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https://www.kohls.com Press release: https://gottadeal.com/deal/423619 A lot of stackable discounts: - 20% off coupon (possible 30% with Kohl's card) - $10 off $50 sitewide coupon - $10 Kohl's Cash with every $50 spent - Free shipping on all orders with no minimum - $10 off $50 in home for Rewards members - $10 off $50 in toys for Rewards members

Before we get to the contest, you'll notice that there are no t-shirts being given away this year. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances I'll be busier than normal with non-GD stuff over the next few months so I'm trying to lighten my workload. Emailing gift cards is much quicker than packaging, labeling and shipping out dozens of shirts. Your understanding is appreciated. Look for more of these kinds of giveaways throughout the next couple of months with gift card prizes from different retailers. --- Time for the first contest of the year and it's one of the classics! To be entered, reply to this thread with a Black Friday or holiday shopping themed haiku. For those unfamiliar, a haiku is a 3-line poem with the first, second and third lines having 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. It does not have to rhyme, but should create some kind of imagery in the reader's head, so be creative! An example Black Friday haiku would be: people skipping lines (5 syllables) crashing carts into others (7 syllables) glad i stay at home (5 syllables) You can include more than one haiku in your post but it will not increase your odds. Also please do not post multiple times in the thread - keep all your haikus in one post. Also don't just re-use your (or someone else's) haiku from past years - come up with new ones! Contest will be open until 11:59pm CT on Wednesday, October 11th. I will then randomly choose 5 members who entered and you'll each win a $15 Amazon gift card! Good luck to everyone!

Deal preview: https://gottadeal.com/link/8kg1

Anything in particular that you'll be keeping an eye on this year as the sales and deals start?

Sale is live today: https://www.target.com $10 off $50 or $25 off $100 in toys, $15 gift card with $50 household essentials purchase and some decent offers on Halloween/fall and Christmas stuff already. 30% off costumes and Halloween/fall decor, 50% off Christmas trees, 40% off Christmas lights and decorations. Plus their usual offers on clothing, grocery, kitchen, home, etc.

Scans: https://gottadeal.com/scans/amazon-toy-catalog Also available in PDF format on Amazon's Holiday Toy List mini-site.

Scans: https://gottadeal.com/scans/target-october-1st This ad has their Target Circle Week deals as well.

Circle Week press release with deals listed: https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2023/09/Target-Circle-Week-Returns-Oct-1-7-with-Deep-Savin

Prize club prizes have been shipped They were shipped first class mail and after reading the very confusing USPS guidelines I'm still not 100% sure if the packages qualify for that level of service or if I was supposed to pay 3x the cost for a higher level so if any of you get a package with postage due and you want me to reimburse you, just send me a PM. Hopefully it's not an issue.

Here are the synopses and casts for the Hallmark movies: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/countdown-to-christmas-2023-preview/** https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/miracles-of-christmas/miracles-of-christmas-2023-preview/**

Amazon announced a bunch of new smart home and other products at an event today: https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=118701522011

Shop the sale here! https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2023/10/05/walmart-kicks-off-holiday-deals-with-oct-9-12-savings-event Event Dates and Hours: The Walmart Deals Holiday Kickoff event runs Monday, October 9 at 7:00p.m. ET through Thursday, October 12. Deal Sneak Peek Electronics * Apple Watch SE (1st Gen) GPS, 44mm Space Gray Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band for $149.00 (reg. $320) * (Open Box) Dell Chromebook 11.6-inch Intel Celeron N3060 4GB RAM 16GB 2022 Latest OS Bundle: Wireless Mouse, Bluetooth/Wireless Airbuds By Certified 2 Day Express for $69.99 (reg. $179.99) * HP 15" Pentium 4/128 Silver for $199.00 (reg. $249.00) * Sony 75” Class BRAVIA XR X90K 4K HDR Full Array LED with Smart Google TV (XR75X90K) for $998.00 (reg. $1,498.00) Toys * AVAPOW 6000A Car Battery Jump Starter with Dual USB Quick Charge and DC Output, 12V Jump Pack with Built-in LED Bright Light - $87.99, Was $229.99 * Mega Barbie The Movie Dreamhouse 1795 Pcs. for $139.99 (reg. $197.49) * LEGO Super Heroes THE BATMAN - BATMOBILE for $55.00 (reg. $99.99) Home * Keurig K-Mini Plus Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Black for $50.00 (reg. $109.00) * Keurig Flavored Variety Coffee Collection K-Cup Pods, 42 Count Variety Pack for $19.98 (reg. $28.49) * iHome Nova S1 Pro, Lidar Mapping Self-Empty Robot - $177.00 (reg. $399.99) * Miko Home Air Purifier with Multiple Speeds Timer True HEPA Filter for $57.99 (reg. $119.99) * Cricut Maker 3 Machine Tools and Rainbow Vinyl Bundle for $429.99 (reg. $489.99) * Black & Decker BHVHC15 1500 Watt 22-Inch Ceramic Heater - $44.99, Was $74.99 Clothing * NanoFlex TR 2.0 Men's Training Shoes for $39.97 (reg. $100) * Crocs Men's and Women's Crocband Clog for $29.99 (reg. $49.99) * Reebok Hybrid Zip Up Jacket - $21.90, Was $32.88 * Dockers Casual Chino Pant - $19.99, Was $58 * Modern Moments by Gerber Baby Bodysuits & Pants Set, 6-Piece (Newborn-12 Months) - $14.98, Was $27.06 Outdoor, Fitness * FitRx 2-in-1 SmartBell Gym, Interchangeable Adjustable Dumbbells and Barbell Weight Set, 100lbs., for $149.99 (reg. $249.99) * 26” 36V Hyper Mountain E-Bike for $348.00 (reg. $648) Health & Beauty * Fairywill E11 Sonic Electric Toothbrush with 5 Modes for Adults for $16.99 (reg. $49.99)

https://corporate.bestbuy.com/holiday-sneak-peek/ Every day in October, Plus and Total members1 will get exclusive access to thousands of deals and discounts on the tech they love. They also can get an early holiday gift: Members who spend $500 in October will receive a $50 reward certificate to use on Best Buy purchases in December. Best Buy will end the month giving members early access to some of the best Black Friday deals Oct. 27-29.

