Hello,

I run GottaDeal.com which is a web site devoted to saving consumers money. We post hundreds of the latest deals on all kinds of products each week. We also have coupons for both online and brick and mortar stores, as well has a message board with over 13,000 members.

I think that I may have a story idea you might be interested in. At this time every year, we have our annual Black Friday site on GottaDeal. In case you’re not familiar with the term, Black Friday is the name given to the day after Thanksgiving when retailers traditionally have their biggest sales of the year and is the unofficial kick-off to the holiday shopping season. Our site, located at http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com, allows the public to see what is going to be in the newspaper sale ads on Black Friday. With around a month before Black Friday, we’ve already receieved advance notice of sale ad items from several stores and they will continue to come in for the next month.

In addition to the sale ads, the site also has the largest Black Friday message board with well over 6,000 posts so far this year from shoppers discussing the sale ads and their strategies for getting the best deals. We also have a personalized shopping list feature where our visitors can create a shopping list of items they are looking to get on Black Friday, and update their list as new ads are leaked. One new feature this year that we are really excited about is our “Black Friday Most Wanted” section where you can view the most popular items for each store and category of item – this allows anyone to tell in real-time what items are going to be in high demand come Black Friday and is based on the items being added to our visitors’ shopping lists.

If you are interested in doing a story on Black Friday or holiday shopping in general (either online or offline), we’d be more than happy to provide all the information you need. Besides the large amount of information on the site, we also have an electronic press kit with more information including results of polls we’ve done with our visitors and other statistics. That document is available upon request at no charge. If you have any questions or would like to set up an interview anytime between now and Black Friday, you can send us an e-mail at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your time.

Brad OlsonGottaDeal.comOlsonNet, [email protected]://www.gottadeal.com