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Black Friday Shopping

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Patch Poll: Will You Start Your Black Friday Shopping on Thanksgiving?

Several major retailers are planning to open their doors as early as 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Will you be waiting in line?

With each passing year, it seems Black Friday begins earlier and earlier—6 a.m., then 5 a.m., then 4 a.m. This year, Black Friday is actually starting on Thanksgiving Thursday.  Walmart has announced it will open its doors at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, and offer holiday doorbusters while supplies last. These include deals on TVs, iPads, an electric scooter for $79 and a steam mop for $39. Not to be outdone, Target and Best Buy are also planning all-out holiday shopping assaults. Target's deals begin at 9 p.m. According to an ad leaked online, its best deals will be for TVs, a Nook tablet, a Nikon camera and an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle. At Best Buy, doors open at midnight. Doorbusters include deals on TVs, phones and Samsung laptop bundles. …

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NE12Ukid

7:13 am on Friday, November 23, 2012

Yes, there will always be those nuts living in tents for days beforehand. Sad that this is their claim to fame, eh? What a Thanksgiving!   more ›

Friday, November 25, 2011

Early Birds Flock to Black Friday Sales

Excitement, experience and sales draw shoppers to South Hills Village.

Linda Book arrived at South Hills Village at 3:30 a.m. with a plan. By 4:45 a.m., she had the shopping bags to prove her plan was working. “We’re here to get the best buys of the season,” Book said. “(The stores) have regular sales, which is great, but we want the really good ones.” She and her nieces, Maria and Amanda, all of Whitehall, admitted that Black Friday shopping is a little crazy. But it’s also fun, they said. It’s a challenge to get the best deals – and they insisted it’s well worth it. The family was pretty pleased with the sales they found, mainly at clothing stores. They weren’t the only early birds to flock to the mall at a time when some people are just crawling into bed, and others have been asleep for hours. Lindsey …

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