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The Walmart Black Friday ad leaked out to many deal collecting sites earlier this week, but until yesterday they kept it offline under threat of legal action by the mega retailer. After the OK was finally given, the entire Walmart Black Friday ad has been posted and it contains a lot of deals. Best of all, you won't have to wait outside for any of the savings since Walmart will be open all night over Thanksgiving -- although you will have to wait until 5 a.m. to make your purchases.

Walmart's biggest Black Friday deals:

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]]>24 hourBarbiesbikesBlack FridayBlack Friday AdBlack Friday DealsBlackFridayDealsBlu-RayBoard gamesBratzDigital picture frameGPSHDTVjeanslaptopmapPlasmaRockbandTargetvideogamesWalmartwinter jacketsWinterJacketsJosh SmithThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:00 ESTSpending less on Black Friday? Find out what it will get youhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/spending-less-on-black-friday-find-out-what-it-will-get-you/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/spending-less-on-black-friday-find-out-what-it-will-get-you/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/spending-less-on-black-friday-find-out-what-it-will-get-you/#commentsFiled under: , ,

If you are spending less on shopping this Black Friday you're not alone. A recent survey performed by Dealnews.com found that a quarter of shoppers are planning to spend less on Black Friday.

The survey further found that fewer people will be shopping on Black Friday as a whole and that women shop for other people on Black Friday, whereas men shop for themselves.

It's no shocker that men do more shopping on themselves on Black Friday, since I know few fellows who would brave a Black Friday crowded for anyone other than themselves.

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]]>Black FridayBlack Friday DealsBlack Friday iPhone AppBlackFridayBlackFriday.infoDealnewsHDTVLaptopNintendo WiishoppingJosh SmithThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESTHow to stay safe as you shop on Cyber Monday and beyondhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/how-to-stay-safe-as-you-shop-on-cyber-monday-and-beyond/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/how-to-stay-safe-as-you-shop-on-cyber-monday-and-beyond/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/19/how-to-stay-safe-as-you-shop-on-cyber-monday-and-beyond/#commentsFiled under: , ,

With Black Friday almost here and Cyber Monday just around the corner, there's no denying that the holiday season is upon us; and for many people that means online shopping. For Identity Thieves and scammers, though, this is the time of year to roll out new ways of going after your identity, your money and your credit.

WalletPop has already warned you about the numerous ways that online scam artists are trying to dupe you with fakes, but we wanted to make sure that you are as educated as you can be when it comes to safeguarding your information and money. We went to three industry experts to find out how to stay safe on Cyber Monday and through the rest of your holiday shopping.

To get a better idea of just how much phishing and identity theft scams will increase in the next month, we spoke to Lyn Oakes, Chief Marketing Officer of Trusted ID.

"We do expect that there will be more traffic being generated by identity thieves because of the holiday season than has been in the last several months," Oakes said in a phone interview. "We think phishing emails are going to rise."

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]]>anti-phishingBlack FridayBlack Friday DealscreditCyber MondayCyberMondayFirefoxidentity theftidentity thievesJohnathan NightingaleJohnathanNightingaleLyn OakesphishingscammersSid KirchheimerSidKirchheimerTrusted IDJosh SmithThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 ESTBlack Friday: Fake Apple ad excites and disappoints fanboyshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/18/black-friday-fake-apple-ad-excites-and-disappoints-fanboys/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/18/black-friday-fake-apple-ad-excites-and-disappoints-fanboys/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/18/black-friday-fake-apple-ad-excites-and-disappoints-fanboys/#commentsFiled under: ,

iPod nanosPopular and boisterous tech blog Boy Genius Report this week ran what one of their contacts claimed to be Apple's Black Friday ad. The ad claimed that Apple would be going against tradition and offering huge cuts across the Apple lineup.

Just how big were the claimed discounts? The ad claims that Apple will offer up to 30% off of all iPods, up to 25% off of all Macs and up to 15% off of accessories, software and other Mac hardware. Needless to say, these would be big, and I mean BIG, discounts for Apple to pull out on Black Friday. If they were true, that is.

