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I will be covering this and the security issues that can arise from this.

This is a game changer for BB.

It looks like we have a lot to talk about. Join us TOMORROW for our first web cast for the Black Friday season. Post your BF questions here and we will answer them LIVE on the air.

Any thoughts? We will cover this on our webcast this Saturday!! http://abcnews.go.com/Business/walmart-worker-protests-spread/story?id=17445295#.UHZSLC7A8s0

Just a reminder and bump! Please join us this Saturday. Have any Black Friday questions you want want addressed? Post them here.

Just avoid Bricktown, Riverwind and Fire Lake Grand since I know they all have watching parties.

I need a windows desktop, some hard drives, a wife and some DVDs

Yes I do! BOOMER SOONER Kick off is at 11am and I should be back from Fair Park by show time. You coming to Dallas for the game?

I wish I could do the show live from Vegas. I hope you have a great time I did not record the test show but all shows will be recorded.

Yes you can re-watch the program and Livestream also has a DVR feature where you can pause it, get a drink and come back.

Hi Everyone! Our first webcast for Black Friday 2012 will be THIS SATURDAY October 13. We have made a lot of great changes to our broadcast so please read everything. Our webcast location has changed to LIVESTREAM. Go to the link below and bookmark it. We will have a chat room feature so please take 2 minutes to sign up for a LIVESTREAM account. The account is free and will allow you to chat, interact and be notified of upcoming shows. https://new.livestream.com/gottadeal The webcast will start at 7PM Central time. Below are the times for time zones in North America and our friends overseas. UTC – 12:00AM Sunday Eastern – 8:00PM Central – 7:00PM Mountain – 6:00PM Pacific – 5:00PM Alaska – 4:00PM Aleutian Islands – 3:00PM Hawaii – 2:00PM Guam – 1:00PM And for our friends in….. Spain – 2:00AM Sunday Japan – 9:00AM Sunday Israel – 3:00AM Sunday Antarctica South Pole – 12:00 Noon Sunday Topics to be covered along with your questions! Recap of Black Friday 2011 Overview of Gottadeal.com Black Friday News for 2012 And your questions! For more information about our webcasts this year please visit the webcast info thread at the link below. http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?267059-Black-Friday-Webcast-Thread-Details-Schedule-amp-More Be there. Aloha

Been doing BF for 8-10 years. Got hardcore about 6 years ago.

............ and add to my list kitchen stuff. I have been cooking a lot for friends and family.

I like DVDs, USB and Hard Drives.

Hi everyone! I did this last year so I will do it again this year. Below is everything you ever wanted to know about how tickets work at Best Buy (BB) and a picture of a sample ticket so you will know what they look like. FAQ: What is a ticket at Best Buy? A ticket is a paper that BB employees will pass about 2 hours before the store opens. The ticket holds the product for the ticket holder for the item on the ticket until 11am local time on Black Friday. BB does this to cut down on fights and riots in the store. What are the tickets for? No one really knows what BB will put on the ticket system for BF. In the past they have been for items that are in high demand but have limited stock for. In the past few years items included desktops, laptops, cameras (Digital and SLR Film), MP3 players, GPS, TVs (HD, Plasma, LCD, Tube), Printers, and sometimes household items like washer machines. Is the ticket system company wide or just a local program? The ticket system is a company wide system. The tickets come from BB HQ and are sent under strict security to the stores about 1 week before BF. When do they pass out the tickets? The tickets are passed out the morning of Black Friday about 2-3 hours before the store opens local time. What happens when they pass out the tickets? About 2 hours before they open the doors for black friday Best Buy employees will come out of the store and start at the front of the line. One BB worker will have a ticket for an item. He/she will start at the front of the line and go down the line saying "Who wants the $149.99 desktop?". He/she will give each person a ticket until the BB employee runs out. Once the tickets are gone for that item then that is it for that item. BB employee will do this until all of the ticketed items are gone or until they have reached the end of the line. Once I have a ticket what happens next? You wait......You wait until the store opens. The BB worker who gave you the ticket will explain to you where to go in the store to pick up your item. Most BB will close there customer service desk to make room for all check out lanes to be open so pay attention on where you are told to go to pick up your item. Is there a limit on how many tickets I can get? Most ticketed items are one per a person per an item. For example if you want 1 desktop and 1 digital camera then you will get two tickets. If you want 2 of the SAME item you wont be able to get it since there will be a limit of one per a person. Some stores will even go the extra mile of checking ID's so be ready to show your ID if asked. Can I get out of line after I get my ticket? My advice to you would be no. At the BB last year the manager told us and the 6 police officers in FULL tactical gear that if anyone leaves they lose there place in line and ticket. What time should I get in line for a ticket? It is hard to say since I don't know what you are wanting to get and where you live. Last year (BF 2008) people started to form lines at BB around 10pm Wednesday and by 12 noon Thanksgiving Day there were already 300 people in line. Most of the people in front of the lines wanted the laptops, desktops and TVs and they were college and high school students. It all depends on the weather as well. My advice....get there early.....Turkey is over rated! Is there anything else I need to know? Keep your eyes on this thread. I have sources at BB that will give me updated info if needed. Also remember that BB HQ gives local managers the power to customize the ticket system to fit there own store and community. This FAQ is only created as a guide only. If you have any more questions please post! This FAQ will be updated throughout the BF season. Below is a sample ticket from BB. http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m207/davedfw/gottadeal/bbticketbf2005.jpg

