Judy reminded me of good deals at Target, so I thought I'd create a new discussion here. Last year I joined(for free) Gottadeal.com to see what deals where available for Black Friday. I never really understood it and exactly what was involved. Mostly, waiting in very long lines in very cold weather :p
Anyway, I never did any BF sales, but I did like Gottadeal a lot. This thread in particular taught me a lot about Target deals: Perimeter Perusing at Target
If you love Target, take some time, get yourself a beverage and read this thread.
these deal websites typically direct you to an ordering website you've never patroned before .. here's a few websites that could help you look up reviews and scores on those online businesses:
since each site has a different set of ratings and amount of reviews on the same company, it's a good idea to use more than one site to research a company.
I've got Got Apex.com and Fat Wallet.com in my bookmarks also. :) The sites Sariel suggests are good also. I always check out a company before buying. Just because they're first in a Google search doesn't mean they're reputable.
There are a ton of deal sites, but not a lot of them are "comfortable" to me. I liked Gottadeal because they have strict posting rules and the people are nice.
It's that time of year to start researching Black Friday deals. ;) Even though I didn't participate in BF last year, because I was watching a deal site I was able to direct some great xmas deals to my friends who were very appreciative.