Brad

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

Once again, Sears did not send this ad themselves.

nope. the ace scan is the same one we posted in august.

no rebates. washer is on sale for $559 dryer is on sale for $479 but if you buy both, you pay $599 total

Links and discussion here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=123064

nope. this ad was posted elsewhere and sent here shortly after. aaron and i are done typing up all the doorbuster items (which were half the ad) and we'll be adding most of the non-doorbuster items in the next hour or two so you can add them to your shopping lists on the BF site. i swear i remember typing up some of these same items every single year for the last 5 years. sears doesn't change that much, lol.

That's not the stores doing that - the video game companies won't let them advertise systems at less than MSRP. Same with iPods and a few other things.

Item by item. The full scans are available in the normal location...

I'm starting from the front. Aaron (one of our BF mods) is starting from the back. Should be done by, oh, Thursday

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

If you put something in your cart, it's not truly reserved until you complete the purchase. So if there is one thing you really want, buy it first and then go back for another order. If something sells out while it's in your cart, either it will get removed automatically or an error will pop up. Some people have had luck placing items in their carts ahead of time and just waiting for the prices to change, but that doesn't always work for a variety of reasons. And of course, make sure everything is correct in your account - addresses, credit card info, etc...

Already being covered here: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=115538