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The madness is upon us: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, crowded malls, HOT deals, long lines, bad customer service. Everyone join in now…
“It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year!”
Below you’ll find some tips to help your Black Friday shopping adventures be merry and bright (or at least bearable). Plus, scroll to the bottom and enter to WIN a $100 Visa® Gift Card to Grapevine Mills!
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Know Before You Go. Have a list of stores you want to hit and the specific times of doorbuster deals, so you don’t miss out on a must-have item. Both Target and Walmart offer store maps for select stores, that way you’ll know where those popular, doorbuster items are located and you won’t waste time walking around the entire store. For Walmart, just go HERE and input your zip code and choose your store. For Target, you can access store maps inside the Target Mobile App or view it HERE.
What’s on Sale? Head over to my Black Friday Deals page here to see store listings, their HOT sale items, and links to the ad scans. Plus, download the Shopular app and click the “Black Friday” tab, to have access to all the digital ads right at your fingertips on your smartphone.
Price match. Most stores won’t price match Black Friday deals, BUT two stores will. Walmart will match “brick and mortar” (BM) stores, online competitors (like Amazon) and Walmart.com. Radio Shack is trying to get in on the game and will price match both online and BM store prices.
Let’s All Go to the Mall! Robin Sparkles knows this is where ALL the action is. If you’re going to venture out into the swarm of shoppers, get the FREE Simon Malls App and you’ll be able to see the Black Friday sales for individual stores, plus there are mall maps to help you decide which entrance to use, where to park…and to remember where you parked! {Remember to scroll down and register to win the $100 Visa® Gift Card to Grapevine Mills! Plus, head over the the Grapevine Mills mall website and enter to win a $10,000 shopping Spree!}
Shop Online. Avoid the mayhem and crowds of Black Friday and relax in front of your computer. Many stores will be offering the same deals online that will be available in stores. Best Buy is actually offering special web-only deals. And of course, there’s always Cyber Monday…I’ll be posting deals like a mad woman come Monday. Dec. 1st!.
Ship it There. If you’re going to be traveling for the holidays, and make an online purchase, use FREE shipping options and have your gifts shipped to your destination and have it waiting for your when you arrive That way, don’t have to hassle with lugging a bunch of gifts through an airport or finding room in an overpacked car truck!
Hit the Drugstores. Believe it or not, hitting up CVS or Walgreens on Black Friday will score you over $100 in FREE health and beauty items by taking advantage of their store loyalty and rewards programs (i.e. Extra Care Bucks and Register Rewards). Check out the lists of CVS freebies HERE and Walgreens freebies HERE.
My Favorite Deals:
Target – opens Thanksgiving Day 6 p.m. On Wednesday 11/26, Target will be having a 1-Day Pre-Black Friday Sale valid both in stores and online. Go here to see the ad. Here are just a few available deals… Apple iPad Mini 3 – $399.99Buy 1 Get a $100 Target Gift Card
$299 after Gift Card! Apple iPad Air Tablet – $399
Buy 1, Get a $100 Target Gift Card
$299 after Gift Card! Vizio 39″ HDTV – $219.99
Starting at 6AM through 12PM ONLY on Black Friday, November 28th Target is offering 10% off Target Gift cards in-store and online. We rarely see discounts on gift card purchases, so plan to buy and use some as gifts AND for yourself. Go HERE to purchase starting 11/28 at 6am! ** Offer valid for purchases up to $300 per household. iPad Air 2 16GB with Wi-Fi $499.00, regular price
Receive $140 Target gift card with purchase Thanksgiving Thursday 6 p.m. while supplies last
Final Price: $359.00 (after gift card)
Walmart – opens Thanksgiving Day 6 p.m.
iPad Air 16GB with Wi-Fi $397.00, regular price
Receive $100 Walmart gift card with purchase Thanksgiving Thursday 8 p.m. while supplies last
Final Price: $297.00 Various Brands 32″ LED HDTV just $98 (Reg. $168.00)
on Thanksgiving Thursday 8 p.m. while supplies last Beats by Dr. Dre Solo HD Drenched Headphones just $79
If you’re shopping for a current-gen MacBook Air on Black Friday, this is definitely the deal to beat. That $780 price point not only shatters our Black Friday predictionby $19, but it blows past our previous all-time low by $70. Best of all, it knocks a delightful $120 off Apple’s price. Kohl’s – opens Thanksgiving Day 5 p.m. Direct 32″ LED HDTV $199.99, regular price
Save $100.00 Thanksgiving Thursday 6 p.m. while supplies last
Final Price: $99.99 KitchenAid Stand Mixers – additional 10% off the Sale Prices, plus a $50 Mail In Rebate and these qualify for the $15 in Kohl’s Cash on every $50 you spend. That means mixers for as low as $81…no lie! Go here for details.
