Video game consoles are never cheap and the usual deal in the Black Friday Sales is to offer some kind of gift card or extra item as a bonus while keeping the price the same. This year is different.

This year we are seeing real discounts, or else money back, as well as bonus items. Choose the games console system that you want to buy and then search for the best deal and then get in line, early.

Games console is always a popular item so once you know what you want you really will need to get in line as early as possible so you don’t miss out.

$89.00 – Nintendo DS Lite – Wal-Mart
$127.00 – PSP 3000 Holiday Bundle w/PSP3000 Game System, Little Big Planet Game, Karate Kid Movie and 1GB Sony Memory Stick – Target
$129.99 – PSP Bundle – Radio Shack
$129.99 – PSP 3000 Core Holiday Bundle – Sears
$149.99 – Nintendo DSi w/Mario Party, get $30 off next purchase – Meijer
$149.99 – Nintendo DSi w/Mario Party – Best Buy
$149.99 – Limited Edition Nintendo DSI Holiday Bundle With Mario Party DS Game – Sears
$169.99 – Nintendo DSxl, get $30 off next purchase – Meijer
$169.99 – Nintendo Wii w/Wii Remote Plus, Nunchuck, Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resort (Black or White) – Best Buy
$189.99 – Nintendo Wii Bundle – Sears
$199.00 – XBox 360 4GB Video Game System w/bonus – Wal-Mart
$199.99 – Nintendo Wii Bundle, $50 Coupon off next shopping trip – Meijer
$199.99 – XBox 360 4GB Console w/LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman & LEGO Indiana Jones – Best Buy
$199.99 – Xbox 360 4GB Game System w/ Internal WiFi And Free $50 Target Gift Card – Target
$199.99 – Xbox 360 4 GB System with Free $50 Gift Card – Toys R Us
$199.99 – XBox 360 4GB System Plus $10 Gift Card – Radio Shack
$199.99 – Xbox 360 4 GB Console – Sears
$249.00 – Nintendo Wii Limited Edition Console Value Bundle (Red) – Wal-Mart
$299.99 – Xbox 360 250 GB System with Free $50 Gift Card – Toys R Us
$299.99 – Xbox 360 4GB Kinect Console w/Kinect Adventures – hhgregg
$299.00 – PS3 160GB Video Game System w/Bonus – Wal-Mart
$299.99 – PS3 160GB Game & Movie Bundle, get $50 off next purchase – Meijer
$299.99 – PS3 160GB Console w/2 Games & 1 Blu-ray Movie – Best Buy
$299.99 – PS3 160GB Holiday Bundle – Target
$299.99 – PS3 160GB Holiday Bundle – Sears
$299.99 – PS3 160GB Console – Sears

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Your choice of digital cameras during the black Friday 2010 sales is pretty large. While the top end cameras are offering significant discounts some of the biggest sellers are sure to be the childrens cameras.

As always think about what you will be using it for, if you just want a camera to shove in your pocket for family play dates then you don’t need to get a top of the line Olympus with interchangeable lenses.

Remember that not everywhere will have a large stock so have a 2nd choice lined up and lastly don’t forget that you will almost certainly need to buy a memory card, so factor that into the price.

