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How can I submit a Black Friday Ad to GottaDeal? We have a dedicated form for submitting ad information (either as a list or actual scanned files) on the Black Friday site. To submit an ad, go here: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/Submit If you have any questions about this, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

How can I submit a Black Friday Ad to GottaDeal? We have a dedicated form for submitting ad information (either as a list or actual scanned files) on the Black Friday site. To submit an ad, go here: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/Submit If you have any questions about this, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Can I price match Black Friday items? Good question, however there is no set answer for this. Each retailer makes their own decisions and policies, and those can even change from year to year and store to store. Your best bet is to contact the retailer directly to get their price matching policy. Some stores that allow it during the year won't allow it during Black Friday. Different stores in different areas might have different policies as well. So contact your store, and then let everyone here know what you find out by posting in that store's sub-forum or thread. If you have any questions about this issue, feel free to reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Can I price match Black Friday items? Good question, however there is no set answer for this. Each retailer makes their own decisions and policies, and those can even change from year to year and store to store. Your best bet is to contact the retailer directly to get their price matching policy. Some stores that allow it during the year won't allow it during Black Friday. Different stores in different areas might have different policies as well. So contact your store, and then let everyone here know what you find out by posting in that store's sub-forum or thread. If you have any questions about this issue, feel free to reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

How can I be notified when new Ads are posted? You can continue coming to the site every day to check, or we'll make it easy on you - just enter your e-mail address on the main Black Friday site home page. We will then e-mail you instantly every time we post a new ad on the site. You can also use our RSS feed on the main site to follow the latest site news and updates. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

How can I be notified when new Ads are posted? You can continue coming to the site every day to check, or we'll make it easy on you - just enter your e-mail address on the main Black Friday site home page. We will then e-mail you instantly every time we post a new ad on the site. You can also use our RSS feed on the main site to follow the latest site news and updates. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Traditionally, the actual printed ads come with your newspaper on Thanksgiving Day, however in some areas they will be in the paper on Wednesday or on Black Friday itself. Check with your local newspaper if you need to know the exact date. Some retailers such as WalMart occasionally distribute their ads sooner, either with the newspaper or in the mail. Some stores have the ads at the actual stores days in advance of Black Friday as well, while others host special "friends and family" events where the ads are first released. If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Traditionally, the actual printed ads come with your newspaper on Thanksgiving Day, however in some areas they will be in the paper on Wednesday or on Black Friday itself. Check with your local newspaper if you need to know the exact date. Some retailers such as WalMart occasionally distribute their ads sooner, either with the newspaper or in the mail. Some stores have the ads at the actual stores days in advance of Black Friday as well, while others host special "friends and family" events where the ads are first released. If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

WE DON'T KNOW! We usually expect the first rumored ads to appear on the site in late October or early November. Although ads have started appearing earlier every year for the past few years, so anytime in October is fair game. We have no idea when particular store ads will be leaked or released. We don't have any ads that aren't on the site - you see them right after we get them. Rest assured, as soon as your favorite store's ad is available, we'll post it and you'll know about it. To sign up to be notified when new ads are posted, visit the main site and enter your e-mail address. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

WE DON'T KNOW! We usually expect the first rumored ads to appear on the site in late October or early November. Although ads have started appearing earlier every year for the past few years, so anytime in October is fair game. We have no idea when particular store ads will be leaked or released. We don't have any ads that aren't on the site - you see them right after we get them. Rest assured, as soon as your favorite store's ad is available, we'll post it and you'll know about it. To sign up to be notified when new ads are posted, visit the main site and enter your e-mail address. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

The ads come from many different sources. Some of these include store employees, printer employees, design company employees, newspaper distributor employees, as well as the family and friends of these employees. Many of our ads come from anonymous sources as well. To protect the privacy of those who are helpful enough to provide us with them, we will not disclose the exact source of any particular ad. If you have access to a Black Friday ad early, please let us know. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

