Brad

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

I totally forgot, haha

Even though the BF forums won't be open for a few more weeks, you can feel free to post BF-related threads in the Deal Discussion forum and we'll just move them over to the BF forums when they open :) (although I can't possibly imagine what there is to discuss this early, haha)

So when should we open the BF forums? I'm thinking later this month, or early September.

iOS app got a nice upgrade today. Try it if you haven't yet :)

A major electronics retailer has already inquired about advertising on GD for November/December, so just another sign that BF is getting closer.

GottaDeal.com Summer Gift Card Giveaway! POST DEALS & WIN GIFT CARDS! Introducing yet another GottaDeal.com Gift Card Giveaway! We're giving away hundreds of dollars in gift cards 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 couple of 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 randomly select 5 winners. Each winner will receive a $150 gift card to the store or web site of their choice. OFFICIAL RULES Promotion period begins on July 17, 2011 at 10:00pm ET and ends on September 25, 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. Limit one prize per forum member. Once someone has been chosen as a winner, their remaining entries will be removed.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 28 days, it will be forfeited and likely used as a prize in the next 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. 2. The post must contain a link, even if it's just a link to the retailer's home page. 3. The deal must be from one of our partner retailers (see complete list here). 4. The deal must must be unique and not be a repost of a recently posted deal. 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 ***

Winners are: magickallight Illinoismom Stowasser elite2058 Congrats and the next contest will be posted in a few minutes.

Forgot about this deadline Winners will be announced later today as well as next contest :)

In the past we've had a couple of these, but never all of them together at once. This gives you an easy way to connect with other GDers. For your privacy, only logged in visitors to the forum will see these. To add them to your profile (they'll show under your avatar next to all your posts) go here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/profile.php?do=editoptions and scroll down to the bottom of that page. Some hints for each: Facebook: you can either enter your "vanity" name if you have one, or your profile ID # which is normally in the URL of your profile page Twitter: self-explanatory, it's your Twitter username Google+: when you log in and view your profile, you'll see a long number in your browser's address bar. Paste that number here LinkedIn: Log in and go here: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view? - the address bar should change and add your profile #. Paste that in this field. YouTube: your username, easy one. eBay: your username - get free added exposure for your auctions if you sell on eBay --- If you have questions or can't get any of these numbers for whatever reason, post in this thread and we'll help you out.

haha

The earlier people start reminding me about it, the later I open the site The Walmart letter usually doesn't come until September, so we've got a few months to wait.

This quarter's thread continues the PerimeterPerusing.com summary feature. Each quarter, PerimeterPerusing.com will contain a summary of clearance finds for the current quarter. It will only include items posted using the proper format, so please read below to find out how to make sure your clearance finds are included. The list for the current quarter will be updated periodically (usually hourly) by an automated script. The script will go through the thread looking for lines which are labeled as being clearance finds and add them to the summary. Again, when you want to add an item to the summary, include it in your post and prefix the line by adding three consecutive # symbols. Your post can also contain non-item lines, just don't use the three # symbols for those lines. The more information you have about each item, the better. Just keep each item on it's own single line so you don't confuse the script. Here is a sample of what a post might look like: If you don't have any items listed, your post will be skipped over by the script. One more time, please keep all discussion in this thread related to Target Clearance deals only. Discussion about weekly ad items or store policy belong in other threads.

This quarter's thread continues the PerimeterPerusing.com summary feature. Each quarter, PerimeterPerusing.com will contain a summary of clearance finds for the current quarter. It will only include items posted using the proper format, so please read below to find out how to make sure your clearance finds are included. The list for the current quarter will be updated periodically (usually hourly) by an automated script. The script will go through the thread looking for lines which are labeled as being clearance finds and add them to the summary. Again, when you want to add an item to the summary, include it in your post and prefix the line by adding three consecutive # symbols. Your post can also contain non-item lines, just don't use the three # symbols for those lines. The more information you have about each item, the better. Just keep each item on it's own single line so you don't confuse the script. Here is a sample of what a post might look like: If you don't have any items listed, your post will be skipped over by the script. One more time, please keep all discussion in this thread related to Target Clearance deals only. Discussion about weekly ad items or store policy belong in other threads.

This quarter's thread continues the PerimeterPerusing.com summary feature. Each quarter, PerimeterPerusing.com will contain a summary of clearance finds for the current quarter. It will only include items posted using the proper format, so please read below to find out how to make sure your clearance finds are included. The list for the current quarter will be updated periodically (usually hourly) by an automated script. The script will go through the thread looking for lines which are labeled as being clearance finds and add them to the summary. Again, when you want to add an item to the summary, include it in your post and prefix the line by adding three consecutive # symbols. Your post can also contain non-item lines, just don't use the three # symbols for those lines. The more information you have about each item, the better. Just keep each item on it's own single line so you don't confuse the script. Here is a sample of what a post might look like: If you don't have any items listed, your post will be skipped over by the script. One more time, please keep all discussion in this thread related to Target Clearance deals only. Discussion about weekly ad items or store policy belong in other threads.

This quarter's thread continues the PerimeterPerusing.com summary feature. Each quarter, PerimeterPerusing.com will contain a summary of clearance finds for the current quarter. It will only include items posted using the proper format, so please read below to find out how to make sure your clearance finds are included. The list for the current quarter will be updated periodically (usually hourly) by an automated script. The script will go through the thread looking for lines which are labeled as being clearance finds and add them to the summary. Again, when you want to add an item to the summary, include it in your post and prefix the line by adding three consecutive # symbols. Your post can also contain non-item lines, just don't use the three # symbols for those lines. The more information you have about each item, the better. Just keep each item on it's own single line so you don't confuse the script. Here is a sample of what a post might look like: If you don't have any items listed, your post will be skipped over by the script. One more time, please keep all discussion in this thread related to Target Clearance deals only. Discussion about weekly ad items or store policy belong in other threads.

The Black Friday site & forums isn't opening until the week before Black Friday.

11 new qualifying stores added today: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?136868-Qualifying-Partner-Retailers-for-Deal-Posting-Giveaways

Added 11 new stores today: Advance Auto Parts Backcountry.com Bookit.com Fathead.com Hostgator.com Hot Topic Joe's New Balance Piperlime.com TireRack.com VMInnovations.com World of Watches More to come :)