How many days do you think we have until Black Friday 2012? we’ll give you a hint, it’s less than 235 and more than 233! That’s right, there are only 234 more days until Black Friday 2012. Many of you are fans of us on Facebook, so you already know we give prizes away every month. For those of you that are not yet fans, we welcome you to join the fun! This month we’re giving away a Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player!

Enter to win this Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player

The Details:

1. Visit our Facebook Sweepstakes Page to enter
2. Share with your friends on your Facebook Wall
3. This contest ends on 4/30 and the winner will be notified via email

Panasonic DMP-BDT310 Blu-ray Player Features:

• Full 1080p HD Playback
• 2D-3D Conversion
• Skype video call capablity
• Touch-free disc tray sensor
• 3D Effect Controller to moderate effects

Contest ends on April 30 at 11:59 CST. Good luck to everyone!

For official contest rules please click here.

Think back to Black Friday 2011. Did you miss out on any of the great deals? Along with our friends at EyeBuyDirect.com, we’re going to try to make up for that by giving ONE lucky Black Friday Fan a FREE Nintendo Wii! Even Black Friday prices aren’t better than free!

The Details:

1. Visit our Facebook Sweepstakes Page to enter
2. Share with your friends on your Facebook Wall
3. This contest ends on Saturday, March 31

This Nintendo Wii Prize includes:

• Nintendo Wii Console in black
• Wii Smart Controller
• Wii Nunchuck
• Game Bundle

EyeBuyDirect.com delivers prescription eyeglasses and designer sunglasses straight to your doorstep. Right now, if you buy one pair of glasses, you can get your second pair free.

Contest ends on March 31 at 11:59 CST. Good luck to everyone!

For official contest rules please click here.

Update: Congratulations to Lisa D. from White Lake, WI for winning the Nook Color! Thanks to everyone for participating!

There are 295 days left until Black Friday, but who’s counting? (Well, yes we are!) To keep you deal-savvy shoppers satiated, we’re giving away a Nook Color to one lucky Black Friday Fan!

The Details:

1. Visit our Facebook Sweepstakes Page to enter
2. Share with your friends on your Facebook Wall
3. This contest ends on Wednesday, February 29

The Nook Color is an e-reader tablet with the largest ebook store, boasting over 2.5 million titles. It comes pre-loaded with apps like Pandora, Sudoku and more. You can read up to 8 hours on a single battery charge and you can charge using an outlet or USB.

Nook Color Specs:

• 7-inch color touchscreen
• 8 Adjust font sizes, 6 styles
• Wireless connectivity
• Adobe Flash Player for enhanced web browsing
• 800 MHz TI processor with 512 MB RAM

Contest ends on February 29 at 11:59 CST. Good luck to everyone!

For official contest rules please click here.

We know it’s hard to snag those amazing doorbusters on Black Friday. We also know that Santa can’t always check everything off your list. For those of you still left wishing after the holidays, we’ve got great news! We’re giving away a FREE Xbox 360 Console to one lucky Black Friday Fan!

The Details:

1. Visit our Facebook Sweepstakes Page to enter
2. Share with your friends on your Facebook Wall
3. This contest ends on Tuesday, January 31

This console not only allows you to play games, but also has built-in WiFi for easy connection to Xbox Live. A one-month subscription to Xbox Live is included and this allows you to stream music, movies and more right to your TV through the console.

Xbox 360 Specs:

• 4GB internal memory
• Kinect Ready
• Built in Wi-fi
• Xbox Live allows you to stream Netflix or music, get access to game add-ons and more
• 4GB Hard Drive

Contest ends on January 31 at 11:59 CST. Good luck to everyone!

For official contest rules please click here.

Although we had some rough patches with the Treasure Hunt, we really had fun with it! Thank you all for your patience while we fixed issues after its release and we hope most of your issues were resolved! We do want to point out that even if your coin was not showing up as “found” on your home page, if you clicked on the coin- our data showed that you did, so long as you were logged in. So you were still entered to win the grand prize even if all your coins were not showing up.

Now on to the fun stuff.. THE WINNERS!

The Grand Prize Winner of the Home Theater System valued over $4,500 is:

Ryan G. of Poughkeepsie, NY

We had 9 First Winners who were such speedy clickers they found and clicked on the coin within seconds of us releasing it! Congratulations to our Kindle Fire Winners:

1. Konnie P. from Huntingdon, PA found the Washer Coin in Sears
2. Nate A. from Wheaton, IL found the Microwave Coin in Walmart
3. Morgan L. from Kapaa, HI and Jennifer R. from Clarion, PA found the Grill Coin in Target at the exact same time, for a tie!
4. Mikala P. from Duncan, OK found the Dress Coin in Macy’s
5. Karl G. from Shakopee, MN found the Controller Coin in Game Stop
6. TiAnna N. from Spring Lake, MI found the Hot Dog Coin in Costco
7. Jenine Y. from Glendale, CA found the Laptop Coin in Best Buy
8. Elizabeth P. from Imlay City, MI found the T-shirt Coin in Kohl’s
9. Lori W. from Greenwood, IN found the Rocking Horse Coin in Toys R Us

Great job, guys!

Thanks again to all of you for your patience and participation in our Treasure Hunt game. Have a very happy and safe holiday!

We received some awesome photo entries in our Black Friday 2011 Doorbuster Photo Contest! A few of them were so great we’ve passed them around the office. You guys all impressed us with your savvy doorbuster-shopping skills, but the winner made most of our jaws drop! Our lucky winner will receive a Canon PowerShot SD4500IS 10MP Digital Camera, worth $200!

And the winner is!

April M. and Chris got some GREAT doorbusters at Best Buy!

