Black Friday roundup is back, Best Buy, Target, Staples and more
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Black Friday is almost here with every day bringing more ads full of deep discounts. While many of these ads are unconfirmed leaks from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City and Target; several store including Staples and Dell have confirmed their ads with Dealnews.com. Additionally, T-Mobile and Bare Necessities have shared their Black Friday specials directly with WalletPop.com readers.
As we approach the week of Black Friday there will be plenty more ads coming out and more information on when to get in line or to log on in order to get the best deals. We are still waiting to see what Amazon and Walmart as well as many others bring to the table this year. Keep checking back, we'll be sure to let you know what to look for on Black Friday as well as what deals to expect on Cyber Monday!
Scenes from Holiday Shopping
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Peter Ripka and New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning attend Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: David Ripka poses with New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning at Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Brian Ripka, New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, and David Ripka attend Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Brian Ripka and his brother David Ripka speak with New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning at Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: A worker touches up the recently unveiled Lord and Taylor Christmas windows November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: People view the recently unveiled Lord and Taylor Christmas windows November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: People shop inside Macy's next to holiday decorations November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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This combo picture shows Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with such as a human face animation, a panda clutching a ball or a karate-practicing stickman at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with such as a human face animation, a panda clutching a ball or a karate-practicing stickman at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Best Buy
Best Buy's leaked ad brings several tempting door busters to the table, including a 50" plasma for $899 and a 32" LCD for $399. There's a well equipped Toshiba laptop sporting a 15.4' screen, dual core processor, 3 GB of ram and a 160 GB hard drive for $379! There's also one of the best deals on an Xbox 360 so far, including two extra games on top of those which come with the holiday bundle for a total of four games in the $299 package.
Circuit City
Circuit City ups the ante this year by offering several name-brand HDTV deals on Black Friday including a 42" Samsung Plasma for $699 and a 32" Toshiba for $449! At these prices, there's no reason to go with a store brand when you can enjoy the quality of Samsung or Toshiba. Circuit City, which has filed for bankruptcy and is closing many stores, is also discounting numerous video games and Blu-Ray titles for Black Friday. Even though many of these titles have been out for a few months, they make a great gift to go with one of the many Xbox 360 deals going on.
What's else is on tap at places like Target, Staples and Dell?
Target
Continuing the Trend, Target has a 26" TV on sale for only $299 but the sales at Target really shine on DVD boxed sets of TV shows. Target has recent seasons of favorites such as Psych, The Simpsons and House for $13.98. Target also has a smattering of deals on many categories which include practical savings on kid's clothes and small kitchen appliances.
Staples
Dan de Grandpre from Dealnews.com has come through yet again, confirming several great deals from Staples which will be available in store and online on Black Friday! Staples' Black Friday sales include a Tom Tom GPS unit for $99, a 7" digital picture frame for $39.99 and a 19" LCD monitor for under $100. With rock bottom prices on high quality items, Staples shows their experience with Black Friday by putting together an excellent collection of deals worthy of Black Friday.
Dell
While the rest of your family is lined up outside of the local mall freezing their turkey fat off, you can scoop up some deals at Dell.com and enjoy a slice of warm pumpkin pie at the same time. Dell has several standout deals this year including a $50 discount on their new netbook the Inspiron Mini 9. There are also many other computer deals and additional savings on the Xbox 360 with 7 games including Rock Band 2 for $199! Don't get too excited though; the bundle doesn't include a hard drive or any instruments, so buyer beware.
T Mobile
While many cell phone carriers will only be pushing handsets discounts to new customers on Black Friday; T Mobile's kicking it up a notch by offering a free companion airline ticket to new and existing customers. Any customer who signs up for a 2 year agreement between November 19th and December 24th will qualify for a no black out date companion ticket on top of the phone specials. Customers with family plans will be able to get up to 5 tickets, one for each line on the account, setting the stage for a few fun getaways in 2009.
Bare Necessities
This year we have seen many new entrants to the Black Friday sales offerings and Bare Necessities is an excellent example of how to join the festivities. Bare Necessities is offering low prices on lingerie and underwear this year including sexy garter belts, thongs and bras all under $10. Don't worry ladies; they also have great deals on gifts for guys including a selection of men's clothing and underwear online. Bare Necessities' Black Friday offerings are sure to heat up your holidays without burning through your cash!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
11-19-2008 @ 9:30PM
Your Avon Lady said...
Wow that is a great deal on the Laptop from Best Buy. I wonder if they will have these deals online?
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11-19-2008 @ 9:31PM
Josh Smith said...
They should, still limited quantities but less waiting in the cold!
11-20-2008 @ 6:03PM
Rose said...
In one word - NO - this is just to get you into their store.
11-21-2008 @ 12:59AM
StrayCat9451 said...
My bet will be that the incredibly priced items will be gone before you hit the door. They will be glad to sell you something "comparably priced" though.
11-21-2008 @ 4:03PM
northviewl said...