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]]>AppleBlack FridayBlack Friday addiscountsfakeipodMacMacbookMacbook ProphotoshopJosh SmithWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:45:00 ESTBad Idea: Company claims to know credit score from Twitter friendshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/bad-idea-company-claims-to-know-credit-score-from-twitter-frien/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/bad-idea-company-claims-to-know-credit-score-from-twitter-frien/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/bad-idea-company-claims-to-know-credit-score-from-twitter-frien/#commentsFiled under: , ,

According to a data mining company, the old adage of being judged by the friends you keep translates easily into the digital friends you keep.

Rapleaf, a social media monitoring company, claims that by analyzing public information such as the friends you have on Twitter it can assess how creditworthy you are and how likely you are to respond to advertising.

Rapleaf monitors public digital conversations and stores away your Twitter and Facebook status updates, restaurant reviews, Amazon book reviews and plenty of other online public information in its database of 378 million profiles to profile you.

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]]>accurateAmazonbad ideabankscredit scorecreditworthyFacebookfriendsLorenzo von MatterhornMark CubanMarkCubanMike BloombergMikeBloombergOprah WinfreyPierre OmidyarRapleafreviewsrich friendsRichard Bransonsocial networksTwitterJosh SmithTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:15:00 ESTBlack Friday: Buy Wii at Meijer and get $50 couponhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/black-friday-meijer-offers-50-off-wii-and-more/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/black-friday-meijer-offers-50-off-wii-and-more/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/black-friday-meijer-offers-50-off-wii-and-more/#commentsFiled under: ,

For the longest time leaked Black Friday ads have been a part of the bargain hunting game.

Sure you can wait until Thanksgiving to look at the ads, but who wants to fight off tryptophan to look for the best deal?

The practice of posting ads online has long been a thorn in retailers' sides, and some of them even continue to fight the leaks, but others are embracing the Internet and releasing their ads for all to see.

Just like Staples did last week, Meijer officially released its Black Friday ad for all to see.

The Midwest retailer has several deals that might actually be worth standing in line for, especially since the limited quantities are high compared to what we normally see.

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]]>Black Firiday dealsBlack FridayBlack Friday adsBlackFridayBlu-Raydoorbusteripod touchLegoMeijerStaplesWiiJosh SmithTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:00 ESTEnjoy foreign transaction fees, without ever leaving home!http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/enjoy-foreign-transaction-fees-without-ever-leaving-home/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/enjoy-foreign-transaction-fees-without-ever-leaving-home/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/17/enjoy-foreign-transaction-fees-without-ever-leaving-home/#commentsFiled under:

foreign moneyIt used to be that you only had to worry about extraneous foreign usage fees from your credit card company when you set foot in a foreign country but; thanks to the Internet, you can waste money on foreign transaction fees from the comfort of your own home.

Last month I found out just how easy it is to tally up yet another fee on a credit card by purchasing a new part for our Kenmore dryer. After dealing with the cruel and unusual punishment that is Sears' customer support, which simply bounced me from automated menu to automated menu, I decided to take things into my own hands and find a replacement heater online.

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]]>credit card agreementfeefine printforeign transactionForeign Transaction FeeInternetit cardItCardJosh SmithTue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTBlack Friday: Office Depot and Dell ads focus on laptops and morehttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-office-depot-and-dell-ads-focus-on-laptops-and-mor/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-office-depot-and-dell-ads-focus-on-laptops-and-mor/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-office-depot-and-dell-ads-focus-on-laptops-and-mor/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

office depotMore good news leaked out today for anyone looking for a Black Friday laptop deal. Both the Office Depot Black Friday ad and the Dell Black Friday ad have appeared online and show a selection of cheap laptops, digital cameras, monitors and other electronics.

If you are looking to stay warm and toasty on Black Friday you can hit up Dell where there are deals to be found on netbooks, notebooks and desktops as well as a few decently priced accessories.

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]]>AcerBlack FridayBlack Friday adsBlack Friday dealsBlackFridayDelldeskHPInspironkeyboardlaptopMininetbookOffice Depotroutersthumb drivesWirelessJosh SmithFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTBlack Friday: Best Buy offering half off some applianceshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-best-buy-has-cheap-games-appliances-and-electroni/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-best-buy-has-cheap-games-appliances-and-electroni/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/13/black-friday-best-buy-has-cheap-games-appliances-and-electroni/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The Best Buy Black Friday ad has leaked out and offers price cuts on many items including appliances (sorry no $3 toasters) and other electronics like video games, HDTVs and laptops.

