Excel Spreadsheet - BF Filtered Ads - BF2008 Buying Guide

[akelnat]

I have created this spreadsheet the past couple of years to help with my Black Friday shopping, I have found it very useful and I hope you will as well. Essentially, it is a spreadsheet that lists all the major Black Friday store ads in a format that can be sorted by store, product, price, etc. Use the drop down arrows at the top of the columns to sort and/or filter the data.

This is a work in progress and more ad information will be added as it becomes available.....

Thanks to all for the offers to help, I really appreciate it.

Download Here (http://www.mediafire.com/bf2008-buying-guide) or here (http://savefile.com/projects/808710801)

11/15 - minor update - added Walgreens and Sports Authority - more coming this weekend
11/16 - Added Circuit City and Radio Shack .....still more to come.
11/16 - Added Office Max, Target and Ace Hardware.....more updates are coming.
11/16 - Added Dicks Sporting Goods and Kmart....still more to come.
11/20 - Added Staples and Meijer's Thursday Ad....more coming over the next few days.
11/21 - Added Walmart
11/23 - Mega Update - Added Bass Pro, Blockbuster, Burlington Coat, Dell, GameStop, hhgregg, Home Depot, KB Toys, JC Penney and Office Depot
11/23 - Added Costco, Kohl's, Meijer, Ritz Camera, Toys R Us.
11/23 - Added Macys
11/24 - Made some categorical and cosmetic changes.
11/25 - Added AAFES, Navy Exchange and Best Buy's "Secret Sale" items.
11/26 - Added Gander Mountain, NewEgg (thanks to FeelFree86) and Sams

******The PASSWORD is------> thanks2fw&sd

11/28 - Another year is done and another Black Friday completed. I want to thank everyone for their kind comments over the past couple of weeks, my family and I really enjoy reading them. I hope that everyone had a safe and successful Black Friday experience this year. Happy Holidays to all and to all a safe and prosperous New Year.

Until next year,

akelnat

Statistics as of 11/27/2008 9:00pm:
Spreadsheet downloads - 201,584
Downloads in the past 24 hours - 40,798 or 1700 per hour
Visits to the donation site - 13,441

Thanks to the 52 individuals that have donated, it is much appreciated!


akelnat

[wikipost]

DON'T FORGET TO REP THE OP! :nod: it's an immense amount of work! :D


Wiki Spreadsheet (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1014365&u2=http://www.editgrid.com/user/slickdealsbf/Black_Friday_2008) So others can update -thanks FeelFree86
Google Spreadsheets Version (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=peC-iYQn2AsarSvsYeJyzTA) since not everyone has Excel
Searchable interactive sheet (http://www.inetsoft.com/sree/vs.html)

Big PDF file of them. I'll try to get update once it's updated:
http://rapidshare.com/files/164303993/BFAds-High-Quality_11-16.pdf
Updated 11-24 - 559 page PDF document. Over 100MB size. ALL BF Ads!
http://rapidshare.com/files/166847629/BlackFriday-Complete-11-24.pdf

Updated 11-16

All,
Here the sheet that allows you to add or remove columns. Please note if you edit this sheet and then want to add the updates (new stores) that OP provides, you will have to do it manually.

Instructions for importing/copy futures updates

Save the updated excel in a different name (so as not to overwrite your changes)
Open BF_Buying_Gude_2008_EditEnabled.xls
Open BF_Buying_Guide_2008.xls (this has the updates that you are interested in)
Select the rows in BF_Buying_Guide_2008.xls that you are interested in
Right click and select "Copy" from the menu
Now goto BF_Buying_Guide_2008_EditEnabled.xls
Scroll down to the last row in this sheet, and select the first cell in the next row (this row should be empty)
Right click and select "Paste" from the menu


Thats it you are done, be sure to repeat the steps above for additional updates that OP keeps providing
includes walmart updates (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4b6508e26f37a20dab1eab3e9fa335cac88db1de 6d6660cc)

And don't forget to rep the OP.

Password:
56185808385007


Updated: 11/26/08 - 9:00pm CST

Mirrors for this Version incase the other two goes down.:
http://files.filefront.com/BF2008+Buying+Guidexls/;12481035;/fileinfo.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/167983424/BF2008_Buying_Guide.xls
http://www.savefile.com/files/1906789
http://www.sendspace.com/file/q45ayq
http://ultrashare.net/hosting/fl/fa2fe3a0ad/BF2008_Buying_Guide

[Guinness7]

Thanks as always. This came in very handy last year when comparing different products.

[iceui2]

This is going to be soooo popular. Sticky very soon! :D

Direct Link (http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/2053727_mjbn3/BF_Buying_Guide_2008.xls)

[Smilinstar16]

Thanks so much!!! Makes everything so much easier!!!

