Brad

As always, if someone gets a copy and is able and willing to scan it and send it to me, please let me know and we'll get it posted for everyone :)

http://affiliate.2mdn.net/media/21000000000031502/55/88000000000192181.gif Sears is having the 2-day sale we posted the scan for online as well, and they are also offering an online only coupon to stack with the sale: EXTRA $20 off $200 with coupon code HALLOWEEN (valid 10/29 - 10/30 only) www.sears.com

The forum flags people with multiple accounts using the same IP address and/or the same computer. Although there's nothing we can do if someone registers a new account from some other computer elsewhere. If someone really wants to cheat to have a better chance to win a $5 t-shirt, well then there isn't much more we can do about it. Pretty sad though if it's happening. But I'm guessing the first-post people are just new members who finally decided to register to try and win a shirt. Happens every year.

They are both hardware cooperatives based out of IL, but they are different companies.

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/ Scan http://scans.blackfridayvip.com/GottaDeal-BF2010-TrueValue.pdf

Yep, just a placeholder page similar to what Amazon and others have done in the past, probably put up to get them some BF-related search engine traffic.

Like I said, these were shipped regular USPS first class mail, so everyone is going to get them on different days depending on where you are located and how the post office routes the package. Some of you on the west coast might not get them for another week.

Nope, no smalls available. Sorry.

Scan attached Reminder: you must be a registered and confirmed forum member to download the file. You must click on the confirmation link in the e-mail you received when you registered to activate your account. To have that e-mail resent, go here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/register.php?do=requestemail

Link to all colors: http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=bissell+easy+vac&ic=48_0&Find=Find&search_constraint=0

Moved to Holiday Discussion as this has nothing directly to do with BF.

The prices for those items are listed on the BF site in the item listing. I don't have the ad so I can't control the scan. Page 4 is not blank for me.

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/ Scan http://scans.blackfridayvip.com/GottaDeal-BF2010-HarborFreight.pdf

Despite this message, Ace is still better than other retailers who shall remain nameless. This thing with Ace started a few years ago when we posted their ad in August and it ended up being a preliminary version and some items were changed for the final version. Ever since then they've asked us to not post it early with the agreement that they will send us a final copy as soon as it's ready which they have done the last few years as promised. I don't remember them ever sending a firm legal request from a lawyer, but I think they are being fair in asking us to wait until they have it finalized. As long as we post it at least a week before BF, it gives everyone plenty of time to look at the ad and do whatever research is needed.

http://www.gottadeal.com/images/bfshirt.gif Another t-shirt contest! We had this one last year and it was pretty fun, so we'll do it again. Below are 3 photos from past Black Fridays. Come up with a caption for each photo and post them in this thread. Entries will be accepted until 5pm ET on Friday afternoon. At that point, I'll choose 5 of my favorites to win Black Friday t-shirts and then (for those of you who aren't as creative, lol) I'll choose 5 more at random from all the other entries to also win shirts, so we're going to give away 10 total t-shirts for this contest! If you've already won a t-shirt in a previous contest, you can't be selected as a winner again, but you can still feel free to post your captions. Also, while you can feel free to post more than one set of captions, there is a limit of one entry for the contest per member. Good luck and here are the photos: PHOTO #1 http://www.gottadeal.com/images/caption1.jpg PHOTO #2 http://www.gottadeal.com/images/caption2.jpg PHOTO #3 http://www.gottadeal.com/images/caption3.jpg

just got this:

Just an update: 95% of the shirts were dropped off at the post office tonight. I have a couple which didn't make the cutoff, but those will go out later this week.

The company who worked with us on this app will also be creating an Android app as well in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

Just wanted to give everyone an update on shipping of the shirts. We'll be sending out our first big batch at the beginning of next week, so if you've won or bought a shirt at all this year, it will be sent out next week.

The sale is now over. Thanks to everyone who placed an order. Like I said, we might have another sale next month if there are enough shirts left. I'm going to close this thread now so people who come across it later aren't confused. If you have any questions about your order, PM me. Those of you who requested a shirt already have until tomorrow night to send your payment otherwise I'll cancel your order.

I wouldn't go that far, lol. There is definitely some "profit" on these (I think I paid a little under $6/shirt, and then there is the cost of packaging and shipping back to you), but whatever $ this sale makes just goes towards the cost of all the other shirts that will be given away. I'd rather give them all away, but I figured I'd give those of you who really wanted one the chance to guarantee one and help defray the costs of all the others :)

I haven't received a payment from you yet. You might want to double check that you sent it to the correct address.

every other day? that's unacceptable!

Yep. There is a limit of 1 shirt for contest prizes, but this sale (and any other sale I might have) doesn't affect that at all. And for those who do win a shirt, we'll be having other contests for non-shirt prizes that you can win as well.

The good news for those who haven't won or bought a shirt yet is even after all the orders today and the initial contests, I still have around 75% of the original batch of shirts left to give away, so there will be plenty available (and maybe those who bought shirts will be less vigilant when it comes to entering contests for them, thus increasing your chance, lol).