Black Friday Deals

Target, Walmart and Staples are preparing for a mass flood of shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. However, Best Buy has stood out among many consumers due to the expectation of personal electronics and house appliances to be included in the sales.

The ad detailing Black Friday offers finally leaked via a website featuring holiday listings from multiple retailers.

The Christian Post has prepared a guide to what Best Buy will have to offer.

For a new laptop, the store is offering a Samsung with Intel Pentium processor and a 15.6-inch screen for $299.99 and a Lenovo 15.6-inch Laptop with 2GB RAM and 250GB HDD for $179.99.

For monitors, there is 21.5-inch Acer Flat-Panel LCD Monitor costing $89.99 and an HP 23-inch HD LED Widescreen monitor for $119.99.

Tablets have been selling like hot-cakes throughout 2011, and Best Buy has announced in the ad that all Apple iPad 2 tablets will be on sale, though the exact terms are not yet known.

Alternatively, there is also the Toshiba Thrive 10.1-inch screen tablet for $279.99.

Barnes & Noble's NOOK eReader will be available for $79.99, down from $99.99.

Among cell phone offers, there is the HTC - DROID Incredible 2 Mobile, free with the purchase of a 2-year contract with Verizon, and HTC Wildfire S for $99.99 with no contract.

In addition, the 6-page catalog is filled with bargain-price house appliances, miscellaneous electronics and other merchandise.

Among those are a 42-inch Sharp LCD HCTV for $199.99 and a 24-inch Dynex 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $79.99.

Walmart is getting an early start to Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. The discount retail giant released its Black Friday ad Thursday, announcing that this year the store’s doors will open at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night for discounts on home items, clothing, and toys.  Electronics will go on sale two hours later, at midnight.

Among the items you can grab at 10 p.m. after your feast: a $67 ping pong table, a slew of DVDs for $1.96 apiece, and a 4-quart Crock-Pot for under $10 (regular price is closer to $25).

Perhaps as surprising as the deals is the timing of the ad for Walmart Black Friday 2011. Last year, Walmart didn’t announce its Black Friday deals until Nov. 22, meaning this year’s revelations are coming a full 12 days earlier than before. But the early Walmart announcement is just the latest in a trend of stores getting an earlier and earlier start to the Black Friday rush: For the first time, Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic are opening their stores at midnight on Black Friday, joining Macy's, Kohl's, and Target, which have done it before.

“Thanksgiving night openings are much more common now,” says Dan de Grandpre, CEO of dealnews.com, a website that tracks sales at large retailers across the country. “Deals are going to be much better at that time. But you have to get up earlier and earlier, or those stores will be picked over.”

The hubbub over the early Walmart announcement comes in the wake of projections for a fairly average holiday shopping season. Erik Johnson, an economist with IHS Global Insight, is predicting a 4.2 percent growth in overall holiday sales over last year. “To put this in perspective, 2010 holiday sales were up 5.2 percent and 2009 sales were down 0.4 percent,” Mr. Johnson says in e-mail.

Some are predicting more shoppers, however. According to Business News Daily, a recent consumer survey from the digital technology advertising company Social Vibe is projecting a 52 percent increase in the number of Black Friday shoppers from last year.  That means longer lines and much bigger crowds, which may be part of the impetus for retailers to extend their hours.

But Mr. de Grandpre insists that bigger crowds don’t necessarily mean more buying. “There will be a lot of window shopping,” he said “Participation in Black Friday will go up, but there will be more of a shift from in-store shopping into online shopping.  The growth of online shopping has been many times higher than in-store shopping.

Johnson agrees. “E-commerce as a percentage of overall retail sales hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2011, at 4.6 percent,” he says.

Online retailers, too, are getting in on the Black Friday earlier than ever: Amazon.com has already launched a “Countdown to Black Friday” section of its site, with early discounts on a wide array of products including cameras, TVs, DVDs, and toys.

According to de Grandpre, however, the pre-sales usually can’t hold a candle to the real thing.  “Stores use terms like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to draw in shoppers, but that doesn’t always mean good deals,” he says. “I’d be skeptical of discounts that sound modest, or that have a range.”

He uses terms like “up to 30 percent off” as an example.

“Just because a store has a big sale doesn’t mean the specific items are all that cheap. Macy’s has a 20 percent off sale basically every Friday. It’s better to look at specific items for big discounts.”

Still, if you wanted to get a jump on the holiday rush this Veteran’s Day weekend, for instance, there are certain benefits. “It’s a contrast of convenience and savings” versus the Black Friday rush, de Grandpre says. “Black Friday is not a fun day to shop. The sales reps are always frazzled, and people are aggressive. Of course, online sales sort of take away those convenience concerns, and a lot of online sales these days are identical to what’s in the store.”

