Happy Thanksgiving!

Prepare your Black Friday shopping plan now!

I looked over the ads at Gottadeal.com and here are some of the items that stood out to me:

Best Buy:
24 - Seasons 1, 2 or 3 DVD Box Sets - $19.99
$3.99 DVD's
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Axion 4.2" Portable DVD Players - $99.98 (after rebate)
Delphi Roady 2 XM Satellite Radio - $29.99

Meijer:

8 Pc. Fondue Set - $4.99
Animated White Reindeer Lawn Figures - $14.88
5 Pc. Kitchen Textile Sets - $2.99
Magna Doodle with Bonus Pocket Etch A Sketch - $10.00
Yahtzee or Racko Card Game - $4.00
Your Choice Select Hasbro Family Games - $8.00

Thanksgiving Sales Ad

Friday Door Buster Deals (includes a DVD player for under $10!)

Friday and Saturday Two Day Sale Ad

Officemax:

Art Explosion Seasons, Events & Holidays - Free After Rebate
Family Tree Maker Essentials - Free After Rebate
Kodak Picture Paper 60 Sheets 4x6" - $1.99
Secure Digital Memory Card Reader - Free After Rebate
Targus 64-CD Wallet - Free After Rebate

Staples:

AT&T Trimline Phone - Free After Rebate
Brother P-touch PT-1180 Label Maker - $9.99 (after rebate)
Canon 50 Sheet 4x6 Photo Paper - $2.94

Target:

6 1/2 Foot Pre-lit Pine Christmas Tree w/ Free Wreath - $29.88
Candy Land, Cootie, Hi-Ho Cherry-O Board Games - $3.88
Craft Kits (Airplane, Bird House, more) - $8.99
KitchenAid Stand Mixer w/ Free $10 Target GC - $159.00
Kodak EasyShare 300 Photo Printer - $68.88
Let's Go Fishin', Memory, Chutes and Ladders, Spider-Man Board Games - $3.88
Lexmark Z517 Inkjet Printer - $16.88
Lite-Brite Flat Screen - $6.00
Rival 5.5qt Crock-Pot Slow Cooker w/ Mini Warmer - $19.00
Selected Jar Candles - $5.00
Shrek 2, Harry Potter, Shark Tale, Scooby-Doo 2 DVDs - $5.88
Toastmaster 1.5qt Slow Cooker - $4.14
Toastmaster 12-cup Coffemaker - $4.14
Westinghouse .6 cu.ft. Microwave - $30.00

See all here in the Target online ad

Target wakeup call for Black Friday

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More Black Friday deals

Family Christian, 20% off- 11/25-11/27/05

Gymboree: after Thanksgiving sale online and in stores- 11/25-11/27

Eddie Bauer Black Friday: Receive a Holiday Shopping Kickoff Card and save up to an additional 30% off. Card available only Friday, November 25, until noon! To be applied to your purchase between Friday November 25 and November 27.

Pier One 10% off coupon- 11/25-11/27

Sam's Club: is offering FREE continental breakfast until 9:30.

Costco: is giving away free recipe books on Black Friday.

Sears: is giving $10.00 gc to the first 200 people on Black Friday

Kohl's: for 2 days only receive $10 Kohl's Cash for every $50 in purchases, Friday & Saturday, Nov. 25 & 26, 2005

Gap b1g1 50% off, Nov.23-27, 2005

Bath & Body Works: Doorbusters Wallflowers $5 and Pleasures Bubble Bath & Shower Gel $5

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Black Friday Store Hours

Radio Shack-- 6 am
Sears-- 6 am
WalMart-- 5 am
Lowe's-- 10 am
Office Max-- 7 am
Toys R Us-- 6 am
Home Depot-- 6 am
Target-- 6 am
Walgreens-- 7 am
Best Buy-- 5 am
KMart-- 6 am
Rite Aid-- 7 am
Dillards-- 7 am
Game Stop-- 7 am
Media Play-- 6 am
JC Penney-- 5 am
Circuit City-- 5 am
Mervins --5 am
Cabela's-- 8 am
Michaels-- 6 am
Dick's Sporting Goods-- 5:30 am

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Tips for a successful Black Friday:

~Wear comfortable clothes

~Pack snacks for later in the day

~Go over the ads and make a list of what you are looking for. Print coupons for more savings.

~Get to bed at a good time on Thanksgiving night, so you are ready to hit the stores first thing Friday morning!

~If you are shopping with a group that will be splitting up, especially at a mall, bring a walkie-talkie or cell phones to keep in contact.

~Decide which stores are most important. Best Buy is extremely popular Black Friday. If there is something there you have your eye on, be sure to be there first thing!

~Leave young children at home. Black Friday can be very chaotic, especially when you are shopping with children. If possible, get a babysitter for that day.

~Be sure to check Savingsmania.com for online Black Friday deals too!

Here's an interesting article about Black Friday:Retailers seeing red over Black Friday tips