Brad

We're hoping for a big crowd from all the people having forum withdrawals when the forum is closed. The "we're closed" message will include a link directly to the webcast, so as long as the server is accessible, people should be joining.

I wouldn't get too excited about this. Target has been having all sorts of trouble with their new web site, so this could have been just a placeholder page that they loaded up with random products to see what the page would look like. Or it could have been legit, but even if it was, it's just a very, very small percentage of their total ad and without prices, is not of much value for planning purposes.

New stores: 13Deals.com MidnightBox.com WWEShop.com DiscountMags.com My M&Ms

Once they launch their "brand" pages, we'll have one. In the meantime, feel free to add me with the link under my name to the left

While the advance notice of deals could be useful, in exchange you are giving amazon access to your entire browsing history, not just when you are on their site. Just something to keep in mind...

Now that Target is (or will be soon) free of their Amazon relationship which was holding them back, I expect them to start site-to-store shipping within the next year.

Press release: http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10717.aspx They also have a new shipping option on Walmart.com where you get free shipping if you spend $45 in qualifying items. If their BF items are part of the hundreds of thousands of "qualifying" items, it would answer a lot of complaints each year about the high shipping charges for those who shop Walmart's BF sale online. Info: http://www.walmart.com

If someone sent it today, it would be posted and would remain posted until I heard otherwise from Walmart.

wonder if they forgot this year...

Here's an article full of tips that bigjimslade wrote for the BF site: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayCamping

The other thread accidentally got deleted (luckily there weren't too many deals posted yet and many were no longer available anyway...) so here is a new thread. It's still pretty early, so don't expect too many deals right now, but as the weeks go by, this thread should get very busy.

Amazon Toy Clearance Sale Thread It's getting to be the holiday season, time for GottaDeal members to start shopping for great toy deals on Amazon.com! 1) Please only post toy deals that have Amazon.com listed as the Seller (which makes them eligible for Super Saver Shipping or Prime Shipping. Off-topic posts will be deleted or moved to the other discussion thread. 2) Please keep ALL discussion of the deals in the Amazon Toy Discussion thread: HERE 3) You are able to post more than 1 toy in each post, you can separate the deals if you'd like in your post 4) When posting a toy deal find, please remember to post the following: The toy NAME, the PRICE of the toy (including the original price along with the sale price is best) and a LINK to the toy As your reminder, please post opinions of toys, other places to buy toys, Amazon.com customer service issues, etc in the Amazon Toy Discussion Thread So, with that in mind, let's get to posting Amazon toy finds! If you have questions on how to post the deals, please feel free to send me a Private Message or post your question over in the Discussion Thread: HERE

Nope. Those were all cleared out. This is a new design though compared to the old black ones.

Even though I still have a lot of regular GD shirts to give away, I have decided to order a small batch of Black Friday shirts this year. Consider them a "limited edition" The shirts will be the same design we had last year, but in special, rare, limited edition black this year (they were navy blue last year). We'll have sizes large through 2XL (most will be XL however). I haven't decided if I will make some available for purchase again or if they will all just be given away. I'll have more on that later, but I just wanted to give everyone an update. Here is approximately what the shirts will look like (although I think we changed "TEAM" to "CREW" because of suggestions last year): http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/bfshirt2011.gif

I think bigjimslade said his next webcast (see the thread at the top of this forum for details) will be focused on camping and he'll show what he brings. But while you wait, I'm sure there are others here who can give you tips as well. You can also search the archives from previous years for ideas.

some, but not all doorbusters are available online. we won't know exactly which items will be available in most cases until they go on sale. we always have a schedule of when each store is supposed to put their sale online, and we also have a tracker showing all the items you can order at the BF prices. so just keep coming to the site and trust me, you won't miss a thing.

No problems here, and I haven't touched any settings at all today. It's gotta be something on your end. Can you try a different web browser? The popup is interesting. Maybe you acquired some kind of virus/malware. Try a different browser if you can.

all the new models: http://goto.gd/b1

you can preorder it now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/?tag=gottadeal-20

Just announced: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2/?tag=gottadeal-20 not really a "deal" but if you want to be among the first to get one when they ship in November, you might want to order today otherwise they could be backordered.

yeah, because their markups on those accessories are astronomically high. makes since to try to sucker people into buying them...

