Brad

I think that page on BB's site is just their BF placeholder page. It's had that date for months more of a general "this is when BF is" not when they'll actually be opening.

Highlights: - Free shipping on all orders until January 1st - 10 Days of Deals coming back - $10 off $50 in different categories each week starting mid-November, increasing to $25 off $100 in December - 10% off Target gift cards on December 4th - 50% off one toy each day through the Cartwheel app

https://corporate.target.com//press/releases/2016/10/target-unveils-holiday-2016-plans-including-more-w

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2016/10/25/kohls-will-likely-open-on-thanksgiving-for-black.html

1 month until Black Friday 2 months until Christmas

Another one of our favorite contests! Below are 3 photos from Black Friday last year. Come up with a caption for each photo and post them in this thread. Entries will be accepted until 9pm ET on Saturday, October 29th. At that point, I'll randomly choose 10 members who have submitted captions for all 3 photos and you'll each win a GottaDEAL Prize Pack. If you've already won a prize pack in a previous contest this year, you can't be selected as a winner again, but you can still feel free to post your captions. Here are the photos: PHOTO #1 http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/images/c1.JPG PHOTO #2 http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/images/c2.JPG PHOTO #3 http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/images/c3.jpg Good luck!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/misc/new-technology/pcmcat234500050002.c?id=pcmcat234500050002&ref=199&loc=RjWYtCqO0*M&acampID=1&siteID=RjWYtCqO0.M-ZfEDM1mTH57ddwF6YDRXXg

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/TargetToyBook

https://www.rei.com/opt-outside

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/HalfPriceBooks Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/HalfPriceBooks PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-HalfPriceBooks-BF2016.pdf

It would be tough for them to offer anything because their stores have different inventory store-to-store. Aside from a %-off discount, there isn't much they'd be able to do.

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/NeimanMarcusHoliday

Hey everyone, just wanted to give an update on the prize packs and show you a pic of some of the things you might get if you win a prize pack this year. In this photo you'll see the baseball cap, winter beanie, pens, post-it notepads, magnets, stickers, coasters, beverage opener key chains and of course the huge stack of Amazon gift cards. I'm still reading your suggestions for additional items and so we'll see how much more I can order before it's time to ship the prize packs in a few weeks. http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/prizepack.jpg

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/SamsClubHoliday

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/LEGOHolidayCatalog

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/KmartToyBook

Nothing official, but that would be my guess.

As I've done the past few years, I've looked at the data from the past 4 years including when the ad was leaked for some popular stores and what date Black Friday fell on each year. Based on these numbers and this year's Black Friday date (November 25th), here is the "average" day you can expect these ads this year: November 6: Sears, Sam's Club November 7: Kohl's, JCPenney, Meijer November 8: Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Kmart November 9: Office Depot, Gander Mountain, Walgreens November 10: Staples November 11: CVS Pharmacy, Bass Pro Shops November 12: Dick's Sporting Goods November 13: Menard's November 14: Lowe's, Old Navy November 16: Home Depot November 25: Black Friday 2016 Harbor Freight, which came out on the 12th, would have been predicted for October 13th. You can go back through the last 10 years to see the leaked dates for many stores here: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/Dates Of course you may remember that the last few years we had a crazy 36-hour periods that saw ads from Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Kohl's and many others all released right after each other. I expect something similar this year around November 7-9 (and the data above backs it up), so be prepared...

We just moved to new servers for Black Friday, so again, if anyone has issues, please post in this thread so our server techs can take a look at it. Please copy and paste any errors that might come up. Thanks

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/ToysRUsToyBook

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=94746&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2211613

Google delayed the new version of Android Wear until next year sometime (and I wouldn't be surprised if they end up killing it eventually). But that means there won't be many new models coming out soon but there should still be some nice BF deals on models like the Moto 360 gen 2.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/holidaytoylist "All items on Amazon’s Holiday Toy List will be featured in a daily deal this holiday season, with deals offered on products from top brands such as Disney, PowerWheels, Ravensburger Puzzles, Monster High and Green Toys. Starting today, customers can enjoy up to 40% off select Melissa & Doug Toys, with additional deals on Hasbro Games, Play-Doh, Nerf and FurReal Friends to follow."

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/HarborFreight Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/HarborFreight PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-HarborFreight-BF2016.pdf

Here are some codes that will be valid: 20% off with code SHARE20. 11/18-11/20 15% off with code SAVING15. 11/21-11/25 20% off with code NOV20. 11/26-11/30