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Black Friday Deals

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Money-Saving Smartphone Apps for Black Friday Shoppers

Need some help on the go? We've got it here.

Black Friday/Thursday is almost here, and the Internet will be full of deals. But even after all that online browsing, you may still need some help when you are on the shopping scene, or running other errands. Look no further. Thanks to popular technology site Mashable.com, we bring you some money-saving apps for Black Friday. And make no mistake, plenty of people are planning to use their smartphones and tablet computers to find those holiday deals. An article by USA TODAY points out that almost 70 percent of smartphone owners plan to use the devices for holiday shopping, according to one survey. Smartphone ownership is on the rise: 46.1 percent of consumers have one, up from 39.7 percent last year, according to another survey. Some apps …

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Black Friday Deals Begin Early — on Thanksgiving Day

Target, Best Buy and Walmart are included in Turkey Day sales.

If you have a black belt in Black Friday shopping, listen up: area big-box retailers are gearing up to dazzle bargain hunters even earlier this year—starting Thanksgiving Day. Walmart announced that it would open its doors at 8 p.m. on that Thursday, Nov. 22 and offer holiday doorbusters, while supplies last. Also, Walmart has a Suwanee outlet. -- What are your Black Friday shopping plans? Will you get an early start on Thanksgiving? Tell us in the comments below. These include deals on TVs, iPads, an electric scooter for $79 and a steam mop for $39. But its not alone. Target and Best Buy are planning all-out holiday shopping assaults. Target's deals begin an hour later, at 9 p.m. According to an ad leaked online, the best deals will be …

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Steve Burns

10:00 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Some of the TV deals look awfully tempting. :)   more ›

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