Black Friday Features Archives

Another Black Friday is on the books, and while you have another day of good deal-shopping ahead of you on this lovely Cyber Monday, it's time to asses the deals we've seen so far. Who served consumers well, and who stumbled? Read the fifth annual dealnews awards for the best and worst of Black Friday to find out!

Black Friday is finally upon us, and some of you may be considering going to stores to check out the famed sales. But unless you really need to get out of the house, you might want to consider putting the PJs back on.

Every day is almost like Black Friday when it comes to daily deal sites, but how do their offers stack up against deals from retailers on the actual shopping holiday itself? Last Black Friday, sites like Groupon and LivingSocial caught some flack when they ignored the shopping holiday and offered only their standard discounts. This time around, we may be in store for something special.

Numerous recent surveys have indicated that more consumers are planning to shop from their mobile phone during the holiday season, and several retailers predict increased numbers for Black Friday specifically. (It does seem pretty convenient, since Black Friday now starts on Thanksgiving day; you can shop without leaving the presence of family!) Will you partake in m-commerce this year?

Although we list hundreds of deals each day during Black Friday weekend, sometimes you'll encounter an offer while shopping that doesn't appear on our site. How then can you discern whether it's actually a great bargain, or if you can get a better deal somewhere else? Here's eight steps to follow to make sure you're getting the most out of your Black Friday purchases.

Laptops are a hot item around Black Friday, so it comes as no surprise that we've already seen at least 65 laptop ads — with many more to come. To help you separate the gimmicks from the doorbusters, we've combed through each of the ads and highlighted the best laptop deals so far, including numerous offers that meet our Black Friday prediction prices.

We here at dealnews can get just as excited about a great hard drive deal as we can any of the other "big" Black Friday offers. That's why we eagerly sifted through the hard drive ads that have popped up so far. Unfortunately though, we haven't found much to get excited about — yet.

One of the hottest items for Black Friday weekend is the HD television, with many sizes predicted to hit all-time lows. We've picked through the numerous Black Friday ad leaks to bring you the best HDTV offers that we've seen so far, which includes some impressive discounts from Target, Best Buy, Sam's Club, Walmart, and more.

Attention gamers looking for a bargain: dealnews has sifted through all the Black Friday ads on our site to bring you this roundup of video game console offers. We've highlighted some of the best deals that are rumored to be available, so you can start planning where to shop now.

Black Friday is not just a day-long event — especially this year. Several stores have already announced plans to open at midnight on Friday, and some even on Turkey Day itself. Which stores are opening their doors first? And is the initiative to start so early actually a good thing?

It's easy to fall into the common Black Friday trap of thinking that literally every item on your shopping wish list will be at its lowest price of the year around Black Friday weekend. This statement may be true for a variety of categories, but it's important to note that there are a handful of things you should not buy on Black Friday.

As we get closer to Black Friday, more and more ads keep finding their way onto the Internet. And with the number of rumored offers now mounting, it can be a tad overwhelming for a shopper to sift through. So allow us to assist you! We've rounded up some of the most notable offers, including a significant jump in electronics deals and a very impressive ad from Best Buy.

Around Black Friday, the term "bait and switch" gets thrown around quite a bit, but let's be clear: There's "Bait and Switch" and then there's "bait and switch." One is a legal definition, prosecutable, and the other is colloquial, used liberally to designate unfair merchant practices. But in the Internet age, do retailers still attempt to use this promotional tactic to draw big crowds for Black Friday sales?

Nearly half of our readers are planning to stay at home on Black Friday, relishing the additional day off spent surfing the web for deals. But just because you're skipping the crazy lines in-store, does that mean you can also skip the early wake-up? Perhaps — but you may be missing out.

Black Friday is still two weeks away, but already we've seen sneak peeks into Black Friday sales from a number of merchants. From Lowe's to Amazon and retailers in between, the sales are starting earlier and earlier each year. But are these Pre-Black Friday sales the cream of the crop for the season? We think not!