[tothe]

wow, very convenient. much better than http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=178447&t=1014111

thumbs and repped
thanks

[ein011]

Thanks you very much! This will be a tremendous help when I make my BF decisions.

[yuugotserved]

thanks alot! should be stickied as Official :D

[Jersey Girl]

Wow, great Job! Thanks, thumbs up and repped!

[soso]

Love the spreadsheet!

:thanks:

[Emrys]

Awesome, thank you!

[BIGBOSS1]

Excellent !!
Thanks a ton !!! Reps on your way..

:cool:

[Xtoss]

OH YEAH OP! I was just about to make a thread asking when this would pop up! the buying guide helped sooo much last year! THANKS!!

[ToneLoc]

Sweet! Was looking for this last week... Glad to see its back this year.

[kboyts]

I have created this spreadsheet the past couple of years to help with my Black Friday shopping, I have found it very useful and I hope you will as well. Essentially, it is a spreadsheet that lists all the major Black Friday store ads in a format that can be sorted by store, product, price, etc. Use the drop down arrows at the top of the columns to sort and/or filter the data.

This is a work in progress and more ad information will be added as it becomes available.....
Thanks to all for the offers to help, I really appreciate it.
Download Here (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1014365&u2=http://www.mediafire.com/bf2008-buying-guide) or here (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1014365&u2=http://savefile.com/projects/808710801)

akelnat
Looks great, thanks for all the work on it. Only problem I see is that in order to make it printable and still have the font big enought to read, a few of the columns would have to be deleted. No big deal as a couple of the descriptor columns are redundant details and can be deleted without affecting the functionality of the spread sheet. And if you want you can abbreviate the store names to shrink that column down to save space also. Reps +3 to you !

[spdykat]

:nod: very cool, much appreciated.

[BlindPanzer]

I'm always amazed at how much work must go into this. Thank you thank you thank you

[antsmarchn]

I really appreciate the work that went onto this, but isnt it missing quite a few stores? Two that quickly come to mind are staples and sam's club.

[eitak]

wow good work... thanks a lot!

[manickaraja]

This is of great help. Awaiting for the updated complete list. I really appreciate your efforts. Thanks once again.

[JonBonBons]

This thing is sweet. Too bad black friday is crappy this year. Repped

[aarrgghh]

so cool! You peeps in this community are awesome! thanks for all the hard work...im passing this on to all friends and family who think im crazy for finding the best deals.....they are a little more receptive now with the economy! happy holidays!

[sk369]

Very Good Job. Nice work.

[rayden0123]

Thank you. This is awesome

[Jocezilla]

Tyvm!

[ogbaka]

thank you so much

[jimmyt89]

I was hoping someone would do this :)

[manuvns]

thanks . can you add sams club , circuit city etc to it .

[xtravbx]

Excellent job. Is definitely missing some deals - but I'm not complaining.

[habib157]

repped!

[lethalsvt]

I keep getting an error message.."cannot locate the file" What the hell?

[Toneloc427]

Thanks a bunch!

Could you maybe add a date/version number so folks can keep track of updates?

[qwopzxnm]

Reps. Hope you got my PM about helping out, my offer still stands.

[lovethesummer]

Wow, that was alot of work. Great job. Thanks for all your time and effort. Happy shopping to all.:bounce:

[chhaganbhujbad]

I have created this spreadsheet the past couple of years to help with my Black Friday shopping, I have found it very useful and I hope you will as well. Essentially, it is a spreadsheet that lists all the major Black Friday store ads in a format that can be sorted by store, product, price, etc. Use the drop down arrows at the top of the columns to sort and/or filter the data.

This is a work in progress and more ad information will be added as it becomes available.....

Thanks to all for the offers to help, I really appreciate it.
Download Here (http://www.mediafire.com/bf2008-buying-guide) or here (http://savefile.com/projects/808710801)

akelnat
TS: you surely work at Sears or own it...

You have mentioned the highest items from sears close to 800. Good job if you made the spreadsheet.

:cheers:

[momof32tjt]

Wow, it looks great and will be a huge help!!

[nappyloxs]

Great job!

[bluecheeze]

Thanks! - i was looking for this as it was very useful last week.

[sfnum8]

Thanks this is very handy

[PathMaster]

This worked well last year. Thanks.

[malik.sid]

Thanks a ton, buddy.
You did an amzing job last year n this year is even better!! Though the deals are not that good probably bcos of falling economy!! I'd thought this could lead to better deals this time but sadly don't see much!
Anyways......keep up the good work :nod:
Slick deals is all bcos of guys like u :bounce:

[stevE k]

thank you thank you!

[nabeel21]

plz add CC

[allholy1]

last year i set it up the google spreadsheet extracts the normal price from the google product search... i'll try to do it tomorrow if i have time.

