Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 As those of you who've been around for other Black Fridays know, we have a listing of all the Black Friday ad items that can be ordered online at the Black Friday ad prices at any given point in time. Of course those listings don't update themselves, so we always use a small army of volunteers who will have time during the week to update these items and help everyone out. So this is a call for those volunteers. If you are selected to help, you'll be assigned one or more stores that we have a Black Friday ad for and it will be your responsibility to check each item we have linked on the site and check a box if that item is in stock and available online at the sale price (or less). Not much experience needed - you need to know how to click a link to a product, verify the price and availability, and check or uncheck a box for that item, and then repeat for the entire ad for whatever store(s) you have. You should be available to help throughout the week next week. If you can only help early in the week, we appreciate your offer, but we really need people that can at least check these a few times on Thursday and Friday when the most "action" happens with prices. These are volunteer spots, but anyone who helps out will get something for their help (haven't decided what that will be just yet). You'll also be helping out thousands (maybe millions) of shoppers who will visit the site next week. So if you are interested, please send me a PM and I'll let you know if you've been chosen to help out. Thanks And for those of you who can't help with this project but still want to help the site, PLEASE spread the word about the Black Friday site to everyone you know - in person, on your Facebook page, Twitter account, other forums and web sites. Contact your local newspaper and TV stations - whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated! We don't ask for much, but we'd really love your help to get the word out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealluvr Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 and check or uncheck a box for that item what does that mean? where do you check a box also if we are out early friday and not home til say like 10 am would that be too long of a stretch without updating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgmckny Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I will be in and out on THursday and Friday, cat sitting and doing some small shopping, picking up cherry board for my brother etc... I can help on the early part of the week in the evenings... work 10 hours Mon, Tues, Wed... But I will help out, might not want to give me a huge ad until I get the swing of it, Can take my netbook when I go to feed the kitties and give Woodie (he no longer answers to his orig name that we knew him by, long store there) his shot and I can log on while I sit there and as I said not going to be gone all day on either day.... Will shoot a pm and you can decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 and check or uncheck a box for that item what does that mean? where do you check a boxalso if we are out early friday and not home til say like 10 am would that be too long of a stretch without updating? You'll see a web page with a list of items from a store and a checkbox next to each one. If an item is in stock online at the Black Friday price, you check the box (or leave it checked if it already is). If it's not in stock or not at the sale price, you uncheck the box or leave it unchecked if it already is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Just wanted to clear up some things as far as time committments: Until Wednesday night, there probably won't be many changes, so you could get away with going through your store(s) once or twice per day. Starting around midnight ET on Wednesday night, stores will start putting their ad items online, so from Wednesday night to Friday morning, I'd really like volunteers who can check your store(s) a few times per day. Depending on what store(s) you are assigned, it may only take you 10-15 minutes to go through it all, so it's not a huge time committment - just that we'd prefer it be done multiple times per day later in the week so we can get all the updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBsDarling Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Do you do it in teams? Like if I have a store am I it or will there be 2-3 of us per store to try and keep it checked as often as possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Do you do it in teams? Like if I have a store am I it or will there be 2-3 of us per store to try and keep it checked as often as possible? It depends how many volunteers we have. Besides you all, we'll have several of us who will be roaming between all the stores to help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princesschaos13 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If I can do it from my phone I can help. I will be out shopping from 7pm Thursday night until probably around 10am Friday. But if I can do it from my phone I can still do it during that time as I will probably have a lot of time to kill in lines lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 If I can do it from my phone I can help. I will be out shopping from 7pm Thursday night until probably around 10am Friday. But if I can do it from my phone I can still do it during that time as I will probably have a lot of time to kill in lines lol. While I'm sure technically it could be done, it would likely take you 10x longer than it would on a computer, so it's probably better to leave it to others, but thanks anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccasbank Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Sign me up Brad!! I'll be doing a bunch of nothing anyhow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 We'll start contacting those who have volunteered overt the weekend once we determine who gets which store(s). And for those of you who can't help with this project but still want to help give back to the site, PLEASE spread the word about the Black Friday site to everyone you know - in person, on your Facebook page, Twitter account, other forums and web sites. Contact your local newspaper and TV stations - whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated! Also, when you do your Black Friday online shopping, try to remember to do it through links on the site to help us out. You can click the "Stores" tab above to find links to all the major stores to click on before buying. THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccasbank Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Also, when you do your Black Friday online shopping, try to remember to do it through links on the site to help us out. You can click the "Stores" tab above to find links to all the major stores to click on before buying. THANKS! Can you explain how this works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealluvr Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 people around here think that i have something to do with the site like i get paid or something to refer people so when i tell people they shrug it off but the next week they are asking if i know of any sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetCanela Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Every time a new ad is up I always promote this site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealluvr Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 when i wear my shirt people alwaysask "what is a doorbuster?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Can you explain how this works? Before you are going to order something online, just click on a link on GD for that store (anywhere on the site will work - on the BF site, on the main site, on the forums, on the stores page here: http://www.gottadeal.com/Stores Just click on a link, even if it's not for the exact item you are looking to buy. That tells the store that you got to them from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaInIL Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 when i wear my shirt people alwaysask "what is a doorbuster?" I know... I can't believe how many people don't know what a doorbuster is?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamonhuskies Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I know... I can't believe how many people don't know what a doorbuster is?!? omg what rock do they live under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster2369 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 If you still need volunteers Brad I am available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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