TigerDirect.com Changes Black Friday to Pink Friday

[Apoptosis]

TigerDirect.com Changes Black Friday to Pink Friday Making the Busiest Shopping Day the Most Charitable

Miami - November 15, 2007 - TigerDirect.com, a leading retailer of consumer electronics and technology products, is changing Black Friday to “Pink Friday” in an effort to make the busiest shopping day of the holiday season their most charitable day as well. The Pink Friday drive starts on the day traditionally known Black Friday, November 23rd, and runs through December 31, 2007. TigerDirect expects to donate more than a quarter million dollars from total sales and donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the fight against breast cancer.

TigerDirect.com always offers amazing deals, and Pink Friday will be no exception. TigerDirect will donate a minimum of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and customers will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5, $10 or $20 to their purchase as a donation in their name.

“We at TigerDirect.com see Pink Friday as a way to make a difference,” said Gilbert Fiorentino, CEO of TigerDirect. “Not only will we be offering outrageous deals, but we will be contributing to a world-wide, life changing effort with Komen that makes a difference every day.”

The color pink represents more than just breast cancer awareness. It symbolizes the promise between two sisters to find a cure for this deadly disease. That promise started the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and ignited the passion of millions to create a world without breast cancer. In recognition of this, all products and items sold on TigerDirect.com and will be shipped in specially designed pink boxes and the pink ribbon will be promoted on all catalogs, newspaper advertisements, web banner advertising, store signs and incorporated into the TigerDirect.com logo.

During Pink Friday, TigerDirect will feature a live webcast from 9 a.m. to midnight featuring product reviews, Q&A with audience, How-to tips and more. The Pink Friday drive will take place on TigerDirect.com and at TigerDirect retail stores located in Miami, Orlando Park, IL, Naperville, IL, Hoffman Estates, IL, Raleigh, NC and Durham, NC.

This year, close to 35,000 fewer women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, according to data presented by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The decrease is attributed to earlier detection through screening, increased awareness, and improved treatments.

To learn more about TigerDirect.com, go to http://www.tigerdirect.com. For more information on Pink Friday, visit http://www.pinkfriday.org/press.

About TigerDirect
TigerDirect serves the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail stores, catalog and Internet channels. TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX). Visit http://www.systemax.com for more information.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit http://www.komen.org or call 1-800 GO KOMEN.

[DaIceMan]

Very Cool! I'll be sure to check them out on Friday.

[stev]

With all of the business of shoppers on Friday, I'm leaning more of on-line shopping overall. Tiger-Direct is one place now on my list.

[Bio-Hazard]

For a minute there I thught you were going to post a funny about a Gay parade or something by the title.......

Anyways, I'll be stopping by to check them out...............

[stopthekilling77]

i could use some good deals on a few things for ummmmmm my family... yeah my family

buuuuuuut if i spot a good deal or two on like RAM, another HDD or two, and a new flash drive, then so be it :D
its a nice direction TD is leaning in this holiday season, i like it.

[ibleet]

We live in a world of "give and take", although its mostly take...this is refreshing to see...Yay TD!

[pcinsider]

Seems Tiger may have much more planned for the Pink Friday event than everyone has realized - according to these posts over at PinkFriday.org, the website about TigerDirect's Pink Friday event on Black Friday, there is over $100,000 in merchandise which has been donated by their manufacturer partners for an all-day 'charity auction' where items will be offered for 50% of their price and the money then goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. These products will be offered up during a live broadcast on Tiger's website throughout the day to the first X number of callers.

The posts to date include Pink Sony VAIO Notebooks, Toshiba 42 in. LCD HDTVs, 12 Acer Notebooks and 6 Acer Desktops with Monitors - you can read the postings for yourself at http://www.pinkfriday.org/topics/charity-auction/

[stopthekilling77]

Seems Tiger may have much more planned for the Pink Friday event than everyone has realized - according to these posts over at PinkFriday.org, the website about TigerDirect's Pink Friday event on Black Friday, there is over $100,000 in merchandise which has been donated by their manufacturer partners for an all-day 'charity auction' where items will be offered for 50% of their price and the money then goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. These products will be offered up during a live broadcast on Tiger's website throughout the day to the first X number of callers.