[ObiYawn]

Holy Sh*t! This is incredible! Thanks and REPPED!

Quick question: Is there any way of knowing which of the items (if any) are also available online?

[anomaly218]

thank you so much. this spreadsheet proved so useful last year.

[tyrano]

Can't filter on Mac, suggest Google Spreadsheet.

[akelnat]

Can't filter on Mac, suggest Google Spreadsheet.

Get a PC

[frmrpreztaft]

whoever posted google docs version is my hero.

[beckbe]

I have created this spreadsheet the past couple of years to help with my Black Friday shopping, I have found it very useful and I hope you will as well. Essentially, it is a spreadsheet that lists all the major Black Friday store ads in a format that can be sorted by store, product, price, etc. Use the drop down arrows at the top of the columns to sort and/or filter the data.

This is a work in progress and more ad information will be added as it becomes available.....

Thanks to all for the offers to help, I really appreciate it.

Download Here (http://www.mediafire.com/bf2008-buying-guide) or here (http://savefile.com/projects/808710801)

11/15 - minor update - added Walgreens and Sports Authority - more coming this weekend
11/16 - Added Circuit City and Radio Shack .....still more to come.
11/16 - Added Office Max, Target and Ace Hardware.....more updates are coming.

akelnat

Wow! Very cool! This will make choosing where I will go (and where I won't go) very easy.

Thanks!!! :woot:

[jeffbarnett513]

This gentleman donated many hours of his time to make our lives easier. I made a small donation. I encourage everyone to do the same.

[minifigg]

Thank you! Awesome! May you get everything youy want this BF!

[Jolt21]

i cant get the drop boxes to work? anyone know why?

[TigerStar]

Exceptional job. Thanks!

[jaglo87]

THnks dude u r awesome

[Demosthenes9]

i cant get the drop boxes to work? anyone know why?

More details ? Are you using a Mac ??

[Demosthenes9]

If on a Mac,

There's probably an easier way to do this, but, copy the data cells and just paste them to a new worksheet. Then, highlight entire range and select Data/AutoFilter.

[tjtm137]

Thanks alot!!!!

[motifman22]

Everyone don't forget that you can use the "Find" feature to find something you're looking for immediately. Go to Edit --> Find (or just hit Ctrl+F). This way you don't have to go through sorting to locate a particular item.

[jittuapu]

Thanks

[AjDeals]

Good Job.

But it was protected and we can't sort it based on any stuff.
Should have provided the password to unprotect it...

[flawlessly]

I don't see I go BF at all, deals are better now than then. good luck to those who will be in line anyway.

[rbarkus]

Good Job.

But it was protected and we can't sort it based on any stuff.
Should have provided the password to unprotect it...

I was able to sort it in Excel 2007. No password required.

[CrueLArab]

Is there anyway to guarantee availability at the store?

[jamestren]

Is there anyway to guarantee availability at the store?

Get there REALLY early! Many stores post in their ads how many are guaranteed. Some do not. If you see something that you MUST have, then chances are thousands of others see the same thing ~ so plan on dressing warm and drinking lots of coffee :)


OR>> Pray that Walmart carries the same item and does NOT have it in their ad. If so, avoid the lines and get from Wallyworld with a PM! (most Walmarts PM black friday, but call ahead and ask yours before you waste your time)

[1blackie]

great work. thank u

[CoolAznTek]

I think the sort does not work for Excel 2000. I know it will work for Excel 2003. Maybe it works for Excel XP?? Excel 2007 should work too.

Good Job.

But it was protected and we can't sort it based on any stuff.
Should have provided the password to unprotect it...

[ntdelute]

Thanks for doing this - it helped last year, too.

[Tarheelfan]

Good Job.

But it was protected and we can't sort it based on any stuff.
Should have provided the password to unprotect it...

If using excel 2000 (office 2000) just paste the entire spreadsheet into a blank excel 2000 spreadsheet and turn on autofilter ( Data/Filter/AutoFilter) and you should be good to go.

[lastrites]

Is there a way to tell which of these deals are in-store only?

[Optimus]

Amazing and thanks for all of the effort and making our lives easier!!

I was able to quickly search for the items I wanted, but unfortunately no one is selling what I'm looking for. Fortunately I will be enjoying a warm bed instead of a frozen line. :sleepy:

[KjT817]

i design my own spreadsheets. nice, right?


haha nice work!

[pusz4frog]

Wow! This is truly incredible. Your spreadsheet is a great way to get your self organized. Impressive.

I had no idea people took BF so seriously.

[mumbaiyya]

If using excel 2000 (office 2000) just paste the entire spreadsheet into a blank excel 2000 spreadsheet and turn on autofilter ( Data/Filter/AutoFilter) and you should be good to go.

