Brad

yes it's a scam.

Actually I think the story is in today's paper (was just posted on the web site yesterday) so you could still go out and get one (and an extra one for me )

And here it is: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=49046 :)

There are many ways that you can help us spread the word about GottaDeal and let others know that we have the best Black Friday site around. Some ideas: 1. Contact your local media. Tell them a little bit about the site, tell them how much you like it and that you think it would be a good subject for a story. You can send them to our Press Room page which has links for them to contact us to set up an interview or to get access to more background information. 2. Post about the site being open on other web sites and message boards that you belong to. Be sure that this would not be considered spamming before you do it, but if you know it's OK to do so, that can help us a lot. We've already seen a few of you posting about it elsewhere, and that has helped us continue to bring in the new members. 3. Tell people you know. Word of mouth is also a good way to help out. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, etc. If you have your own web site, feel free to post a link on it. Also, keep in mind that you can earn GottaPoints for referring people to the forum and getting them to register. To get your personalized referral link, go to your User Control Panel and your referral link will be displayed for you to copy and paste elsewhere. If you have any questions, or have other suggestions for ways to promote the site, please reply to this thread. Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

There are many ways that you can help us spread the word about GottaDeal and let others know that we have the best Black Friday site around. Some ideas: 1. Contact your local media. Tell them a little bit about the site, tell them how much you like it and that you think it would be a good subject for a story. You can send them to our Press Room page which has links for them to contact us to set up an interview or to get access to more background information. 2. Post about the site being open on other web sites and message boards that you belong to. Be sure that this would not be considered spamming before you do it, but if you know it's OK to do so, that can help us a lot. We've already seen a few of you posting about it elsewhere, and that has helped us continue to bring in the new members. 3. Tell people you know. Word of mouth is also a good way to help out. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, etc. If you have your own web site, feel free to post a link on it. Also, keep in mind that you can earn GottaPoints for referring people to the forum and getting them to register. To get your personalized referral link, go to your User Control Panel and your referral link will be displayed for you to copy and paste elsewhere. If you have any questions, or have other suggestions for ways to promote the site, please reply to this thread. Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

I'll be posting a thread in the "BF Basics" forum shortly that will have ways you can spread the word. I'll post a link in this thread when it's done as well.

If you signed up last year, then you are still on the list for this year (although if you want to make sure, you can enter your e-mail address again, and if it's a duplicate you'll still only receive one message each time :) )

See this thread for more info on changing avatars: http://www.gottadeal.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47248

Bump for this morning. Welcome to all our new visitors from Arizona :)

Moving to Wal-Mart forum.

Use this thread to post or discuss any media appearances you see for the site. Be sure to only post stories from this year, not from 2005. Here is the first one. I did a phone interview this morning and it should be in the paper tomorrow: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0925biz-holiday25-ON.html For ideas on how to help spread the word about this site, see this thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=49046

Please see this thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=47261

What size xD card to you need?

If you have previous Black Friday price matching experience, please reply to this thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=48815

And it only took 90 minutes from domain registration to site being completed

New Elmo TMX tracker I just made: http://www.tmxtracker.com Updates every minute :)

The event/calendar system is not enabled for the forum.

This is the official thread for Black Friday related discussion of DVD players, regardless of if the items are actually in ads or not. This post will be updated with information about DVD players that appear in Black Friday ads as they are released. As this thread will likely get very long, if you are responding to a specific question or comment, please quote that post to keep the thread easy to follow. If you are looking for a deal before Black Friday on a specific DVD player, post in our Deal Finder Service board and others can help you out. If you are looking for gift suggestions, please post in our GottaDeal Gift Finder board. Threads posted about DVD players in the Black Friday Discussion forum will likely be merged into this forum, so to help out the admins and mods, please keep all discussion in this thread. =================================== Ace Hardware Curtis 7” Portable DVD Player w/ Accessory Kit (Limit 2) $69.99

This is the official thread for Black Friday related discussion of desktops, regardless of if the items are actually in ads or not. This post will be updated with information about desktops that appear in Black Friday ads as they are released. As this thread will likely get very long, if you are responding to a specific question or comment, please quote that post to keep the thread easy to follow. If you are looking for a deal before Black Friday on a specific desktop, post in our Deal Finder Service board and others can help you out. If you are looking for gift suggestions, please post in our GottaDeal Gift Finder board. Threads posted about desktops in the Black Friday Discussion forum will likely be merged into this forum, so to help out the admins and mods, please keep all discussion in this thread.

When posting a new thread here on the GottaDeal forums, here are some recommendations: 1. Search before posting - before typing your post, first search to make sure a similar thread has not been posted by another member. 2. Include a descriptive thread title - this applies to all forums - if you are posting a deal at an online store, include the item, the sale price, the store name, if the deal involves a rebate, if it has free shipping, etc. The more information, the better. If you are posting a thread in the Black Friday forums, be very specific. A title like "question about walmart" is not a good title. A title like "Does Wal-mart have early bird specials on BF?" is a better title. DO NOT use vague titles to "trick" people into reading your post. 3. Check for spelling and grammar mistakes - obviously the fewer spelling and grammar mistakes in your post, the easier it will be for others to understand it and they'll be more likely to reply. 4. DO NOT USE ALL CAPS OR BOLD WHEN TYPING YOUR THREAD - using all caps is considered shouting and is generally not appreciated on forums like this one. 5. If applicable, use a post icon appropriate for your thread - if you're thread is asking a question, use the question mark, if you have an idea, use the light bulb. Certain forums have post icons espeically for those forums - use them in the same way if needed. 6. DO NOT directly copy and paste deals from other forums - you may "borrow" the deal, but type up the title and post in your own words. If you have any questions about these ideas, or can offer your own suggestions, feel free to reply to this thread :)

If you realize you made a mistake in one of your posts, have more information to add, need to update your post, or simply want to make some other change, instead of making a new post, please edit your existing one. To do so, find your post and click the edit button: You will then see that your post has become a editable text box where you can make changes: You will then be able to quickly edit the content of your post. When you are done, click the "Save" button. If you need to delete your post, click the "Delete" button. Editing a Thread If you posted a thread and need to change the title that thread, click the "Advanced" button and you will see this page: From this page you can change the title of the thread, edit your message, change the post icon or delete your post. Note that if you are the thread starter, deleting your first post will delete the entire thread. If you have any questions about editing or deleting posts/threads, please reply to this thread. Thanks :)

We don't have a problem with you making one for yourself - just don't make a bunch and sell them :)

http://www.gottadeal.com/Coupons/Store/target

Last year I organized something on the forum where many members compiled lists of contact information for newspapers and TV stations. I must have contacted over 100 media outlets and heard back from only one. Then CNN contacted me, ran the story, and then all of a sudden everyone wanted to do a story. So this year I don't plan to contact anyone. The site (and BF in general) was such big news last year that this year I expect them to come to GD instead of us having to go to them (and that has already started ).

Usually Amazon won't charge until it ships. They may place a temporary authorization on your card now, but that will expire in a few days.