I always worry about kids on Black Friday. They cant defend themselves.

When I started on Black Friday my parents thought I was crazy for standing in line and such. When I started to buy camping stuff for BF they thought i was even more crazy. They dont think I am crazy anymore since they have learned they get good gifts out of it. So they support me and bring my group turkey dinner out.

Here is the link: http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/BlackFridayPredictions

Here is the Press Release http://www.toysrusinc.com/press-room/releases/general/2012/toysrus-announces-2012-holiday-hot-toy-list/

Here is maps from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1

Take a look at this article and post what you think. Good idea? Bad idea? http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/se_mass/swansea-considering-new-overnight-retail-safety-rules-regulations-black-friday http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x2107494134/Swansea-police-chief-proposes-bylaw-to-place-safety-rules-on-retailers-open-from-midnight-to-4-a-m

Done!

Good Morning Everyone! Dont forget to join us for our webcast tonight. It will be a test and a good way for everyone to get together. See you tonight!

I am preg and going to be shopping on Black Friday!!! LOL

“This is Big Jim Slade, GottaDeal.com, Black Friday Live……” It is that time of year again for our Black Friday LIVE webcasts. GottaDeal.com was the first and is the ONLY Black Friday website to offer a LIVE webcast to site visitors. You have made this very successful for us and have given us a lot of valuable feedback. Read closely so you won’t miss out! Livestream is our new webcast home Ustream was very good to us over the last 2 years but you told us you wanted more social interaction and no ads. Livestream has a new platform that gives us both. To keep up with our webcasts and get notifications of shows I want you to go to the link below, bookmark the page and then click follow. When you click follow you will need to sign up for Livestream. You NEED to do this if you want to chat and interact with the show. Do it NOW so when it is show time you won’t miss a thing. https://new.livestream.com/gottadeal In addition to our new broadcasting home we have upgraded the studio with a faster FiOS connection and new HD camera to bring you the show in full HD. Test Webcast – Saturday Sept 15 2012 As always we do a test webcast and this year it will be Saturday 15 at 7pm CT. This is going to be a test so we can make sure everything works right and if it don’t we know what to fix. This is very casual and we won’t be talking too much about Black Friday. If you can’t make it don’t worry. You won’t miss much. Webcast Schedule This is a peek at our webcast schedule for this year. Like anything it can change. The best way to keep up with our webcast schedule is several ways…… Sign Up for the GottaDeal.com Black Friday email list Like us on Facebook Follow us on our Livestream page Check the GottaDeal.com forums daily Like last year I will be posting an event listing for our webcasts on Facebook and on our broadcast page on Livestream. I will also post a thread on here and stick it each week. Like in years past when a MAJOR ad is leaked we will do a webcast that evening IF the ad is posted BEFORE 2pm Central Time. If it is posted after 2pm Central then we will do a webcast the next day. Last year Walmart posted the ad on Facebook and made an event out of it. If WM or any other store does that we will broadcast LIVE during the event and then talk about the ad. Below is a sample of the webcast schedule. Remember it can change for any reason so please like, follow and friend us on Facebook, Twitter, Livestream and all of our social media platforms. Sept 15 – Test Webcast Oct 13,20,27 Nov 3,10,17 Black Friday Week – Nov 18 Black Friday Post Game Show – Nov 24 All webcasts will start at 7pm Central Time on Saturday. Below are the time zones. They will be updated and in every event notice. UTC – 12:00AM Sunday Eastern – 8:00PM Central – 7:00PM Mountain – 6:00PM Pacific – 5:00PM Alaska – 4:00PM Aleutian Islands – 3:00PM Hawaii – 2:00PM Guam – 1:00PM And for our friends in….. Spain – 2:00AM Sunday Japan – 9:00AM Sunday Israel – 3:00AM Sunday Antarctica South Pole – 12:00 Noon Sunday I hope everyone can make our webcasts and that find value in them. Post any questions you may have. Have a great Black Friday season and see you on the air!