Black Friday gobbles up Thanksgiving

“Darin Anderson said”, Walmart customers shopping for a traditional Thanksgiving meal can plan a 10-person dinner for just $32.48.

Now comes the latest sign that we’ve gotten out of control with our shopping habits: Walmart is stretching the definition of Cyber Monday beyond it’s breaking point by announcing that it will be releasing those deals, get this, on Sunday.

Another noteworthy finding is that Black Friday is expected to surpass Cyber Monday as the most popular online shopping day during Thanksgiving Weekend: 66 percent of those shopping over the holiday weekend report that they will do so online on Black Friday; 52 percent intend to do so on Cyber Monday.

This year’s Cyber Monday Wal-Mart sale will start few hours early, as per a new statement by the world’s largest retailer. Black Friday will always be Black Friday and stores still reserve their best of the best for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Consumer technology has always made up a significant chunk of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday bargains, so here’s a quick round-up of some of the best deals we’ve spotted. For example, a Samsung LCD TV is selling for $498, marked down from the list price of $700. Among some of the deals: an LG 65-inch HDTV for $799, a $500 savings, and an Air Hogs video drone for $75, a $34 savings. And a GOBankingRates study previous year found that Cyber Monday deals are so “unimpressive” that the day doesn’t even deserve its own name.

Despite retailers’ repeat and poor pricing performances, 76 percent of American adults say they plan to shop on either Thanksgiving or Black Friday, according to the survey results.

Learn store policy on deals, hot items, etc. Those looking at starting their shopping early can do so at Walgreens, which will start their Black Friday deals at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving.

“We hope Black Fridays will become a yearly tradition in Malta where family and friends get together for a fun day out and enjoy some early Christmas Shopping”, she adds. Walmart said Google searches for Cyber Monday start to take off on Sunday evening, so this lets it get ahead of the trend. In 2014, the mobile traffic increased 50% during the evening edition sale, said Maderia.

Forbes.com sites the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone as the best deals coming from Apple this week, with products available at Staples, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.

Best Buy, in an attempt to match the deep discounts of online retailers, is offering free shipping for all online orders.