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It is just a poor scan. The original was surely in color.

That used to work, but it is no longer allowed. See the Red Card rules here: http://www.target.com/c/redcard/-/N-4tfyn

They have a few of the usual "Free after Points" or very cheap after points deals that I like to pick up for stocking stuffers. Hope to see some more as there should be more pages. I also like to pick up some of the gift cards with points back. I have been buying our natural Christmas trees at Home Depot for some years, so i will get two of the Home Depot gift cards ($50 each with $10 back in point for each) and use them to buy a Christmas tree, then use the balance as needed for other purchases at home Depot. It's like getting a 20% discount on the tree.

#1: Whatever you are looking for, it is over there! #2: A tired shopper with a Pie Face and a Nerf on her head. #3: Still camping out after the stores are open.

The 20% Off coupon is valid 10/30 to 11/5 only. If you are ordering online, you can use promo code KIDSGIFTS. http://www.target.com

Here is an article that may be of use: http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/black-friday-car-shopping-tips.html Whether or not the deals on Black Friday are really any better than other times during November/December, the key is to start shopping now so that you know the prices and deals that are available so that you can compare. Never assume that a deal on a car is great just because a car salesman tells you it is, or because they slap the terms "Black Friday" on an ad. And as the article says, Black Friday is for buying, not for shopping, so start your research now. (This should apply to everything on Black Friday, but especially a car purchase.)

I have never first in line, but last year I was among the earlier people to enter a JC Penney (in Burlington VT) while they were handing out $10 OFF $10 coupons to everyone while supplies last. I called my daughter and niece to come over from another store and get the cards. As they were running out of cards at that door, we all walked out and around to the other side of the building and entered again through a different door and got 3 more cards, shortly before they ran out. We used the 6 cards plus one my wife got for 6 different purchases, getting mostly items that were under $20 BF price.

Do a search on Google Maps for key stores that you are interested in (based on the ads or past experience) in that part of Florida and find a good concentration of stores to focus on. You may find that it is worthwhile to travel west to Pensacola or east to Panama City where more of the retailers are located, than staying in the Destin area for Black Friday.

Check out the "Free After Points" (or very deeply discounted) items from the three pharmacies on sale Thanksgiving through Saturday. Various small items that make suitable stocking stuffers for the right people. I make sure to type them up on the item lists and clearly indicate the "Free After Points" items in the GD item listings each year, so you can add them to your GD Shopping List.

Most "refurbished" products are actually very little used, if used at all. They are mostly immediate returns by people who changed their minds, but once they have been in a customer's hands (even still in the box), they are typically moved to the refurbished category. I have bought a number of refurbished products, including a Samsung phone direct from Verizon, and never had a problem with any of them, and saved quite a bit of money.

I have done more Black Fridays out of town than the number I have done in my area. Once I know where I will be, I search for store locations on Google Map and create a custom map of them. I check out the stores closest to where I will be staying, but also consider going a bit further if there is an area where most or all of the national stores I am interested in are concentrated. Doing BF in a different area adds to the fun and adventure of it. Some of our trips have been to visit family, but last year we went somewhere else (Burlington VT) just to get away. We will be doing the same this year, but am not sure where.

Bravo. I would like to see more of this. Online orders only require a small IT crew to keep the system up on Thanksgiving. I don't expect that they would be fulfilling (packing up) the orders on Thanksgiving--that would be done on Friday. And if you order to pick up in store, they only need a little time to set aside the items before the store opens, so that could be done sometime after midnight while they are preparing to open.

I am guessing that there will not be any "official releases" on election day, probably shift to the days after. Some ads could be leaked that day, as the timing is dependent on the leakers.

Look at the cell phones and plans offered by Consumer Cellular, the only cell phone company affiliated with AARP. In addition to common models, they offer some distinctly easy to use cell phone models specifically designed for older people and they have the lowest cost plans available for light users (starting at $9.50 per month plus 24 cents per minute or $14.25 per month with 250 minutes). I believe all of Consumer Cellular's plans are "prepaid plans." I have done some careful analysis of cell phone plan costs, and I recommend buying a phone and using prepaid plans no matter what company you use. It is ALWAYS cheaper in the long run than the contract plans. "Free" phones in a plan are both never actually free, and you pay more for them over time than if you bought them up front.

Almost every store will claim that they are having a Black Friday sale. After all, almost every store has some kind of sale every week. I think that as a general rule, the Black Friday sales at most of the other stores aren't better (i.e. lower prices or better offers) than many of their other sales. The key is to identify those items that are truly at their best prices on Black Friday and shop only those items on Black Friday--leave the rest for another day.

Hi Brad, I sent you a PM. I will chip in again this year on ad postings and helping keep listings consistent.

Glad we didn't buy one of these, and we won't be buying, even the better brands. Also see videos of people falling off these, especially indoors where they are likely to hit furniture when they fall.

Actually, it wasn't Bloomberg or Deblasio, it is a preexisting NY State Law that refers to any motorized device on public sidewalks. It predates these smaller self-balancing boards.

My daughter has backed off since the New York Police Department reported that NY State law makes these illegal on city sidewalks. I haven't bought one and will likely pass this year.

Illegal would be fine with me, or if they could just get all the heads of the big retailers in a room (like they did with the directors of the big banks in 2008) and threaten legislation if they can't all agree to stay closed on Thanksgiving (and waive the anti-collusion regulations for this one purpose).

Looking at the final results, I am surprised at the number of stores that either none or just one of the 40 respondents said they would visit, including Cabela's, F.Y.E, Sports Authority, Dell.com, some regional department stores, and all three military stores.

I think I ordered only two things online this year, less than recent years. There were a number of reasons for that: in part because I was after smaller items, in part because I was traveling and had issues with the laptop that I was using, and due to time constraints that more affected my time to be in front of a computer than time to be in stores. Still, by and large, I did pretty well. i keep saying, "I'll get Black Friday right--next year!"

Did you take any photos / selfies while shopping on Thanksgiving or Black Friday, especially in your GottaDeal t-shirt? Post them in this thread. I will get things started with two photos taken Black Friday around noon (when most of my shopping was finished), These were taken on the Church Street pedestrian mall in downtown Burlington, Vermont, where we went for a mini vacation. They were having a Santa arrives event and later tree lighting there. That is me in the middle, my daughter Vanessa on the right and my niece Melissa on the left, all modeling three different years of GottDeal shirts. And a reindeer in the second photo. http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af182/mcwalker59/2015-11-27.jpg http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af182/mcwalker59/20151127reindeer.jpg

My shirt arrived today. Thanks, Brad. According to USPS tracking, it traveled via Macon, Georgia on its way from Wisconsin to New York City . I guess it wanted some southern cooking along the way.

As noted, a center channel speaker is not the same as a soundbar. A center channel speaker is paired with two separate side speakers (3.1) and possibly two rear channel speakers (5.1). The sound of such a system is almost always better than any soundbar because the mid-range speakers within these units are almost always larger than the speakers within a soundbar. A soundbar is a single long unit, but they always contain at least two speakers, and sometimes many more, but you can't see them unless you remove the grill. The speakers in soundbars are almost always much smaller than the speakers in a 3.1 or 5.1 system.