$19.99 – ICarly or Dora Digital Camera, reg $39.99 – Toys R Us
$23.99 – Fisher Price Kid Tough Digital Camera (reg $39.99) – Toys R Us
$29.95 – NAXA MP4 Camera w/ 2.4″ Screen – Fred’s
$39.99 – Vivitar 10.1 MP Digital Camera (reg $69.99) – Toys R Us
$39.99 – Vivitar iTwist 7028 High Definition 7MP Digital Camera – Bealls
$49.99 – Vivitar ViviCan VX029 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera – Radio Shack
$49.99 – Vivitar VT027 2.1 4x Zoom Digital Camera – Kohls
$54.88 – Polaoid 12MP Digital Camera – Big Lots
$59.00 – Kodak C183 14 Megapixel, 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Wal-Mart
$59.88 – Kodak Easyshare C182 12MP Digital Camera – CVS
$59.99 – Kodak 12MP 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – hhgregg
$59.99 – Insignia AA 10MP 2.7″ LCD 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$69.99 – GE A1455 14.1 Megapixel 5X Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Sears
$79.00 – Nikon S205 Digital Camera with 12 megapixels and 4X optical zoom – Target
$79.99 – Casio Exilim EX-S8 12.1MP Camera Bundle (Pink, Black),Plus $10 GC – Radio Shack
$79.99 – Olympus 14 Megapixel 5x Optical Zoom Digital Camera Plus $10 GC – Radio Shack
$89.99 – Samsung TL105 12.0 MegaPixel 4x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$89.99 – Sony 12.1 MP 4x Optical Zoom Cyber-Shot Digital Camera – hhgregg
$99.00 – Samsung DualView PL100 12.4 Megapixel, 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Wal-Mart
$99.88 – Kodak Easyshare M580 14MP 8x Optical Zoom Digital Camera Bundle – Sam’s
$99.97 – Samsung TL105 12.0 MP 4x Zoom w/SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$99.99 – Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W310 12.1 Megapixel w/ Auto Smile Shutter ,$10 GC- Radio Shack
$99.99 – Sony Cyber-Shot W310 12.0 MegaPixel 4x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$99.99 – Kodak EasyShare M575 14MP Digital Camera Plus $10 GC – Radio Shack
$99.99 – Cannon 12.1 MP Powershot 4XOptical Zoom, 2.7″ LCD (reg $159.99) – Toys R Us
$119.00 – Sony DSCW330 Cyber-shot 14.1 Megapixel 4x Optical Zoom Digital Camera
$119.97 – Sony Cyber-shot W310 12.0 MP 4x Zoom w/SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$119.99 – Samsung PL200 14 Megapixel 7x Optical Zoom Digital Camera ,$10 GC – Radio Shack
$119.99 – GE Power Pro Series X5 Digital Camera, 14.1 MP, 15x zoom – Meijer
$123.76 – Sony DSC-W330 14.1MP 4x Optical Zoom Digital Camera Bundle – Sam’s
$129.99 – Samsung 14.2 MP 7x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – hhgregg
$129.00 – Canon SX120 10X Optical Zoom, 10 MP, 3″LDC Screen – Target
$129.99 – Nikon 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Plus $10 GC- Radio Shack
$129.99 – Nikon Coolpix S4000 12.0 MegaPixel 4x zoom – Meijer
$129.99 – Canon 12.1 Megapixel 28mm Wide Angle Lens Digital Camera ,$10 GC – Radio Shack
$129.99 – Nikon Coolpix S4000 12.0 MegaPixel 4x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$149.99 – Canon PowerShot SD1400IS 14.0 MP 4x Zoom – Best Buy
$149.99 – Cannon SD 1400IS 14.1 MegaPixel, 4x zoom, 2.7″ LCD – Meijer
$159.96 – Nikon Coolpix S4000 12.0 MP 4x Zoom w/Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery, SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$169.99 – Nikon Coolpix S70 12.0 MegaPixel 5x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$179.96 – Canon PowerShot SD1400IS 14.0 MP 4x Zoom w/Rechargeable Battery, SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$179.99 – Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.0 MP 12x Zoom – Best Buy
$199.00 – Nikon L110 Long Zoom 12.1 Megapixel 15x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Wal-Mart
$199.96 – Nikon Coolpix S70 12.0MP 5x Zoom w/Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery, SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$199.96 – Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.0MP 12x Zoom w/Mini Tripod, SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$199.99 – Nikon CoolPix 12.1 MP 15x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – hhgregg
$349.99 – Nikon Coolpix P100 10.0 MegaPixel 26 Optical Zoom Digital Camera – Best Buy
$369.99 – Cannon 14.1 MP Digital Camera w/Lexar 8Gb SD Card & Case – hhgregg
$399.96 – Nikon Coolpix P100 10.0MP 26x zoom w/Rechargeable Battery, SanDisk 8GB SDHC Card, Bag – Best Buy
$479.00 – Canon EOS Rebel XS 18-55 IS Deluxe DSLR Camera Bundle – Wal-Mart
$499.98 – Nikon D3000DX 10.0 MP D-SLR Camera w/18-55mm VR Lens,Bag – Best Buy
$599.99 – Nikon D3000 10.2 MP D-SLR Digital Camera Bundle – hhgregg
$629.95 – Nikon D3000DX 10.0MP D-SLR w/18-55mm Lens, 55-200mm Telephoto Lens, SanDisk 8GB SDHC Card, 54″ Tripod, Bag – Best Buy
$799.99 – Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18 MegaPixel D-SLR Camera w/18-55mm IS Lens – Best Buy
$899.99 – Cannon Rebel T21 18 MP D-SLR Digital Camera Bundle – hhgregg
$999.96 – Canon EOS Rebel T2i 18MP D-SLR Camera w/18-55mm IS Lens, 55-250mm IS Telephoto Lens, SanDisk 8GB SDHC, Bag – Best Buy

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This list shows you a whole host of Black Friday Computer deals , this isn’t a complete list as I haven’t included Staples and they often have some very good deals

When buying a computer, do not just go by price, you need to think about what you will be using it for and what you already have. If you already have a monitor and printer then you do not need to buy a bundle. If you are just using it for surfing youtube and doing email then the size of the hard drive doesn’t matter too much.

If you are looking for something with a bit more oomph then you should be considering the HP Pavilion Desktop PC Tower w/5GB Memory , that is on sale at Wal-Mart.

$219.99 – eMachines Desktop w/AMD Athlon Processor, 2GB RAM, 320GB, Win 7 – Best Buy
$349.97 – eMachines Desktop w/AMD Athlon Processor, 3GB RAM, 500GB HD, w/20″ LCD Monitor and Epson N11 Printer – Best Buy
$398.00 – HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop PC Bundle w/AMD Sempron Processor 3GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, Win7 Home Premium – Wal-Mart
$498.00 – HP Pavilion Desktop PC Tower w/5GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Win 7 Home Prem – Wal-Mart
$499.97 – HP Desktop w/AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor, 6GB RAM, 1TB HD, 20″ HD LED Monitor, HP Deskjet 3000 Printer – Best Buy
$499.99 – HP 744808 Desktop PC Bundle w/Blu-ray player, AMD Processor, 3GB & 500GB Hard Drive – Sam’s
$599.97 HP Desktop w/AMD Athlon II Quad-Core Processor, 8GB RAM, 23″ LED Monitor, Wireless Printer – Best Buy
$599.99 – Acer 23″ Touchscreen All-In-One PC w/Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E5400 3GB Ram 320GB HD Win 7 – hhgregg
$699.99 – HP Pavilion 23″ HD LCD Desktop Bundle w/AMD Athlon X2 255 7GB Ram 1TB HD Win 7 Premium – BJs
$999.99 – HP 23″ TouchSmart All-In-One PC w/Intel Core i3-370M Processor 4GB Ram 1TB HD Win 7 – hhgregg

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Buying a laptop isn’t always cheap, but buying a laptop on Black Friday Sales 2010 can save you some money.

Below I have listed all the laptop sales that I could find. Remember not to just base your purchase on price, you need to consider size of screen, memory and also hard drive size.

