Brad

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/AdScans

Search eBay for "staples coupon" and you'll find all kinds of them. Usually discounts like $30 off $150, $25 off $75, $20 off $100, etc... just make sure they can be used online and expire after BF.

Thanks!

Just a tip: now is a good time to stock up on coupons from eBay to use on BF for ordering online. The prices of the coupons tend to jump as we get closer to BF.

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/AdScans

Just a reminder that we have a dedicated thread in the Online Hot Deals forum where we post the various Kohls.com coupon codes all year long. View that thread here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=150164 We already have a 15% code that will be good on Black Friday, so be sure to use a coupon when you order BF ad items online. The 30% off / Kohl's Cash combo starts 11/11 and runs for a week.

Word is some Ace stores have the BF ads and you can just go pick one up, so if anyone wants to try that, feel free. The Ace rep I was dealing with sent an e-mail to their marketing dept (and CC'ed me on the e-mail) asking them to send me the ad ASAP, but I've received nothing so far. Update: well I guess we don't have to wait for Ace to send it. It's been posted: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=156753 Closing this thread...

IIRC, with previous sales the code started working the night before, but since they are not using coupon codes this time, it's hard to say.

I believe bigjimslade contacted the winners directly on FB, so if you don't have any messages on FB, you are not a winner in this contest. I have the full names of the winners, but for privacy reasons I'm not going to post them on here. I don't know if they are forum members or not.

In the past, it was good on any in-stock (not preorder) DVDs including box sets.

Wow, nice. Considering the discount is higher this year, I hope they don't jack up prices when the sale starts to make up for it...

There isn't a way to do that, but if you'd win the Zhu Zhus, I'm sure you'll find someone on here who will trade with you

Are you referring to the 15/20/30% codes? Those start tomorrow. We have the 30% code here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=150164 but it ends before Black Friday.

When I hear something, I'll post it.

http://www.facebook.com/staples?v=wall

Well I guess that means the Ace rep is a no-good liar, lol. Seriously, she said it would be e-mailed to me today. I'll send another e-mail...

We just started a simple contest on the Black Friday main site where we are giving away a 3-pack of Zhu Zhu pets as well as at least 20 of the BF survival kits. Details here: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/ZhuZhuContest Be sure to enter your forum username when you enter to get a bonus entry! Update 11/22/09: Contest has ended and all winners have been contacted via e-mail. Congrats to everyone who won and thanks to everyone who entered.

Bravo!

Yep. 5-6-6

after

nope, still not there. it needs to be 5-7-5. yours is 5-8-6

It was very difficult picking the winners. There were a lot of very funny entries and it was hard to narrow it down to just 3. The 6 winners are: angied64084 LauraLorek ilgetumipretty raven20_79 tjredsox4 Tara3117 Congrats, and look for a PM from me soon. The next contest is already up: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=156441 And we'll be giving away some survival kits on the main BF homepage this week as well. More info on that later.

you might want to count your syllables again...

Another challenge: if at least 300 members enter this contest, I'll double the number of prizes from 5 to 10! I'll try to have another one of the "real world" contests during the week this week as well, so be sure to watch for that one! And finally, don't forget about bigjimslade's Facebook contest that ends Tuesday: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=155592

CONTEST OVER! HOW TO WIN: Reply to this thread with a Black Friday-themed haiku. For those unfamiliar with it, a haiku is a 3-line poem with the first, second and third lines having 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It does not have to ryhme, but should create some kind of imagery in the reader's head, so be creative! An example Black Friday haiku would be: people skipping lines (5 syllables) crashing carts into others (7 syllables) glad i stay at home (5 syllables) Limit one entry per member (although you can post as many haikus as you'd like). Entries will be accepted until 10pm ET on Sunday, November 15th. At that point I'll randomly choose 5 entries and those members will receive Black Friday survival kits! Good luck to all!