And there are some decent deals to be found over the coming weekend.  Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is offering deep discounts on major home appliances ($1,100 off a Wirlpool washer/dryer pair, for example), and competitor Home Depot is releasing its actual Black Friday prices this week.

You can also find bargains on clothing, at retailers like Kohl’s and JC Penney, which is offering a wide variety of discounts this weekend, most notably 50-60 percent discounts on diamond jewelry.

“Given the hassle, it's not really worth getting up at 3 a.m. on Black Friday for a sweater,” de Grandpre says. “You want to go for a big ticket item, like a TV or a laptop.”

Ready or not, Black Friday is right around the corner.

Stores are in full swing preparing, but are you ready for the holiday shopping season?

Some shoppers have been saving up all year for this; others said they're only asking for necessities on their Christmas wish list.

Retailers and shoppers are bracing for Black Friday. Retailers are hopeful sales will skyrocket.

"I'm a shopper, so for me Black Friday is great," said Lori McCune.

It's the legendary rush after Thanksgiving Day.

"Love it, looking forward to it," McCune said.

And retailers are also looking forward to some positive cash flow this year.

"We're looking at a small increase and it will be spread throughout the whole store, so we're looking for a pretty good year," said Meijer Store Manager Rick Zeeff.

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The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase 2.8 percent this year. That's drastically down from a 5.2 percent increase last year. The 10-year average only shows a 2.6 percent increase.

"I don't think it’s going to be a crazy big year because the economy is not going to allow that," Zeeff said.

"I’m not sure they're splurging, but they buy a few unique gifts and stuff that people need…" said shopper Karen Guerrero.

She plans to shop smart.

"If you need shoes and jeans and stuff you get throughout the year, that’s Christmas," she said.

But on the other hand, people are dishing out the dollars.

“We don't have kids, but nieces and nephews and they're like my own so we splurge on them, buy them pretty much whatever they want if I can swing it," McCune said.

McCune fits right in to what's expected from Americans this year.

The Wall Street Journal said we'll spend about 17 percent more this year than last – the average person is expected to drop $831 on gifts this season, that's $121 more than last year.

Surveys show people have some extra cash this year, but they plan to be more conservative in how they spend it.

Some retailers said a sale is a sale, no matter how large or small the purchase is.

"They may not be buying those big screen TVs, that’s ok," Zeeff said.

Stores are getting more competitive this year – Wal-Mart and Target are opening on Thanksgiving night for Black Friday specials.

The Meijer on Bremen Highway will start their special sales at 4 a.m., that's an hour earlier than last year.

If you’re looking for work, seasonal hiring is slim pickings right now.

A few stores have some spots left like Macys, Hobby Lobby and Target. Stores recommend to call then and apply right away.

We’ve already seen this year’s Black Friday ads for Best Buy and Staples. Now we’re getting a sneak peek at some of the deep discounts Target will be offering on November 25th, 2011.

Here are a few of the highlights.

• Acer 10″ netbook for $157
• Acer Aspire One 722 11.6″ notebook w/AMD C-50 for $197
• Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G with special offers for 85
• Apple 8GB iPod touch with $40 Target gift card for $195

Some of the deals are listed as “doorbusters,” which means that only a limited number of devices will be available to shoppers on a first-come, first-served basis.

Personally I’ve never felt the need to wake up extraordinarily early and fight my way through the crowds to save a few bucks on Black Friday… but I know people that swear by the practice. If you buy enough items on the busiest shopping day of the year you can end up saving a lot of money… assuming you were going to buy those products anyway and the alternative was paying full price.

Black Friday is already looking pretty crazy this year, and Gamestop won't be doing anything to reduce the amount of consumerist insanity permeating the American consciousness. If anything, the fact that its sales flier proudly boasts that limited edition Zelda 3DS on its front cover indicates a clear and unmistakable aim to misbehave, in a metaphorical, capitalist sense.

We'll save you the headache of an unwieldy bulleted list by telling you that the long and short of the sale is widely similar to other retail offerings: Discounted 360s and PS3s ($149 and $199 respectively), recent titles discounted by $10 to $30, etc. Check out the 12 page flier for complete details, and when you're tempted by these impressive discounts, remember how small and innavigable the average Gamestop is on a normal day, let alone on the busiest shopping day of the year.

Whether shopping online every week or a few times a year, consumers are more likely than ever to use online coupon sites such as CouponCodes.com to find savings. According to a new Ipsos telephone survey commissioned by Offers.com, more consumers plan to look for coupon codes and online coupons when shopping online, with 74 percent of frequent online shoppers planning to look for online coupons in 2011, versus 63 percent in 2010.

