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The rebate form shows purchase dates starting today (11/21). Does anyone know if the "in-store only" free after rebate items are available in-store today at the sale (free after rebate) price?

Yes, I was planning to get there early to get one of their $10 gift cards as we have the last couple of years...

It's a tradition for me & my older kids. My husband would probably take me to the E.R. if I didn't go out! I like getting all the free stuff. I'm excited about Half Price Books this year. I've gotten their $5 card for the last two years (and my 2 kids each got one also). But this year they are having a half price sale! So $5 - $10. I usually get 2 free books w/ my $5 card so now I can get 4. Then hit the pharmacies for all their free stuff. I'm like some of the other posters, most of my real Christmas shopping is already done thanks to the early sales.

Yep, I'm waiting for the office ones. I still miss the years past when they had tons of freebate stuff so every year I keep hoping they'll bring it back. Especially because I've about depleted my CD-ROM collection that I acquired about 5 years ago! :)

* Cen-Tech Non-Contact Laser Thermometer - $19.99 * Chicago Electric Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool - $19.99 * 2 sets: Chaps Huntley 4-Piece Luggage Set - $59.99 (Early Bird) # George Foreman Grill with Nonstick Surface - $24.99 # Mens Dress & Casual Style Via Europa Shoes - $29.99 (Early Bird) # Weatherproof Puffer Vest in Assorted Styles - $14.99 Canon SX120 10MP Digital Camera w/ 10x Zoom $129.00 $25 iTunes Prepaid Gift Card $20.00 # Basic Essentials 5-qt. Pressure Cooker - $9.99 After Rebate (Early Bird) # Colormate Embossed Microfiber Sheets (Any Size) - $12.99 Music Vehicle Travel Pack w/ FM Transmitter - $9.99 (Early Bird) CVS Sale items for instant rebates total to spend $47.78 Walgreens Sale items for instant rebates total to spend 97.79 Grand Total 497.48

Wow! What a lot of work you all are putting in and it is SO appreciated. I didn't realize these charts had existed before. Where will I find them when they are ready?

If I had to dress up in costume on Black Friday I would dress like the little Monopoly guy because I want to cover a lot of territory, spend a lot of money, and get lots of good deals (and Free Parking). If I didn't have to wear a costume, I'd rather wear a Gotta Deal t-shirt...if only I had one!

I need 2 sets of luggage for my kids in college. Any ideas on how much I should plan to pay?

1. HEADLINE: Target helps unemployment - hires homeless for security team. 2. With all these comforts, what more could they have to shop for? 3. Attention customers, when the fine print says "minimum two per store" that means we really only have two.

Couldn't sleep so I got up early than expected and arrived at WMart between 315 & 330 thinking I still had a chance for a laptop since they weren't even supposed to start lining up until after 2 and they were supposed to have 110 of them. But the line guard in my designated section said no more laptops - I didn't even ask questions. Just went on and picked up my daughter and hit all the "wait in line to get $" at Sports Authority (great), Anna's Linens (rip off, had to spend $25 to save $10 - gave it back and moved on), Half Price Books (great). Squeezed in a $29 printer at Office Depot between Anna's and the bookstore. Made a couple more quick stops and got to Kohl's around 9am thinking the crowds would have thinned by then. Got what I wanted at great prices but had to wait 1 hr 20 mins. All in all an okay day but the laptop would've been the icing. Waiting until next year...

I'll be with you all year long. Last year there was a contest to promise to use the site throughout the year. I promised and I did and I won't stop now...

Was at WalMart today and eavesdropped on the employee meeting where they were simulating the line for section G in the shoe department (at least at my store). I spoke with the store manager afterwards and asked him what was the plan. He told me about the map and the availability of maps on walmart.com. I asked what time to stand in line. He said (at this particular store) they weren't even going to start making the ropes for the lines until 2am Friday and they would allow no lines before the ropes were up. They will also give out tickets. At my store they are supposed to have 110 eMachine laptops. Once the 110 tix are distributed there are no more - but if you have a ticket you still have to stand in line until 5 am when they start ringing you up unless you get a 15 min. bathroom pass. I also overheard one item per family. Not sure what to do if you want a hot ticket item from two different sections...I forgot to ask about that.

Pumpkin Crumb Cake CRUST: 1 box yellow cake mix (reserve 1 cup for top), 1 egg, 1 stick butter - melted FILLING: 1 lb. can pumpkin pie filling, 3 eggs, 1/2 c. sugar, 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1 1/2 t. cinnamon TOPPING: 1 c. cake mix (reserved), 1/2 c. sugar, 3T butter - melted, 1/2 c. coconut, 1/2 c. chopped nuts Combine cake mix (less 1 cup), egg and butter for crust. Pat into greased 9 x 13 pan. Mix filling and pour over crust. Combine topping and crumble over filling. Bake 50 - 55 mins. at 350. Cool completely and cut into squares.

