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What time do Black Friday sales start? An online and in-store breakdown

by Josh Smith Nov 26th 2008 at 11:00AM

Filed under: Shopping, Black Friday

Don't miss our Liveblog, all day November 28!

This year, retailers have opened up shopping earlier than ever, with several stores offering Pre-Black Friday deals online as early as Monday. The local mall is also opening at an unprecedented time, unbolting the doors at 4 AM to get customers in! With every retailer opening at a different time and offering online deals at all hours of the night you almost need an air traffic controller to keep it straight. Thankfully, WalletPop bunkered down and found out when you need to battle off your tryptophan-induced daze to score your Black Friday Deals!

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    Sam's Club Chief Executive Doug McMillon (R) talks with Vice President and Regional General Manager John Furner (L) and New York City Markets Manager Mohamed Khan (C) in the toy section of the Sam's Club Store in Secaucus, New Jersey, November 25, 2008. Black Friday sales and store traffic will rise this year as U.S. consumers who delayed purchases in the past few weeks finally head to stores to take advantage of retail deals, McMillon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES)

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    Sam's Club Chief Executive Doug McMillon smiles as he tours the Sam's Club Store in Secaucus, New Jersey, November 25, 2008. Black Friday sales and store traffic will rise this year as U.S. consumers who delayed purchases in the past few weeks finally head to stores to take advantage of retail deals, McMillon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES)

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    Sam's Club Chief Executive Doug McMillon poses in the Christmas Holidays area at the Sam's Club Store in Secaucus, New Jersey, November 25, 2008. Black Friday sales and store traffic will rise this year as U.S. consumers who delayed purchases in the past few weeks finally head to stores to take advantage of retail deals, McMillon said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES)

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    ** FILE ** In this Nov. 12, 2008 file photo, tourist Chrissy Pike from Newfoundland, Canada, right, gathers with friends by the subway after shopping at Macy's Herald Square in New York. Shoppers from Europe and Asia who used to arrive in the U.S. with empty suitcases to hold their holiday shopping may be looking at their own finances, exchange rates and the price of airline tickets this year _ and deciding to stay home. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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    ** FILE** In this Nov. 12, 2008 file photo, sisters from Ireland visiting New York, from left, Carol Walshe, Louise Russell and Betty Foley, are shown with another sibling, right, after shopping at the Gap. Shoppers from Europe and Asia who used to arrive in the U.S. with empty suitcases to hold their holiday shopping may be looking at their own finances, exchange rates and the price of airline tickets this year _ and deciding to stay home. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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    ** FILE ** In this Oct. 7, 2008 file photo, Marianne Skoglund of Orebro, Sweden, coddles an armload of jelly beans while shopping with a friend at Economy Candy on the Lower East Side in New York. Shoppers from Europe and Asia who used to arrive in the U.S. with empty suitcases to hold their holiday shopping may be looking at their own finances, exchange rates and the price of airline tickets this year _ and deciding to stay home. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

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    On Nov. 28, Nintendo will release a duo of limited-edition Nintendo DS(TM) bundles, each pairing a Nintendo DS game title with a hand-held system in a bold new color. The Mario(TM) Red Nintendo DS bundle includes a red system emblazoned with a familiar M for Mario, and a copy of New Super Mario Bros(TM). The Ice Blue Nintendo DS comes with a custom carrying case and the popular Brain Age(TM): Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. Each bundle sells at an MSRP of $149.99. (Photo: Business Wire)

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    On Nov. 28, Nintendo will release a duo of limited-edition Nintendo DS(TM) bundles, each pairing a Nintendo DS game title with a hand-held system in a bold new color. The Mario(TM) Red Nintendo DS bundle includes a red system emblazoned with a familiar M for Mario, and a copy of New Super Mario Bros(TM). The Ice Blue Nintendo DS comes with a custom carrying case and the popular Brain Age(TM): Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. Each bundle sells at an MSRP of $149.99. (Photo: Business Wire)

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    A girl plays in front of a sale sign posted at clothing store in Daly City, Calif., Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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    A free personalization promotion is seen inside a holiday-themed store in New York's Bryant Park November 24, 2008. Facing a slew of bad economic news as the holiday shopping season approaches, small independent retailers and boutiques are adjusting strategies and inventories to attract customers' money, and lure them away from the major chains. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)

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Without further ado, your Black Friday store and online sale times! All times are EST.

In Store and Online:
  • Sears - In Store: 5 AM; Online: 12:01 AM Thursday
  • KB Toys - In Store: 12:01 AM at 270 locations; Online: 1 AM*
  • Best Buy - In Store: 5 AM; Online: 2 AM
  • WalMart - In Store: 5 AM; Online: 4:30 AM*
  • Toys R Us - In Store: 5 AM; Online: 5 AM
  • Circuit City - In Store: 5 AM; Online: 7 AM*
  • Office Depot - In Store: 6 AM; Online: 7 AM*
  • Kmart - In Store: 6 AM; Online: 8 AM*
  • Kohls - In Store: 4 AM; Online: 1 AM
  • Meijer - In Store: 5 AM; Online: None
  • Target - In Store: 6 AM; Online: Not yet known
  • Staples - In Store: 6 AM; Online: Not yet known
  • Costco - In Store: 9 AM; Online Not Yet Known
  • Sam's Club - In Store: 5 AM; Online Not Yet Known
  • Old Navy - In Store: 5 AM; Online Not Yet Known
Online Only: Times designated with an * indicate the time that online sales started for Black Friday 2007, courtesy Dan de Grandpre of Dealnews.com, who suggests ordering online before you go to bed, or as soon as you wake up in the morning for the best chance of scoring a good deal.