According to CouponCodes.com user surveys, other online coupon code websites are hard to use and the codes often don't work. In response, CouponCodes.com hand-verifies and screens every coupon code and makes it easy to find the coupon codes, online discounts and sales that work from the leading online stores.

CouponCodes.com introduced new features to help shoppers quickly find coupon codes:

    Streamlined Organization – Stores and coupon codes are organized into 35 useful categories including women's clothing, furniture, beauty, travel and more.  CouponCodes.com also separates coupon codes, online discounts and sales to make it easier for shoppers to find savings.
    Savings For All Seasons – CouponCodes.com introduced special sections for holidays including Halloween 2011 coupon codes, Black Friday 2011 coupon codes and Cyber Monday 2011 coupon codes that bring together the best coupon codes and online sales for every shopping season.
    "Ask Robin" – Shoppers can chat or email with Robin, the CouponCodes.com savings expert, to ask her questions about specific online coupons from thousands of online stores featured on CouponCodes.com.

"CouponCodes.com is making every effort to delight online coupon users by putting the best coupons at the top of the page and creating a simple and easy way for shoppers to find coupon codes," said Kristen Carney, product manager for CouponCodes.com. "Only 11 percent of online shoppers always look for coupon codes, so the team at CouponCodes.com is focused on building a superior online coupon site to get everyone to love coupon codes as much as we do."

CouponCodes.com has done extensive research on what shoppers are looking for in a coupon site and although savings on CouponCodes.com are available to everyone, the personality of the site is designed to appeal to women. One female shopper told us, "I love the fact that your home page is so streamlined ... most coupon code sites are so overwhelming to the eyes and brain that I dread going to them. Your site was not that way at all, and I appreciate that."  Shoppers can visit CouponCodes.com and discover the best coupon codes at the very top of the site, making them extremely easy to find.

Recently Offers.com and Ipsos Public Affairs released a pre-cursor survey to the upcoming holiday season. The gist? That consumers are now shopping year-round for holiday goodies and that holiday revenue may begin as early as November first.

"I predict that after Halloween, because it lands on a weekend leading to more parties, that we'll start seeing holiday sales being advertised," said Steve Schaffer, CEO, Offers.com. "There is a big assumption that holiday shopping is Black Friday to Christmas Eve, but [this year] we'll start seeing holiday sales being advertised early."

Some findings from the survey included that only about 26% of consumers look online for coupons/deals prior to making purchases, 87% plan to spend the same or less than they spent in 2010 and that half (52%) research products online for at least an hour before committing to a purchase. Because of that research time, even with only about one-quarter of consumers actively looking for coupons or discounts, Schaffer believes online retailers need a solid coupon strategy.

"I think [retailers] need to make sure they have a deal or coupon strategy and that they are telling deal websites about their offers," said Schaffer. "Consumers will make purchases this year based on the types of deals, so if etailers are communicating their offers, they'll make more sales."

Schaffer also thinks, although the overall holiday spend will only increase 2-3% that online sales will likely increase 10-20% for the quarter. His top three tips:

• Start advertising sales/specials on November 1 rather than waiting later into the year - catch those early shoppers early
• Depending on how consumers actually spend, have a back-up plan in place for advertising, coupons and deal offers
• Communicate with retail partners - make it simple for consumers to find your coupons or discounts because if they find them, they'll use them

If you have small kids who like Legos, you know how expensive they are! The Lego Boombox and Radio add up to about $57 at Toys 'R Us. They are bundled online at justdeals.com for $27.77 for both, which is half the price of the big retailers. Use the code JDUSA for $5 off shipping, which will make shipping free.

The first Black Friday Ad leak is floating around the Internet and Twitter. It's from Harbor Freight, which has deep discounts on tools. The Black Friday sale includes a drill for $19.99 and lots of other power tools. You can see the ad on theblackfriday.com and other Black Friday websites.

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Slow economy cannot slow down the shopping season's coming, having covered Black Friday extensively for the past three years, the bargain finders at theblackfridaybargain.com are in a better position than anyone else to offer shopping previews for Black Friday 2011 . Black Friday is the busiest shopping time of the year for consumers and retail businesses alike. The sales are great, the discounted items are in abundance and the holiday spirit is high.

Over the years we've noticed trends in the Black Friday Bargain deals offered by the major online retailers , we will give you some predictions for the actual prices consumers will see these items selling at this Black Friday based on their research on various online shopping search engines.

This year continued the trend of down years for many retailers, both traditional and online. This holiday season including Black Friday is shaping up to be an important final opportunity for retailers to make up for the lackluster sales they've had the rest of the year.

