Stocks to Buy Ahead of Black Friday

Discounts should be more generous then than they were earlier this month – coming close to the specials people might see on Cyber Monday – but products should still be available. On Black Friday itself, 24% of the toys on Shop Advisor’s list were priced above their initial holiday season price. The retailer will be offering $100 off on Black Friday. More TV’s are available under $200 on Amazon.com.

Black Friday also contributes to the local economy by adding money into the tax base and providing employment to job seekers. With major retailers leaking Black Friday ads earlier and earlier, you’ll have plenty of time to compare prices. The challenge is to find out when the best deals go on sale. What are other tips you can share on how to score the best deals this Black Friday?

Yesterday we discovered that Amazon offers dozens of deals exclusively for Prime Members.

It is a smart strategy to bag deals in the days ahead, if they are already priced at the best advertised Black Friday deal, to avoid out of stock experience. “If it’s cheaper than Amazon, it’s a good deal”, he said.

Black Friday: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.

“I have not really seen or heard any negative backlash from folks being closed on Thanksgiving”, said Mike Griswold, research vice president for research firm Gartner.

First, it was the second day of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Friday, that seemed like a ideal day to jump start the Christmas shopping.

Is Thanksgiving the new Black Friday?

“It’s Black November now”, he said.

This year, many stores and companies have stated they are not opening on Thanksgiving, so employees can spend the holiday with family and friends before the Black Friday rush.

There is though still a build up of the deals towards Thanksgiving Day.

TV’s – Best Buy is selling one of the greatest TV deals on Thursday night before Black Friday. Follow our tweets and reports in real time on postcrescent.com starting around 2 p.m. On Twitter at @Wallenfang, @AlisonDirr and @dtdamiani. Keep in your mind, this offer remains unchanged for a limited period of time.

REI took a major stance this year, sparing its workers of holiday hours at the potential cost of its bottom line.

Last year, Shop Advisor found the best day to snag a bargain was not Black Friday, but December 18. The shop offers 30 percent off purchases of two pairs of shoes, along with a free blanket wrap.

“We have a few select retailers that are very valuable to us, and they came back and said ‘We need to be open Thanksgiving Day and want to be open Thanksgiving Day, so what can you do for us so we can do business nationally across the board, ‘” she said. Including Amazon, Groupon, Best Buy, Staples and many others. You can browse through the stores ads for Black Friday as well as browse deals that aren’t sorted by store.

You can grab all Amazon holiday season deals in the Thanksgiving week. Shopping as early as possible is key. Doing so virtually eliminates the chance that you’ll be able to overspend, and that’s crucial when faced with aisles brimming with tantalizing, deeply discounted products. There are many items that are not at their lowest prices that you will sale on sale floors.