It's still early, but already we've seen leaked Black Friday ads from Kohl's, Sears, Lowe's, JCPenney, Macy's, and more. (See that Black Friday tab on the top right? They're all listed there.) To get you started on your quest for rumored and confirmed Black Friday deals, we've rounded up some of the notable discounts from the early-bird ads.

Price matching can give consumers an edge when shopping over the holidays, but not every retailer offers a price match guarantee. Even those who do offer it will adhere to different policies, and some won't honor those policies at all during Black Friday weekend. We've gathered a few tips you should keep in mind when shopping this holiday season, as well as a couple merchants who offer the best policies for Black Friday.

You may already be doing the math to see how you can afford some of your most-wanted purchases around Black Friday, and rather than running up a credit card bill, consider making small changes in the day to day. Follow these tips and before you know it, you'll have a fatter wallet to make the most of the deep discounts we're sure to see on Black Friday.

While Black Friday will likely always be a frenzy of bargains, there are some elements that change with the times. Since we at dealnews feel that the best way to make the most of this epic shopping event is to be prepared, we decided to compile this list of ways in which Black Friday 2011 will be different.

Rumors began spreading last week that the upcoming Grand Central Terminal Apple Store in New York will be open and ready for business in time for Black Friday. And as exciting as that may be for weary travelers heading home after Thanksgiving, our research indicates that excitable Apple-philes would be wise to skip the grand Black Friday opening — as well as Black Friday sales at any Apple store — and shop at home instead. Watch our video for more!

A recent survey says that fewer people are planning on shopping in-store on Black Friday this year, for a projected turnout that could be the lowest in three years. (According to our own survey, a large percentage of dealnews readers are also hoping to skip in-store sales.) So what's holding everyone back?

What do you know about Black Friday? Test your knowledge of Black Friday fact versus fiction with the dealnews Master List of Truths about the "busiest shopping day of the year." After all, Black Friday is only four weeks away!

As dealnewsers know all too well, Black Friday will be here before you can shout "Turkey Dinner!" And with a wealth of stores offering a bounty of promotions during the shopping weekend, how will you know which ones provide the best bang for your buck? Well, first, you can shop via dealnews. (Obviously.)

You can also check out our list of the top five online stores that offer the largest number of Editors' Choice-caliber deals during Black Friday weekend.

Black Friday is still four weeks away, but that doesn't mean it isn't time to start figuring out how you're going to pay for all the stuff you want to buy. We've got tips on three credit cards that will pay you a combined $820 in cash back and airline tickets if you spend $3,900 during the holidays. That's like finding a 21% off coupon good towards everything on Planet Earth.

What do you know about Black Friday? Test your knowledge of Black Friday fact versus fiction against the dealnews Master List of Truths about the "busiest shopping day of the year." After all, Black Friday is only four weeks away.

Already, it's almost 100 days to Christmas. We've been watching the trends, analyzing the data, and it's time for us to put our soothsaying skills on the line. From 15" laptops for $199 to 46" LCD HDTVs for $499 — and dozens more — check out dealnews Editor-in-Chief Dan de Grandpre's Black Friday 2010 predictions to see what this year's crop of Black Friday deals will be. Plus, Apple prophecies, tons of advice on what and what not to buy, and more. Nostradamus would be proud.

The busiest shopping day of the year has come and gone. For the third year in a row, we here at dealnews are taking a look back at some of last week's biggest bargains and biggest failures. We present to you, the best and worst of Black Friday 2009.

With so many ads out, are you wondering what to purchase on Black Friday? We took a panel of dealnews Editors, made them read through all of the ads from more than 70 stores, and measured their drooling (in ounces) and swooning (in seconds) to develop The dealnews Guide to the Best Deals on Black Friday. From 55" HDTVs to 10" netbooks, see our Editors' Choices for this season's best Black Friday electronics and computers deals.

One strategy to get more out of Black Friday shopping is price matching. From Best Buy to Walmart, find out which brick-and-mortar retailers will price match their competitors on Black Friday. Update: Updated with new information on Target.