You can also save more using coupon codes. One site i use is http://www.CouponCorner.com.
11-21-2008 @ 6:45PM
joncdodge said...
Some more good coupon sites...
Three Top Coupon Websites
http://www.curiousread.com/2008/08/three-top-coupon-websites.html
Enjoy the coupons!
11-23-2008 @ 8:58PM
marydreamland said...
that would be great i sure could use one at that price must get up early
11-19-2008 @ 11:34PM
MikeC said...
As I was reading this blog, I figured I would inform everyone of Gilt Groupe. It is an online website that sells designer brands. They have several sales each week from top brands and the items are discounted heavily from 20 to 80% off. If you would like to read more you can read Forbes most recent article about them here http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0225/070.html
However, membership is by invitation only. I am a member and I listed my invitation link below in case anyone would like to check it out. http://www.gilt.com/invite/michaeljcanine
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11-20-2008 @ 6:07PM
Rose said...
Yep and everyone who signs up under this link and buys - you get a $25 credit towards a future purchase.
11-20-2008 @ 8:04PM
charlotte said...
Please invite me to this site. Thanx
11-20-2008 @ 2:58PM
noteworthy said...
Please be careful and do your re search there are many companies including those mentioned here who will be closing their doors for good by Jan.1 2009. this means returns, gift cards and exchanges will not be accepted since they will be out of business. The tactics used to create blow out sales are legal under chapter 11. so use your gift cards and merchandise ASAP in the event that you have faulty merchandise.
Happy Shopping
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11-20-2008 @ 2:59PM
Josh Smith said...
Please enlighten us as to which of these companies you see closing their doors within the next 41 days yet hasn't been splayed across the front page of most major newspapers.
11-20-2008 @ 6:12PM
Linda said...
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays; you need to be careful that the cards will be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning). Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp
Circuit City (filed Chapter 11)
Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide closing
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide
Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
Cache will close all stores
Talbots closing down specialty stores
J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots)
Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots)
GAP closing 85 stores
Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
Wickes Furniture closing down
Levitz closing down remaining stores
Bombay closing remaining stores
Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January
Whitehall closing all stores (Greece Ridge is already closed I believe)
Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January
Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick)
Macys to close 9 stores after January
Linens and Things closing all stores
Movie Galley Closing all stores
Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores
JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
Wilson Leather closing down all stores (already closed in Rochester, NY)
Sharper Image closing down all stores
K B Toys closing 356 stores
Loews to close down some stores
Dillard's to close some stores
11-21-2008 @ 8:47AM
Michelle said...
Linda -
You need to actually read the Snopes article you pointed to.
Many of those companies you claim to have as going under are just closing underperforming stores.
Most retail stores are actually doing pretty good. I've been in retail for over 10 years, and while this isn't the best holiday season ever, we are up over LY, which is all that really matters.
The newspapers are killing us though, if people stopped seeing all this worry about the economy this and the economy that and just did what they did every year, things would be much better for everyone!
11-20-2008 @ 4:54PM
Harry said...
These big company's that are going under are just like the politicians in DC they will drag you down with them if you let them.......
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11-20-2008 @ 4:55PM
Dave said...
If these businesses expect to sell stuff, they're going to have to do a whole lot better than what they're now offering. Best to wait until after Christmas when these products will drop like the stock market.
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11-20-2008 @ 4:59PM
Wheatonpup2 said...
Great article! been finding lots of deals on Cityskoop.com as well. good time to be saving money
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11-20-2008 @ 5:05PM
Harry said...
Buyer beware.......these sales are well thought out to benifit the companies and not the buyer. Once screwed it is to late to get any satisfaction at all.
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11-20-2008 @ 5:13PM
dawn said...
If you plan on giving Gift
> cards this holiday season, please note...
>
> Watch those store money cards and gift cards.. and credit slips!
> Stores that informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between
> October 2008 and January 2009.
>
>
> Circuit City - most recent 13 stores (maybe more)
>
> Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be closed
>
> Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150
> stores nationwide
>
> Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after
> January
>
> Cache will close all stores
>
> Talbots closing down all stores
>
> J. Jill closing all stores
>
> GAP closing 85 stores
>
> Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
>
> Wickes Furniture closing down
>
> Levitz closing down remaining stores
>
> Bombay closing remaining stores
>
> Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.
>
> Whitehall closing all stores
>
> Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
>
> Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
>
> Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)
>
> Macys to close 9 stores after January
>
> Linens and Things closing all stores
>
> Movie Galley Closing all stores
>
> Pacific Sunware closing stores
>
> Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
>
> Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores
>
> JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
>
> Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
>
> Wilson Leather closing down all stores
>
> Sharper Image closing down all stores
>
> K B Toys closing 356 stores
>
> Loews to close down some stores
>
> Dillard's to close some stores
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11-20-2008 @ 5:55PM
amy said...
I think its ok to get a gift card to a store that is closing. That means, they will be having blow out sales right before closing and you will be able to get more with the gift card.