I am not even able to copy the speadsheet!

[tillo]

Good work. Thanx and repped:woot:

[brentie]

the sheet is great. but i can not copy or delete columns either..I am not even able to copy the speadsheet!

[mteach01]

Hello

Thank you for all your hard work. I know it has to take hours to put everything in the database. May I ask if you will allow us to change the column sizes and type size so we can print it to look at other than on our computers? I personally like to have room to make comments and would eliminate the first blank column and add one at the end to write my notes. But, I could not do those functions. And printing it that wide makes it more difficult to take with me to shop.

Thanks again and hope you can allow us to change a few things so we can really use it well for planning our strategy for bargain hunting. After all that is what its for, right

[momtoty2001]

Thanks for making this spreadsheet!!

[TanKilleR]

Damn dude, well ****ing done! This makes things so much more easy~

[Godrockdj]

Props again this year! Rep'd x3!

[vaevictu]

How do people go about populating these spreadsheets with data? Do you surf the internet and manually type it all in? That would be some serious shopping.

[oursignup]

All,
Here the sheet that allows you to add or remove columns. Please note if you edit this sheet and then want to add the updates (new stores) that OP provides, you will have to do it manually.

Instructions for importing/copy futures updates

Save the updated excel in a different name (so as not to overwrite your changes)
Open BF_Buying_Gude_2008_EditEnabled.xls
Open BF_Buying_Guide_2008.xls (this has the updates that you are interested in)
Select the rows in BF_Buying_Guide_2008.xls that you are interested in
Right click and select "Copy" from the menu
Now goto BF_Buying_Guide_2008_EditEnabled.xls
Scroll down to the last row in this sheet, and select the first cell in the next row (this row should be empty)
Right click and select "Paste" from the menu


Thats it you are done, be sure to repeat the steps above for additional updates that OP keeps providing.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4b6508e26f37a20dab1eab3e9fa335cac88db1de 6d6660cc
And don't forget to rep the OP.

[mrtrance]

I don't see Office Depot on the list.

[akelnat]

Walmart has been added to the spreadsheet

[oursignup]

Download Edit enabled sheet (including walmart updates) from here (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4b6508e26f37a20dab1eab3e9fa335cac88db1de 6d6660cc)

[beowulf7]

Thanks for all that hard work! Thumbed and repped. :cool:

[DailySDer]

You Totally Rock!!!! Thanks So Much!!!

[fyu]

holy cow. The OP's rep is incredible. I don't think anybody else's rep is that high of a ratio.

[fyu]

Why does the spreadsheet say there is a Free camera at Meijer?

[candice121]

Awesome, thanks for doing this!

[Brooksos]

Thank you!

[ganeshp]

Thanks for the excel version.

[PeasForMe]

Help! I downloaded the excel version, but the category buttons dont do anything so I cant filter by say "Best Buy" or "Television" What am I doing wrong?

[rambo1001]

I would like to update the deals for Costco but don't really know the way to update the excel file.

Is it possible to update the excel file with the other deals or do we need to send the deals?

-R

[fyu]

password added to wiki

[akelnat]

11/23 - Mega Update - Added Bass Pro, Blockbuster, Burlington Coat, Dell, GameStop, hhgregg, Home Depot, KB Toys, JC Penney and Office Depot

Another large update is planned for later this afternoon.

[hippie_chic]

Wow, so much work went into this, thank you :)

[akelnat]

11/23 - Added Costco, Kohl's, Meijer, Ritz Camera, Toys R Us.

[akashtc]

11/23 - Added Costco, Kohl's, Meijer, Ritz Camera, Toys R Us.

Thanks OP :)

[PeasForMe]

Is anyone eles having difficulty using the category tabs to filter in excel?

[kdal]

Is anyone eles having difficulty using the category tabs to filter in excel?

Unlock the sheet with the password at the bottom of the Wiki. Look under the Tools or Format menu for the Protection menu option in Excel (depends on what version you're using. Other versions may be in different locations that I am not aware of.)


Alternatively, the editable version should filter for you -- if you're doing manual edits / updates..

As far as I can tell, the currently available editable version was last updated prior to the current master update, so follow the instructions in the Wiki to update the editable version from the latest non-editable master, and you're good to go.

[qwopzxnm]

password added to wiki

I didn't see this in the Wiki. Could you please provide the password or upload the file unlocked? It's stopping me from sorting the info and re-sizing the columns. If this was explained earlier in the post I apologize I must have missed it.

[kdal]

I didn't see this in the Wiki. Could you please provide the password or upload the file unlocked? It's stopping me from sorting the info and re-sizing the columns. If this was explained earlier in the post I apologize I must have missed it.