$79.99 – 7″ Netbook with WiFi and 3 USB ports (reg $179.99) – Toys R Us
$94.88 – Sylvania 7″ Netbook Computer w/WiFi – CVS
$149.99 – Compaq 10.1″ Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, Win 7 Starter – Best Buy
$179.99 – Acer 10.1″ Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB Memory, and a 160GB Hard Drive – Radio Shack
$198.00 – eMachines 15.6″ Laptop w/2GB Memory, 250GB Hard Drive, Windows 7 – Wal-Mart
$199.99 – Compaq 10.1″ Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HD, Win 7 Starter – Best Buy
$228.00 – HP 10.1″ LED Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB & 250GB Hard Drive (Blue) – Sam’s
$249.99 – HP Mini 110-311NR 10.1″ Notebook w/Atom n455 1Gb Ram 250GB HD Win 7 Starter – BJ’s
$284.99 – Toshiba Mini 10.1″ Netbook w/Intel Atom N455, 160GB HD, Win 7 Starter – Sears
$349.99 – HP 15.6″ Notebook w/AMD Athlon II Dual Core Processor, 3GB, 320GB Hard Drive – Radio Shack
$349.99 – Toshiba 15.6″ Laptop w/AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile Processor, 3GB RAM and 320GB HD – Best Buy
$349.99 – Toshiba 15.6″ Laptop w/AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, HP Wireless Printer – Best Buy
$398.00 – HP 17.3″ Dual Core Laptop w/Pentium Dual Core Processor, 3GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive – Wal-Mart
$399.99 Sony Vaio 15.5″ Laptop w/Intel Dual-Core Processor, 3GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive – Best Buy
$399.99 – HP G56 15.6″ HD LED Notebook w/AMD Athlon P340 3GB Ram 250 GB HD Win 7 Premium – BJ’s
$449.99 – HP 17.3″ Notebook with Intel Pentium Processor, 3GB Memory and 250GB Hard Drive – Radio Shack
$498.00 – Acer Aspire 17.3″ Laptop PC w/Intel Dual Core Processor, 4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, Windows 7 – Wal-Mart
$499.00 – HP 17.3″ LED Notebook w/Blu-ray Player, Intel Dual Core Processor, 4GB & 500GB Hard Drive – Sam’s
$499.9 – Toshiba 17.3″ Laptop w/AMD Athlon II Dual Core P340 Processor 4GB Ram 320 GB HD Win 7 – hhgregg
$499.99 – Sony Vaio 15.5″ Laptop w/Intel Dual-Core Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD Bundle – Best Buy
$499.00 – HP 17.3″ LED Notebook w/ Blu-ray Player – Sam’s Club
$499.99 – HP 15.6″ Laptop w/Intel Core i3 Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, Windows 7 Home Premium – Best Buy
$499.99 – HP DV6 15.6″ HD LED Notebook w/AMD Turion P540 3GB Ram 320 GB HD Win 7 Premium – BJ’s
$579.99 – HP G72 17.3″ HD LED Notebook w/Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor 4GB Ram 320GB HD Blu-Ray Win 7 Premium – BJ’s
$599.99 – Sony VPCEA3BFX/WI 14.1″ HD LED Notebook w/Intel Core i3-370m 4GB Ram 320GB HD Win 7 – BJ’s
$849.99 – HP 17.3″ Laptop w/Intel Core i5-460M Processor 4GB Ram 640GB HD Blu-ray Win 7 – hhgregg
$1,199.99 – Apple 13.3″ MacBook Pro w/Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD – Best Buy
$1,199.99 – Apple iMac 21.5″ All-in-One Computer w/Intel Core i3 Processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD – Best Buy

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Too many people are still thinking of Blu Ray as just a new DVD player, you are wrong and the Black Friday 2010 is the time to buy one of the new generation players that allow you to stream the Internet.

$59.99 – Toshiba Blu-ray Disc Play (Model #: BDX1100) – Best Buy
$69.00 – Magnavox Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disk Player – Wal-Mart
$89.99 – Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player (Model # NS-WBRDVD2) – Best Buy
$94.00 – LG Blu-ray Disc Player BD550 – Wal-Mart
$94.00 – Sony Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S270 – Wal-Mart
$99.88 – Sony Blu-ray Disc Player – Sears
$99.00 – Sony Wireless Ready Blu-ray Player – Target
$$99.99 – Sony Blu-ray Disc Player (Model # BDPS370) – Best Buy
$99.99 – Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray Disc Player, Streams Netflix – Walgreens
$138.00 – Samsung Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disc Player BD-C6500 – Wal-Mart
$139.99 – Samsung WiFi Blu-Ray Disc Player – Sears
$158.00 – Sony Wi-Fi Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S570 – Wal-Mart
$299.99 – Sony Internet TV Blu-ray Disc Player – Best Buy

Streaming Netflix to your TV is HUGE, and it is going to become even bigger. Being able to watch films and old TV shows whenever you are ready really is a massive benefit. No more adverts and no more waiting for the repeats.

If you don’t already have a blu ray player that is net ready, then get one asap.

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One thing that there is no shortage of during the Black Friday 2010 sales is TV deals, but which one is best for you.

Listing all the models, sizes and prices is the easy but you need to know what you are looking for

Screen Size – don’t just buy the biggest TV and hope that is ok, measure how much distance there will be from the TV screen to your seating. If it is only 6 or 7 feet the a 50 inch TV will be so large that it will over power you. Watching TV is supposed to be fun, not give you the feeling that the TV is coming to eat you.

Refresh Rate – 60hz is the lowest you should consider and in a 40 inch TV anything less than a 120hz refresh rate will seem very, very sluggish.

