This morning Amazon announced that their upcoming Prime Big Deal Days sale will take place on October 8th and 9th this year. You can read the full press release here to find out all the details and of course we'll be covering the sale here on GottaDEAL.
Amazon says you'll find deals on many of your favorite top brands. As they did during Prime Day, they have some early deals that you can shop now. We expect Walmart and other top stores to have similar competing sales that same week.
Target issued a press release this morning with several announcements about their upcoming Q4 and holiday plans. First, Target will have another Target Circle Week sale from Sunday, October 6th through Saturday the 12th with huge savings storewide for Target Circle members.
Target also says that they will bring back their Deal of the Day program on November 1st with deep daily discounts exclusively for Circle members. The Deal of the Day program will run through the full holiday season. Read the full press release including Target's promises to make gift giving more affordable here.
Kohl's kicked off the holiday season this morning by revealing their Top 20 Toys list, all of which are already available in Kohl's stores and on Kohls.com. Brands included are Hello Kitty, LEGO, Minecraft, Little Live Pets, Skillmatics and more.
Kohl's says they have thousands of toys priced at under $20. They also announced that they are having a LEGO Extravaganza from September 23rd through October 6th. You'll find deals on select LEGO sets and $10 off $50 discount for Rewards members.
With so many different sales happening during October, November and December it can be a little overwhelming. We have several ways to stay updated with all the new ads and sales that we post:
Sign up for our email newsletter. We'll email you about the latest sales and ads as well as the best deals we're finding throughout Q4.
Follow the Sale & Ad Discussion forum. On this page, there will be a "Follow" button (on the top of the page if you're on a tablet/desktop and on the bottom of page if you're on a phone). You can get notified when we post new threads in this forum for each ad, sale or catalog.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and/or Threads. We'll post updates on these accounts including when we post new ads or learn about upcoming sales.
Bookmark our Black Friday news page and check it regularly for the latest updates. This page also will have a list of ads we've posted, upcoming sales and more.
With Black Friday falling on the latest possible date this year we're expecting even more sales in October and early November as retailers will have less than 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Amazon has released their annual Toys We Love list of over 300 of the year's hottest toys and games for the upcoming holiday season. You can check out the full list here and read Amazon's press release announcing the list here.
This year's list contains more than 50 Amazon exclusives (including this awesome Amazon delivery van) and over 100 brand new toys. Over a quarter of the toys on the list are priced under $20. Nearly all of the toys on the list can be ordered now, many at sale prices, on Amazon.com.
Walmart has released their annual list of Top Toys for the holiday season. Their list features dozens (66 to be exact) of toys which were tested and selected by kids and Walmart's toy buyers.
The list spotlights toys based on popular characters as well as gadgets for kids, dolls, outdoor toys, building block sets and screen-free indoor entertainment toys. This year more than 25 of the toys on the list are under $25 to help you save money.
Dozens of the toys are exclusive to Walmart this year, and most are available for ordering now on Walmart.com with free shipping on orders of $35 or more, or free in-store or curbside pickup.
We're really proud of our Black Friday message boards on the forum. They are a great place to talk about Black Friday, holiday sales and deals, and much more with others who are just as crazy about Black Friday and shopping as you are.
Every year we see a lot of lurkers on the boards, and we want to encourage you to sign up and post by giving away two brand new Apple iPads just for talking Black Friday. See this thread for details and if you don't have a forum account, get one here.
For new members who are college students or adults 18-24 years old, Amazon is now offering a free 6-month trial of Prime by using this link. After the 6 months, you will continue to receive Prime at a 50% off rate of only $7.49 per month.
Note that the 6-month trial will take you through Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days in October as well as Amazon's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales which have exclusive deals and perks for Prime members. Get all the details on this page.
Today Amazon announced that they will be having another big sale this October as a lead-up to their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Prime Big Deal Days will take place in October however no dates have been disclosed yet. Last year Amazon's big October sale took place on October 10th and 11th.
The sale will take place across 19 countries that Amazon does business in and will feature thousands of deals exclusively for Prime members, similar to their annual Prime Day sale. Of course we'll have comprehensive coverage of this sale so stay tuned as October and Q4 gets closer.
Today marks the 100 day milestone in the countdown to Black Friday 2024. We know that the actual day of Black Friday continues to be less and less important each year as retailers turn the entire month of November into one long series of sales. Nevertheless it should be an interesting year for deals and sales.
If you'd like to start discussing what Black Friday and holiday shopping might look like this year, our Black Friday message board is already open. We're discussing our thoughts on what the deals will look like and much more. You can also join is on our Discord server for even more chatting.
