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Also if anyone can get a copy and scan it and send it to me before we post it otherwise, I'll send you a BF t-shirt :)

There will be no special link. Once the sale starts, just send the Paypal payment.

rumors are ace is sending letters asking their ad to be removed. we haven't received anything yet, but if you haven't already, you might want to save the ad.

They are the black shirts from this year. The blue ones from last year were all given away last year, so there's none left.

Toy Catalog Scan (PDF): http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/GottaDeal-BJsToyBook-BF2011.pdf Thanks to our own jaymacfla for sending this one over. ---- Black Friday Ad Scan (PDF): http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/GottaDeal-BJsWholesale-BF2011.pdf Item Listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/BJsWholesale

OK, since many of you have asked about being able to buy a Black Friday t-shirt in case you don't end up winning one, I'm going to give you a one-time chance to buy one tomorrow (Sunday) starting at 12pm ET (11am CT, 9am PT). For this sale, the only payment method accepted will be PayPal, so if you don't have a PayPal account, you have a day to find someone who does and make arrangements with them. No cash/checks/money orders will be accepted. No exceptions. We're also going to limit it to one shirt per person, and you must be a forum member to buy a shirt (just another perk of having an account). We're not going to advertise this on the main BF site or on Twitter/Facebook - it's for the forum only. If you didn't check the forum in time and you're reading this late and the sale is now over, too bad You can still try to win one :) Here's how to order a shirt: 1. Starting tomorrow (Sunday 10/23) at 12pm ET, send $15 via PayPal to [email protected] 2. In the "notes/comments" section, you must include several pieces of information: the full mailing address you want the shirt sent to (if different from the address PayPal automatically sends), your selected shirt size (L, XL or 2XL only) and your forum username. 3. Within 24 hours, I will confirm your order either via e-mail or PM. There will only be a limited number of each size available for this sale. I will keep this thread updated as sizes sell out. The ordering deadline is Monday at 12pm ET. The $15 price include shipping to the US. International addresses are extra. I'll also throw in a 2012 GD magnet calendar with each shirt. If you have any questions, reply to this thread. Again, this sale starts Sunday at 12pm ET. DO NOT SEND PAYMENTS EARLY! http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/bfshirt2011.gif

Stay tuned...

bump for the show tonight

For some reason they didn't want to put the price in the ad. Likely reasons are that they wanted to keep their price a secret from competitors, or they could be anticipating a price drop from the manufacturer that had not happened by the time the ad went to print, or they were worried a competitor would price something cheaper, so they'll basically match their price once it's known.

Browse page-by-page: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/TRUBigToyBook Scan (PDF): http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/GottaDeal-TRUBigToyBook-BF2011.pdf Thanks to TrishJ for sending this one - it was a big book and it took a lot of time, so appreciate it people!

We're still trying to put the complete ad together. If we can't get it posted tonight, we'll do it tomorrow morning, so please be patient :) (yeah, I shouldn't even ask that, lol)

Like Trish said, these are cell phone pics, so don't be expecting crystal clear quality. We'll post these tonight and then hopefully we'll get a clean copy soon and we'll replace these. One of TRU's reps said they'd try to get us a digital copy soon as well.

Check your PMs for the e-mail address to send them to :) Thanks.

The 10 winners are: pogiporkchop Rach nicole20 brinak2005 rockpzazz misstaken FlyersSuperFan Jen08 u1taride GabrKnight Congrats and be sure to check your PM box for a message. Next contest coming soon

The deadline for entries has passed. I'll need some time to pick my favorites, so look for an announcement of the winners later tonight.

Get the details on their web site: http://hpb.com/freebiefriday/ From their rep: "A couple more deals will be added on Monday."

You can only imagine how many hours they bill WM for the extensive time it took to send some e-mails, lol

Heard from the printer today - shirts will be printed early next week, so I should have them soon. Also, I'll be including one of these new calendar magnets with each BF shirt I send out :) http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/calendar_magnet.jpg For everyone asking about other merchandise (grocery bags, etc) I'm going to ask that you wait until after BF when I have more free time and we'll figure something out to let people get what they want. Maybe I'll be able to clear out all the swag I have by the end of the year so I can get some new stuff for 2012. So if you want a chance to get some GD merch, don't leave after BF is over - we're open all year long.

If someone gets a copy and can scan it and send it in, please PM me :)

No release date, but those dates never mattered anyway. Once it's leaked, they'll realize they can't stop it from being spread and allow us to post it anyway, just like they've done the last few years. This whole "letter" song-and-dance really means nothing. Once it's "out there", we'll be able to post it soon thereafter, whether that happens next week or a month from now.

The letter has arrived. Cue the fake outrage and threats to never, ever, ever, ever shop at Walmart again, haha

Free necklaces and shipping for holiday shoppers? Desperate retailers are willing to lose money to get sales this holiday season Story: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Free-necklaces-and-shipping-apf-294817338.html

Just another local deal aggregator site. Like you said, no deals of their own - they just make $ when you buy one of the other site's deals through their site via affiliate links, just like we do on GD.

Last year you could buy it for $20 when you spent $40 or more on other items, so it'll probably be the same offer this year.

Pics added to OP. I've also added the offer to the BF site if people want to add it to their online BF shopping list.