Black Friday 2011

Julie Wimmer

Every year, the day after Thanksgiving becomes a crazed shopping day, called "Black Friday." Stores open at 3 a.m. or 5 a.m., and people line up to get the cheapest deals of the year. Sometimes you hear about crowds being trampled or stores running out of items five minutes after they opened, but every year, people seem to make the day after Thanksgiving (which this year is November 25th) a shopping, holiday tradition.
Below find information for your black friday shopping extravaganza.

WAREHOUSE STORES

The big warehouse stores have a little bit of everything, electronics, clothes, toys and more. Since they already have good prices, their Black Friday sales are very popular.

TARGET - this year stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day and will stay open for 23 hours and close at 11 p.m. Nov. 25
WAL-MART - this season Wal-Mart has a price-matching program that is supposed to guarantee shoppers will snag the best deal on many items purchased, so between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25, shoppers who buy an eligible product, then later find the same item for a lower price elsewhere, will be issued a gift card for the difference. To get the price match, consumers are required to bring in the original receipt and the local competitor's printed ad to a Wal-Mart store.

K-MART - their toybook catalog should already be available


TV's, PHONES, COMPUTERS, ELECTRONIC GADGETS ETC...

Electronics are usually the most popular items, so the popular stores are:

BEST BUY - log on here: http://www.black-friday.net/best-buy-ad-scan.html to get black Friday ads sent to your email address
AMAZON.COM - don't forget about cyber Monday!
RADIO SHACK

SEARS

KIDS CLOTHES

Moms go out on Black Friday and go crazy buying inexpensive kids clothes in all sizes and colors. The popular stores are:

OLD NAVY
GAP - go to the store or go online now to get deals early: gapblackfriday

THE CHILDREN'S PLACE


KIDS
TOYS R US - Doorbusters start at 10pm on Thanksgiving night

ONLINE SITES

For those who don't want to go out of the house, but still want to get a good deal, getting to the website of your choice early is another option. Here are some of the popular websites:

AMAZON.COM
iBLACKFRIDAY.COM

theblackfriday.com

Black Friday poetry!!! Enjoy

Published by Julie Wimmer

Julie worked in tv/film for years. She now works part time instructing preschool gym and fitness classes at a local YMCA. She also has traveled around the US and has a good sense and knowlege of different st...  View profile

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  • Sandy James1/6/2012

    I don't participate in this 'event' but you've got nice links for those who do!

  • Sivaramakrishnan Ananthanarayanan11/8/2011

    You have made the sales pitch, Julie! Let us enjoy the feast but stay within our means and not get carried away! siva

  • Candice11/3/2011

    good research finding all the links!

  • Michele Starkey11/2/2011

    I can't even consider it at the moment - this storm is still fresh in our minds. It cost us a fortune just recovering from this - cheers

  • Jeanne Baney10/31/2011

    I can't do Black Friday...The day after Thanksgiving is a day of rest.

  • Phyllis Wheeler10/31/2011

    Thank you for the links

  • Rita Oakleaf10/31/2011

    I'm not usually into the Black Friday craziness, but I'm hoping to score a good deal on a new laptop this year. We'll see.

  • Melissa Matters10/30/2011

    I like online Black Friday. Can't believe it's almost Nov.

  • Mary Oberg10/30/2011

    It is a tradition to do some store shopping with my family this day!

  • Maria Malone10/30/2011

    Good job on this although I am so NOT ready!

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