Brad

i dont remember anyone predicting HPB, let alone picking the correct date.

this ad is very similar to what they did last year, so i wouldn't read too much into it. they sent the ad direct to us again, so i am going to try and get them to give us some GCs or swag to give away too :) but at least we finally have an ad, lol

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridaySales/Store/HalfPriceBooks

an added "feature" of the netbook we're giving away is with a little work, it can run mac os x on it: http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2008/10/13519/

Keep in mind that they aren't being as mean as other stores - they say in the message they will provide us with the ad in early November once it is finalized. That is still weeks before BF. They did this last year as well.

Got this today:

GottaDeal.com Holiday Giveaway 2009! POST DEALS & WIN GREAT PRIZES! Introducing the GottaDeal.com Holiday Giveaway 2009! We're giving away hundreds of dollars in prizes and gift cards and all you have to do to be eligible to win is to post deals here on the forum - it's that easy! Over the next couple of months, we are going to award giveaway entries to forum members who post qualifying* deals in the Online Hot Deals forum. You can earn a maximum of 5 entries per day - one for each qualifying* deal you post. See below for details about what makes a qualifying deal. At the end of the contest period, we will randomly select ten winners who will receive the following prizes: 1st Winner: Dell Inspiron 910 netbook computer 2nd Winner: Nintendo Wii video game system 3rd Winner: $150 gift card to the store of your choice 4th Winner: $100 gift card to the store of your choice 5th - 10th Winners: $50 gift card to the store of your choice Prizes will be awarded based on the order they are selected - the first winner selected wins the netbook, the second winner wins the Wii, etc... there is no choice of prizes. We will also be randomly giving away GottaDeal.com merchandise including t-shirts, reusable grocery bags, pens and more to those of you who post deals during the contest. OFFICIAL RULES Promotion period begins on October 5, 2009 at 12:00am Eastern Time and ends on December 13, 2009 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. All registered GottaDeal.com forum members are eligible to participate in this promotion, including temporary and permanent moderators. Members found to have created multiple forum accounts for the purposes of accumulating additional entries will be disqualified. You will receive one drawing entry for each qualifying* deal thread posted in the Online Hot Deals forum during the contest period. List of partner stores may change during the contest. Deals will count if the store is on the list when the deal is posted.Only your first five qualifying* deal threads will earn you entries each day. Each daily period starts at 12:00am and ends at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Additional entries earned during previous contests will also count for this holiday giveaway drawing.Prize winners will be randomly selected no later than December 15, 2009 from all entries earned during the promotion period. Limit one prize per forum member. Once someone has been chosen as a winner, their remaining entries will be removed from the drawing.Winners will be contacted via private message and/or e-mail to claim their prize. If a prize is not claimed within 14 days, it will be forfeited. QUALIFYING DEALS In order for a deal thread to qualify for an entry for this promotion, it must satisfy ALL of the following criteria: 1. The thread's title must include the name of the retailer the deal is for. 2. The post must contain a link, even if it's just a link to the retailer's home page. 3. The deal must be from one of our partner retailers (see complete list here). 4. The deal must must be unique and not be a repost of a recently posted deal. We reserve the right to disqualify any deal for any reason. Besides these mandatory criteria, we also ask that you be as descriptive as possible in your thread title. Where possible, include an image in your post. If there is a specific method to get the deal, provide step-by-step instructions. If a coupon code is needed, be sure to include the code in your post. Please do not directly copy and paste deals from other sites - you may "borrow" the deal, but type the title and post in your own words. Directly copied posts may be disqualified. HELPFUL HINTS Please search before posting a deal. Re-posted deals will be deleted.Make sure your deal is a legit deal and not just "filler" to earn an entry.Check the list of partner retailers - some "big" stores are not eligible.List of qualifying retailers may change at any time - keep checking back.Please take the time to read this entire post - it will save you time.Combine deals if possible. Similar deals from same store may be merged.Avoid using ALL CAPS in your posts and include the $ when posting prices. *** CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE QUALIFYING PARTNER RETAILERS ***

Our winners are: elite2058 brandibug DramaQueenLucy vsa3janes aprncess angelic680 Congrats, and look for the next giveaway shortly...

Contest is now closed. Winners to be announced tomorrow. Look for details on the big holiday giveaway in the next day or two...

if you want ads, go to your local stores, befriend the employees and try to get some ads early so we can post them. everyone is waiting for someone else to leak the ads - be proactive!

you all are too easy, lol.

i know something you don't know....

code is in the first post of this thread

next round of 30% off starts tonight. if anyone finds a WORKING free shipping code, be sure to post it in this thread. thanks

official thread has been posted: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=151981

We got last year's letter on 10/2.

Today we received a letter via certified mail from Walmart's legal representatives stating that the release date for the Walmart Black Friday ad this year is November 23rd. The letter states that we are not allowed to post the ad until that time. Obviously we are once again disappointed with this development. However you may remember Walmart let their ad be posted a little earlier than their stated date last year, so this 11/23 date may not be set in stone. Stay tuned for further updates...

I'm sure eve (if she wants to run it again) willl post info soon.

I don't think we even had shirts back in 2005. The site wasnt too popular back then. All stuff won is sent, and if it doesn't arrive, then I'm guessing your mail carrier is using it to clean their car or something, lol.

got this e-mail through the site, so take it for what it's worth...

Haven't heard anything, but it wouldn't be surprising after the death/lawsuit last year.

As it gets closer to BF, we have a separate sub-forum just for the online BF shopping. We'll have a thread with a schedule of times when items will go on-sale online as well. Just keeping checking the forum here and you won't miss a thing.

added some new shipping codes

A netbook would run MS Word, although the cheaper netbooks in the $99-149 range won't have Windows on them - it'll likely be some flavor or Linux, so you'd have to use something like OpenOffice on them instead of Word.

From here: http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7634.htm So it sounds like whether the program will be in effect on BF depends on how proactive your state is with getting their application in and approved. Some states might start their program earlier and others might wait until they receive the $, which might not happen until after BF. The amount each state gets is based on population, so California gets $35 million, but smaller states won't even get $1 million.