05 - Circuit City & Sam's Club Thanks to Marcster for compiling those older lists. And here are links to text files taken from our database of BF items the past few years for your reference: 2003 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2003.txt 2004 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2004.txt 2005 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2005.txt 2006 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2006.txt 2007 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2007.txt 2008 - http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2008.txt __________________ Follow GottaDeal.com: Twitter • Facebook • MySpace • YouTube Black Friday: Home Page • Message Boards • Ad Scans • Submit Ad NEW! Check out our new & improved online coupon codes section!

8-18-2009, 11:52 PM	#2
*Brad* Administrator Joined: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 15,147	So as you can all clearly see, aside from a super-early Ace Hardware ad, you shouldn't really expect to see ads until mid-October. Of course that can always change this year, but going by the past 4 years, the trend is definitely there. __________________ Follow GottaDeal.com: Twitter • Facebook • MySpace • YouTube Black Friday: Home Page • Message Boards • Ad Scans • Submit Ad NEW! Check out our new & improved online coupon codes section!

8-25-2009, 3:04 PM	#3
wnc_mom ~Hardcore BF Shopper~ Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Marion NC Posts: 388	i was just looking at the older ads and its amazing how much more items stores have on sale on bf now compared to 2002! It makes you realize how much this "holiday" is growing! yeah!! lol __________________ 6 DAYS UNTILL BLACK FRIDAY 2009!

8-28-2009, 11:07 PM	#4
Deal Grabber Member Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,197	I too will say Ace on Sept 17th. __________________ Ohhh another day another deal!!!

9-27-2009, 4:12 PM	#6
Illinoismom No reindeer games for me Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,400	Well Ace just closed here __________________ You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give! These are my views and do not reflect any one person here on Gottadeal but me

9-16-2009, 6:49 PM	#5
shopping4my3son Are you in line yet??? Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 755	This is how I search older ads for specific things: Example: 2008: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/2008.txt I click on the link to the ad then hit "Control + F" and the Find box comes up. I then enter what I'm looking for such as Vtech. I can then go through each instance where it has shown up at each store and compare prices and see all Vtech items. I hope this helps.

10-18-2009, 6:32 AM	#7
rockpzazz Black Friday Senior Advisor Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 114	Not to get too excited, but if the numbers from previous years hold up, then we should see a Harbor Freight ad sometime this week, and maybe SEARS !

10-18-2009, 7:36 AM	#9
bpr To the Batmobile...for savings Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 837	I was hoping for SOMETHING by now . __________________ ~Don't get cancelled! ~Quickly Robin!! To the Batmobile... for savings!

10-19-2009, 6:12 AM	#10
conleybunch Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 105	I was hoping for at least a few more ads by now __________________

10-19-2009, 12:49 PM	#11
Tarmax4 Member Joined: Nov 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 23	I am TOO ANTSY!! My family & Co-Workers are sick of me already talking about BF!!! Where ARE THE ADS!!!! I keep looking at the current Half Priced Book ad as if I'm really interested. LOL......I know Ace should be coming out soon. That will hold me until the bigger stuff comes!

10-19-2009, 1:03 PM	#12
KoopawnKode I was born for this! Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 547	I'm not really surprised Ace didn't come out. Several stores in my vicinity closed over the past year. SEVERAL! __________________ “Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect-- But tell me the truth.” -Shel Silverstein

11-1-2009, 12:28 PM	#14
*Brad* Administrator Joined: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 15,147	OK, first week of November. Based on past years, we should get some nice ads over the next week. Maybe Kmart , Walgreens and Lowes has their "sneak preview" on their site this week. __________________ Follow GottaDeal.com: Twitter • Facebook • MySpace • YouTube Black Friday: Home Page • Message Boards • Ad Scans • Submit Ad NEW! Check out our new & improved online coupon codes section!

11-1-2009, 1:02 PM	#15
aerosmithgirl Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 373	I'm ready!! I know on 11/3, Lowe's will have their preview online.

11-1-2009, 1:18 PM	#16
bpr To the Batmobile...for savings Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 837	You can see why Sears is not complaining about their ad. I think it was put out on purpose to go with their 'Door Buster' sales each week. They are trying to get a head start on sales . __________________ ~Don't get cancelled! ~Quickly Robin!! To the Batmobile... for savings!

11-1-2009, 8:33 PM	#18
mccullough Member Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Salesman in Sears was telling me yesterday that on the 15th they will be having a "friends and family" sale....appliances will be 20% plus an additional 10% off sale. Specific hours, but durn it, I can't remember when they are. Not that great I know, but not too bad either. Better than a sharp stick in the eye.

11-2-2009, 1:03 PM	#19
DLM Member Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 234	Retailers - Come on already - get the ads out!!!!!! I have planning to do.

11-5-2009, 5:13 PM	#20
mcwalker City Planner & Bargain Shopper! Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Queens, New York City Posts: 160	On those past lists of ad dates, it would be good to see what date BF fell on each year, too: 2009: 11/27 2008: 11/28 2007: 11/23 2006: 11/24 2005: 11/25 2004: 11/26

11-11-2009, 11:30 AM	#21
Illinoismom No reindeer games for me Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,400	where is the k-mart thanksgiving day sale ad ??????? __________________ You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give! These are my views and do not reflect any one person here on Gottadeal but me

11-11-2009, 1:02 PM	#22
*Brad* Administrator Joined: Apr 2004 Location: WI Posts: 15,147	So as far as "big" ads we're still waiting on Walmart , Best Buy and Toys R Us . We know when WM will be posted (at the latest). Funny how quickly we went from "where are the ads?" to having only a few big ones left. But there are still a lot of the small to medium size stores to come out. __________________ Follow GottaDeal.com: Twitter • Facebook • MySpace • YouTube Black Friday: Home Page • Message Boards • Ad Scans • Submit Ad NEW! Check out our new & improved online coupon codes section!