The ads come from many different sources. Some of these include store employees, printer employees, design company employees, newspaper distributor employees, as well as the family and friends of these employees. Many of our ads come from anonymous sources as well. To protect the privacy of those who are helpful enough to provide us with them, we will not disclose the exact source of any particular ad. If you have access to a Black Friday ad early, please let us know. If you have any questions about this topic, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Are there Non-Black Friday Forums here? Yes! The GottaDeal Forums are open year round, not just during the couple months before Black Friday. We have many other forums for you to participate in. Those forums work just like the Black Friday forums, and you'll find that our members are very friendly and helpful. Some of these other forums are: Online Hot Deals - get the latest deals from online retailers, or post your own finds. Offline Hot Deals - discuss deals that are found at your local brick & mortar stores. Deal Finder Service - looking for a deal on a specific item? Post here and we'll help you out. Contests & Sweepstakes - find out about and enter countless online sweepstakes, or post any that you find. Freebies & Free Offers - everyone likes free stuff - find many great free offers and share those that you find. Grocery & Printable Coupons - discuss and post links to grocery coupons, restaurant coupons and more. Surveys & Research Studies - participate in studies and earn compensation for your time. Technology, Computers & Gadgets - discuss the latest technology news, and get help with your tech problems. Finance Discussion - discuss all kinds of topics relating to personal finance and save yourself some money along the way. Discuss GottaDeal.com - need to discuss anything related to the site or forums? This is the place to do it. To view all the forums available, click here to view the forum main page. If you have any questions about the other forums, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Are there Non-Black Friday Forums here? Yes! The GottaDeal Forums are open year round, not just during the couple months before Black Friday. We have many other forums for you to participate in. Those forums work just like the Black Friday forums, and you'll find that our members are very friendly and helpful. Some of these other forums are: Online Hot Deals - get the latest deals from online retailers, or post your own finds. Offline Hot Deals - discuss deals that are found at your local brick & mortar stores. Deal Finder Service - looking for a deal on a specific item? Post here and we'll help you out. Contests & Sweepstakes - find out about and enter countless online sweepstakes, or post any that you find. Freebies & Free Offers - everyone likes free stuff - find many great free offers and share those that you find. Grocery & Printable Coupons - discuss and post links to grocery coupons, restaurant coupons and more. Surveys & Research Studies - participate in studies and earn compensation for your time. Technology, Computers & Gadgets - discuss the latest technology news, and get help with your tech problems. Finance Discussion - discuss all kinds of topics relating to personal finance and save yourself some money along the way. Discuss GottaDeal.com - need to discuss anything related to the site or forums? This is the place to do it. To view all the forums available, click here to view the forum main page. If you have any questions about the other forums, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Black Friday @ GottaDeal.com has two primary sections - the actual main Black Friday site (http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com) and these Black Friday forums. The forums are the place for continuous 24/7 discussion of all things Black Friday. The actual scanned ads are posted on the forum only, so by having a forum account you will have access to those when they become available. The main Black Friday site contains the database of sale items. You can browse through the lists of individual ad items, search for a specific item, or filter out items that have rebates or are "early bird" specials. You can also create your personalized shopping list, sign up to be notified when new ads are posted, and much more. The main site is also where we will show which items are available online. Keep in mind that for many ads, we will only have the listings of ad items first, and may not get the scanned ad until later, so for those stores, you'll want to check the main site to get all the information. If you have any questions about the two parts of the site, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Black Friday @ GottaDeal.com has two primary sections - the actual main Black Friday site (http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com) and these Black Friday forums. The forums are the place for continuous 24/7 discussion of all things Black Friday. The actual scanned ads are posted on the forum only, so by having a forum account you will have access to those when they become available. The main Black Friday site contains the database of sale items. You can browse through the lists of individual ad items, search for a specific item, or filter out items that have rebates or are "early bird" specials. You can also create your personalized shopping list, sign up to be notified when new ads are posted, and much more. The main site is also where we will show which items are available online. Keep in mind that for many ads, we will only have the listings of ad items first, and may not get the scanned ad until later, so for those stores, you'll want to check the main site to get all the information. If you have any questions about the two parts of the site, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

This varies on a store-by-store and item-by-item basis. There is no way to know in advance when, or if, a particular item will be available online at the BF price. As we get closer to Black Friday, we will also have a single page listing each item we find that is available for ordering online at the Black Friday price. We will make sure you are aware of this, so as long as you keep coming back to the site, you won't miss anything. Keep in mind that many of the items will not become available online until Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday itself. If you have any questions about this issue, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

This varies on a store-by-store and item-by-item basis. There is no way to know in advance when, or if, a particular item will be available online at the BF price. As we get closer to Black Friday, we will also have a single page listing each item we find that is available for ordering online at the Black Friday price. We will make sure you are aware of this, so as long as you keep coming back to the site, you won't miss anything. Keep in mind that many of the items will not become available online until Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday itself. If you have any questions about this issue, please reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

The Black Friday forums here at GottaDeal have been expanded this year. Here is how they look from the forum home page: Here are some brief descriptions of each of the forums which should hep you understand where threads should be posted: Black Friday Discussion: This is the general discussion area for Black Friday topics. If your thread is not about a specific store or a specific item at a specific store, it will likely go here. Store-Specific Discussion: These are subforums for the most popular stores, and dedicated threads for many other stores. If you are posting about a particular store, or about a particular item in a store's ad, post your thread in that store's subforum if it has one, or find that store's thread in the Other Stores subforum and post a reply. Black Friday @ GottaDeal Basics: This forum contains threads focusing on the most frequently asked about topics, including how to use the forum as well as general Black Friday information. Holiday Discussion: Back again this year, this forum is for the discussion of all non-shopping holiday-related topics including traditions, decorations, food, etc. If you have a question about where a certain thread should be posted, please reply to this thread and we'll guide you to the correct forum. Once there are enough threads in each forum, it should be pretty easy to see where everything belongs, but at the beginning if you are unsure, let us know :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

