Brad

Here are some links to check out: Main deal listing for portable DVD players: http://av.gottadeal.com/deals-category-portabledvd.html Black Friday deals: http://www.bf04.com/sales.php?search_query=portable+dvd Model at Amazon for $175 shipped: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000C83IH I would also encourage you to browse Overstock.com, and if you find a model you like, request an additional discount in this thread.

I just changed it back. It was one thing I did earlier this week when the site was getting hammered so hard - just to cut down on the database calls and hopefully speed up the site. Now that we moved the BF site to a different server, that isn't needed anymore, so it's back - thanks for the reminder :)

The person that e-mailed to me lists them as MMIR, which I assume means manufacturer mail-in rebates, but I don't know if that is really the case. We won't know until we get the actual ad, and even that probably won't say either way.

Here are some direct links to each store's list on the main site, just to make things easier to find :) Ace Hardware Best Buy Circuit City CompUSA Costco EBGames Fry's Harbor Freight KBToys KMart Kohls Lowes Meijer Office Depot OfficeMax Radio Shack Ritz Camera Sears ShopKo Staples Target Toys R Us Tractor Supply Walgreens WalMart

I linked as many of the CompUSA items to the web site as I could find. CompUSA usually has several of the items available on the web site as well.

CompUSA BF Items added to the database: http://www.bf04.com/sales.php?store=compusa

A visitor e-mailed us with CompUSA's sales - both pre-BF and BF. Here is the pre-BF sale info. I will add the BF info to the database very shortly. Please note the dates and the price information below: -- Prices shown are what you'll pay in the store. Rebate amounts follow. Edit: Any Instant Savings or Price Break has already been deducted from the price you see here. The ads will show a higher starting price. Example: ITEM (Description): $PRICEYOUPAY - $REBATE AMOUNT Sale #1: November 21 to November 23, 2004 Sunday Through Tuesday: Compaq 2204 Laptop (Celeron 320, 512Mb, 40Gb 802.11g): $899.99 In Store, $180 Rebates = $719.99 Panasonic 42" Plasma TV: $2,499.99 and $300 CompUSA Gift Card Lexar 256Mb Jumpdrive: $39.99 -$10 MMIR Lexar 1Gb Jumpdrive: $79.99 -$20 MMIR Sony DVD-R or DVD+R 50Pk. $19.99 In Store Pioneer 8x DVD+/-R/RW External Burner: $129.99 -$50 MMIR Creative Zen 5Gb Micro MP3 Player: $249.99 Palm T5 256Mb PDA: $399.99, plus Free Wireless Keyboard after Rebates. Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop: $69.99 -$10 MMIR Norton Partition Magic: $59.99 -$40 MMIR -$20 Upgrade Rebate Toshiba S229 Laptop (P4m 538/512Mb/80Gb/DVD Multi/WifiG/15.4") $1549.99 - $200 MMIR's Sony K37 Laptop (P4m538/1Gb/80Gb/DVD-Dual Layer/WiFiG/15.4" XBrite) $1999.99 -$100MMIR Compaq GX5050 "Gamer" (A64-3800/512Mb/200Gb/DL DVD-/+RW/GF5700 CoolerMaster) $1549.99 Specials on Linksys WiFi G with extra rebates. Seagate 300Gb ATA drive: $224.99 -$25 MMIR. Lexar 512Mb SD Card: $64.99 -$15 MMIR. Lexar 512Mb CF Card: $54.99 -$15 MMIR. Olympus C60 6MP Camera: $349.99 HP 8.5x11" Photo Papers Buy 1, Get 1 Free In Store. OmniPage Pro 14: $129.99 -$50 MMIR. (3) Memorex 30-Pk CD-R's: $9.99 In Store Mad Dog 16x DVD Burner: $84.99 -$25 MMIR. CompUSA 5 Port USB Card or 3 Port Firewire Card: $19.99 Each 80Gb 7,200 RPM Drive: $89.99 In Store -$50 MMIR 160Gb External USB/1394 Drive: $174.99 -$35 MMIR. Wednesday, November 24, 2004 is broken into Two Sections: All Day: HP ZV5380 Laptop (A64-3400/1Gb/80Gb/15.4") $1649.99 -$200 MMIR. Memorex 25-Pk DVD+RW Disks: $9.99 In Store. Windows XP Pro Upgrade w/SP2: $199.99 - $80MMIR Compaq SR1226 System (A64-3200/512Mb/120Gb DL DVD Burner/17" CRT/HP 3650 Printer): $964.97 -$215 MMIR. Belkin WiFiG Equipment: $9.99 Each After Rebates. 6 Hour Special Sale: Starts 4:00PM until 10:00PM. LIMITED SUPPLIES!!! Samsung 712n 17" LCD: $369.99 -$100 MMIR. ZT Group Computer (Celeron 2.0/128Mb/40Gb) $399.99 -$200MMIR Canon IP1500 Printer & Envision 17" CRT $189.98 -$110 MMIR with Any Desktop. iO Magic 16x DL DVD Burner: $139.99 -$40MMIR Maxtor 250Gb HDD: $99.99 In Store. Belkin HSM125 Router: $59.99 -$30 MMIR Belkin HSM125 Cards: $59.99 -$30MMIR Each. Centon 512Mb DDR2700 Desktop RAM: $74.99 -$45 MMIR (1 Per Customer.) Sandisk 128Mb Flashdrive: $12.99 In Store Free After Rebates. 1 per Household... Spysweeper: $19.99 -$10MMIR -$10 Upgrade Rebate. APC 3400 Joule Surge: $19.99 -$20 MMIR Memorex Spillproof Keyboard: $5.99 -$6 MMIR Belkin NIC Card: $7.99 -$8 MMIR. StuffIt: $39.99 - $40 MMIR Logitech Optical Mouse: $7.99 -$8 MMIR SpamCatcher: $29.99 -$30MMIR. Epson 5x7" Borderless Paper: $8.99 -$9 MMIR