DPI - If you are getting a 40 inch TV or larger then you should look at a 1080dpi set, if you are only getting a 32 inch one then you should be ok with a 720.

Black Friday 2010 TV Sale List

These are sorted by price, I will be doing another post with just the 40inch and bigger TV’s listed.

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WOW

That is all I can say about this TV deal. This is so good I may even send my wife out at 2am to line up and get this for me.

Black Friday TV Deal

40 inch TV for $298

I couldn’t put that any bigger could I?

40 inch westinghouse 1080 LCD HD TV for $298

It is actually cheaper than the 32 inch TV that is in the same advert.  If you are trying to find a TV deal on black Friday that beats all the rest I think Target have just provided that.

Target black Friday TVs

46 Inch TV for $449

Admittedly $449 is a lot more than $298 but if an extra 6 inches will matter in your life then this may be the right TV for you.

Best Buy 50 Inch TV $699

Best Buy – Panasonic 50 inch TV for a penny shy of $700 , again a pretty amazing deal, but is that 10 inches worth more than double the cost?

The only way I can see that you will be able to find a better TV on sale during the day after Thanksgiving sales is if the Walmart day after thanksgiving ads pull out all the stops and go crazy just so they can beat Target. As soon as the Walmart offers are available I will update this page to show it.

The other place to watch out for is the Amazon deals, sure you can’t take the TV home and watch it there and then but you also don’t have to line up in the cold.

I normally shy away from recommending anyone buy a TV during the Black Friday Sale as the numbers are normally very limited and lining up for a few hours just to find they have sold out can be very disappointing to say the least.

This year is clearly going to be different. You can get a 40 inch TV and a Sony internet ready blu ray player for $400 which is less than you would pay for just the TV shown here normally. That is a crazy TV deal on black Friday.

I am off to start emptying out the penny jars.

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I am looking at some of the adverts and word on the street (ok forums) and the general consensus seems to be that it is going to be a crazy time for toys.

Walmart,kmart and Toys r Us have already released their Christmas toy books. Not all of the “sales” are really sales at all. In fact some of them are dearer than they were in the normal sales.

One thing you could do is give the books to the kids, then sit down on Thanksgiving Day (after they are all in bed) and compare the notes with the sales and see what is going to be on offer. The kids still get the toys they like and you save some money.

I will never forget the lines in the toy isles during the black Friday 2009 sales , both at Target and at Kmart. I think the 2010 thanksgiving sales will see longer lines and more empty toy isles than either of the last 2 years.

The economy has still not really recovered but people are tired of saying no to their kids so this year will be a big one!

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I don’t know about you but our house is watching less and less TV at the time it was originally broadcast. We look for it online or find when it is being reshown, many of the programs come on right during kids bedtime and I really don’t want my toddler watching Dr Who or the new Hawaii 5 O .

So we have been looking into getting a blu ray player with internet connection, we can then watch stuff from Hulu,YouTube and netflix (and probably more places as they become available) on our TV as it suits. We are waiting for the day after thanksgiving sales as I think we will see some real bargains in the blu ray player and TV’s so big they won’t fit in your door isle at best buy and walmart this year

Why would I want to pay for Hulu and netflix when I also pay for cable..well that is another post altogether..

I found out that Sony are now doing a blu ray player with Google TV build in..

Will the Sony blu ray player be on sale during this years black friday sales?

I don’t think so and I will tell you why, it is just too new..

I imagine that they will do a small discount but not the door busters that we have come to expect during the day after thanksgiving sales.

So if you are looking to buy the Google TV Blu Ray player from Sony I think you will have to pay full price, or very close to it this year.

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A wise man once told me you can either spend time or money. This is also true during the day after thanksgiving 2010 sales, you can either spend time driving all round town in the hope of saving a few dollars as you move from store to store..

or

You can save time and buy online! I am not talking about what is now known as cyber Monday. I mean get up on the last Friday in November turn on the pc and place your orders online. You won’t ever have to leave home and in most cases you won’t pay that much more.

Sure you may not get exactly the same deal that you would in store but think of shopping in the warm instead of lining up for hours and freezing! The other downside is that you will have to wait for a while to get the items, they will either do direct to store so you can go and pick it up after the holiday sales madness has finished or you can have it delivered to your home.

Shopping from home can really save you time and sometimes that is more valuable than money..

Only sometimes though..

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Every retail company has a whole team of people working away to produce the best ads for their store. They want to get as many people as possible into their stores.

Black Friday is a huge income every year and that income is too hard to resist so now we are getting “false black Friday”  ads.

Sears are the first but I do not think they will be the last to send out ads that include mention of black Friday in the hopes of getting you into the store. I have written plenty of copy for products to know that they are only trying to leverage the relationship we see between “black Friday” and “save money” so you take more notice of what they are offering.

Don’t totally discount the offers they are putting in front of you but you also need to look with a critical eye. Some of the deals may be the best you will see all year but who knows?

I do not think Sears will be the only ones doing this, I would not be surprised to see Walmart thanksgiving ads that aren’t really for that day, Walmart normally releases their ads around the last Sunday prior to the big day.

Not long to go now till the ads appear!

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I think it is a foregone conclusion that there will be some great offers on the Apple Ipad during the day after thanksgiving 2010 sales. Why?

Because Target have already started selling them and now Walmart are getting onto the gravy train as well.

If they both have it then you are sure to see some competition to get as many buyers as possible to buy from them rather than Best Buy or Amazon.  Word on the street is that Walmart will start stocking ipads from the 1st November. This gives them just over 3 weeks until Black Friday, so they should be able to sell out a couple of times before the big rush.