Some notable mentions

Rowena A. managed to fit all of her doorbusters in her trunk!

Jen R. looks exhausted after a VERY successful Black Friday trip!

Angela O. poses with her amazing Walmart haul!

A couple of Texas Ladies came prepared with lawn chairs!

Thanks again to everyone who participated! If you want to get updates and prepare for next year’s Black Friday, subscribe to our daily newsletter and get the hottest news delivered to you every day! Also, be sure to check us out on Facebook and follow @blackfridayfans on Twitter.

We’ve already seen some great online Black Friday sales today. Check out our list of all the stores offering many of their Black Friday Deals online. And for those of you who didn’t make it to the stores yet, here some of the best Black Friday online deals we’ve seen so far!

1. Take 25% off all North Face Sale items at Moosejaw via code BRAD25.
2. KitchenAid Mixer for $185.99 after a coupon and rebate, plus you get $60 in Kohl’s Cash!
3. iPad 2 for just $458 shipped!
4. 2 NCAA Hoodies from Finish Line for just $50 shipped.
5. Flip MinoHD Camcorder for $40.
6. LG 47″ LCD LED 3D TV for $950 shipped.
7. Nintendo 3DS, in black, for $149.99.
8. Rare 5-10% off at Apple. MacBooks up to $101 off, iPads up to $61 off and iPods up to $41 off.
9. Girl’s Nike e3 Dri-FIT Shorts for $9 shipped.
10. 1-Year of ESPN Magazine (26 issues) for $3.99.
11. Vera Bradley Weekender Bag for $60.
12. Sonicare Toothbrush for $15 shipped.
13. $100 iTunes Gift Card download for $80.
14. 4.5 Quart KitchenAid Mixer for $170 with mail in rebate.
15. NCAA T-Shirts from $5 at FinishLine.com
16. 35% off Sitewide at BananaRepublic.com
17. TomTom EASE 3.5″ GPS for $50.
18. Sony Blu-ray Home Theater System for $291.
19. 50% + 20% off at Aeropostale.
20. Travel Gear 4-Piece Spinner Luggage for $120 shipped.
21. Clarisonic Mia Cleasning Brush for $95.
22. Kenneth Cole Reaction Watch for $25 shipped.
23. Restaurant.com Certificates from $2.
24. HP 15.6″ dv6t 8GB Laptop $599 shipped.
25. Dell i5 4GB Laptop With Blu-ray for $480 shipped.

We hate to hear these types of stories, but they do happen. Just a reminder to be good to your fellow Black Friday shoppers and don’t let greed ruin the spirit of a fun Black Friday shopping day.

Angry crowds can ruin the fun for everyone on Black Friday.

Myrtle Beach, SC: A 55 year old woman was shot and wounded during a robbery near a Walmart store. The woman was shot after refusing to give robbers her purse.

San Leandro, CA: Police found a victim of a shooting in a parking lot and the suspect of the shooting being held by the vicitm’s family members. The shooting apparently happened when the suspect demanded the victim’s merchandise and was denied. The victim is currently in critical but stable condition.

Los Angeles, CA: A woman shopping at Walmart used pepper spray fellow shoppers. This incident happened a little after 10PM on Thanksgiving and 20 shoppers were injured during this attack, 10 of which were from pepper spray and the other 10 were from people fleeing and getting stepped on or pushed down.

West Des Moines, IA: Police are investigating a possible shooting after gun shots were reported at a mall just after 4AM. So far no injuries are reported.

Rome, NY: Several Walmart shoppers in the electronics section were pushed to the ground during a fight that broke out at the 12AM opening of the store, one man was charged with disorderly conduct.

Kinston, NC: An off duty police officer helping with security at a local Walmart used pepper spray on a reported 20 people to make an arrest during a disturbance.

Cave Creek, AZ: Walmart shoppers were evacuated after a robot found a device suspected to be explosive left in a refrigerator in a break room. The person responsible for the device could face felony charges.

While we love deals, we’ve NEVER seen a deal great enough to warrant violence. Be safe and be nice to your fellow Black Friday shoppers.

Are you standing in line as you read this? Shopping all the online sales? Maybe in the car on the way to your first store? We want to know what you’re up to!

Come check out @BlackFridayFans on Twitter and tell us what you’re up to using hashtag #blackfridayfan! Just fill in the blank: This #BlackFridayFan just scored a great deal on _________.

If you’ve already snagged an awesome doorbuster deal, snap a picture of you with your BEST Black Friday deal and email it to photo@blackfriday2011.com. The person who sends our favorite photo will win a $200 Canon PowerShot Digital Camera!

We’re looking forward to chatting with you and we hope you have a great Black Friday!

Several Black Friday retailers have teamed up with popular social check-in service Foursquare to offer exclusive deals to the socially savvy. As we’ve mentioned previously, social media can be a great way to score extra Black Friday savings, and now Foursquare has confirmed some of the 2011 Black Friday deals you can access when you check in tomorrow.

• JC Penney – Check in between 4am and 1pm and $25 will be donated to Salvation Army, up to $100,000. (We wrote about this one here.)
• Sports Authority - Check in and spend $100 to get a $25 cash card on the spot. You’ll also have a chance to win a $500 cash card.
• Aeropostale - Check in to get 20% off purchases over $50.
• Brookstone - Check in to get $10 off purchases over $70.
• RadioShack - Unlock the “So Right” badge with activities like exercising, volunteering , and then checking in at RadioShack. For every badge earned, RadioShack will donate $1 to LIVESTRONG.
• American Express Small Business Saturday - Sync your Amex with your Foursquare account to receive a $25 statement credit when you shop Saturday at more than 300,000 local merchants nationwide.