Most often, when searching for Black Friday deals, you don't think to look at major appliances. But this year Best Buy has 20-50% off many appliances, including a new Samsung washer and dryer set at half price. Other appliance discounts include refrigerators, Dyson vacuums and more.

Another Black Friday bargain at Best Buy is video games, specifically just released games and console bundles.

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]]>appliancesBest BuyBlack FridayBlack Friday DealsBlack Friday laptop dealsBlackFridaybundlesdryerHDTVLED HDTVnew videogamesPlayStation 3Playstation3Sony laptopUnibody MacbookUnibodyMacbookvideo gameswasherXbox 360Josh SmithFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:45:00 ESTIntuit exec explains what Quicken users can expect from Mint.comhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/intuit-exec-explains-what-quicken-users-can-expect-from-mint-com/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/intuit-exec-explains-what-quicken-users-can-expect-from-mint-com/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/intuit-exec-explains-what-quicken-users-can-expect-from-mint-com/#commentsFiled under: , ,

When Intuit, the makers of popular personal finance software Quicken, purchased Mint.com for $170 million, users of both services expressed concerns about the future of their favorite financial tool.

After it became clear that both Mint and Quicken Online would remain free, the only real question left was, "Which service would remain standing after the purchase was complete?"

Last week TechCrunch broke the news that Aaron Patzer, the new vice president and general manager of Intuit's Personal Finance Group at Intuit, would be closing down Quicken Online within six to nine months and migrating users to Mint.com.

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]]>Aaron PatzeraccountsAndroidbankbudgetscredit uniondatafeatureshistoryinstitutionsIntuitinvestmentsMintMint.comMint.com AppMotorola DroidMotorolaDroidnotificationsQuicken Onlinesavings engineSavingsEnginetransactionsuserYodleeJosh SmithThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:00 ESTBlack Friday: Target offers $3 appliances and gift card bonuseshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/black-friday-target-offers-3-appliances-and-gift-card-bonuses/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/black-friday-target-offers-3-appliances-and-gift-card-bonuses/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/12/black-friday-target-offers-3-appliances-and-gift-card-bonuses/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Target's Black Friday ad has leaked, and there's definitely a reason that its ad is one of the most anticipated each year. This year there are several great door-buster deals, including $3 kitchen appliances and some of the closest prices to our Black Friday predictions we've seen so far.

Even though HDTV's, toys and computers are some of the biggest Black Friday draws, Target is making a bid to take over the kitchens of frugal shoppers with a selection of $3 kitchen appliances from Chefmate. The rumored $3 appliances include a 12-cup coffeemaker, sandwich maker, toaster and slow cooker.

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]]>3 appliancesBlack FridayChef MateChefmatecoffeemakerexternal hard drivegift cardgift card bonusesHDTVsandwich makerslow cookerTargetTargets Black Friday adToasterJosh SmithThu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 ESTBlack Friday: Kohl's and Staples offer sales on clothing, toys and techhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/black-friday-kohls-and-staples-offer-sales-on-clothing-toys-a/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/black-friday-kohls-and-staples-offer-sales-on-clothing-toys-a/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/black-friday-kohls-and-staples-offer-sales-on-clothing-toys-a/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

More Black Friday ads have surfaced, this time for Kohl's and Staples, showing additional deals to be had on clothing and technology.

The Kohl's Black Friday ad weighs in at more than 60 pages of deals and Staples' doorbuster deals include some good computer deals and plenty of digital cameras.

Kohl's kicks off its Black Friday with a collection of bargains on toys and clothing to lure in shoppers when the stores open at 4 a.m. on Black Friday. Many of these deals will also be available online, possibly starting on Thanksgiving.

