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Did you mean shorter than 468x60? What size did you need exactly?

Yeah, haven't you seen the commercial? The new one leaves huge streaks of color when you wave it around in front of a camera.

I can make one up, but it's not going to fit in the attachment here. I assume you've bought fresh ink for your 25' printer . . . (Most large banners aren't square, unless you're going to hang it on the side of a building or you have two 20' tall people to hold it up.)

I made some banners of my own and posted them in a thread. I also tried drumming up some additional banners, to no avail. Brad says banners are coming in a short while. Black Friday @ GottaDeal Banners

Your best bet is to get a forwarding URL, putting that on your shirt, and forwarding to the URL that includes your referral ID. I can assure you that no one is going to bother to write down or memorize your referral ID, particularly when it's obvious that it's a referral ID. Keep it simple for shirts. Something like . . . oh, I don't know . . . http://gottadeal.smarmycarny.com/ You might want to also come up with a URL specifically for your BF pages if you have your own site, like http://blackfriday.smarmycarny.com/

Netflix also has a one-month promo going on now as well. I'm not sure if you need a code or not. (If you know someone with a Netflix account, they should be able to provide you with one.)

I usually turn it on as soon as I get up and ignore it for the rest of the day. Helpful hint: I find that the parade is much more bearable on mute.

And if you're there to see them, you know what that means . . .

Keep in mind that there are not always items available for purchase. Keep checking your GottaPoints page for more merchandise to appear! I believe you can also PM Brad with the subject of T-Shirt for more information on buying with cash.

5-8pm tonight. My mother is coming into town . . . that could be a nice little trip

Per the article, they got it off the "GANNETT NEWS SERVICE" so other papers using that service might start running it soon, too.

I love BF, but BB just gets too crowded. Unless you're one of the first 100 in line, you'll spend all day waiting. I'd rather go to five other stores in the time it takes me to get in/out of BB!

Maybe a good idea would be those travel scissors that come in those little sewing kits. Or a utility knife, which could come in handy with the unruly women trying to knock everyone else down.

If you can wait, I got a few great deals on iPod accessories at CompUSA for BF last year.

Keep up to date on GD press: http://news.google.com/news?q=gottadeal You can also get e-mails sent to you by clicking the "Get the latest news on gottadeal with Google Alerts." link on that page (or the link here should work).

It's a cold, brutal winter, but I just wear this: It gets me tuned up for the Polar Bear Swim in January :)

I love the conversations that end with the friend/relative saying: "You're crazy to go out on that busy day and wait for hours for all those deals! By the way, can you do me a favor and pick up the cheap TV deal they're advertising at _______?"

It's vague as to whether this refers to BF or not, but a December 2005 thread, " Awesome deals at Prime Outlets," discusses Prime outlet sales. Based on the date, I think it's just outlining early-December sales and not BF (but it is posted in the BF 2005 Archive). I didn't see any other substantial outlet postings, so I'm guessing they don't have any deals other than the usual stuff. You'll probably do best by racking up BF deals in the usual places and waiting a week or two for the outlets.

Geotrax are great for kids. It's a bit different than when I bought it, but the first one pictured above (Workin' Town Railway) is the best to start with. It's got a bit of everything. Pay close attention to what you're buying, though. Not all engines are motorized. I hope you're also reading the "Geotrax buy 2 get 1 free!" thread!!! The GeoTrax page isn't all that great, but it does give you a list of products as well as track layouts.

No one else motivated or talented enough to make a Black Friday @ GottaDeal banner? Based on my banners, you clearly only need motivation. Talent not required.

Apple's too stuck up to have sales. Like NeepNeep said, you'll probably only find Apple stuff on sale at vendor locations.

If your phone has an e-mail address assigned to it, I suppose you could sign up for e-mail update on the BF frontpage. That should get you something.

I love people like this. I call them "Black Friday Babysitters." Of course, if you don't have children, it doesn't make much sense :)

Yeah, do what I did. I went to CompUSA at midnight, then spent the rest of the morning waiting for Circuit City to open. Both were located inside the mall. :) . . . of course, some losers still insisted on waiting by the outside doors. I can't see how that really helped them. I'll bet the employees spent more time handing out tickets for the small-volume deals inside the mall than they did outside in the freezing cold.

Good times! Thanks!