Today marks the halfway point of the countdown to Black Friday 2024. We're exactly 6 months away from November 29th which is the date Black Friday falls on this year (which also happens to be the latest possible date).
Of course Black Friday itself has become much less important in recent years as sales are starting earlier and are spread over a longer period. While you wait, here's an article with some general tips for scoring holiday shopping deals.
We'll be be "officially" starting our Black Friday and holiday shopping coverage in the fall but we'll continue to post any relevant updates here in the meantime.
It's Christmas in... April? as we've just posted the 72-page Hallmark Dream Book 2024 Catalog. This catalog features their lineup of Keepsake ornaments. Page 21 of the catalog featured ornaments exclusively available to members of Hallmark's Keepsake Ornament Club.
Most of the ornaments in the catalog are available starting in either July or October on Hallmark.com - see the individual ornament in the catalog as it will tell you when it will be going on sale. Some of the Keepsake ornaments will only be available at physical Hallmark stores as well.
We received many requests over the years from our visitors who wanted to be able to browse older Black Friday ads from previous years. To answer those requests, we created the Black Friday Archive. The site is a great place to get your Black Friday fix during the "offseason".
This is a simple easy-to-use site that lets you browse our complete archive of past Black Friday sale ads. The Black Friday Archive currently goes back to 2004 and has over 1,300 historical ads. Want even more? Our forum has 20 years worth of archived Black Friday discussion.
In case you are unaware, we have a GottaDEAL Discord server for those of you who'd like to chat in real-time about Black Friday and anything else with other GottaDEAL visitors and forum members. You can access the server via this invite link and we hope to see many of you in the chat.
For those who are unfamiliar with Discord, it is a free text, voice and video chat service. You can access it via their apps or through a traditional web browser. Once you sign up for an account you can join the GD server using the special invite link.
As we do every year around this time, we have officially opened up our main Black Friday message board for this year. You can check out all the early Black Friday discussion here.
You can start discussing your predictions for this year, any Black Friday news that comes up and much more. Also be on the lookout for our first contests of the year as well. See you there!
Join over 120,000 other GottaDEAL visitors by liking our Facebook page. We've been using the Facebook page as another way to find out about some of the latest updates we've posted including new posted ads, online sales going live and much more.
We also have Facebook-exclusive contests where you can win our famous Black Friday t-shirts, gift cards and more prizes. You can also use Facebook as another way to contact us. We also recommend you follow us on Twitter and Instagram and join our fun Discord server.
New this year, we suggest you follow our new TikTok account. We plan on using this account to post short video updates about hot deals, new sales, leaked Black Friday ads, store stock status and much more. Plus exclusive contents!
It's just another way you can find out when we post new important site updates. Of course the best way to learn about new updates to the site is with our mailing list. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook and join our Discord server.
While you may already be subscribed to our Black Friday newsletter, we also have our Instant Deal Alerts mailing list which you can learn more about and sign up for on this page. The Instant Deal Alerts let you know about Black-Friday level deals that pop up during the rest of the year.
These newsletters are sent out on an as-needed basis so during the slower time of the year you might only hear from us once or twice per month. We send them out when there are enough very hot deals happening at one time to warrant letting you know. Subscribe for free right here.
One of the best ways to maximize your savings during Black Friday season and all year long is to make sure you have a good cash-back credit card. Use these credit cards for your purchases and you will earn additional cash back beyond the usual big Black Friday savings found each year.
Many of these cards have big signup bonuses if you spend a certain amount in the first few months with the card, so sign up for any of these cards today and you can use your holiday spending to meet these bonus goals easily. Check out GottaCreditCard for an list of our current favorites.
This year we invite you to follow GottaDEAL on Instagram. We plan on using our Instagram account for some fun things this year including exclusive contests, as well as sharing the latest news and rumors about whatever Black Friday ends up looking like this year.
It's also another way you can find out when we post new leaked ads, catalogs and more. Of course the best way to learn about new updates to the site is with our mailing list. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook and join our Discord server to chat with other GDers.
While you have a few months to pass the time until the sales start, why not do some reading about the history of these big days? First, check out the history of Black Friday and learn about the birth of Black Friday as a term in Philadelphia.
Next, the history of Cyber Monday is more recent with early years being known for lackluster sales. The history of Amazon's Prime Day is also more contemporary and after a few early rocky years it has become a big sale period each year.
Finally, as this is GottaDEAL's 20th year of existence, check out a brief history of GottaDEAL and join us as we celebrate two decades of deals over the next year. We're proud to be the oldest independent deal site still around.