Long numeric string password is at bottom of Wiki. HTH

[akelnat]

11/23 - Added Macys

[ogbaka]

thankyou so much :)

[beowulf7]

Just a quick suggestion: When putting the updated date and time, also mention the timezone. Thanks again for making it! :cool:

[baybaylai]

great work!!! thanks!!

[Bspencerco]

what's with the "cheapcheap" spam on every single page of the scans? is this not agaisnt the TOS?

[FatherTed]

thankyou so much :)
Great work!

[masop]

I'm unable to locate the "password", as I'm having issues with custom formating the document for my laser printer. Where exactly is the wiki? This whole site is a wiki of some sorts, lol. I've checked several forum areas such as this one directly related to the wiki and this spreadsheet. Thanks.

-- MaSoP

Nevermind, I located it. lol.

[Brynn]

Thanks! :)

[lawless6]

did you guys see this yahoo article that mentions sd and the op's spreadsheet?

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/yoon/2506

[kboyts]

Long numeric string password is at bottom of Wiki. HTH

EDIT: nevermind

[couponmami]

thank you...this will help me with my washer/dryer purchase - probably the sears kenmore HE front loaders...unless any SD'er has any input a/b any of the listed combos...thanks again

[akelnat]

11/24 - Made some categorical and cosmetic changes.

[dislab]

Great work!

[SD_Rocks]

great work...thanks a lot

[pheenix11]

Over 4000 lines. Incredible. Made a donation OP, thanks for all your hard work.:bounce:

[ojelly]

two thumbs up! thanks!

[gorocketsgo]

thanks alot!!!

[mclfln]

Awesome work!

Now...I just need to find a deal worth purchasing.

[nanshee]

*bow bow bow* many thanks for this XL compilation...

[tkc204]

yea major props to you. This link is posted on popular website like msn and I have received in many emails.

[Raes28]

Wow, great work, thank you!

[mukundvkulkarni]

Thanks

[shotman]

ty gr8 work

[ultimatehipster]

Awesome work! Thanks.

Question though, I see that the password is at the bottom of Wiki ... when I copy and paste it into the unprotect/password spot in excel though it states I have used an incorrect password... What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

[fyu]

Awesome work! Thanks.

Question though, I see that the password is at the bottom of Wiki ... when I copy and paste it into the unprotect/password spot in excel though it states I have used an incorrect password... What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.
make sure you are copying the pass correctly

[ultimatehipster]

Sorry to waste space, stupid me... I manually typed the p/w and it worked. :)

[dealnutz]

Thanks! Appreciate all the hard work.

[Adamplays]

This is the best!!!

Thanks so much ++Reps!

[danny404]

This is great!

But it would be more effective in a pivot table.

[akelnat]

This is great!

But it would be more effective in a pivot table.

Thanks for the advice, maybe I'll try that next year. I've always wanted to learn how to use pivot tables.

[dstam015]

Thanks for all the work

[walsy37]

OP - I sent you a PM. Can you let me know where you got that information from. I see it as 69.99 not the price you have. Where did you get that price?

[shinrob]

I just wanted to tell you great job with Excel BFA list. Even though I work early that day at an electronics store, I just donated to the hard work and effort. BTW our prices are lower than Walmart :eek: for a few TV's and our sales are from 8AM until we close Friday or until we sell out :nod: ! I hope you complie another list for 2009 BF.

[dwu182]

wow i didn't know excel could be this powerful, props

[MW4Coup]

wow, really amazing sheet with so much info. thanks for all the hard work!

[flee]

props for the inetsoft interactive sheet, Ive never even seen a spreadsheet like that before.

[akelnat]

11/25 - Added AAFES, Navy Exchange and Best Buy's "Secret Sale" items.


Statistics as of 11/25/2008 8:00pm:
Spreadsheet downloads - 138,945
Downloads in the past 24 hours - 50,799 or 2,117 per hour
Visits to the donation site - 6,968

[vaishalbhow]

Link is not working anymore, please update the link. I am very much intrested in this file.

[UncleRunkle]

11/25 - Added AAFES, Navy Exchange and Best Buy's "Secret Sale" items.


Statistics as of 11/25/2008 8:00pm:
Spreadsheet downloads - 138,945
Downloads in the past 24 hours - 50,799 or 2,117 per hour
Visits to the donation site - 6,968

Great work!! Would it be possibe to add in more ads to this including those from Gander Mountain?

There are quite a few ad scans here that we could import: blackfriday.info (http://www.blackfriday.info)

[ePhan]

Just in case anyone wanted to put it in a pivot table (Excel 2003).. you gotta copy & paste all the info into a new spreadsheet(spreadsheet is locked for good reason of course). From there you'll want to go to the tool bar and create a pivot table like so

Data ->Pivot table chart and reports

A window will pop up and then you and hit you will hit next twice.. (new sheet and the data should auto populate)

Once there you should have your pivot table ready to go.