Press release: https://corporate.target.com/press/releases/2023/09/Target-is-Making-Holiday-Shopping-More-Affordable Circle Week 10/1 to 10/7 Deal of the Day 10/1 to 12/24 I'd expect them to have another sale to compete with Amazon's Prime sale the second week of October as well.

Prime Big Deal Days Main Page Press release: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-announces-prime-big-deal-days-2023-date There are some invite-only deals you can request access to starting today. More details here: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deal-days-early-deals and an FAQ here: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deal-days-faq

The site launched in January 2004 so this is the 20th year.

DISCUSS BLACK FRIDAY & WIN A PLAYSTATION 5! We're celebrating our 20th year covering Black Friday here on GottaDEAL with a big contest! Here's how it works: Through Monday, December 4th (at 11:59:59pm EST), you'll earn one entry into the contest every time you post in one of the Black Friday-related forums including this main Black Friday Discussion forum and the Sale & Ad Discussion sub-forum. As usual we're not going to require your posts to be a certain length to qualify or anything like that - we just want a lot of great discussion. We know there are times when a one-word reply is fine. All posts in nearly all threads in these forums will count, including other contest threads. However, posts in the GD Prize Club threads will not count. Be aware that it's pretty obvious if someone is attempting to "game the system" by posting repeatedly to get more entries. If that happens, we will give you a single warning via PM. If we see the behavior continuing, you will be disqualified from winning a prize. This includes posting multiple times in a row in a single thread when one post would be enough, replying to many threads with nothing but "thanks!", etc. It'll be obvious if anyone does this, so don't do it. There is plenty to discuss without having to cheat to earn additional entries. So create interesting threads, reply to other members' questions, give your opinions on everything that is being discussed. This is a discussion board - let's have some interesting discussion here! On Tuesday, December 5th we will randomly select one lucky winner from all eligible entries and you will win a brand new Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Edition Console. Prize must be claimed by replying to the winner notification PM here on the forum by January 31, 2024 or prize will be forfeited. And as a benefit to those who were here early this year, all the posts in the forums up until now (again, aside from the prize club thread) will also count towards this contest. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to answer them.

As I do every year after Labor Day I've opened the various sub-forums here to unofficially start our coverage of the Black Friday & holiday shopping season. As Black Friday itself becomes less and less significant we're going to continue with the "Sale & Ad Discussion" forum having threads not only for Black Friday ads but also for many of the additional sales and catalogs that get posted on the site, whether they take place on Black Friday or not.

For those who are unaware we have a GottaDEAL server on Discord for everyone to chat about Black Friday, deals or whatever else comes up. Here's the invite link: https://discord.gg/3hd2K5t If you're unfamiliar with Discord, it is a free text and voice chat service. You can access it via their dedicated apps for phones or tablets, or through a traditional web browser. Once you sign up for an account you can join the GD server using the special invite link above and can chat with everyone else who has signed up. One advantage of using Discord over the old forum chat function is that you can view past conversation in the channels and not just what is happening while you are there so can come and go as frequently as you want without missing anything. Currently there are #general and #tech channels for more off-topic chat and the main #blackfriday channel for discussing Black Friday. There's also a #contest channel that we'll use for some giveaways over the next few months and a #deals channel where we'll be posting some of the hottest deals, in-stock alerts for hot items, preorder opportunities and more. We have well over 1,000 members so far and we're hoping to do even more with it this year, so sign up if you haven't and we'll see you there!

Here are plain text lists of the items in the ads (at least the ones in our database) dating back to 2003: 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 And as always you can also visit the Black Friday Archive to browse over 1,300 historical Black Friday ad scans going back to 2004. Also you can browse the Black Friday forum archives to relive past discussions, see when ads were leaked in a particular year, etc.

Down to 45 members. Lost redeyejay and setlok73 last month.

A reminder that if you haven't sent me your mailing address yet, feel free to do it anytime so I don't have to chase you down later this year. If you are on this list it means I haven't received your address yet. Just send me a PM with the subject "prize club address" along with your name & mailing address. Thanks BFgrl79 gatorburg HanShotFirst Hubbalance kimpooh19 msyves redeyejay riven3d tracy0504

Sale page: https://www.target.com/c/target-circle-week/-/N-7196o Some decent gift card deals, $30 off Mario Switch games, $15 gift card with $50 household essentials purchase

They are still there. They are just at the bottom of the list under the "Vintage Smileys" category. Were you trying to use the app on your phone or using the site in your browser? The app no longer functions - see here for details.

Press release from Amazon: Sneak peek: 47 of the best Prime Day deals to shop from Amazon on July 11-12 https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/best-amazon-prime-day-deals-2023