The private messaging (PM) system is a powerful tool to communicate with other members on the forum. It allows you to send a private message to one or more members and have discussions off the public forum. You are able to receive PMs from the moment you register, however you must have a minimum number of posts to send PMs to other users. The box in the upper right of every forum page shows you how many PMs you have and if you have any new messages. If you don't have any new messages, it will appear with a gray background: However if you have a new message (or messages), it will turn bright green to alert you: To go to your private message control panel, click the "Private Messages" link in that box in the upper right of every forum page. On that page, you will see stats about how many PMs you have, and if you are nearing the limit. You have a maximum capacity, so if you are getting close, you'll have to delete some in order to receive new PMs. Underneath that stats section is your inbox where you will see any PMs that you have recently received. Click on the title of the PM to read it. On the left side of the page are links to list your messages, send a new message, track if messages have been received and to edit your folders: Please use the PM system responsibly. If you receive a PM from someone that you are not comfortable with or that you believe could be violating the rules of the forum, please contact an Administrator or GottaDeal Moderator from this page immediately. If you have any questions about the PM system or need help, please reply here :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

The displaying of signatures on the forum will soon be temporarily disabled at least until Black Friday is over. This is done to decrease page load times and to reduce the amount of time admins and moderators need to spend checking them for questionable content. You will see signatures in the posts of admins and moderators on the forum. Those signatures will contain links to helpful areas such as this "Basics" forum, the Black Friday FAQ, and other useful pieces of information. Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

There are several ways to stay up-to-date on all the posts on the forum. You can go from forum to forum checking for the latest posts, or you can use the "New Posts" feature to show all threads with new posts in one easy-to-use list. To do so, click the "New Posts" link in the blue navigation bar across the top of every forum page (between the "Member Pages" and "Search" links): You will then see a listing of all threads with new posts since your last visit to the forum: You also have the ability to exclude certain forums from appearing in the list of new posts. To do this, go to your user control panel by clicking on the "User CP" link in the blue navigation bar across the top of every forum page (to the left of the "GottaPoints" link): You will then be in your user control panel which will look similar to this: Click the "Edit Options" link and scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see this section: To exclude specific forums from appearing on the "New Posts" list, highlight them in this list. Hold down the control (Ctrl) key to select multiple forums. If you have any questions about using this feature or need help, reply to this thread :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

Member Pages are individual pages that each member can use to post almost anything you want - pictures, text, etc... You can use it to list items you are trying to sell, post links to your favorite sites, post pictures you have taken - the possibilities are endless. Any offensive or obscene content will be removed. To create or edit your member page, click on the "User CP" link in the blue navigation bar on any forum page (to the left of the "GottaPoints" link): You will then see your user control panel which looks similar to this: Click the "Create (or Edit) Your Userpage" link to bring up the page editor: You can enter text, post links, post pictures - just like you can in a regular post. Others can view a link to your member page on your user profile: - You can also browse other members' pages by clicking the "Member Pages" link on the blue navigation bar on every forum page (between the "Members List" and "New Posts" link: Once you click that link, you will be shown a list of members with pages. Click on a member's username to view their page. Each member page also has a "shoutbox" where you can communicate about that page with each other like your own forum thread. Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

One of the ways to personalize your posts here on the forum is by using an avatar. We have hundreds of them available for you to choose from, and once you have made 50 posts and have been a member for at least two weeks, you may use your own custom avatar. To change your avatar, follow these steps. First, click on the "User CP" link at the far left of the blue navigation bar (to the left of the "GottaPoints" link) on every forum page: - You will then be brought to your user control panel which looks similar to this: - On the left side column, click the "Edit Avatar" link to go to the avatar selection page: On this page, you can select one of the many avatars we have on the forum. We have many categories - just use the drop-down menu to browse through them all until you find one that you like. Once you have made 100 posts on the forum, within an hour the bottom section will appear and will allow you to upload a picture from your computer to use as your avatar, or you may also enter the web address (URL) of an image hosted elsewhere to use as your cutom avatar. Please do not use any avatars that would be considered offensive, or they will be removed. If you have any questions or need help, please reply to this thread. Thanks :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.

One of the ways to personalize your posts here on the forum is by using an avatar. We have hundreds of them available for you to choose from, and once you have made 50 posts and have been a member for at least two weeks, you may use your own custom avatar. To change your avatar, follow these steps. First, click on the "User CP" link at the far left of the blue navigation bar (to the left of the "GottaPoints" link) on every forum page: - You will then be brought to your user control panel which looks similar to this: - On the left side column, click the "Edit Avatar" link to go to the avatar selection page: On this page, you can select one of the many avatars we have on the forum. We have many categories - just use the drop-down menu to browse through them all until you find one that you like. Once you have made 50 posts on the forum, within an hour the bottom section will appear and will allow you to upload a picture from your computer to use as your avatar, or you may also enter the web address (URL) of an image hosted elsewhere to use as your cutom avatar. Please do not use any avatars that would be considered offensive, or they will be removed. If you have any questions or need help, please reply to this thread. Thanks :) Please keep all replies directly related to this topic. Off-topic replies will be deleted.