With TRU threatening to leave the toy business a few months ago, they must be doing what they can to not lose $. I'm sure there will be some people who get up to the checkout counter and demand that they PM, and when they refuse, will cause a big scene and make everyone else wait for them to rant and rave to the manager despite the fact that it's already been established.

I agree with mugs that you should wait for Black Friday. Hindsight being 20/20, you should have been on these forums a month ago when Dell was having their end-of-quarter blowout sales. Many of us got loaded $1500 Dell laptops with every feaure you wanted and more for $750-800 shipped. There is a chance that similar deals will come around in January when their next quarter ends. When do you need to purchase this laptop by?

Yes most of the ads will be in Thursday's paper. It is always a good idea to get your own copy to verify what the site(s) have and to check for any ads that we don't get in time to put on the site.

OK, I added the TRU items to the database. If it turns out that they are false, they can easily be removed or changed.

Shopko is based here in WI but they have stores throughout the Midwest and West Coast: http://www.shopko.com Similar to a Target / WalMart / KMart.

Yes we had a monster traffic day yesterday. It apears to be back to normal today, but if it gets bad, we have created a mirror of the main BF site on BF04.com (which is on a different server) so if we notice a slowdown we'll forward any visitors to the main BF site to the new one.

One of our visitors just e-mailed this list to me. There are no prices, but the discounts off regular price are listed. Hopefully we'll have the prices (assuming this is a legit list) soon: FRIDAY DOORBUSTERS 6am to Noon Free Cartoon Network Bundle when you purchas any GBA SP Flame, Cobalt or Onyx LeapFrog My First Leappad (40 % off) Spiderman 2 Triple Action Web Blaster (no Price) 6" Spiderman 2 Movie Figures (over 35% OFF) Up to 30%off all LeapPad, My First Leappad and Quantum Pad Books Fast LAne RVC 1:6 scale Mitsubishi EVO 8 GF ot Monster Truck (50% off) NIKKO R/C Control Street cars and trucks (50% off) Hot Wheels Shark Park (50% off) Hot Wjeels or Matchbox 20 pack cars (50% off) Craig CDG Karoke w 5' monitor (save $30) Graco Deluxe Room Full of Fun ($70 Value) Barbie Princess and the Pauper (no price) LE Baby Twins Doll Stroller or 5 in 1 Playtime Playset (50% off) 28' CareBear (over 30% off) My Little POny Deluxe 4pk ponies (50% off) Walk to me Daisy (50% off) Strawberry Shortcake Berry Talkin Apple Dumplin (50% off) Easy BAke oven and Snack center (50% off) Bratz Funk n Glow Dolls (over 65% off) Little Tikes Cinnamon and Spice Kitchen (save $20) Buy 1 get 1 free on Metru Bionicles Canisters Beyblade Super Stadium Value Set (over 40% off) Buy 2 get 1 free on any $7.99 Rescue Hereo's Figues Craig CD boombox or 60 second AntiSkip Personal CD player (no price) Disco Light Ball or 12.5 Mini Motion Lamp (over 30% off) Hoop to Hoop Basketball (40% off) Value Pack board Games 50% off original Price ($29.97 each) Choose from Family Feud/Concentration?The Newlywed Game 3 pk or Dora/ Spongebob 2 pk FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY NIKKO RC Spinner Wheel Trucks (save $20) Radio Control Sports Jet (40% off) Fast Lane Porsche Racing Set or Tuner Racing Set (30% off) Fast LAne Corkscrew Raceway (save $10) 13" Come BackCars and Trucks (over 40% off) Matchbox Ice Mountain (50% off original price $39.99) Boys 20" Blue or Red Cyclone Bike (Save $50 off original