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‘Tis the season to spend Spending large sums of money on Black Friday after Thanksgiving is a typical American tradition, so make the most out of the start of the competitive shopping season with this helpful guide This Black Friday, searching for deals can be made easy thanks to the plentiful resources available. Different websites such as Blackfriday.com or theblackfriday.com list out many of the stores with their deals, ads, and hours of operation. Along with the websites, there are apps such as Black Friday by Slick Deals that allow you to access the multitude of ads available while on the go.
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One of the larger ticket items Best Buy is offering this holiday season is a 50 inch LED TV from Panasonic for $199.
Yearly Black Friday Spending (in Billions of dollars)
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Best Buy will also be offering Beats by Dre Solo HD for $80, which is $90 off their retail price tag. Also at Best Buy, select next generation video game titles such as Madden 15 and Diablo III will be available for $30.
Get those early doorbuster steals by staying on top of opening times.
Grab a new cell phone this holiday season. Best Buy is offering the iPhone 6 for $100 with a new two year contract. Target will be offering the Xbox One for $329 and will include a $50 gift card with the purchase of one.
(source: Bloomberg)
Macy’s Hours: 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day through 10 p.m. Friday
Target will be offering a Samsung Bluetooth Soundbar/Subwoofer bundle for $87, which is nearly $100 off retail
Macy’s is also offering women’s Rampage boots for $20, compared to their usual $70.
JC Penney Hours: 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day through 10 p.m. Friday
Walmart reports that last Black Friday, they had over 22 million customers purchase goods within a four hour period. (source: Money.CNN.com)
Walmart is offering the iPad Mini for $200, $40 off the normal retail price.
In 2013, the average consumer spent nearly $407.02 shopping on Black Friday. (source: Bloomberg)
Included on Walmart’s doorbuster list is a Compaq Presario laptop for $179. Toys R Us is offering a buy one get one 40% off on all video games, excluding starter packs. Along with the buy one get one 40% off, Toys R Us will also be offering two different Playstation 4 bundles for only $399.
Toy’s R Us Hours: 5 p.m. Thanksgiving day through 11 p.m. Friday Best Buy Hours: 5 p.m. Thanksgiving day through 1 a.m. Friday
Target is also offering an eight inch Android tablet from RCA for $69; the only catch is that it’s a doorbuster sale.
Keep track of the time. Macy’s is offering a men’s 44mm stainless steel Seiko watch for $99.
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Target Hours: 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day through midnight Friday Kohls Hours: 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day through 1 p.m. Friday Walmart Hours: Open 24 hours, doorbusters start at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day Mid Rivers Mall Hours: Friday, 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.
people in the past seven years have died due to Black Friday related mishaps. (source: blackfridaydeaths.com)
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