Since Apple are tight about pricing it could well become the battle of the gift cards. Who is going to offer the better deal, I think that a $50 gift card will be standard and a $100 one if you buy the top end model through the target thanksgiving black Friday ads isn’t out of the question.

The question you need to ask is what will make you buy one rather than wait for the 2nd generation model. Buying 1st generation electronics always has a risk factor as there are almost always issues with them which are fixed (usually) in the 2nd generation models.

While the apple ipad is nice looking and of course it will always appeal to Apple FanBoys, is it really more use to you than a netbook or a laptop?

What about the new range of Google Android powered tablets that are coming to market? Will any of those be available at crazy prices during the Day After Thanksgiving sales?  If you like the idea of a tablet to use for your on the go computer needs then just know that the iPad is not your only option.

Although it may well be the best deal available this black friday!

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The National Retail Federation predicts Christmas sales will rise 2.3 percent, which is pretty good considering how bad the economy is. But what about the Day After Thanksgiving 2010 sales?

The general chatter is that many retailers will throw everything they have at customers and they will throw it in early. Once someone comes into your store you want them to buy everything they can and do it early.

During the 2008 black Friday sales retailers were left holding onto stock  that they had brought in especially for the event. This will not happen in the 2010 sales, stores will be watching their inventory levels very tightly to make sure they are not left holding onto anything.

This means that shoppers could be disappointed if they decide to stay in bed rather than getting up and going shopping early. While this may not happen with lower priced items, kettles and toasters, it could well happen on things like limited edition netbooks.

If stores are having items made especially for the day after thanksgiving sales they will be doing the eternal juggling act of buying enough to supply people but not so many that they are holding many of them after the holiday weekend.

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Normally we all talk about big screen TV deals and laptop deals when we are thinking about the Day After Thanksgiving Sales but Black Friday 2010 is going to be special for a totally different reason.

The heavy metal band Metallica are releasing a new concert set, on cd and limited edition Vinyl.

“Live at Grimey’s,” will only be available through independent record retailers. So it may take some finding if you don’t live near a indie music shop, but I can’t imagine many of them doing the kind of crazy opening hours that we will see from the local Target and Walmart stores.

No need to get up at 2am so you can be in line for a 4am opening. Maybe call around to see what time they open, whether they will have copies of the album in the format you want and ask if you need to preorder.

If you are a metal head then this really is a must have addition to your collection and I am pretty sure it is one of the few Day After Thanksgiving Sale items that will be worth more than you paid for it in a year.

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The Toshino Libretto may well be the future of computers. It has 2 screens and is used just like a book. We are all used to reading books so in many ways this is the ideal set up for anything we read or write on.

The price tag on Amazon is around the $1300 mark as I am looking so it isn’t the cheapest laptop available but it is comparable (at least price wise) with Apple laptops so it isn’t outside the realms of believe that someone would buy one.
Toshiba libretto Dual Touchscreen Laptop

Are you going to see any of the Toshiba Libretto laptops available at crazy prices during the day after thanksgiving sales? I don’t think so, it is too new and they are selling quicker than they can produce them right now so why bother doing any kind of discounts?

It is a great idea and I think that within the next few years we will see laptop style computers become less common (maybe just used by power users on the road) and more and more people will be using Tablet computers which will use software stored in the cloud.

Contrary to popular belief Apple Ipad didn’t start the tablet model but I think that they have popularized it and that is a good thing, now all we need to do is wait for other computer companies to produce better models at cheaper prices.

Personally I think the Toshiba Libretto looks great but from reader reviews I think I will wait for the 2nd generation model before I buy it.

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How will the fisher price toy recall affect the day after thanksgiving 2010 sales?

It is quite likely that they will have an adverse effect on the sales, I will explain why I think this..

Most big stores , Target, WalMart,Kmart and Sears for example, will order in some items especially for the thanksgiving sales. Things like special ltd edition netbooks and even smaller games are produced with nothing else but selling them as cheap as possible during the day after thanksgiving sales.

Fisher price toy recall won’t affect that kind of item but as so many things are being removed from the shelves does that mean that the toy isle will be empty come the last Friday in November?

It is now October so that gives fischer price and the stores about 6 weeks to get new items ordered, delivered to stores and not least, featured in the thanksgiving ads that everyone waits for. Can they do it?

There is too much money at stake to not do something. But I dont think any of the items listed in the recall , you can see a list of fisher price recalled toys ,were ever going to be the top sellers for thanksgiving so we can probably stop panicking.

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News reports are appearing about the huge glut of unsold LCD Tv’s that are currently filling up the warehouses of all the big TV companies/

So what does this mean for the Day After Thanksgiving 2010 sales?

Huge TV’s Cheap

That is basically what we can expect to see as soon as the black friday adverts start appearing.

Part of this glut is caused by the new 3D Tv’s that are starting to become more prevalent in every store. The thanksgiving sales 2010 may be the chance to upgrade to 3d that many people have been looking for. On the other hand do we really need to go 3D while the technology is so new?

One thing about the day after thanksgiving sale 2010 is that you will see plenty of TV’s for you to choose from. But will you be suffering with buyers remorse by Cyber Monday?

Before you start thinking about buying the biggest TV you can find give some thought on where you will put it and about all the extras you may need to buy. Hanging a TV that weights 70lbs on your own isnt really something you want to attempt.

I think you will see huge discounts on

• Samsung LCD Tv
• Sony 3D TVs
• Panasonic 52 inch TVs

And they are just the ones I can think of right now, as we get closer to the actual event I will make sure we list all the TV deals we can find.

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This is where I do my impression of Nostradamus, I will try and guess what the big bargains of the 20 Black Friday sales will be.