What I did was click and drag the category for the top row, sub category for the left column and price in the main data fields. and voila.. I can have it show only TV's and have the prices to show average (vs count) that way if set up my budget of only spending 1250 for a 47in. And if I want more detail i would just double click on the price and it'll give me which store has it.

Suggestion for next year.. add in what retail price is and bam you can get this bad boy to sort by how deep the discounts are.. Heck keep my name in mind next year and I can assist ya w/ pivot tables and such. =)

Apologies if my instruction's suck, but it's 1am..

[vaishalbhow]

anyone can help me how to download this file..?? When i click on start downloading its says link is not working..Please help!!!

[akelnat]

Link is not working anymore, please update the link. I am very much intrested in this file.

It is working now, not sure what happened at mediafire. I renamed and re-uploaded the file and all is good again.

Great work!! Would it be possibe to add in more ads to this including those from Gander Mountain?

There are quite a few ad scans here that we could import: blackfriday.info (http://www.blackfriday.info)

If time allows.....

[electrophonic]

wat does BF stand for???

[ultimatehipster]

BF = Black Friday

[dttmnguyen]

[QUOTE=akelnat;14729874]It is working now, not sure what happened at mediafire. I renamed and re-uploaded the file and all is good again.


Hi,

It appears that the link still doesn't work when I clicked on BF2008 Buying Guide.xls

I'd appreciate if you could let me know what else to do.

Thanks!!!

[MistyQ]

Thanks for the hard work and tremedous effort.

Repped!

[FeelFree86]

I think next year we should have some kind of wiki spreadsheet to get the load off this guy's back and update it more frequently...anybody know of any wiki spreadsheets we can use online? EditGrid?


does this work for anyone:

http://www.editgrid.com/user/slickdealsbf/Black_Friday_2008
...edited Newegg to the list

[F1Racer]

I think next year we should have some kind of wiki spreadsheet to get the load off this guy's back and update it more frequently...anybody know of any wiki spreadsheets we can use online? EditGrid?


does this work for anyone:

http://www.editgrid.com/user/slickdealsbf/Black_Friday_2008
...edited Newegg to the list


This is awesome. Thanks!

I can get this to work on my smartphone on the move!

haha!

[TNT13]

Hi guys, I just created a step by step guide for choosing an HDTV. I hope you can use it to make the selection process easier. You can find it at http://tntsweblog.blogspot.com/20...-step.html. Hope you find it useful!

[roy316]

thank you so much.

It's very useful

[minifigg]

Thank you again~!

[HAPPYJACKGUM]

great post

[peddi1]

Gr8 work ..

[FeelFree86]

Great work!! Would it be possibe to add in more ads to this including those from Gander Mountain?

There are quite a few ad scans here that we could import: blackfriday.info (http://www.blackfriday.info)

add to the Wiki Spreadsheet (http://www.editgrid.com/user/slickdealsbf/Black_Friday_2008) if you wish. that way, we can help out akelnat

[vaishalbhow]

Thank you very much for your help and its indeed great work.

[nwlikeshopping]

Help!

Is there any other way to get to the scans PDF, besides rapidshare?

I cannot use rapidshare over work's proxy server. It keeps giving errors after the 120 seconds are up, because each request goes out over a different proxy server and it confuses rapidshare.

Thanks.

[playamarty]

Got it from Gizmodo...CompUSA + TirgerDirect crazy not Black but... PINK Friday sale!!! (Support the cure)

http://gizmodo.com/5099437/compusa-and-tigerdirect-pink-friday-deals-leaked

Since they are just pics, someone should add them to the spreadsheet, but that would be alot of work... Thanks in advance to whomever decides to do so.

[FeelFree86]

Got it from Gizmodo...CompUSA + TirgerDirect crazy not Black but... PINK Friday sale!!! (Support the cure)

http://gizmodo.com/5099437/compusa-and-tigerdirect-pink-friday-deals-leaked

Since they are just pics, someone should add them to the spreadsheet, but that would be alot of work... Thanks in advance to whomever decides to do so.

are those prices in store or online or both?

and I'm not sure how many quantities they have available...www.pinkfriday.org says that there will be a live webcast? and all proceeds go to breast cancer research...I'm not too sure if they are willing to sell large quantities of the sale items and have all the money they make go towards the foundation.

[ranran]

thank goodness for the direct link by iceui2 - those original links lead to spam spam spam sites opening up windows left and right.... ugh.

[FeelFree86]

Got it from Gizmodo...CompUSA + TirgerDirect crazy not Black but... PINK Friday sale!!! (Support the cure)

http://gizmodo.com/5099437/compusa-and-tigerdirect-pink-friday-deals-leaked

Since they are just pics, someone should add them to the spreadsheet, but that would be alot of work... Thanks in advance to whomever decides to do so.

added tigerdirect to the wiki spreadsheet.

