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

Once they start with the "real" BF-time Lightning Deals I'm going to try and code something to make it easier to see them all.

Should be any day now... just waiting for someone to contact me.

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131023-906855.html

With the Add-on items, what I do is order something like a Blu-ray movie that is a preorder and won't ship anytime soon to get your total above $25. They'll ship the add-on items right away and then you can just cancel whatever preorder you ordered. They might eventually "fix" this, but I've done it 3-4 times already with no problems at all.

At this point last year we only had Fred's and Harbor Freight posted, so we're ahead of the pace so far.

Just took the data from the past 7 years including when the ad was leaked and what day Black Friday fell on. Based on these numbers and this year's Black Friday date (November 29th), here is the "average" day you can expect these ads this year: Sears - 11/4 Gander Mountain - 11/9 OfficeMax - 11/10 Kmart - 11/11 Lowe's - 11/11 Kohl's - 11/12 Walgreens - 11/12 CVS Pharmacy - 11/13 JCPenney - 11/13 Bass Pro Shops - 11/14 Target - 11/14 Best Buy - 11/15 Old Navy - 11/15 Meijer - 11/17 Office Depot - 11/17 Sam's Club - 11/17 Staples - 11/17 Toys R Us - 11/17 Home Depot - 11/18 Sports Authority - 11/18 Walmart - 11/18 Dick's Sporting Goods - 11/19 Menard's - 11/19 Black Friday - 11/29

Apple event starts in 5 minutes for the new iPads. If you are looking to get one of the new minis, word is you better order as soon as they go on sale if you want one before 2014.

I wonder if they'll increase Prime anytime soon. Going from $79 to $99/year seems realistic. I use it so much I'd pay twice that

Time for the annual haiku t-shirt contest How to enter: just reply to this thread with a Black Friday-themed haiku. For those unfamiliar with it, a haiku is a 3-line poem with the first, second and third lines having 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It does not have to rhyme, but should create some kind of imagery in the reader's head, so be creative! An example Black Friday haiku would be: people skipping lines (5 syllables) crashing carts into others (7 syllables) glad i stay at home (5 syllables) Limit one entry per member (although you can post as many haikus as you'd like). Entries will be accepted until 9pm ET on Sunday night. At that point I'll randomly choose 5 entries and those members will receive Black Friday t-shirts! As always, if you've won a 2013 t-shirt already, you are not eligible to win another. Good luck to all! http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/2013bfshirt400.jpg

Links to PDFs are posted in each thread in the Posted BF Ads subforum: http://forums.gottadeal.com/forum/74-posted-black-friday-ads/ We'll add the PDFs a day or two after we post the ad.

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/AceHardware Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/AceHardware PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-AceHardware-BF2013.pdf

I can definitely see some people shopping from 8pm until midnight or 1am and then they are tired and don't bother going out on Friday at all.

Everything is in the first post of this thread.

Less than a week to get your orders in!

Pretty much all the questions you answer change from store-to-store and year-to-year. For example, Walmart usually had most of their ad items online every year, then last year they decided to only have a very small amount. Some stores are better able to handle the traffic. Others, aren't. Same with if you can keep items in your cart ahead of time. Some stores let you, others won't. And just because it worked last year doesn't mean it'll work this year. The deals start Wednesday night (sometimes even Tuesday night). As always, we'll have complete coverage, our Online Tracker which shows times when sales are supposed to start, etc...

The book is definitely out there by now. If anyone has it, contact me via PM or through the site.

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/RadioShack PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-RadioShack-BF2013.pdf Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/RadioShack

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/Freds Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/Freds PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-Freds-BF2013.pdf

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

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/GameStop Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/GameStop PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-GameStop-BF2013.pdf

BLACK FRIDAY AD ITEM LISTINGS: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySaleAds BLACK FRIDAY AD SCANS (PDFs): http://forums.gottadeal.com/forum/74-posted-black-friday-ads/

The winners are: ilikefree ISU ME hack2222 Bopeep misstaken B&H Look for a PM from me soon to claim your shirts.

Wow, a lot of people got it right this year: BDF mcwalker BFQueenofNY Pnambic his_lil_gemini Cinnamonhuskies Slimswife I will be PMing you all soon about your prizes.

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/HarborFreight Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/HarborFreight PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-HarborFreight-BF2013.pdf