• 3D Tv
• Netbooks
• Washing machines
• Computer monitors
• Clothes

Let me explain my logic a bit here.

3D TV
Tv’s are constantly getting better while keeping the same price. A few years ago the big deal was a 32 inch TV for $500, now you can get a 40inch TV for around the same price.

So my guess is that rather than keep on offering bigger and bigger TV’s the companies are going to try and entice us into buying into a whole new market. Getting a bargain 3D TV may seem a great idea until you realize that your Blu Ray DVD player may not play the discs, you will need to buy 3d TV glasses and you will want to buy every movie you can find in the new format.

If you are an avid movie collector you could well end up with a film collection consisting of VHS,DVD,Blu Ray and Blu Ray 3d versions of some films!

Netbooks -netbooks/notepad computers/desktop computers all will be on sale but I think more places will try and get the absolute cheapest model of netbook they can. Last year kmart had a netbook that was around the $100 mark, will someone do a $99 netbook pc in the day after thanksgiving sale 2010?

Washing Machines – White goods are constantly getting cheaper and as forward facing models become more popular due to their energy efficiency and how darned cool they look they will come down in price.

Computer Monitors – I think that like TV offers we will see 24 and even 27 inch computer monitors on offer for Black Friday 2010 and especially on Cyber Monday 2010 . One of the big things that will get mentioned is how easy it is to run dual monitors using Windows 7, so you don’t need to get a new pc just get a new pc monitor.

Clothes – these are a consumable and we keep on consuming. I think we will see lots of $2 T Shirts at Walmart,Kmart and even Target in the 2010 day after thanksgiving sale . Add to this all the deals on jeans and shoes and I think clothes may well be the next big item for everyones trolley.
These won’t be the only items that will be deals to good to miss but I think these will be the higher end items that catch peoples attention and get lots of traffic.

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Apparently this years day after thanksgiving sales are going to see Target really pushing for your business.

The word (it may be wrong of course) is that the first 500 Target shoppers will get a free reusable shopping bag. It is good that Target want to encourage people to use reuseable bags, and of course they benefit as people keep coming back for more shopping.

When you carry around a Target shopping bag you are giving them free advertising so when you leave their store and go out to Kmart in the afternoon carrying your free Target shopping bag it is good for them.

How long will it take them to get through 500 bags? Not long I am guessing and also would you want to be the member of staff trying to hand them out, i know I wouldn’t.

While I am no shopping expert I do know that getting in front of women who are rushing towards the lowest prices of the year is not a good idea!

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With a week to go just about every store has their day after thanksgiving sale ads out. The question is are they really offering us deals or are they conning us.

If you look at the typical day after thanksgiving ad you will see huge TV’s, Washing machines, eco friendly dryers and just about every electrical item you can imagine.

The photos will be huge, the discounted price will be in a very bold font and then in the smallest print possible which you will need binoculars to see (they are on sale at your local sports shop which is handy) it will say something like “While supplies last” or maybe the worst one of all “Minimum 2 per store,” “No rainchecks” or “All items are available in limited quantities.”

If a car dealer put a advert out for a car at a silly price then as soon as he sold one the price went up we would all go nuts, he would be featured on every local TV consumer show yet if Sears, Walmart, Target and the rest of the big boys do it then its fine.

I don’t know of any possible fix I just know that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, especially if I get up at 2am and line up for 2 hours in the cold.

- Black Friday Bargains

The big two stores both have their Day After Thanksgiving Ads out now and as is to be expected there are both selling some items at very similar prices.

Well Walmarts kitchen appliances are $4 while Target has them at $3 which I suppose is 25% less but still a bargain.

One thing I thought was weird when I looked at the Walmart was that it says the prices are 5am till 1pm, but then I have heard that they are going to be open all night. So will you go in at 7pm Thanksgiving day after all the family go home and crab the big screen LCD TV that will be dropping in price at 5am then go and sit with it in a corner fighting off all latecomers!

Maybe there is a business model there, if you are a big guy then offer your services as a product minder for people at Walmart to make sure no one else snatches the bargains once you have them in your cart.

If they are open all night I would love to see how they are going to make sure the bargains dont all get picked up and carried around the store for hours on end. It has to be better than sitting out in the cold for hours on end.

Maybe every Black Friday Walmart Sale item will be in one part of the store and the gates will lift and 5am and then the cage match begins over the Blu Ray DVD player!

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I have no idea how many attorneys Walmart has on staff but I am guessing it is more than enough.

Over the last few weeks the Walmart attorneys have been getting a run out, as black friday got close all sorts of sites got messages saying “Don’t post our black friday ads or you will be in for a spanking” (ok maybe I am paraphrasing just a bit).

The release date for Walmart Black Friday ads was set to be Monday 23rd November 2009 and woebetide anyone who posted anything about it before then. They were hoping to play the Internet game, being the last to announce their Day After Thanksgiving offers builds anticipation and when they do release it the whole world goes nuts for it.

All sounds sensible right..it is their ad and they want to control it and they are able (and willing) to throw their weight around to stop anyone they want. Enter CNN stage right..

Basically CNN decided they were going to release the 2009 Walmart ad and that is all there is to it. Most of us internet types are one man bands, we don’t have proper offices let alone attorneys. CNN don’t have that problem, they have huge offices full of attorneys and I think they may have actually benefited if Walmart had tried to go the court route.

So while it isn’t ok for me to post the Walmart Thanks giving ad it is just fine for CNN to do it.

I can’t decide what that means, but it means something and I don’t think it is the freedom of the Internet..

Walmart Day After Thanksgiving Ads 2009

- Black Friday Bargains

Walgreens have just announced their thanksgiving sale and it is nothing earth shattering. Well not if you are looking for a big screen Tv or a GPS system.