It would be the average of all your qualifying deals.

GottaDeal.com 2011 Holiday Giveaway! POST DEALS & WIN GREAT PRIZES! Introducing our very popular annual GottaDeal.com Holiday Giveaway! We're giving away thousands of dollars in prizes and all you have to do to be eligible to win is to post deals here on the forum - it's that easy! Over the next few months, we are going to award giveaway entries to forum members who post qualifying deals in the Online Hot Deals forum. You can earn a maximum of 10 entries per day - one for each qualifying deal you post. See below for details about what makes a deal a "qualifying" deal. At the end of the contest period, we will be giving away the following prizes. All prizes will be awarded either as a gift card to the retailer of your choice or as a PayPal payment - you may choose which you'd prefer. *NEW* This year, in addition to our usual random prize drawing among all deal posters, we're also going to reward the members who post the most deals as well as those who post the deals that consistently get the most views. First, the five (5) forum members with the most qualifying deals (max of 10 per day) posted during the contest will automatically win $200 each Next, the three (3) forum members with the highest average number of thread views for their qualifying deals posted during the contest (minimum 50 total deals) will automatically win the following prizes: Highest average # of views: $300 2nd highest average # of views: $250 3rd highest average # of views: $200 Note that it is possible for a member to win a prize from each of the previous 2 categories (most deals & highest average views). We will then randomly choose 10 members from the remaining contest entries. Those members will each receive a $100 prize. Members who already won one of the prizes for most deals or highest average views are not eligible for this drawing. With this new prize structure, we could have up to 18 total winners and each member has the opportunity to win up to $500. OFFICIAL RULES Promotion period begins on September 25, 2011 at 10:00pm ET and ends on December 15, 2011 at 10:00pm ET. All registered GottaDeal.com forum members are eligible to participate in this promotion, including moderators. Members found to have created multiple forum accounts to accumulate additional entries will be disqualified. You will receive one entry for each qualifying deal posted in the Online Hot Deals forum during the contest. List of partner stores may change during contest. Deals will count if the store is on the list when the deal is posted.Only your first 10 qualifying deal threads will earn you entries each day, although we appreciate extra deals. Each daily period starts at 12:00am and ends at 11:59pm ET, so time when you post your deals accordingly. When calculating average views for a member's deals, "master" threads like the Amazon Toy thread will not count.Winners will be contacted via private message to claim their prize. Be sure to check your PMs after the contest ends. If a prize is not claimed within 30 days, it will be forfeited and used as a prize in a future site contest. QUALIFYING DEALS In order for a deal thread to qualify for an entry for this promotion, it must satisfy ALL of the following criteria: 1. The thread's title must include the name of the retailer the deal is for and price of item if applicable. 2. The post must contain a link, even if it's just a link to the retailer's home page. This is very important. 3. The deal must be from one of our partner retailers (see the current complete list here). 4. The deal must must be unique and can not be a repost of a recently posted deal on the forum. We reserve the right to disqualify any deal for any reason. Besides these mandatory criteria, we also ask that you be as descriptive as possible in your thread title. Where possible, include an image in your post. If there is a specific method to get the deal, provide step-by-step instructions. If a coupon code is needed, be sure to include the code in your post. Please do not directly copy and paste deals from other sites - you may "borrow" the deal, but type the title and post in your own words. Directly copied posts may be disqualified. MORE HELPFUL HINTS Please search before posting a deal. Re-posted deals will be deleted.Make sure your deal is a legit deal and not just "filler" to earn an entry.Check the list of partner retailers - some major stores are not yet eligible.Combine deals if possible. Similar deals from same store may be merged.Please take the time to read this entire post - it will save you time. *** CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE QUALIFYING PARTNER RETAILERS ***

The winners for this contest are: tinkrbel Stowasser bluesky225 noehlp Rockfordmom Congrats! Look for the big holiday giveaway thread soon :)

Contest has ended. The winners will be announced and details on the big holiday giveaway will be posted within the next 24 hours...