This year we have seen retailers breaking many of the traditional Black Friday rules, so be sure to check back as retailers may move up their online offerings in an attempt to beat other stores offering Pre-Black Friday deals. Also stay tuned for updates later this week for Black Friday and Cyber Monday; the day retailers go all out for online sales!


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Use Meijer Mealbox to get coupons and more

by Josh Smith Aug 7th 2008 at 3:30PM

Filed under: Food, Simplification

grocery list in a cartMeijer has a cool new site they recently launched called Meijer Mealbox, which wraps recipes, meal planning and coupons into one slick easy to use package. Mealbox is currently in beta but anyone can use it to get a better handle on meal preparation and grocery shopping. The service revolves around a widget which lets you browse recipes, complete with nutritional info, and add them to a weekly planner under breakfast, lunch dinner and other to plan the week ahead.

As soon as you add an item to the meal planner the ingredients are automatically added to the shopping list for the week. This is where Mealbox really starts to shine -- the grocery list is grouped by ingredient type so that you only need to look at one section of the list as you go through the store. No more realizing you needed shredded cheese at the last minute because you wrote it next to deodorant on your list. It gets better -- anything you add to your list that is on sale that week is marked on the list with the sale price. Finally, if there are any coupons available from Meijer or the manufacturer for the items on your list, the coupon is embedded right below the list so it prints out at the same time.

As a regular Meijer shopper, I can't wait to add this tool to my weekly routine of grocery shopping. I love the fact that I can sort the recipes by meal type, ingredients or by special diet requirements to find what I am looking for. I wish I could sort by recipes with sale items this week so that I could get the best bang for my buck. My only other complaint is that I can't change the serving size of the recipe to reflect the fact that we are cooking for two. Still, the service is in beta and I can easily adjust the quantities on the shopping list for the time being. This is an excellent tool and is a prime example of a company that "gets" its customers. Now if only they would implement a tool attached to my cart that would push all those annoying "aisle talkers" out of my way!

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Tags: coupons, deals, food, groceries, list, mealbox, meals, meijer, planning, saving, weekly

Lower your grocery bill with price matching

by Josh Smith Jul 15th 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Food, Shopping

kid and a grocery cartOften times getting the best deal on groceries involves making several trips to different stores in order to get the lowest prices on everything you need. However there is an easy way to avoid the hassle of going to multiple stores; price match your groceries! While many stores seem to have so many catches that the poster advertising price matches looks like someone's last will and testament, my local grocery stores will price match just about any item they have in stock. The deal gets even better when you factor in the gas and time savings that you gain from going to one store instead of four!

The simplest way to begin your price matching plan is to grab a copy of your local paper with the week's shopping circulars, be sure to grab the coupons while you're in there since you can tack those on after the Before you go through the trouble of arranging your price matching make sure the store you intend to go to does price match; in my area Wal-mart and Meijer both match local prices. Once you find out which store have the cheapest prices be sure to note the store and the amount on your shopping list. If you plan to price match numerous of items and don't want the clerk or your fellow shoppers to put a piece of celery in your back you should also mark the pages in the ads in order to speed up the whole process.

It's really that simple to save money on grocery shopping by price matching. The only real catch that you will run into is that you can't price match store brands. Depending on the store this may also include meat and produce departments since the price match is intended to offer the same price for the exact same item. Since we do most of our shopping based on what is on sale we don't do a whole lot of price matching but in my college days I didn't dare venture into a Wal-mart without an ad for Meijer!


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Fantastic Freebies: Meijer now offering free prenatal vitamins

by Josh Smith Jun 3rd 2008 at 12:01AM

Filed under: Bargains, Health, Fantastic Freebies

pregnantEvery day, WalletPop will be bringing you information about a fantastic freebie. Like what you see? Check back tomorrow for more!

Meijer, a grocery store mainly located in the Midwest, has begun offering select prenatal vitamins for free in the pharmacy! My local ad doesn't specify which vitamins are included, but the press release identifies several name brands; "NatalCare Plus, Ultra Natal Care, Natal Care Glosstabs, Advanced NatalCare, and NataTab Rx."

You can get up to a 30-day supply on one visit and you can only take advantage of this in-store.

If this proves to be anything like the move most retailers made last year to offering free or $4 antibiotics then I would expect Target and Walmart to join in the offer pretty soon. This deal is of course, designed to get you into the store and capture your weekly grocery bill. Savvy shoppers may be able to talk Walmart or other local store into price matching the offer to cut down on multiple trips if you regularly visit another store.

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Tags: free, meijer, pregnancy, prenatal, prenatal vitamins, PrenatalVitamins

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