Outlander (series) by Diana Gabaldon. HPB is one of the first places we went last BF! It's already on my list for this year - sure would love to be wearing a Gotta Deal t-shirt when I'm there.

What does being 24 hours have to do with anything? Aren't all stores, even 24 hour stores, closed at some point for Thanksgiving? So they all have an opening point on BF. I, like many, didn't see anything worth stampeeding for at WM. I did go there for jeans and PJs but didn't feel the need to line up. I wanted to get a zip drive and was annoyed at the line for electronics that went from the middle/back of the store all the way to the front door. I didn't understand why they had big ticket items, like TVs, in the "raceway" (as retailer's call it) that people could pick up and put in their basket but I had to wait in that ridiculous line for an $8.88 item - I went elsewhere.

Took my teenagers and started at Sports Authority for the free gift cards. We got there 1 hour before open and were tenth in line. Left son in line and went to JCPenny's to get Aqua Globes. Missed them but got the free snow globe and some photo coasters. Back to Sports store. We each got a $10 card but the kids heard a couple people get $20 or $25. So we got our $10 worth of free stuff and moved on to Wal mart for $8 jeans and $4 pajamas - one had a hole so I'll have to take it back and probably won't find another to exchange :-(. Went to Half Price Books for their free gift card - surprised at the line. Got there at quarter til 7am opening and almost didn't make it in first 100. Got our $5 cards from them, person a few in front of us got the $100 card. Ran 2 stores over to World Market to get their free ornament and daughter won a tin of cookies. (Broke my ornament when we went back to book store and were shopping the crowded aisles.) Then to CVS and Walgreens to cash in on their free stuff.

I'm surprised there is NOTHING Free. Maybe a gift card to the first 100 people, or a snow globe. But NO opportunities to stock up on free stuff at the office stores or Radio Shack as in past years.

Andrea, I'm doing the same thing for my Senior daughter. Actually, I found one in Sunday's paper that I liked better than the one I had been eying on BF. I looked for the most GB and the most RAM for the money and a reliable brand. I'm not sure about this Acer brand - they still seem new to me. I wound up with a Gateway which have always been reliable. But for BF I was looking at the Office Depot HP under $500. It's going to be like playing the slots in Vegas. My grandma always said once you walk away from a machine and you hear a winning bell going off - don't look back because inevitably it will be the machine you just left that someone only put one quarter in. So...once I commit and buy the laptop I plan to refrain from looking at anything else so I don't kick myself if there are better deals in the spring.

Well, I think this ad is a joke! NO FREEBATES at all!!! And I right away ruled out the laptop just because Best Buy's was cheaper with a bigger hard drive. I didn't know about the processor stuff - it's a little bit Greek to me. But if I'm not mistaken the Best Buy laptop had the Core 2 Duo so even better! Hopefully Office Depot will offer some free stuff - BF is a sport for me and I'm all about the FREE.

Yeah, a few years ago I loved BF for the purpose of stocking up on Freebates. I'd spend all morning running from Circuit City to Radio Shack to the office supply stores to wherever else to get supplies of CD-Rs, jewel cases, pens, etc. In fact, it was probably in 2003 that I got so many free CDs and DVDs I still have some left. After running all morning I'd spend all afternoon putting together the freebates while my kids wrapped presents. But there's nothing free anymore! It's taken all the fun out of it anymore. Last year I didn't even shop BF. This year I'm only in it because my daughter needs a laptop for college.

Last year I worked in retail. You can imagine nobody had the day off. But, I scheduled minor foot surgery the day before Thanksgiving so that I'd have a doctor's excuse. I couldn't be on my feet 8 hrs but I could hobble in and out of a store! As it turned out though...there was nothing worthwhile for me to go after last year.

OK - I did three more: Our Kids Magazine based in San Antonio KSAT 12 news in San Antonio KMOL (WOAI) news in San Antonio Thanks!

OK - I spread the wealth across 3 different media forms: I emailed the San Antonio Express News (our only real newspaper) I emailed a popular news station (the local Fox network) I emailed a national Christian radio station (KLOVE) who happened to run a story this morning that holiday spending will be down...what greater follow up than to tell people how they can find out about saving! Thanks!

Ritz ad on this website says Cannon Pixma printer is free with rebate. Does anyone know if that includes buying something else or do you just buy the printer and then get it reimbursed via rebate? Usually I see buy a computer get the printer free with rebate. Or in this case maybe buy a camera get the printer free with rebate. But does anyone know for sure what the catch is to this free Pixma printer?

What time are the official early bird hours - is it 5am to 10am? (I'm asking for brick and mortar shopping.)