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So the Unfair Sales Act (or whatever it is called) does not apply to online purchases? I assume this is due to interstate commerce laws or something.

Did you miss out on the deal at Walmart? Circuitcity.com has the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player for $129.99 with free shipping. Sales tax will apply. Don't forget about the mail-in offer for 5 Free HD-DVDs. Link is on the product webpage. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-HD-DVD-Player-HDA2/sem/rpsm/oid/169466/catOid/-17261/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Don't try to order more than one and you will be able to add it to cart.

Are they listed as sold-out now, so that they can put them in stock tomorrow to match WM's sale? Hmmmm.

Nice work Indy2424! And, welcome to Gottadeal!

I think it is just you. Using Marcster's thread on the dates ads were released last year, only 3 were out by Halloween. Soon they will be coming out at least one per day.

Who do they think they are, Walmart? Everybody loves to be teased around here, so do your best!

Do not put your e-mail on here unless you enjoy :

If you have a list of items, why don't we (meaning us GottaDealers) have a list of items?

A note to nobody in particular: Do not call any of these people at home!

Brown is soldout. Black and White still available at the $105 price (see post 4).

If you prefer a white or black Zune, and don't mind paying a little more for them you can get them at Sellout.Woot for $105 shipped. These are also refurbies. http://sellout.woot.com/ When you click the link you may be redirected to Yahoo Shopping, but at that point you can click on the Woot item in the center of the page.

Brad, I especially like the new avatar this person received. Yes, it will time to ramp up the phone calls/e-mails again tomorrow.

2004 it was. 6 AM? Who opens at that time on BF anymore?

I think Best Buy would be best served by leaking the ad to Brad directly on November 1st. Do it!

You must be patient - like Nov. 9th if last year is any indication.

Welcome to GottaDeal Generally in the Thanksgiving Day paper, although sometimes they come in the Wednesday paper (depends on where you live). As far as on the official websites, generally the week of Thanksgiving (it varies by retailer). All new members should check out the Black Friday basics forum that Brad has set up: http://forums.gottadeal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=58 This should answer all general questions.

Well done, Long_Shot1986!

Brad, I wonder how many people that have confirmed spots in line would show up several hours in advance "just for the experience?" People are nuts on BF!

I take a vacation day every year.

This is how I would handle it: Let’s pretend that I am the store manager of a very popular store on BF. To keep it simple, let’s assume it is the local Best Buy but it could be any popular store (I do not work for any store). This is how I would handle BF: 1. First of all, I will eat Thanksgiving dinner with my family and so should you. You will not be allowed on the premises until 5 PM on Thursday. The entrances to the parking lot will be blocked and security will chase you away if you try to loiter on foot. 2. At 5 PM, we will allow people to park and approach the check-in area. There will not be a mad dash – if there are several people arriving right at 5 PM, the line order will be determined by random draw. 3. At the check in desk, you will register and show ID. You will receive a card with your name and number in line. Children who do not have ID will need to be with their accompanying adult at all times. Their card will show their spot in line and the adult that they are with. The first several hundred people will register in this manner – certainly as far back as the tickets will go. You will need to present your card and the ID you used to receive it during various random checks throughout the evening and overnight. If you are not present during one of these checks, you forfeit your spot. If you cannot show matching ID, you forfeit your spot. You cannot transfer your card – if you want the tickets you have to wait the entire duration. 4. The line will be secured – meaning it will be barricaded as far back as reasonably possible. There will be no line crashers at 5 AM. Anyone trying to crash the line gets this --> 5. The following will not be permitted. There will be no tents, no waiting in your car, and especially no saving spots for anyone. I don’t care if they are coming after work, in an hour, or in 5 minutes. 6. Food and drink will be available for purchase at a reasonable cost throughout the waiting period and portable toilets will be available. People can use these amenities as needed but otherwise are expected to be in their spot in line at all other times. 7. Tickets will be distributed at 3:30 AM. There is a maximum of 3 different tickets per person. Your name will be put on the tickets and they are absolutely non-transferable and yes this will be enforced at checkout. Once tickets for a specific item have run out, we will take a reasonably sized waiting list as we go down the line. We will call people on the waiting list to buy items not claimed and they can come in on Friday night to buy the item, and yes, I will override the computer to give the doorbuster price as the 11 AM deadline would have passed. At store closing, if items are still unclaimed, I will offer employees who worked the graveyard shift with me to purchase at the BF price. 8. At about 4:40 AM, I will allow the first 10 people to come into the store to receive their ticketed items and do any other shopping they wish. Make sure to present your card because it is the only way you are getting in. They can queue up for the checkouts as well, but we will not start checkout until 5:00 AM. Each minute or two, I will allow another 10 to come into the store. This will continue at 5:00 AM and beyond. There will be a cap on the number of people in the store at all times and it will be much less than the fire marshall states is max capacity. What are your thoughts?

Sorry to hear about your experience, mldepalma. I will just add that shopping on BF is also about getting in and out of the stores quickly. Waiting in the customer service line for online pickup just takes way too much time. Most likely, the employees would not have had time to pull your items because the store is closed on T'giving and then they are too busy with the madness on BF. You might be thinking that you are worried about not receiving the items you ordered online. I can tell you that I did not experience that at all. I ordered a ton of stuff on Thanksgiving day and I received it all. I even got free shipping from CC. Anything I can get online is one less item I need to find on BF.

Yes, I ordered CC Black Friday items on Turkey Day and I received them all within days. I wouldn't bother with in-store pickup, even if it is permitted - you are just asking to get screwed. You generally can't order doorbuster items online, but just about anything else in the ad (some of which can be quite good) is fair game.

1. Bundle Up 2. Blankets 3. Hand Warmers 4. Johnnie Walker

40s/50s?! Two years ago it was in the single digits. Try that!