However if you are looking for a bargain price on Snuggies or some cheap toys for the kids then Walgreens is the place to be. It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of being able to buy a 52inch TV for $499 but at walgreens you can get toothpaste,shaving foam and shampoo for FREE.

While you may get excited over the huge TV, in these tough financial times lets not forget how important saving money on the day to day essentials is.

In amongst all the madness of black friday shopping take some time to look at the walgreens ads and save some money on the basics.

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Lets be honest there are some wonderful deals already available and the prices on some items (TV’s come to mind) are truly not ones to be missed.

For most of the year the big box stores make a huge thing out of the fact that they price match. You go into Best Buy show them that the local Walmart is selling a Sony TV for $399 and they will price match, that is the basic idea (i am sure there are some rules I have missed but that is it in a snapshot).

So some people will be thinking rather than getting up at 3am to be in line at Target by 3.30 ready for their 5am opening I will go to kmart who don’t open till 7am and ask them to price match.

On any other weekend of the year this would be a sound plan however it won’t work on Thanksgiving weekend, the stores do not price match from the sheets that they call “door runners” (thanks to Cameron for teaching me the lingo).

So you will need to either get up very early or stay in bed and just pay the extra $20. I know which I am picking, give me the duvet back..

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So you have finally decided to replace that old TV, now the problems begin. There is just so much choice in the TV market that it can be almost impossible to know which one to get.

Black friday is the perfect time to buy a TV as there are just so many on offer. At the time of writing Sears Black Friday Ads has the best selection of TV’s on offer and at some bargain prices.

So with your budget in mind get down to sears and take a look at the tv’s that will be featured in the sales, find the one you like and get ready to be in line early. Knowing exactly which TV you want to buy is essential so you don’t get dragged into buying something bigger than you can afford.

It is easy to get pulled into all the excitement but you need to keep your game head on and get the best Thanksgiving TV deal you can get.

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I love Ace hardware, if you are ever looking for a handful of screws, nuts, bolts or anything else that is a little out of the ordinary then Ace hardware is your place!

They sell other items of course and they are joining in the madness that is Black Friday. My only complaint is that lots of the items require you to fill in rebates, I won’t have the energy to be filling in rebates after shopping all day!

Ace Hardware Black Friday 2009 starts at 7am so you can go to places like Target and Kmart which open at 5am do your shopping then mozey on over to ACE

Some of the Ace Hardware offers are listed below

Electronics
2-Way Radio After $10 Rebate – $4.99
Duracell Battery Bonus Pack 20 Ct AA And AAA – $7.99
Electronic Coin Counting Money Jar – $9.99
Indoor/Outdoor Digital Thermometer With Remote Sensor – $9.99

Home
4 Pc. Folding Tray Table Set After $10 Rebate – $19.99 *
Heat And Massage Cushion – $14.99
Quick Fabric Steamer – $9.99
Ronco 3 Pc. Kitchen Knife Set – $9.99
Shop Stool – $19.99

Miscellaneous
Aerogarden Indoor Garden After $10 Rebate – $39.99 *
Fire Logs After $3 Rebate – $4.99 *
Save 50% on One Item Under $30 (Saturday Only) – 50% Off

Outdoors
The Sharper Image 7×50 Binoculars – $9.99

Pets
Large Pet Bed – $9.99 *
Small Pet Bed – $5.99 *

Seasonal
10 Ct LED Snowflake Dangler Lights – $8.99
200 Ct Mini Light Set – $4.99
24″ Arrow Pine Wreath – $5.99
36 Ct LED Light Set – $4.99
4″ Pre Lit Christmas Tree – $19.99
Flickering LED Candle 4/Pack – $8.99
LED Twinking Snowflake – $5.99
Standing Or Feeding Deer Lighted Sculpture – $9.99

Tools & Hardware
18 Pc. Combinations Wrench Set After $10 Rebate – $4.99 *
200 Pc Rotary Tool Accessory Set – $9.99
2 Pc Folding Utility Knife Set – $4.99
30 Pc GearWrench SAE & Metric Socket Set – $29.99
30 Pc Ratcheting Screwdriver Set – Free AR
32″ Pik Stik Reacher – $4.99
68 Pc Combinations Tool Set After $10 Rebate – $4.99 *
6 Outlet Power Strip – 2 For $5
Black & Decker 18 Volt Cordless Drill/Driver Kit – $19.99 AR
Campbell Air Compressor/Nailer Kit – $49.99
Digital Timer & 22″ Cord Combo Pack – $11.99
Folding Step Stool – $12.99
Halogen Floodlight Bulb – $1.99 AR
Household Extension Cord – 2 For $2
Makita Lithium-Ion Cordless Drill/Driver With 65 Pc Accessory Kit – $79.99 *
Outdoor Extension Cord Combo Pack – $4.99
Outdoor Outlet Adapter 2 Pack – $3.99
Peak Rechargeable Cordless Jump Starter After $10 Rebate – $19.99
Pot Leash With Flashlight – $9.99 *
Shop-Vac 12 Gal Wet/Dry Utility Vac – $19.99 AR
Single Head Spotlight Kit – $5.99
Single Stand Halogen Worklight – $14.99
Skil 52-Pc Drill/Driver Bit Set – $4.99
Snap-On Flashlight – $9.99
Stanley 19″ Tool Box – $4.99
Stanley Blade Dispenser – $4.99
Stanley InstantChange Utility Knife – $4.99
Stanley LeverLock Tape Rule 3/Pk – $4.99
Stanley Staple Gun – Free AR

Toys
Kid’s Pop-Open Play Tent – $14.99
Kid’s Rocker – $19.99
Mighty Wheel Tricycle – $29.99
Thunder Tumbler Radio Control Stunt Car – $9.99

There are some items that will make great gifts for the men in your life, I mean who doesn’t want a head spotlight kit for Christmas?

