Brad

50 minutes left for both parts of the contest!

Amazon is matching this deal too: http://www.gottadeal.com/Deal/48227

Do they mean $500 in one transaction or $500 total for the year?

2 more pumpkin winners left! 13 winners so far: BFAddict716 connieh totallyBF Lusha120 harrispizza4 fairyprincess83 ogadoga lot-narth jade2002 hoits2000 redraccoon aprncess kklracing

Last year we posted about it on 11/2 (Monday), so it could still be announced this coming Monday.

Well, we have our 10 pumpkins (actually 11 so far). Since I have so many shirts to give away still, I'll increase that part of the contest to 15 winners. The current 11 winners are: BFAddict716 connieh totallyBF Lusha120 harrispizza4 fairyprincess83 ogadoga lot-narth jade2002 hoits2000 redraccoon 4 more to go, but that's it :)

Yep, they sent us info this morning, but no real details beyond the date. http://mproxy.banner.linksynergy.com/fs/banners/2149/2149_10002110.gif

see the first post - 11/3 to 11/24

OK, 8 winners so far (BFAddict716, connieh, totallyBF, Lusha120, harrispizza4, fairyprincess83, ogadoga, lot-narth)

page-by-page: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/TargetToyBook scan: http://scans.blackfridayvip.com/GottaDeal-Target-ToyBook.pdf

How sad is it that I had to type this one up and post it at 1 in the morning when I should be sleeping, lol.

Update: we have 5 winners so far for the pumpkin carving part of the contest. We had 2 more, but they ended up being from the same person/IP address/computer (both accounts with only that one post), so they have been disqualified. So 5 more t-shirts available!

Here is the listing: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/Freds The listing is only for the first half of the ad that is good Friday. The last 4 pages are Saturday-Sunday items only, so you'll have to check out the scan for those.

Here's the scan. Listing on BF site http://scans.blackfridayvip.com/GottaDeal-BF2010-Freds.pdf

Their web site problems got major media coverage last year which definitely made them look bad. I'm guessing they'll be prepared this year to avoid that bad press.

Alright, looks like 2 winners so far for the carving contest. 8 more shirts to be won...

With less than a month until Black Friday (and time running out quickly), I've got to start giving away more of these t-shirts so we're going to have a fun contest for this weekend. There are 2 ways to win: 1. Carve a pumpkin with some kind of GottaDeal and/or Black Friday theme. Post a picture of the pumpkin in this thread. Must be an actual pumpkin, not computer generated or using any other kind of cheating! The first 10 (now 15) people to complete this task (who haven't already won a t-shirt) will each win a Black Friday t-shirt! So if you haven't won a shirt and really want one, hurry up and get a pumpkin and get carving! 2. To go with the Halloween theme, reply to this thread with the answer to this question: if you had to wear a costume while you went shopping on Black Friday, which costume would you choose, and why? Consider weather conditions, crowds, etc... Be funny and creative! I'll accept entries until Sunday night at 10pm ET for both parts and at that point I'll randomly select 10 more winners who will each receive a Black Friday t-shirt. So there you go, 25 t-shirts up for grabs, but only if you are either fast or lucky Good luck to everyone!

The 5 winners are: connieh Gator Pam HansieDZ GinaInIL raven20_79 Congrats! You will be contacted soon to get your shipping info. More contests soon...

it ended up being the same ad with the same prices

I think they started the first weekend of November last year, so we have another week to wait most likely.

example page from the 2008 WM spanish BF ad:

Luckily I knew enough spanish from back in school that I was able to type up the ad ahead of time and had it all ready to post once we were allowed. I probably still have the scan somewhere on the computer. I should post it.

I think they insert it in spanish language newspapers in certain parts of the country, at least that's what our source told me.

updated OP with link to complete target press release: http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/target-announces-spectacular-pre.aspx? details in there on the 4-day sale, target.com thanksgiving day sale and the 2-day black friday sale Free $10 GC when you spend $100+ before 10am on Black Friday

Do you know if they printing the spanish language version there too? Story time, kiddies: a few years ago we were able to get a copy of the spanish language version of the WM BF ad weeks before the english version leaked (of course we couldn't post it, but we had it - I think the mods saw it early, lol), so I always wondered if the security procedures for the two versions were the same during the entire process of printing/distributing the ad.