[akelnat]

thank goodness for the direct link by iceui2 - those original links lead to spam spam spam sites opening up windows left and right.... ugh.

Using Firefox and AdBlockPro stopped all of the ads, matter of fact I didn't know they existed until I went to the download site from work. I'll try to remember to do the direct link method next year. Thanks for the tip.

Just noticed that the link provided by iceui2 is outdated. Use this one to get the most recent updated Direct Link to Updated Spreadsheet (http://www.mediafire.com/bf2008-buying-guide)

[ashie2009]

Three words:
I LOVE YOU!

[akelnat]

11/26 - Added Gander Mountain, NewEgg (thanks to FeelFree86) and Sams

******The PASSWORD is------> thanks2fw&sd

[BackAgain]

I thought self-promo was against the rules here?

Why is SD ok with the OP asking for donations for this deal, but not others?

The huge red font in the wiki is even more annoying. :annoyed:

[UKCHRN]

I thought self-promo was against the rules here?

Why is SD ok with the OP asking for donations for this deal, but not others?

The huge red font in the wiki is even more annoying. :annoyed:

I think other people have added the donations, not OP. And considering it is over 100 pages (I almost sh*t my pants when I hit print for work and it said the number...cancelled realllly quick!) I think donations are appropriate. Great work and thanks!

[Fleetwoodmac]

spreadhseet says Ritz Camera has Free after rebate sandisk 4B cards but when I look at the flyer, there is no such thing

can someone update the spreadsheet please?

[g35nightrider]

Sweeet thanks!

[akelnat]

spreadhseet says Ritz Camera has Free after rebate sandisk 4B cards but when I look at the flyer, there is no such thing

can someone update the spreadsheet please?

Here is a scan that shows the cards, 1st page at the top. It may be regional or the scan is a pre-press proof that was changed before going to final print.

Ritz Camera
(http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1028833)
Use the password provided in the original post to unlock the spreadsheet and you can then make the change if you wish.

Hope this help.

akelnat

[dragonfly7358]

Thanks OP!

[deezeldogg]

Is there an updated "edit enabled" download???

[mikejnpc]

can someone post this on another download location.
This one is all screwed.

[mikejnpc]

nm :)

[Tzadok]

Thank yo so much.

[corazones]

I thought self-promo was against the rules here?

Why is SD ok with the OP asking for donations for this deal, but not others?

The huge red font in the wiki is even more annoying. :annoyed:

you can edit to change the big red font. donation is optional. it is just a way of saying to the OP that his/her work is appreciated and an encouragement to do it next year. as for SD, it is their forum their rules.

[Ezmojo]

Just a awesome job. Thanks for all who contributed.

[Hans]

Guys,
Thanks a lot. You ROCK.

[katiez]

Thank you OP! Your hard work is so much appreciated! Happy Holidays!!!

[jacobb]

thanks a bunch....small correction- #2635 says printer as the category and gps reciever in the description

[dancergrrrl3]

soooooooooo what is everyone going out for - what are the best deals you found?

[sukotto]

I don't have anything in particular I'm looking for and there's a bit too much info in the SS for me to really sort through.

Is there anything particularly slick available tomorrow?

[felicita]

I thought self-promo was against the rules here?

Why is SD ok with the OP asking for donations for this deal...?

...:annoyed:

I agree - thumbs down for the impudence.

[BackAgain]

I don't have anything in particular I'm looking for and there's a bit too much info in the SS for me to really sort through.

Is there anything particularly slick available tomorrow?Yes. :nod:

[akelnat]

I thought self-promo was against the rules here?

Why is SD ok with the OP asking for donations for this deal, but not others?

The huge red font in the wiki is even more annoying. :annoyed:

Allow me to defend myself. The post your are referring to and that you yourself edited to your liking was posted in the Wiki and not by myself. Review the revisions to see all the various changes to the Wiki. I am certainly not opposed to someone suggesting to donate for my efforts and as stated it is SD Forums, their rules. Mod alert if it bothers you that much, there is no need to threadcrap.

Thank you,

akelnat

[BackAgain]

Allow me to defend myself. The post your are referring to and that you yourself edited to your liking was posted in the Wiki and not by myself. Review the revisions to see all the various changes to the Wiki. I am certainly not opposed to someone suggesting to donate for my efforts and as stated it is SD Forums, their rules. Mod alert if it bothers you that much, there is no need to threadcrap.

Thank you,

akelnatYou were controlling the spreadsheet. There are multiple links in it, at the top of the spreadsheet. Don't pretend that you didn't really support the donation effort.

As stated, their forum, their rules. This is against their rules regarding referrals/self promo.