There has been a lot of noise this year over the fact that so many stores are open on Thanksgiving day. There’s even a Facebook page with over 100K signatures called Boycott Black Thursday. I won’t get into my views on the subject. Instead, I’ll take the easy way out and list stores that will be open and store that will be closed on our holiday where we show our gratitude and thankfulness for all the things that money can and cannot buy. 
Stores that will be OPEN on Thanksgiving:
- Walmart
- Best Buy
- Kohl’s
- Sears
- Macy’s
- Target
- Belk
- JCPenney
- Stein Mart
- Staples
- Walgreens
- Michael’s
- Dollar General
- RadioShack
- CVS
- Big Lots
- ToysRus
- Dicks Sporting Goods
- Apple
- Babies “R” Us
- Ulta
Also, closed on Thanksgiving: Sam’s Club, DSW, and PetCo, and Burlington Coat Factory, Neiman Marcus, REI,
Happy Shopping….oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy thanksgiving!
Hoping to find a great deal on a new washer and dryer! Any hints?
With 2 toddlers best way to deal with Black Friday, stay home and wait for Cyber Monday 🙂 Happy Shopping all!
The Best Black Friday deal I find is staying home and spending time with family!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I avoid the stores on Black Friday, and shop in my jammies online throughout the weekend, on my Cyber Monday deal laptop from a few years ago!
I’m not as feisty as I used to be… Black Friday in my living room with Christmas movies and pajama pants!!!
I’ve never shopped on Black Friday but I might if I win this gift card!
awesome blackfriday tips
I do walmart black friday and some items can be layaway
I shop every Black Friday! My best BF bargain ever was probably my daughters iPod about 5 years ago. I got at Target and stacked many coupons (Target $10 off $50,Target 10% Red Card and gift card back offers) to gain the most awesome value on an Apple product!
Love it thanks
Thanks for all the great tips! This is my new favorite blog! Saw you on good morning texas today!
gonna shop online-looking for halo mega blocks deals this year
I haven’t ever scored the deal of a lifetime but I have made a lot of memories Black Friday shopping!
Several years ago I would always save big on a new tv from best buy. It was fun & exciting to wait for the store to open & run in to grab your prize! Now I enjoy shopping online & love that they start the big savings on Thanksgiving Day!
Thanks for the tips looking forward to scoring big on BF.
Happy thanksgiving just joined ,excited about learning of the great deals
hoping to shop online for one of these great buys on a TV!
My best Black Friday deals have been scored at Fry’s. It was a Wii, and I was happy! (I hope this counts as an entry in the $100 gift card giveaway! It told me there was an error and that I couldn’t get a share link!)
Saw you on GMT loved all your tips! I didn’t even know about the KitchenAid mixer being $80!!!! I have to get one now! 🙂 Thanks!
I got my dad a new monitor for 1/3 of the usual price!
When my daughter was little we got her a bunch of toys that ended up being free after rebate. That was my best score ever.
Love to shop black friday and glad stores are choosing to stay closed thursday…
We bought our TV on Black friday 7 years ago from Wal mart. Our first Black Friday purchase in this country ever! it was fun and scary at the same time:) but so glad we got such a good deal! Love shopping but so glad stores are staying closed on Thanksgiving. Hoping to get some good deals on Christmas Gifts this year for my folks who are visiting from India:) thanks Natalie!
Actually I haven’t ever – but when I didn’t get an offer, I went searching for other deals and found a great one. They delivered it, opened it, and plugged it in! So it ended up being no work at all!
I shop black Friday every year. I have bought lap tops tv’s and toys. Great prices but I liked it more when it was on Friday at yearly morning hours.
We were able to purchase a DSLR Camera for under $200 from Walmart on a Black Froday. Now we are able to use it to take pictures and videos of our new baby! 🙂
40″ TV for $110 + 5% cashback