Brad

yeah, for those specific 25 stores, there is even more of a reason now to be in the first 50

I believe they had something like this last year. Info here: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/bestbuy/40352/ and here: http://www.bestbuyvipcontest.com

This contest is now closed. The 5 winners, randomly selected from all entries, are: micnic snowcrustracer jdoug BrotherFlounder CindyIUP Congrats, and thanks to everyone who posted recipes. I'm sure they will come in handy for many of us over the next two months The next contest is already up: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=155485 And I believe bigjimslade will be having another contest starting in the next day or two, so stay tuned for that :)

CONTEST OVER! HOW TO WIN: There are 3 photos below that were taken on Black Friday last year and used in various news stories. Come up with your best humorous caption for each photo and post them in this thread. Be sure to label each caption based on the photo number (1,2 and 3). Only post one caption per photo - mutliple captions will not count. 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 Entries will be accepted until 10pm ET on Sunday, November 8th. At that point I'll choose my 3 favorite sets of captions based on overall how funny I think they are as a group. In case you lack a sense of humore, I'll also choose 3 more sets at random from the remaining entries and all 6 winners will receive BF survival kits! Good luck to all!

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/AdScans

OK, first week of November. Based on past years, we should get some nice ads over the next week. Maybe Kmart, Walgreens and Lowes has their "sneak preview" on their site this week.

I checked the archives from last year. The in-store deals were posted Wednesday most weeks and were good in stores Saturday. The online-only deals were posted around 3am CT Saturday mornings from mid-October through BF. We were told these were going to start this week, so maybe the day has moved to Sunday (or Monday) this year. The last e-mail I have from their affiliate dept. says the first holiday promotion will start on Monday, Nov 1. Well Monday is the 2nd, so either they mean tomorrow or Monday.

The online-only specials always started around 5-6am last year. As for the in-store "secret" items, I have no idea. I thought those were always posted earlier (Friday?) and were valid that weekend. Maybe look through last year's forum archives and see if you find something (and report back here when you do!)

From what I remember, the discounts in the BF ad are usually deeper than the toy book. Most of the doorbusters are of the 50% off variety where the toy book usually is full of smaller discounts and many items are advertised at their regular prices in there as well - not the case with the BF ad.

So BB might have a similar one for less. But it would likely involve camping out on Thursday to get it, while OM won't have anywhere near the lines as BB. As with all BF deals, it's a question of how much your time is worth.

Sale has started. Some items must be added to cart for the lower price to show. Looks like there are some additional items added to the sale as well: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Doorbusters?adCell=W1BFN&adCell=W1

Don't make a liar out of me, lol. My exact reply was that they didn't have a dedicted ad, but... "Last year they just had a small 3-4 page insert in the ToysRUs BF ad, but nothing special." So there!

As soon as we get the advance e-mail each week, I'll be sure to post the items.

From what I was told by our Sears affiliate rep, here are the only items from the ad that will be on sale this week: Black Friday Now Doorbusters EXTRA 10% off Baby Gear, Furniture, Nursery, Feeding, Safety & Diapering 5pm 10/30 - 12pn 10/31 CDT 50% off Fleece for the Entire Family from 5pm Fri 10/30 - 12pm Sat 10/31 CDT Save 50% off Craftsman 302 pc. Mechanics Tool Set 5pm 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Save 50% off Craftsman 14 Drawer, 26-1/2 in. Combo - Platinum/Black 5pm 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Any Size 220 Thread Count Complete Bed Sets only $49.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 3/8 ct. tw. Diamond Stud Earrings on sale for $79.99 reg $259.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 7 1/2 ft. Wakefield Christmas tree w/700 Never OutTM lights on sale $174.19 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 50% off ALL Die Hard workboots & $19.99 on ALL Covington low-shaft boots 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT CLOSEOUT on ProForma XP elliptical 16-in stride length for $399.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Online Only: Save EXTRA $5 off $50 w/ code SEARS5OFF50 at cart - exp 1/31/10

From what I was told by our Sears affiliate rep, here are the only items from the ad that will be on sale this week: Black Friday Now Doorbusters EXTRA 10% off Baby Gear, Furniture, Nursery, Feeding, Safety & Diapering 5pm 10/30 - 12pn 10/31 CDT 50% off Fleece for the Entire Family from 5pm Fri 10/30 - 12pm Sat 10/31 CDT Save 50% off Craftsman 302 pc. Mechanics Tool Set 5pm 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Save 50% off Craftsman 14 Drawer, 26-1/2 in. Combo - Platinum/Black 5pm 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Any Size 220 Thread Count Complete Bed Sets only $49.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 3/8 ct. tw. Diamond Stud Earrings on sale for $79.99 reg $259.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 7 1/2 ft. Wakefield Christmas tree w/700 Never OutTM lights on sale $174.19 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT 50% off ALL Die Hard workboots & $19.99 on ALL Covington low-shaft boots 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT CLOSEOUT on ProForma XP elliptical 16-in stride length for $399.99 10/30 - 12pm 10/31 CDT Online Only: Save EXTRA $5 off $50 w/ code SEARS5OFF50 at cart - exp 1/31/10

see here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=154674

Yeah that was just someone on another site playing a joke by switching the price, but the ad itself was real.

Nope, nothing that was ever a full ad. Sometimes you get rumors of 3-4 items that turn out to be false, but nobody has ever sent either a faked list or a faked scan. We get lots ot previous years' ads from people thinking they are this year's but that's it.

There will be A LOT of cheap 32" LCD TV deals this year. Online, in-stores, everywhere. That is the "sweet spot" as far as pricing. Less than $300 will probably happen somewhere for a cheaper model.

The site that posted it was kind of misleading. That request was not from TRU directly or their legal reps - it was from their affiliate program because they didn't want shoppers to be confused thinking the offers were valid early and available now on TRU.com. They just didn't want the items listed and linked to the TRU web site. The scans being posted are OK.

The set top converter boxes are something different than what theimage13 is talking about. Those boxes just pick up the over-the-air channels and require a separate antenna. QAM tuners pick up those locals right through the cable, no antenna or separate box needed (important if you are in an area that doesn't get good over-the-air reception).

more info on the list: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=116243

ok, done typing up the first 23 pages (the doorbusters). on to the 25-page non-doorbuster part of the ad. for those waiting to add items to your lists on the site, don't be surprised if the full ad isn't typed up until tomorrow sometime as i doubt my eyes will cooperate enough to get the rest of it done tonight.

just a word to the wise: the PDFs are usually always still there, even if the link to them isn't.... just change the filename in the URL to the store that was "taken down" and they are probably going to be there unless the lawyers are really smart

As big (48-page) as this ad is and as long as it's going to take to type up every item, they can take a year off and I won't mind, lol.