So if you don’t buy early, you might not get that popular item you had your eye on.
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Walmart employees will protest for 15 days leading up to Black Friday this year in hopes of getting minimum wage at the retailer raised to $15 an hour, reports Reuters. However, you might want to consider starting the weekend before Thanksgiving. Amazon, in contrast, emphasizes discounts for its own brand.
Don’t just compare Black Friday deals, make sure you also look at discounts offered on Cyber Monday.
They are bundling store gift cards with high value promotional items like TV’s, tablets, appliances, etc. The gift cards, ranging from $50-200 will hopefully encourage self-gifting and additional spending. And if a PlayStation is on your list, the regular price of $349.99 is slashed to $299.99 for the PlayStation 4 500GB with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. They say all the prices are checked by an independent source.
Walmart said it is taking a different approach this year. In the meantime you can sign up for deals e-mails so you won’t miss any deals. Black Friday sales are still growing year over year.
Which shops will be offering Black Friday deals?
Cyber Monday is the Monday immediately after Black Friday (that’ll be Monday 30 November in 2015, then), and it was invented in 2005 in an attempt to create an online equivalent of Black Friday.
– Samsung smart TV’s ranging in size, and priced from $200 to $1,000. There are two major changes to when and where you can buy deals – both of which could save you a lot of time on Thanksgiving, Black Friday 2015 and on that weekend.
Toys ” R”Us says it will open its doors nationwide at 5 p.m. on November 26.
Not true! There are many items not at their lowest price.
How did Black Friday get its name?
Store credit cards and debit cards are probably a shopper’s best bet for bigger savings. Its 55-inch 1080p version is also available at $348 United States dollars. All of your discounts and deals are wasted if you end up spending 50% more than the price you paid at the store.
“It’s an awesome deal if you … know you’ll be buying other items as you can use these incentives to save money on your next purchases”, Shelton said.
On social media, the company is encouraging fans to join a Twitter Party on November 24 at 2 p.m. ET by using #BlackFridayMadeEasy.
Black Friday is a shopping tradition that originated in America, whereby shoppers descent on retailers on the Friday after Thanksgiving in the hope of snapping up a few cut-price Christmas goodies.
Best Buy provides details on its retail store hours on its site. Thanksgiving Day shopping is also growing quickly with an expected $1.6 billion in sales, which is up 18 percent over a year ago.
However, a few stores have alternative schedules.
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Online discounts will be available at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Thanksgiving.