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My wife loves Target, and not just because her son works there, so I think she is going to be all over this ad.

We have already put up a small list of what is on sale at target black Friday But we have just seen a couple of great deals.

• Blu Ray Player – Sony – $149.99 PLUS a $20 gift card back so that ends up being $130 for a Sony Blu Ray Player! AMAZING DEAL
• 1TB External Hard Drive for $59 – This has to be amongst the top computer deals available anywhere this black Friday
• Apple 32gig Ipod Touch -$295 PLUS A $30 gift card
• xbox 360-120gig hard drive Elite Game System- $299.99 PLUS a $50 gift card

They are also having lots of houseware items on special and many of the big sellers from the 2008 Black Friday sales are being shown once again but at a even lower price.

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If you are wondering will the Wii be in thanks giving sales in 2009, there is no straight answer. The recommended selling price for the Ninetndo Wii is $199.99 and we have already seen Dell selling them for 10% less than that on their site.

Nintendo Wii

You may be able to find deals almost as good as the one from Dell, but I don’t think we will be them any cheaper than $180 for the normal Wii.

Now if you have your heart set on something special like the Nintendo Wii sports bundle then you may really have to do some shopping around to find a real discount.

The problem is (well it isn’t really a problem for Nintendo) that the video games console is just too darned popular. All the time the wii is selling strongly we are not going to see any major discounts on it.

So if you see the nintendo Wii for $179.99 then snap it up is my advice.

- Black Friday Bargains

This could be the shortest blog post ever, when people ask me “what sales are going on the day after thanksgiving” the answer is ALL OF THEM.

There really isn’t any store that I can think of that isn’t doing some sort of sale during the day after thanksging long weekend. Even some of the small local stores are getting in on the sales fever.

Obviously the big chains have huge sales going on which feature just about every electrical item you can think of.

• Walmart Black Friday Ads
• Staples Black Friday Ads
• Kmart Black Friday Sales
• Best Buy Black Friday Sales
• Lowes Black Friday Ads

The important thing when you look at the sales is to make sure you are buying something you want, there is no point in buying something just for the sake of it.

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There is no real definitive answer to the question about whether the sales going to be good this Thanksgiving as it depends on what you are hoping to find on sale.

If you are looking for a Bargain TV for your day after thanksgiving bargain you will almost certainly find something to excite you as it appears every store will have at least one on sale.

If you are looking for a bargain Nintendo Wii, well you will sort of be in luck. Dell have already been selling then at $179.99 which is $20 lower than the msrp but I don’t think you will find them any lower than that as there is just too much demand.

Sears have already started doing “Black Friday Sales” which will run every weekend up until the real thing. So you may be able to get a good deal well before we ever get to the Thanks giving sales, if you know what you are looking for that is.

Start making a list now of what it is you want to buy and the price that you consider it to be a good deal, we all have a price in mind when we go shopping. if you find a laptop at $349 it is a good price but if you find a $299 laptop deal then you may consider that to be the must have price.

I think that if you are looking for anything electronic this year (apart from the popular video consoles) you are going to be in luck as they are one of the items that need to be sold as they go out of fashion so quickly.

Who now would buy a laptop with xp on it when there are now so many with Windows Vista and Windows 7 on for the same price? The same goes with TV’s they are evolving and improving so quickly that the shops have to sell them while they are still relevant.

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It is hard to know the final prices for all the TV’s until they are all announced. But you can be sure that the Day After Thanksgiving TV Deals will be good ones.

So far I have seen Sears ads and the Tv’s in there look pretty good, you can also get a further $10 off anything you buy over $50 so that covers some of the sales tax at least.

I am yet to see what the big boys like best buy, target and WalMart are offering in the way of TV deals during this years thanks giving sales but I will make sure to add a post as soon as I find them.

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I always enjoy the Staples Black Friday Sale maybe it is just the geek in me but there is always something there that is worth buying.

Black Friday 2009 at Staples looks like it will be just as exciting. Instead of making us all wait until the day before they are cleverly leveraging the power of Facebook and gradually announcing their offers.

At the moment the ones that are getting me all hot and bothered are these 3

• HP 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $12.99
• HP Laptop w/ Windows 7 for $299.98 after $50 rebate
• $90 off the eMachines 21.5″ Widescreen LCD Monitor

I am sure that the there will be more deals announced so just bookmark this page or else become a facebook fan of Staples and watch their stream.

The other thing I really like about Staples day after thanksgiving sales is that they don’t start till 6am, which is still early but at least it isn’t as early as Old Navy which I believe are opening at 3am this year!

Good luck in your deal hunting!

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2009 has been one of the worst years on record for stores, no one has any money so they aren’t spending it on anything.

We have already had the Christmas in July sales now we are having the “early Black Friday sales“  which are being advertised as if they will be better than the real sales!

Amazon and Wal Mart have already been selling xbox 360 arcade consoles for $199.99 with a $100 gift card included. Sure they didn’t have many of them on offer but they did have some at least.

I have heard that so many people applied on Amazon it shut their system down for a while. Many people didn’t get in quick enough and that caused some PR problems I understand.

That is one of the problems with the Black Friday Sales, hundreds of people lining up for what may only be 6 laptops or TV’s. You can end up with a lot of very upset customers as you can imagine.

So maybe shopping early is a good solution, you don’t have to get up at some ungodly hour and wait with everyone else in the cold to get what you want.

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