Saturday, October 31, 2009

Black Friday Sales NOW!

Get ready, get set, SHOP!
Black Friday, the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season, is still a few weeks away, but don’t tell that to the nation’s top retailers. Stores hungry for your dollars now are offering big sales and sneak peaks long before the turkey hits the table this Thanksgiving. Check out bargains you can cash in on―starting today!

There's a lot of great information here, so be sure to read on. It's fun to watch the large retailers position themselves to be a leg up on their competitors. The deals just keep getting better and better for the rest of us!

Sears
Enjoy the excitement of Black Friday every Friday at 5 p.m. through Saturday mornings at Sears. The sales campaign called “Black Friday Now” will feature weekly big deals through Christmas. The company will also be offering doorbuster bargains each Saturday at 7 a.m through noon.

Here are a few products you can score this week:

*50 percent off a 302-piece craftsman tools set
*$79.99 (reg. $259.99) diamond stud earrings
*50 percent off all DieHard workboots (reg. $75)
*$399.99 closeout on ProForma XP elliptical machine (reg. $699.99)
*$174.19 (reg. $259.99) 7 ½ ft. Wakefield Christmas tree with 700 Never Out Christmas lights

According to analysts, next weeks deals could include a 42” Zenith plasma TV for only $499.

Walmart
The retail giant has already started slashing prices and dishing out holiday deals. Including offering 100 toys, from Barbies to action figures, for $10 through the holiday season. Walmart is also selling highly anticipated books for $8.98 and having "two-for-$30" specials on games for the Nintendo Wii.

Come Black Friday you can scoop these items among the deals:
*40” Samsung LCD TV for $798 (reg. $898)
*HP Pavillion desktop for $398 (reg. $498)
*HP Pavilion laptop for $448 (reg. $528)

Target
Like Walmart, Target is offering a "toys for $10" promotion. The retailer is also selling Christmas cards for $15.99 per box and a baby's first Christmas gift set of Baby Einstein DVDs or CDs for $14.99. Target is also featuring daily deals on their site, as well as weekly announcements of Black Friday deals. Sign up for alerts here.

Toys ‘R Us
Toys ‘R Us plans to open 80 temporary stores across the country and is offering layaway on big-ticket items like bikes and doll houses. The toy giant will unveil it’s 2009 Toys 'R Us Big Toy Book on Nov. 1, but here’s a sneak peak at a few of the deals:
*$10 Toys ‘R Us gift card with any purchase of $75 or more
*$10 Toys ‘R Us gift card with the purchase of any iPod valued at $100 or more
*$10 Toys ‘R Us gift card with the purchase of any Disney movies valued at $40 or more
*Free Mini Alive Cub with the purchase of any Alive Cub priced at $59.99
*Free Little Mommy Doctor Set with the purchase of a Little Mommy Baby Ah-Choo doll
*Free SpongeBob SquarePants Ants in the Pants board game with the purchase of select SpongeBob SquarePants board games
*Free Crayola 50th Anniversary 64-count Crayon tin with any Crayola purchase of $19.99 or more
*Free Cars Backpack with any Cars purchase of $25 or more
*Save $100 on the Big Backyard Crestwood Lodge Gym Set
*Save $100 on the Peg Perego Polaris Ranger RZR

Specials are valid from Sunday, Nov. 1 through Thursday, Nov. 26.

Kohls
The department store is giving customers a jump-start on holiday savings with two full days of Power Hour pricing. On Nov. 6 and 7 there will be deals upon deals and stores will be open until midnight. Among the bargains:
Redeem Kohl's Cash (earned when shopping at Kohl's during Oct. 21 to 27)
Redeem Pick-Your-Day savings offer (Kohl's charge card holders can enjoy additional savings on the day of their choice)
Save an extra 20 percent on all toys already 10 to 40 percent off, including Fisher-Price, Playskool, Tonka and more
Nextar 4.3" widescreen GPS system for $89.99 (reg. $299.99)

Kmart
Start working on your holiday budget now to beat the last-minute crunch. Early in the game, Kmart is offering online layaway, in addition to its in-store layaway program to help shoppers pay for holiday gifts over time.

Vistaprint
This year, don’t leave your family holiday cards until the last minute. Take advantage of the great deals going on at Vistaprint and order your holiday cards early. Browse these exclusive deals below and see if you can save this year.
50 percent off 2010 calendars
50 percent off holiday Cards, plus most holiday products
Free shipping on orders over $50, plus up to 90 percent off site-wide!
Up to 50 percent off custom photo gifts- photo books, mugs, tote bags and more

CVS
CVS is offering deals you can pocket online before Black Friday. This week includes discounts on flat irons (save $30), hair dryers (on sale for $19.99), stereo speakers (just $14.99) and a heated massaging back system (on sale for $19.99).

I will be watching the deals for updates and offers. From what the experts say, this should be a great season for getting fabulous deals. We'll see!

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