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]]>Black FridayBlack Friday dealsblack friday predictioncoatscomputerfisher priceGPShomeHp laptopjewelrykitchenKohlslaptoplittle tikesmonitorplayskoolStaplessweatersthumbdrivetonkatoysJosh SmithWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:00 ESTGoogle gives away free WiFi at airports for the holidayshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/google-gives-away-free-wifi-at-airports-for-the-holidays/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/google-gives-away-free-wifi-at-airports-for-the-holidays/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/11/google-gives-away-free-wifi-at-airports-for-the-holidays/#commentsFiled under: , ,

GoogleGoogle wants you to stay connected while you are doing your holiday traveling this year, so it has teamed up with Boingo Wireless to provide travelers with free WiFi at 47 airports across the U.S. until January 15. In addition to offering free WiFi access in the airports, Google is also working with GoGo, an in-flight WiFi provider, to provide free Internet access on Virgin America flights for the holidays.

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]]>airportBoingo Wirelesscharitiesfree wifi accessGoogleholiday travelHolidayTravelinflight wifitravelVirgin AmericaJosh SmithWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 ESTPre-Black Friday: Best Buy selling a $250 Laptop November 11http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/10/pre-black-friday-best-buy-selling-a-250-laptop-november-11/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/10/pre-black-friday-best-buy-selling-a-250-laptop-november-11/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/10/pre-black-friday-best-buy-selling-a-250-laptop-november-11/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The laptop price wars continue and retailers aren't waiting for Thanksgiving to offer great Black Friday laptop deals! After Walmart fired the first shot with a pre-Black Friday Laptop deal last weekend, Best Buy is responding with its own Black Friday computer deal -- priced at just $250.

Starting on Wednesday November 11, Best Buy will be selling an Acer laptop for $249.99. This low priced laptop is, according to an email from BlackFriday.info, "their lowest-advertised-price laptop ever."

Best Buy just confirmed that the $250 laptop will be the Acer Extensa EX5230E-2177 which comes with a 2.2 GHz Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2 GB of RAM and a 160 GB hard drive complete with Windows 7 (Full specs).

A laptop like this won't see you through many gaming sessions but will work fine for browsing the web, managing your digital pictures, watching YouTube and doing schoolwork.

As an added bonus, Best Buy is also including six months of antivirus protection with every computer sold through the end of December and will throw in a year's subscription to Napster with any Dell laptop purchased at Best Buy.

To take advantage of the deal, visit your local Best Buy on Wednesday November 11, or go to BestBuy.com.

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]]>250 laptopAcerBest buyBlack FridayBlack Friday laptop dealslaptoppre black fridayWindows 7Josh SmithTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:00 ESTTagged ... you're out! Texas social network dinged for abusing user datahttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/09/tagged-youre-out-texas-social-network-dinged-for-abusing-u/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/09/tagged-youre-out-texas-social-network-dinged-for-abusing-u/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/09/tagged-youre-out-texas-social-network-dinged-for-abusing-u/#commentsFiled under:

In a move that would make Chuck Norris proud, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today that the state of Texas had reached an agreement with Tagged, Inc., a social networking site that was accused of tricking users into providing access to their address books. As part of the agreement, Tagged has to pay $250,000, which includes the cost of the state's investigation.

After Tagged had access to a user's address book, the social networking site sent messages that appeared to come directly from the user, offering to share photos with the recipient. When a recipient tried to view the pictures, which often didn't even exist, they were prompted to sign up, giving Tagged access to their address book and continuing the deceptive practice.

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]]>address bookAttorney generalcancelconspicuouscontactsemailFacebookfeaturedGreg Abbottmyspaceonline datingSkipsocial networksocial networkingstealTaggedTexasJosh SmithMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:40:00 ESTMore Black Friday sales: Free Lego Rock Band at Old Navy, deals at Loweshttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/more-black-friday-sales-free-lego-rockband-at-old-navy-deals-a/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/more-black-friday-sales-free-lego-rockband-at-old-navy-deals-a/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/more-black-friday-sales-free-lego-rockband-at-old-navy-deals-a/#commentsFiled under: ,

With just a few weeks until the turkey hits the table, more ads are leaking out for Black Friday, including rumored deals from Old Navy and Lowes. In addition to Black Friday-only deals, Old Navy is celebrating with "Gobble Palooza" with deals starting on Thanksgiving Day at noon and continuing on Friday, when they open at 3:00 a.m.!