price $109.99) WWE Stunt Action Ring w 2 Figures (50% off) Yu Gi Oh Duel Disk Launcher (no Price) Snot Shot set (35% off) Yu Gi Oh Monster Pack w bonus Tshirt (50% off Original price $29.99) Power Rangers Dino Thunder Walkie Talkies (over 60% off original price of $17.99) Laser Challenge with Walkie Talkie Communicators (over 50 % off Original Prce of 39.99) Justice League 10' Figure 2 pk (35% off originally 19.99) home Depot 40 Pc Bucket of Tools (30% off) Wild Planet Spy Tracker System (50% off) Disney Princess Spi nn Surprise Castle (over 40% off original price of 34.99) Just Like Home Shop and Cook Value Set (save $10) Magic Hair Fairy Tale Princess Dora (Save $5) Wee 3 Friends (25% off) Cabbage Patch Kids mini collectible Series (no price) Barbie Cali Girl w 4x4 Jeep (50% off) Girls 20" pink or Blue Moonlight Bike (save 50% off originally 99.99) My Scene Jammin in jamacia or Flirty Date Doll Gift Set (over 65% off) Polly Pockets Getaway jet/stretch suv Value Pack (over 65% off) Save $10 on Dream Dazzlers Beauty Salon or Castle Dress Up Trunk Save $10 on Real Friends Hip House with Furniture Hair Bead Activity Kit (over 30% off) Dirt Devil jr Vac (save $10 off original price of 29.99) Icee Maker (no pice) Fisher Price Sparkling Symphony Gym (over 40% off) Fisher Price Medical kit (50% off) Little Tikes Handiworker Workhorse (50% off) Fisher Price Rescue Hereos mission Headquarters (%0% off origianal price) Fisher Price Ball Pits Dolphin Discovery or CornPopper (50% off) Mega Bloks My Own Home or Adventure Castle (save $20) Preschool Ride on toys shows RedWagon , Red Tricycle, Rallye Scooter (25% off) Preschool riders and rockers shows Boys and Girls Jr Mighty Wheel, Mini pony Rocker, Rescue Rider (over 20% off) Power Wheels Barbie lil Trailrider or lil Kawasaki (save $20) KNex Screamin Serpent (was 79.99 save $30) Lego Alpha Mobile Commande or Technic 4wd Vehicle (50% off) Lego Mars Rover or Star Wars ATAT (up to 50% off was 89.99-99.99) Foot Locker 2000 pc block building set (save $30 off original price 79.99) Cranium or Cranium Cadoo (over 40% off) Hasbro Games up to 80 % off Original prices 5.95 to 29.99 pictures Jenga Extreme Chutes and Ladders, CandyLand, Battleball, Jeopardy, Silly Golf Buy 1 get 1 free on select Mega Bloks tubs or buckets PJ KIds White/Natural Table & Chairs Set (25% ofF) Buy 1 get 1 on Select PlayDoh sets (can't see picture, item # 769587, 786191, 356253, 661697) Crayola Super Art Chest (50% off) 40% off all Geomag sets Spiderman Turbo Hockey Table (save $20) Super Dancer mat (25% off) Little Tikes Keyboard w/ stool or Electric Guitar w/ Mic stand (over 30% off) First Act Electric Guitar or 4 pc Jr Drum Set (up to $50 off) 3CD Shelf System Radio (50% off) 50% off ALL Nickelodeon VHS Movies 35%off these DVDs Aladdin, Mulan, Micky's Twice Upon a Christmas, Pirates of the Carribean Buy2 get 1 free on select TV games pictures PacMan, Ms PacMan, Frogger, Spongebob, TV Arcade PS@ Value Pack $249.97 if ourchased separately save $30 Ps2 Console, Tony Hawk Undergroun 2, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas 2 for $15 on select PS2 games pictures American Idol, Tomb Raider, Strike Force Bowling, Amplitude, Bad Boys, TriggerMan, JetX?? adn lists Reel Fishing, High Heat Baseball 2004, Robotech BAttlecry Buy 2 get 1 free on all GBA Video GBA Your Choice $9.99 each lists Froggers Adventure, BAttlebots Design and Destroy, Quad Desert Fury, Namco Museum, F/A 18, Monster Trucks, Strawberry Shortcake Summer Adventure, Pac Man Collection, Texas Hold Em Poker and Casino

