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Black Friday: it’s the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving and it’s an extremely important day for both retailers and shoppers. In the hopes of turning a profit for the year, retailers often offer deep discounts on Black Friday to entice holiday shoppers.

Of course, given how great the deals tend to be, there’s always consumer demand to know what those discounts will be ahead of time. There are even multiple websites dedicated just to Black Friday sale predictions and leaked advertising content. This year is no different with a few of those sites getting a leaked version of OfficeMax’s doorbuster deals for Black Friday.

According to Reuters, Black Friday ads for 2009 have not only been leaked to the web, but they’ve already been pulled due to formal Cease and Desist orders. At the center of all the ruckus is OfficeMax, who’s Black Friday ad was posted to the web on several different sites on October 21, 2009, and even Gizmodo picked up the story.

There was some speculation that the print ad circulating on the web was an early version or a fake due to misspellings, but since most parties have since received Cease and Desist orders from OfficeMax, and have consequently removed the advertised deals (though Gizmodo’s post is still up, with a complete listing of discounted prices), we’re inclined to believe that the advert in question is legitimate.

If you’re looking to get a first look at Black Friday steals, we suggest you do so quickly, as this is clearly going to be a recurring trend up until Thanksgiving. Still, we think this is probably the first of several Black Friday Ad leaks you’ll see this year.

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Tags: black friday, black friday ads 2009