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]]>AdsBlack and DeckerBlack FridayBlack Friday 2009Christmas TreeDeWaltfreeGobble PaloozajacketsjeansKobaltLego rockbandLowesOld Navyperformance fleeceRockband guitarShop VacShopVacThanksgivingJosh SmithFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:00 ESTFirsthand report: WalletPop blogger and his new Verizon Droidhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/firsthand-report-walletpop-blogger-and-his-new-verizon-droid/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/firsthand-report-walletpop-blogger-and-his-new-verizon-droid/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/06/firsthand-report-walletpop-blogger-and-his-new-verizon-droid/#commentsFiled under: ,

This morning I braved the frosty morning to join 5-10 other shoppers in line at Verizon for the new Google-powered Motorola Droid. Sure, the Droid didn't come with nearly as much fanfare as Verizon would have hoped, and no professional line-sitters showed up like they did for the iPhone, but the release of the Droid will have a big affect on the cell phone business.

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]]>AndroidAppleappsATTDroidDroid DoesEven More PlansGoogleiPhoneJesus PhonekeyboardMotorolaMotorola DroidnetworkSaviorT-MobileVerizonJosh SmithFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:00 ESTExpect bigger gift card bonuses this yearhttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/expect-bigger-gift-card-bonuses-this-year/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/expect-bigger-gift-card-bonuses-this-year/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/expect-bigger-gift-card-bonuses-this-year/#commentsFiled under: ,

One long standing retail tradition is to offer gift card bonuses leading up to the holidays to give gift givers a little extra incentive to give a gift card. This year the trend continues, and we are seeing bigger bonus offers coming in from retailers beyond the restaurant industry.

Retailers offer these deals to spur the sales of gift cards for others, but many bargain lovers like myself pick up these deals just to save money on our own purchases.

DealNews has a roundup of several great gift card bonus offers that could be great for gifting or saving money on your own purchases, including;
  • 20% off gift card purchases at Eastbay with coupon code.
  • Free $5 gift card with $25 gift card purchase at Boston Market.
  • 10% bonus on Marriott gift cards.
  • $20 gift card on $100 gift card purchase at Outback and other OSI restaurants
  • And many more deals including Ruth Chris, L.L. Bean and others.

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]]>bonusBoston MarketchristmasEastbaygift cardgift cardsL.L. BeanMarriottnew yearOutbackrestaurantretailersRuth ChrisJosh SmithThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:00 ESTFlora Flora takes hidden fees out of online flowershttp://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/flora-flora-takes-hidden-fees-out-of-online-flowers/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/flora-flora-takes-hidden-fees-out-of-online-flowers/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/flora-flora-takes-hidden-fees-out-of-online-flowers/#commentsFiled under: ,

flora flora web imageIf there's an online industry that likes to add to your purchase price with fees more than Ticketmaster, it has to be online flower-sale companies. It's nothing for a $30 birthday celebration bouquet to turn into a $50 purchase by the time you hit the pay now button. Once you add in delivery fees, which can change on a daily basis, and other miscellaneous extras, you can easily spend another $20. But now a new company, Flora Flora, is shaking up the world of online flower sales with a pricing model that has no additional fees.

The company, which is part of the ShoeBuy business, launches today with "what you see is what you get" pricing on all of their flowers. The business model of avoiding extra fees and showing the true cost from the beginning may seem obvious to me and you, but in the flower market it's a rather "fresh" one.

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]]>bouquetdeliveryextra feesFlora Floraflowersfreshguaranteehidden feesonlineShoeBuyJosh SmithThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 ESTFree Shipping Day is back with more retailers!http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/free-shipping-day-is-back-with-more-retailers/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/free-shipping-day-is-back-with-more-retailers/http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/05/free-shipping-day-is-back-with-more-retailers/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Last year marked the start of a Hallmark holiday of sorts that quickly gained popularity with last-minute holiday shoppers; Free Shipping Day. On Free Shipping Day last year, more than 100,000 shoppers picked up Christmas gifts with free, guaranteed-in-time-for-Christmas shipping at more than 250 retailers including big names like Kohl's, JCPenney, Victoria's Secret and many more.

Thanks to its first year success, Free Shipping Day is back for a second year and as founder Luke Knowles told WalletPop in a phone interview, "Free Shipping Day wants to join the ranks of Black Friday and Cyber Monday as an annual tradition."

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