Brad

http://investor.staples.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2306026

http://news.walmart.com/2017/10/09/walmart-reinvents-the-returns-process

Hmmm... maybe I'll join the secret Santa this year. I'll have to think about it...

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/MoreSales/FleetFarmToyland

Time for the next t-shirt contest! To be entered to win, reply to this thread with captions for each of the 3 photos below which were taken last year. Contest will be open until 9pm ET on Sunday, October 15th. I will then randomly choose 10 members who entered and you'll win a 2017 Black Friday t-shirt. As always, limit one shirt prize per member this year. PHOTO #1: PHOTO #2: PHOTO #3: And don't forget that if you want to order more Black Friday shirts, you can do that here. http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/contestshirts.png

The 10 winners of this contest are: jaymacfla radritch stevierocks ISU ME Tara3117 howpomp atipton129 Elmck Stowasser queenkishaa Look for a PM from me to claim your prize. Another contest coming soon!

You can check out their older ads on http://blackfridayarchive.com

Scans: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayScans/HarborFreight PDF: http://i.gottadeal.com/blackfriday/scans/pdf/GottaDeal-HarborFreight-BF2017.pdf

DISCUSS BLACK FRIDAY THIS YEAR & WIN GIFT CARDS TO THE STORE OF YOUR CHOICE! We're giving several of you on the forum $100 gift cards for doing what you all love to do anyway - talk about Black Friday! Here's how it works: Through November 27th (at 11:59:59pm EST), every time you post in one of the Black Friday forums (such as this main Black Friday Discussion subforum, any of the store-specific subforums, Posted Black Friday Ads or Online Black Friday subforums) you'll earn one entry into the contest. 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 all threads in these forums will count, including other contest threads. 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 ONE warning via PM. If we see the behavior continuing, you will be disqualified from winning a gift card. I don't expect this to be an issue (it wasn't during the last few years), but I wanted to make it clear that myself and the mods will be watching for any abuse. Any member who is banned is obviously no longer eligible to win the contest either. 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... as I said, it'll be obvious if anyone does this, so don't do it. There is plenty to discuss without having to cheat your way to more 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, November 28th I will randomly select 5 winners from all eligible entries and each of you will receive a $100 gift card to the retailer of your choice! And as a benefit to those who were here early this year, all the posts in the forums up until now will also count towards this contest. Also look for opportunities to earn double entries as we get closer to Black Friday. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to answer them.

Echo Spot: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SQYXTW/ref=fs_ods_rk Echo 2nd Generation: https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Echo-2nd-Generation-Charcoal/dp/B0749WVS7J Echo Plus: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RWFCHB/ref_=fs_ods_fs_aucc_sr Echo Connect: https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Connect-requires-device/dp/B074TTVQYP Echo Buttons: https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17045325011

Time for the next t-shirt contest! To be entered to win, reply to this thread with at least one item you are hoping to score a deal on this year and the price/discount you hope to see in the ads (or online) for it. Feel free to post more than one item if you'd like. Contest will be open until 9pm ET on Thursday, October 5th. I will then randomly choose 10 members who entered and you'll win a 2017 Black Friday t-shirt. As always, limit one shirt prize per member this year. And don't forget that if you want to order more Black Friday shirts, you can do that here! http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/contestshirts.png

The 7 randomly chosen winners are: jewleyp BFgrl79 arci122 Pnambic srivassh Jeanne515 laddhorn We'll see when the first ad leaks if anyone was correct

Filed this morning. Some stores to close, others to become more "interactive spaces" whatever that means... https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/19/toys-r-us-bankruptcy-store-closures/680135001/

Press release (PDF): https://corporate.kohls.com/content/dam/kohlscorp/2017/Amazon%20Returns%20at%20Kohl%27s%20FINAL.pdf Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) today announced that 82 stores across Los Angeles and Chicago will be offering free, convenient returns for Amazon customers starting in October. Kohl’s will pack and ship eligible Amazon return items for free, providing an additional service and convenience to Amazon customers within select Kohl’s stores. - Can't compete with Amazon? Find a way to get some Amazon customers to come inside your store and maybe they'll buy something I guess.

https://consumerist.com/2017/09/18/toys-r-us-expected-to-file-for-bankruptcy-this-week/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Bankruptcy filing expected this week...

Thanks to everyone who has contacted me so far. Still looking for more help, so PM me if you're interested. I'll start contacting everyone towards the end of the month.

http://i.gottadeal.com/main/images/merch/contestshirts.png Time for everyone's favorite contest - the first ad prediction contest Simply reply to this thread with your guess for the date and store for the first ad to be posted on the Black Friday site. Only post one guess and if you edit your post more than 10 minutes after your initial post, your entry won't count, so make your best guess now! For help, view this chart for 2006-2016 dates: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/dates.php I'll accept entries until Monday September 25th at 9:00pm ET. At that point I'll randomly select 7 people who posted their prediction and they'll win a GottaDEAL Black Friday t-shirt! If someone ends up being correct on both the date and store for the first ad, I'll send you a $10 Amazon gift card. If more than one person is correct, you all win gift cards. If there are more than 10 winners, the gift card value will be $5 instead of $10. We'll use eastern time zone to determine which day a late-night ad is posted on. Good luck to everyone! IMPORTANT: If the first ad comes out before the contest ends, there will be no additional winners beyond those who already had their guesses posted, but you can still reply to the thread with a comment to have a chance to be chosen randomly for the 7 t-shirts.

UPDATE: The ordering period for shirts has now ended. This thread will be used to post status updates for existing orders.

9/14 to 9/24 - 30% code is SUNSET30

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

https://corporate.target.com/article/2017/09/2017-top-toys

80 days to go

Great to have Dev back for this year! Wasn't the same last year without hearing "bigjimslade... Black Friday Live... GottaDeal.com..."

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.

As always, we have several dedicated threads for the hotter items each Black Friday. Please try to keep all discussion related to these items in their official threads. Other threads posted will likely be merged into this main thread.