The posts to date include Pink Sony VAIO Notebooks, Toshiba 42 in. LCD HDTVs, 12 Acer Notebooks and 6 Acer Desktops with Monitors - you can read the postings for yourself at http://www.pinkfriday.org/topics/charity-auction/

hmmmm i'm hoping this is true

[Apoptosis]

Major Manufacturers Join TigerDirect.com to Make Pink Friday the Most Charitable Shopping Day of the Holiday Season

Miami - November 21, 2007 - TigerDirect.com, a leading retailer of consumer electronics and technology products, is changing Black Friday to “Pink Friday” in an effort to make the busiest shopping day of the holiday season their most charitable day as well. The Pink Friday drive starts on the day traditionally known Black Friday, November 23rd, and their major manufacturer partners are joining the efforts donating products worth more than $90,000 in retail value. TigerDirect expects to donate more than a quarter million dollars from total sales and donations to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the fight against breast cancer. http://www.pinkfriday.org

During Pink Friday, TigerDirect will feature a live webcast from 9 a.m. EST to midnight EST featuring product reviews, Q&A with the audience, how-to tips and 50% off merchandise donated by TigerDirect manufacturer partners. TigerTV hosts will have limited quantities of a wide array of product that will be sold to the first X number of callers at 50% off and that whole sale amount will go straight to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Some of the many products being offered during the live webcast will be:

* 6 Pink Sony VAIO laptops – $499.99 donation
* 10 Toshiba 42” HDTV LCDs - $499.99 donation
* 18 Acer laptops of various models - $249.99 - $299.99 donation
* 6 Garmin nuvi 350 Personal Travel Assistant units - $199.99 donation
* 50 Logitech products ranging from iPod docks to webcams- $25-$50 donations
* 12 Lexmark X4550 All-In-One Color Printers - $60 donation
* 6 HP Photosmart R937 8 MP Digital Camera - $99.99 donation
* 6 HP 530 T2050 Notebooks - $349.99 donation
* 10 Ultra X3 PSU - $250.00 donation
* 6 Lenovo Y410 Notebooks - $499.99 donation
* 6 Everex T64 X2 Notebooks - $399.99 donation
* 10 Cooler Master 500W PSU Extreme Power - $25.00 donation
* 10 Phillips 20x DVDRW External w/Super Allwrite Black - $35.00 donation
* 10 Thermaltake Armor Full Tower Black Case w/ Window - $75.00 donation
* 6 AMD Phenom X4 9500 4M 95W Socket AM2 CPU - $140.00 donation
* 6 Diamond Radeon HD 3850 256MB PCle w/Dual Link DVI - $100 donation
* 6 ASUS M3A-MVP Deluxe Wifi 790 FX Socket AM2 Mother - $125.00 donation
* 6 XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Socket 775 Motherboard – $80.00 donation
* 6 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 Ghz 4x2mb 1066FSB CPU - $150.00 donation
* 6 Corsair XMS3 204MB PC 10600 DDR3 1333MHz (2x1024) - $150.000 donation
* 6 XFX GeForce 8800 GT Extreme 512MB PCle w/Dual DVI - $150.00 donation
* 4 Samsung S73 7MP Digital Camera - $59.99 donation
* 6 IBM T42 PM 1.7/512/40/COMBO/14.1/XPP NB RB - $299.99 donation
* 6 Pandigital 5.6 in Digital Picture Frame - $49.99 donation
* 2 D-Link Wrls Gaming Router w/4 Gig Ports, 108Mbps - $69.99 donation
* 20 Cables to Go Velocity 12ft HDTV Connection Kit - $64.99 donation
* 6 Sabrent Premium TV Tuner Box for LCD & CRT - $24.99 donation
* 6 Espson C120 High Performance Inkjet Printer - $40.00 donation
* 20 Targus Universal Notebook Docking Station w/Video - $39.99 donation


TigerDirect.com always offers amazing deals, and Pink Friday will be no exception. TigerDirect will donate a minimum of $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and customers will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5, $10 or $20 to their purchase as a donation in their name.

The color pink represents more than just breast cancer awareness. It symbolizes the promise between two sisters to find a cure for this deadly disease. That promise started the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and ignited the passion of millions to create a world without breast cancer. In recognition of this, all products and items sold on TigerDirect.com and will be shipped in specially designed pink boxes and the pink ribbon will be promoted on all catalogs, newspaper advertisements, web banner advertising, store signs and incorporated into the TigerDirect.com logo.

This year, close to 35,000 fewer women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, according to data presented by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The decrease is attributed to earlier detection through screening, increased awareness, and improved treatments.



To learn more about TigerDirect.com, go to http://www.tigerdirect.com. For more information on Pink Friday, visit http://www.pinkfriday.org/press.

For view B-roll footage visit:www.maxborgesagency.com/mba/pink/




About TigerDirect

TigerDirect serves the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail stores, catalog and Internet channels. TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX). Visit http://www.systemax.com for more information.



About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit http://www.komen.org or call 1-800 GO KOMEN.