Brad

We're always taking suggestions. Whether or not we can act on them right away is a different matter, but don't let that stop you from making them :)

Both are good suggestions and will be implemented eventually

I don't know how we missed that. I'll get on that right away

This deal is still available for those who missed it yesterday. I think nearly anyone who wanted a laptop has bought one in the last 6 months so this deal is lasting longer than Dell thought it would.

If that's the reason you want it, we could just add the RSS feed a few days before BF itself. That way it's too late for anyone to build a site around it, but you'll have the info.

I think I fixed it. Let me know if it's working how you expect it to...

Just some comments on your comments: * the shopping list will be back and will be much better. your list will automatically be saved so you can update it, add to it, etc... as many times as you want. you can then print it out whenever you want and don't have to copy and paste things to another file to keep it updated. that part of the new site is already done. * as for customizing what stores are shown, that could be done. the default would be to show all stores, but if you want to exclude stores you don't have in your area, that could be done. * an RSS feed is a possibility, but I'd be worried about abuse. If we had an RSS feed of all the sales, what's to stop one of our competitors from creating their own BF site that is updated directly with our information. with the deals on the site now, there isn't much people can do because you need the links from our site. but with the BF sales, it's just text - anyone could take it. we had enough sites copying and pasting our lists last year without giving credit - we wouldn't want to make it any easier. but we'll still consider it. at the very least we could have an RSS feed with "news" updates. things like "walmart sale items posted - laptop for $399, etc..." and then link it back to the site. that's all. keep the ideas coming :)

It's 5:00pm :)

less than an hour to go...

http://blackfridaysaleads.com/countdown2.gif Yes, we know it's still over 4 months until Black Friday, but considering how busy the site was last year, and that this year will be even crazier, we thought we'd start taking suggestions for the site. We know a lot of you found GD because of BF and therefore we want to do whatever we can to make this year's site better and attract more people to the site and forum. We anticipate even more competition this year, but we plan to continue our reign as "Kings of Black Friday" For reference, here is the archived version of last year's site: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/home.php So let us know about any features you want to see added, ways to organize things better, etc... this year's site is in it's early stages of development, so there is plenty of time to add new stuff. One thing that I will say is that we are going to tie in your forum membership with the site (just like we do for the main GD site now) so if you have a forum membership, when you go to the BF site it will recognize you, so your personalized shopping list info will be saved unlike last year, you can be notified about new ads being posted, view your saved searches, etc... all from one personalized page. Also give us your opinions on the BF forum. Last year we played around with requiring people to register to view that subforum (which caused 3000+ people to register, never post, and never come back after BF). What can we do to encourage more posting and more conversation?

Yeah, don't get me wrong, it's still one of the best deals they've had all year. The "real" $750 off unrestricted coupon came in October and April. It did not happen in January, so maybe they are going going to do it twice a year. For Q4, they probably get enough sales because of the holidays to not need to have it. And they've had a lof of these restricted $750 coupons this quarter which have probably increased sales. Like RossMAN said, the 700m deal is very hot. When you compare that deal to what has been in the Sunday ads lately, it blows it away (as do most of these configurations).

Nope. It once again has to be one of the E-Value codes shown on the page linked above. But still a nice deal. I thought considering this is 3 months since the last "real" $750 off that there would be a new one this week, but I guess Dell doesn't need the sales that much this quarter. Look for it to be back in mid-October, unless they suprise us with something sooner.

If you can get close to 12 months I'd say it's a very good option. Like I said, it has basically all the advantages of the Citi Dividend, plus the 0% on purchases which in your case really helps.

The Amazon Visa (at least my business version of it) is also done through Chase/BankOne/FirstUSA and those gift certificates are sent automatically. But I suppose they want to try to get you to get gift certificates from their "preferred" merchant partners instead of the cash. It would be nice if you could get higher-$ GCs instead of cash - i.e. choose $100 cash or $150 Best Buy gift card, etc...

"Redeem your points for cash back checks OR get gift certificates from your favorite merchants including Best Buy, The Home Depot, Pier One Imports, Macy's and more." So it sounds like you have to request them.

Which is probably why Chase blatantly copied it, lol.

This card is new and basically has the same features as the Citi Dividend card that everyone loves. It gives you the 0% APR on BOTH purchases and balances for up to a year (the Citi card just does it for balances)

Don't know. It was a very hot deal back then obviously (plus there was a rebate which it does not have now).

same item. just a lot cheaper back then...

Those links are only supposed to function as links if for some reason the browser can't show the drop-down menu. The menus have the same links in them...

The ugly affiliate URL is: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=RjWYtCqO0*M&offerid=29744.10000196&subid=0&type=4 It's the same URL. The GD-branded link is just used to tie the deal to the ID number. So if we need to change the link for a deal for whatever reason, by having the GD link, this thread will still point to the current link. Plus it helps our search engine rankings by not having blatant affiliate links everywhere. And finally by redirecting the links, it stops a lot of the parasiteware / malware / commission stealing s.o.b's from taking our commissions.

Yep, there are still some pens left.

Just updated the quantities. For those of you deadbeats who PM'ed me saying you would send payment and never did, I have released your shirts from their "reserved" status, so if you want one, PM me again and let me know before your selected size goes OOS. I'll probably have another limited time sale for the shirts during the next week, so if you want one (or already ordered and want another), stay tuned...

I think I remember reading that it was changed to a 2% off coupon, but I'm not sure.

LCD deals tomorrow: Dell E153FP 15" LCD Monitor: $229 - 25% coupon - $24 coupon = $147.75 shipped Dell 1505FP 15" LCD Monitor: $259 - 25% coupon - $24 coupon = $170.25 shipped Dell 1704FPT 17" LCD Monitor: $329 - 30% coupon - $24 coupon = $206.30 shipped Dell 1905FPT 19" LCD Monitor: $479 - 25% coupon - $38 coupon = $321.25 shipped Dell 2001FP 20" LCD Monitor: $749 - 30% coupon - $65 coupon = $459.30 shipped Dell 2005FPW 20" LCD Monitor: $749 - 33% coupon - $65 coupon = $436.83 shipped Dell 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor: $1199 - 25% coupon = $899.25 shipped