Brad

Like I said, if I can get rid of this stuff, I can get new, different stuff for 2012.

We took the data from the past 5 years to get an average of how many days before BF each store's ad typically gets leaked here on GD. We then took those numbers and made a "calendar" for this year based on this year's BF date of 11/25. Here are some of the more popular stores and when they could possibly be posted this year based on past history: 10/1/11 Ace Hardware 10/9/11 Half Price Books 10/17/11 Harbor Freight 10/28/11 Sears 11/3/11 Gander Mountain Lowe's 11/5/11 Office Max Walgreens 11/6/11 Military BX Kmart Macy's 11/9/11 Kohls 11/10/11 Navy Exchange Costco JCPenney 11/11/11 Target Best Buy Old Navy Radio Shack CVS Pharmacy 11/12/11 Dell Home hhgregg 11/13/11 Toys R Us Meijer Bass Pro Shops Staples 11/14/11 Pep Boys Modell's Big Lots Office Depot Michael's Kmart Thanksgiving 11/15/11 Dick's Sporting Goods Home Depot BJ Wholesale 11/16/11 Walmart Cabela's Menards 11/17/11 PetSmart Sports Authority 11/18/11 Gamestop Sam's Club Ikea So as you can see, as of today, the schedule is pretty accurate. We have the 3 ads that "should" have come out by now, and based on past history, it wouldn't be shocking to see Sears' Black Friday ad be leaked this week. Again, these are just guesses based on past years. Don't whine if these dates don't hold up this year Thanks to a couple of my helpers for putting this together for everyone to check out :)

I may even take orders sooner with the understanding that you won't get anything until December. Other stuff I'll most likely have left in various quantities: - regular GD t-shirts - reusable grocery bags - drawstring backpacks - LED key chains - magnetic chip clips - shopping list-style notepads - calculators - mouse pads - coin purses - pens - large magnets (for anyone who wants to advertise on their vehicle) Some of these I have 5 of, others I have 100+.

Just checked. For hoodies I have 2 XLs, 2 XXLs and 1 XXXL left. For polo shirts I have 2 XLs, 1 XXL and 1 XXXL left. So if you want one, get me an ad! I'll have to take some pics one of these days and post them. After the BF craziness is over, we'll have a "GD rummage sale" kind of thing where you can hopefully buy everything I have left for very low prices (basically just covering shipping costs) so that I can get all new stuff for next year.

Yep, I have a few of those left as well. Same deal. Send me one of the big BF ads first, and you'll get your choice of a polo or hoodie. I might even have 1 or 2 GD snuggies left as well

We did the hoodie poll a few years ago. I'll look into it again before next BF. It's really too late to have them for this year. I have a few GD hoodies that I had made earlier this year as a limited trial. Blue with GD logo embroidered. I think I have 5 of them left. If anyone can send us one of the big BF ads (Target, WM, BB, TRU, Sears, etc...) before we post it or see it elsewhere, I'll send you a free hoodie

that's why we could never get hoodies, lol. everyone wanted them, but when we had the poll to see how many would actually pay for them (as they are expensive), the results spoke for themselves. i talked to the printer and as long as i let him know by tomorrow afternoon, he can add more to my initial order, so they wont "sell out" - i'll just have to order more for certain sizes, but this way everyone who already won a shirt should get their first choice preference for size.

Sale has started. Send your Paypal to [email protected] (and if you want to send extra to help with the server costs this year, feel free, haha )

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