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Black Friday shopping guide & Online holiday shopping deals
Comments 0 | Recommend 0Clear out the trunk and sharpen your elbows -- Black Friday has begun.
The day got its name because retailers traditionally hope it will tip them over into the black. Even against the backdrop of an extraordinarily gloomy economic outlook, the day still figures to be one of the best of the season.
Retailers are pulling out every enticement they can think of. Some stores opened at midnight. All are featuring deep price cuts.
Target is handing out store maps showing where the specials are, including a high-def TV set for $299. Wal-Mart is selling a Blu-ray DVD player for $128.
Best Buy is throwing open its doors at 5 a.m., providing coffee and doughnuts for what it hopes will be lines of shoppers. There'll also be Toshiba laptops for $380 and a Garmin GPS system for $190. J.C. Penney says it's adding 20 percent more items to its Black Friday specials, including a half-carat diamond necklace for $79.99.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Thanksgiving is almost here, and after that it means Black Friday and holiday shopping. What stores do you want to hit and when can you go? We've compiled a list of some of the local stores and what time they are open on both Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Boscov's
Thanksgiving: 8:00 - 4:00
Kmart
456-7701
Thanksgiving: 7am - 9pm
Black Friday: 6am - 11pm
Wal-Mart
(Non Supercenter) 7:00a-6:00p
Supercenter (Open everyday except for Christmas)
Target
Closed Thanksgiving
Black Friday
6am - 11:00pm
Kohls
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 4am- 12:00 (Midnight)
Best Buy
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 5am - 10pm
Macy's
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 5am - 10pm
Crossgates Mall
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 7a - 10p (Anchor stores may have earlier hours)
Colonie Center
459-9020
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 7am - 10pm
Sears
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 5am - 9pm
L.L. Bean
437-5460
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 6:30a - 9:30p
JcPenny
456-0824
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 4am - 11pm
Christmas Tree Shop
Thanksgiving: CLOSED
Black Friday: 6a - 10p
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