Brad

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/election-fatigue-killing-black-friday-n674666

There will be a lot of new ads this week, maybe 1 or 2 big ones but next week will be the crazy week.

Thanks for all the ideas everyone. The good thing is that since we're not doing BF shirts I can continue giving away prize packs up until the week of BF (or even after BF) because technically nothing in the prize packs has to get to you all before BF, so that means even more winners

The 10... nah let's make it a dozen... winners are: bpr tracy0504 Kanyon71 BFgrl79 giz Peppermint Rach msyves connieh mgreen sbixby jewleyp Congrats and look for a PM from me soon. Next contest coming soon

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

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

FYI, Amazon will be having $20 off Kindle, Paperwhite and Voyage e-readers from 10/31 at 4pm PST until November 3rd at 4pm PST.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/27/black-friday-dead/92523796/

http://news.walmart.com/2016/10/27/walmart-unveils-holiday-plans-invests-in-pickup-introduces-holiday-helpers - employees giving you candy canes while you wait in checkout lines - more staff to handle in-store pickup and more items eligible for pickup That's about it. No free shipping, no big sales. Well done, Walmart.

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/RiteAid PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-RiteAid-BF2016.pdf Going to wait to do the item listing until we get a clearer copy (with possibly more pages).

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