It's great that you posted the spreadsheet. But there will always be someone that does it.

[felicita]

Allow me to defend myself. The post your are referring to and that you yourself edited to your liking was posted in the Wiki and not by myself. Review the revisions to see all the various changes to the Wiki. I am certainly not opposed to someone suggesting to donate for my efforts and as stated it is SD Forums, their rules. Mod alert if it bothers you that much, there is no need to threadcrap.

Thank you,

akelnat

There is a bolded button that says donate on your spreadsheet. Click on that and it looks like you've made over $250. There is nothing to defend when it is in the spreadsheet you created linked to your paypal account. So, again, boo on you.

[fireballbrady]

AWESOME! You Rock

[capri]

Thanks OP. It was of great help.

[akelnat]

11/28 - Another year is done and another Black Friday completed. I want to thank everyone for their kind comments over the past couple of weeks, my family and I really enjoy reading them. I hope that everyone had a safe and successful Black Friday experience this year. Happy Holidays to all and to all a safe and prosperous New Year.

Until next year,

akelnat

Statistics as of 11/27/2008 9:00pm:
Spreadsheet downloads - 201,584
Downloads in the past 24 hours - 40,798 or 1700 per hour
Visits to the donation site - 13,441

Thanks to the 52 individuals that have donated, it is much appreciated!

[pusz4frog]

This came in very handy. Thank you so much.

[pheenix11]

There is a bolded button that says donate on your spreadsheet. Click on that and it looks like you've made over $250. There is nothing to defend when it is in the spreadsheet you created linked to your paypal account. So, again, boo on you.


$250 for typing over 4000 lines in a spreadsheet, ohh yeah he really made a killing.

Why don't you crawl back under your rock. And don't forget to delete the spreadsheet from your desktop since you are so against it.

I love you pathetic people who are jealous of someone else for making a few bucks because they are too lazy to ever do it themselves. The guy worked his ass off on this spreadsheet and many of us used it a lot and WANTED to send him a few bucks as a gesture of thanks for all his hard work. If you have a problem with that then don't download it and STFU.

[NdeM]

Ditto! and I'm a shame that she is in Texas too..:omg: :O :wave:

$250 for typing over 4000 lines in a spreadsheet, ohh yeah he really made a killing.

Why don't you crawl back under your rock. And don't forget to delete the spreadsheet from your desktop since you are so against it.

I love you pathetic people who are jealous of someone else for making a few bucks because they are too lazy to ever do it themselves. The guy worked his ass off on this spreadsheet and many of us used it a lot and WANTED to send him a few bucks as a gesture of thanks for all his hard work. If you have a problem with that then don't download it and STFU.

[pheenix11]

Akelnat, thanks again and please ignore the trolls. I hope you will do it again next year.

You have many grateful fans at my wife's elementary school, they all love "the spreadsheet guy." :worship:

[beowulf7]

$250 for typing over 4000 lines in a spreadsheet, ohh yeah he really made a killing.

Why don't you crawl back under your rock. And don't forget to delete the spreadsheet from your desktop since you are so against it.

I love you pathetic people who are jealous of someone else for making a few bucks because they are too lazy to ever do it themselves. The guy worked his ass off on this spreadsheet and many of us used it a lot and WANTED to send him a few bucks as a gesture of thanks for all his hard work. If you have a problem with that then don't download it and STFU.

I sure hope he didn't type up all 4,000 lines, but instead used copy-and-paste as appropriate. ;)

[sukotto]

Next year, would you please make a doorbuster column (like, "Y" in column means it's a doorbuster) instead of making them bold? You can't easily filter of search for bold cells.

I also suggest that you don't merge any cells. Dealing with merged cells is a pain when you want to re-order the columns.

Thanks (and repped) for all the work. You really helped a lot of people.

[BackAgain]

I sure hope he didn't type up all 4,000 lines, but instead used copy-and-paste as appropriate. ;):iagree: Other people did the heavy lifting by typing up the ads.

If I'm still an active member of this website next BF, I'll happily volunteer to be "the spreadsheet guy" for BF, and I guarantee you that it will follow the rules of SD.

You will not have to pay one penny for this effort. That is my pledge to you, America.

I'm BackAgain and I approve this message :thumbsup:


(If there were another major ad holiday between now and then that needed a spreadsheet, I'd happily volunteer for that instead)

[felicita]

You will not have to pay one penny for this effort. That is my pledge to you, America.

That was the only thing I disapproved of - I would never ask for money or put up a donation button on a spreadsheet I make for myself every year anyway; I just find it kinda sleazy. Sorry you don't like me not liking it, but hey, I am just stating my views, like them or not. BTW - as soon as I saw the donation button, I deleted it :P

:wave:

[JBizzle301]

wow...very cool