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Here at Seibertron.com, we're dedicated to helping you find the best news, information and deals to satisfy your Transformers needs. With that, here's info that's hot off the presses.

Toys R Us has just issued a press release regarding its upcoming Thanksgiving Weekend "Black Friday" Sale. Appearing in select newspapers and at their website on Thursday, November 27th, 2008, Toys R Us will launch its "BIGGEST 2-day sale while offering the lowest prices of the season".

The ad will be a 24 page circular that will feature over 100 "Doorbuster" deals while offering over $6000.00 USD in additional savings.

Want to plan your Black Friday Sale attack? Seibertronians can go to ToysRUs.com beginning Wednesday, November 26 at midnight for a sneak-peek of more than 50 additional unadvertised “Mystery Doorbusters” that will be available only in Toys“R”Us stores on Black Friday.

Here's just a portion of the goods that will be available Friday, November 28, from 5am – 1pm, while supplies last::

* FREE Play Station 2 Deal – 6 FREE Games, FREE “21” DVD and FREE Play Station 2 DVD Remote with the purchase of the Play Station 2 System
* FREE $50 Toys“R”Us Gift Card with the purchase of a Black 16GB iPod nano®
* FREE Nintendo® DS™ accessory with the purchase of Nintendo® DS™ Brain Age Bundle or Nintendo® DS™ Super Mario Bros. Bundle
* More than 80% off Xbox 360 Wired Guitar Hero Game Controller
* 60% off TOYMAX EyeClops® from JAKKS Pacific®
* 60% off Disney® High School Musical 2 Figures 3-Pack
* More than 50% off Littlest Pet Shop VIP Plush Pets from Hasbro®
* Up to 50% off Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle for Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360
* 50% off Little Tikes® Diggers
* 50% off Jumbo Talking Elmo from Fisher-Price®
* 50% off Huffy® Scooters (Power Rangers and Cinderella, sold separately)
* 33% off V-Tech® Learning Laptop
* More than 30% off Thomas & Friends® Train Sets (Thomas & Percy Wooden Starter Set and Great Race Take Along Set, sold separately)
* $60 off iHome® Portable iPod® Docking Station (iPod® sold separately)
* $50 off Sony® 7.2MP Pink Cybershot Digital Camera


And for those who just don't do the before dawn thing, here's a portion of the deals to be found on Friday, November 29th, 2008 and Saturday, November 30th, 2008:

* FREE Smart Animals 2-Pack with the purchase of Smart Animals Scanopedia from Discovery Kids®
* FREE Spiral Train Set with the purchase of Arch Train Table from Imaginarium®
* More than 70% off Nick® Scene It? and Pirates of the Caribbean Scene It?
* More than 65% off Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game and Twister® DVD Game
* Up to 55% off Select Hasbro® Games
[i] * 50% off Star Wars 10” Transformers Millennium Falcon from [i]Hasbro®
* 50% off Barbie® Princess 2-Pack Dolls from Mattel®
* 50% off Infrared Mini R/C Helicopter from Fast Lane
* 50% off iPod® Dock & Clock Radio (iPod® sold separately)
* $9.99 Sale on ALL Skateboards, Helmet & Pads from Channel One®
* $20 off Disney® High School Musical Alarm Clock with iPod® Dock (iPod® sold separately)
* More than $40 off Electric Guitar Pack from First Act®
* $70 off Woodland Climber from Step 2®
* $80 off Picnic on the Patio Playhouse from Little Tikes®
* $500 off Easton 7-foot 2-in-1 Swivel Combo Table


We can only imagine the Transformers goodies that await those hordes of shoppers. Here's hoping there's a doorbuster deal that you've been waiting for.

So this doesn't help us out at all. Thanks Toys R Us.

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I can imagine the Transformers that will await us on Black Friday at TRU: piles and piles of that Blackout/Scorponok Movie 2-pack, along with all the same figures that have been sitting on their shelves for months now, and at the same prices. Unless they're stocking a new wave of figures, I don't see ANY reason for a TF fan to hit TRU on BF.

Why even post this here when it has nothing to do with TFs? The headline got me all excited.

GuyIncognito wrote:I can imagine the Transformers that will await us on Black Friday at TRU: piles and piles of that Blackout/Scorponok Movie 2-pack, along with all the same figures that have been sitting on their shelves for months now, and at the same prices. Unless they're stocking a new wave of figures, I don't see ANY reason for a TF fan to hit TRU on BF.

Why even post this here when it has nothing to do with TFs? The headline got me all excited.

Really? My TRU doesn't have much of any movie stuff left. A HUGE amount of Animated Figures and Universe. The only thing it lacks are the new Titanium Grimlock and Prowl exclusives.

But yeah, don't go to TRU. It'll give someone else a shot at TF's on sale.

I got to stop buying stuff as soon as it hits shelves. I never get to take advantage of sales like these.

If only I had willpower.

* 50% off Star Wars 10” Transformers Millennium Falcon from [i]Hasbro

That was the only that interested me even though I have it

Damn all that crap and no transformers listed?

meh nothing very good besides I'm good on tfs for now so I'll pass.

Well, since we aren't getting the Masterpiece Seekers or Grimlock over here I won't be shopping for Transformers on Black Friday anyway, no! On the other hand, I am VERY interested in those iPod deals, yeeeess!

First Gen wrote:
But yeah, don't go to TRU. It'll give someone else a shot at TF's on sale.

They aren't going to have any TFs on sale, expect Blackout/Scorponok. That was my point. There's no reason to fight the Black Friday crowds; you'd be better off going to TRU any other day.

No TRU here. Gimmee some target and Wal Mart info and we'll talk.

I just wasted a half tank driving to a TRU and found nothing but old stuff and Unicron. Happy to find him but still. I even asked if they were going to get anything new (cyb mode Prime's mostly) Before black friday and she told me not likely.

They'd better step it up before then because I'd be really mad if I showed up early and found nothing good.

I will pop in because I have to hit gamestop and pick up a new rechargeable batter for my x-box 360 controller.

Toys R Us Black Friday Sale sucked. There wasn't a single TF on sale (except for the Movie Blackout/Scorp set) and there were no new figures stocked. As far as TFs go, it was the same as any other day, but with a massive crowd to deal with.

The only thing different that my TRUs had from any other day was the Robot Replicas on clearance at $7.98. And each store had almost a complete set of each and extras.