Brad

http://www.blackfridayvip.com/scans/GottaDeal-BathBodyWorks.pdf

BF could likely be CC's last gasp. The ads were finalized months ago likely, so the current stock price doesn't mean much as far as the ad contents. Just enjoy their deals this year, because next year, it could mean one less electronics store for good BF deals. We lost CompUSA last year and now CC could be next...

Not by choice. For example, Dell is having us sign an NDA to learn about their deals early, so you know they have some big things planned

some more great deals :) like last week, the better deals will sell out fast, so get your order in soon and don't wait to think about it too much

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1855555,00.html

Cyber Monday was created by the industry to give the online retailers some press with the thinking that a lot of people order online the Monday after BF. But people order online all throughout the next 2 months, so that doesn't really hold true. You have these online retailers that think they are putting out these great deals, when in reality they are comparable to deals offered now. Plus most of the online retailers aren't waiting for Cyber Monday and instead have their best deals on Thanksgiving and Black Friday so they can get your money before you go to the stores. I will say that a few big-name online-only retailers have some big plans for BF/CM. I can't give any more details yet, but there will be some very, very nice deals

Scans: http://www.blackfridayvip.com/scans/GottaDeal-CraftWarehouse.pdf Due to this store having a very limited audience (Oregon, Washington, Idaho), we're not adding it to the actual BF site, but we're posting the PDF here for those who are interested :) http://www.craftwarehouse.com

I wish I could, but you posted them and I was e-mailed and/or PMed that list probably 20 times this week at various times as people saw them on other sites. Nice try though

Many of these items (including some of the doorbusters) are now available to be ordered online: http://www.gottadeal.com/Shop/ToysRUscom Free shipping on select orders $49 or more.

Kmart Starts 'Black Friday' Two Days After Halloween http://adage.com/article?article_id=132162 From the story: So it looks like Kmart just took a bunch of their regular electronics ad items, put them under an "Early Black Friday" banner and expects people to assume Black Friday = Good Deals when I'm guessing they won't be that great...

we will have a listing of the sales on the site, but i dont know about a special forum. If anything we might just post everything in the main online deals forum.

In the past they've had some of the doorbusters available online. There is no way to tell exactly which ones will a) be at the lower prices and be in stock when the time comes, but our Sears affiliate rep usually gives us a detailed list of the items they intend to have online a few days before BF, so just keep checking the site and we'll have all the info for you.

Are you talking about the one for $199.99? Don't waste your time - it's cheaper elsewhere now: http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/495350050/

Black Friday hunt begins earlier than usual http://www.ajc.com/services/content/atlanta-holiday-guide/shopping/stories/2008/10/29/black_friday_early.html

They do this, yet they are threatening to terminate our affiliate agreement if we post the ad early this year...

IT IS NOT SLOW COMPARED TO PAST YEARS! PAST YEARS: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=115267 For the 384th time, most of the bigger ads come out the first/second weeks of November. Black Friday is also 5 days later this year than it was last year. We have enough of these threads, so this one is now closed.

http://askablueshirt.net/blackfridayvip

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Do-You-Want-Be-a/story.aspx?guid=%7B2E4B2A2A-B1D0-42A7-AC65-F75B4D0374CE%7D The list of stores is at the link above. If you submit your story, be sure to mention GD in your pre-BF plans :)

If it says Doorbuster, it is 5am to noon on Friday only.

LOL. Guess that's why they had no comment earlier yesterday for the CNN.com story. They were too busy trying to spin the story to their advantage, almost as if they wanted the ad to be leaked early.

here is a little more info about MAP: http://consumerist.com/consumer/explainers/what-is-minimum-advertised-price-303727.php it's a big issue with things like video game consoles and ipods.

Some manufacturers have a minimum advertised price (MAP) for certain items and stores can't show the actual final price if it is below that amount, so they show the regular price and savings and let you do the math to get around the rule.

not everything was typed up for several reasons (missed something, prices were MSRP, some things like tires we skipped, etc...). i'll try to add the items that people request, and you can also just include them in the "notes" field of your shopping list as well.

Just wondering what everyone thinks are the best deals in Sears' Black Friday ad? I know a lot of people are happy about the $599 W/D set, but anything else? (also remember for stores like Sears that have their own sub-forum on here, feel free to create new threads about the ad or particular items - you don't have to keep all the discussion in the main thread :) )

See here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=116235 and check out the entire FAQs section: http://forums.gottadeal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35