The one at http://www.gottadeal.com/rss.xml ? Looks updated here. In fact we use the RSS feed to display the last 20 deals on the main Black Friday page, and that's been working fine as well.

With so many people visiting the site over the last week, we thought we'd help prevent a major slowdown of the site and forum by making this forum for registered forum members only. Non-members can still browse the other boards, but this one is for members only. The fact that you are reading this means you must have already registered, so there's nothing to worry about. But just in case you log out and come back and can't access the BF board, now you know why - just log in first :) And now we can talk about all those non-registered members without them knowing

There are still some similarities between the 2 lists. Both years had the trampoline, a lot of fleece clothing, and a few other things. Like so many of you said, the list doesn't look that impressive. I'm starting to lean towards it not being the full ad (and possibly not any part of the ad)

OK, we added them to the database. If it turns out that they are not true, we can easily remove them later. I'll link as many of them to the product pages on WalMart.com as I can tomorrow morning.

http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=3458

Due to legal reasons, we were forced to remove the Sears ad scans. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

lol. good idea.

We won't be putting these items into the database until we can confirm them somehow.

We have last year's list in another thread on this forum and the lists are different. Hmmmm....

Although not directly related to Black Friday, we thought we'd mention that we have a new service. Overstock.com has agreed to consider your requests for exclusive discounts on products that you would like to order. See this thread for all the details. This is a good opportunity to start your holiday shopping early. Request your deal in that thread.

If they have it on their site, there is a very good chance they will have it online. They might even put it for the lower price on Thanksgiving itself.