While theblackfridaybargain.com likely won't begin to see a steady stream of actual Black Friday ads until the middle of October, we are predicting that while retailers will try to boost sales with their Black Friday ads, the actual deals will likely be very similar to last year. With Black Friday being just a little bit more than a month from Christmas, online retailers and brick & mortar retailers with e-commerce sites should take the advantage here as they can quickly prepare and promote online sales leading up to Black Friday.

As for what will be hot this year, it's always difficult to predict. Our conclusion will be a combination of the products such as tablets pc , smartphone, HDTVs, toys, video games and home deco items. With the economy still down, many households are looking to improve their home rather than spend money on vacations or other expensive items. Thus, we have predicted this year, the star of the electronic gift will be the tablets PC.

Tablet PC is a trend to replace heavy notebook/laptops, it is also a small mobile device for people's communication and entertainment gear. Many people are staying less time with their notebooks, desktop and TV, with a Tablet PC on hand, they can do virtually everyone anywhere any time.

Tablet PCs are divided into many operation system categories, the most popular ones are those Apple iOS, Google Android OS, Windows tablet, Web OS and Blackberry OS. If you are looking for a bargain, there are many Android OS tablet for your choices such as Lenovo ideapad, Sumsung Galaxy, Motorola Tablet, Dell Tablet, Asus Tablet and some other no brand tablet pc makers. For more stable OS and hardware system, you might want to choose Apple's Ipad. The range of Android OS tablets are range from $99.00 - $699 each depends on the hardware and maker of the tablet. Our bargain finder suggests buying an android Tablet around $200-300 from a popular brand maker for your casual use at home. For business travelers, we still suggest an Apple Ipad for long lasting power usage and the professional look and stable operation environment.

The bargain finders at Theblackfridaybargain.com can't stress enough that to get the best deals on Black Friday or any other day of the year, you have to check online first. At Theblackfridaybargain.com we post hundreds of new online deals each week and we will have a continuously updated list of Black Friday ad coupon and products that can be purchased online at Black Friday lowest prices possible. You might be expecting big sales and online-only coupons from retailers such as Amazon.com, Overstock.com, Buy.com, Walmart.com, Dell.com Newpard.com, Shoppingkool.com, Tatamall.com, Busytrade.com, Koofind.com and many, many others, to keep track of these bargain deals, please bookmark Theblackfridaybargain.com where we will keep you updated on the latest deals and bargain all year round.

Looks like Chase and a few retail stores have been working together to make this upcoming holiday season just a little more special. Chase is offering Sapphire and Ink credit card holders extra discounts and extra cash back to stores like Groupon, Kohls, Best Buy, Apple Store, Target and Overstock.com. In addition, to spice up Cyber Monday, Chase is offering its Sapphire and Ink card holders 25% off your entire purchase at Best Buy. So if you plan on making a big purchase during this holiday season, we highly recommend signing up for a Chase Sapphire or Ink in advance so you'll be able to use your credit card to save BIG on Cyber Monday.

• Groupon - Earn 20% extra cash back for every $1 spent (November 14th)
• Kohls - Earn 10% extra cash back for every $1 spent (November 21st)
• Best Buy - Earn 10% extra cash back for every $1 spent (November 25th)
• Apple Store - Earn 10% extra cash back for every $1 spent (November 28th)
• Target - Earn 10% extra cash back for every $1 spent (December 5th) 
• Overstock - Earn 10% extra cash back for every $1 spent (December 25th)

Chase Sapphire and Ink Credit Card Offers:

• Chase Sapphire℠ (Visa)
  • Earn 25,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months
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  • No annual fee

• Ink℠ Classic Business (Visa)
  • 25,000 bonus point w/ $5,000 spent in the first 3 months
  • Earn 2-5X Points on the first $25,000 in spend annually
  • Unlimited 1 point per dollar on all other purchases
  • 0% APR for 6 Month & No annual fee

• Ink Cash℠ Business (Visa)
  • $250 cash back w/ $5,000 spent in the first 3 months
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Looks like Bath and Body Works 2011 VIP tote bag is back again! Today, Bath and Body Works leaked a small portion of their Black Friday promotion which offers their 2011 VIP bag (valued at $100+) on November 25th. Although the pricing is not mentioned on the promotional ad, we expect to see similar pricing to what we saw last year which was $20 for the VIP Bag (which includes a Tote Bag + 11 very impressive items) with purchase of $40 or more at Bath and Body Works.

In addition, we discovered that Bath and Body Works is preparing for some type of upcoming Black Friday preview sale. The sale is not live yet but we will definitely keep you posted when it does go live.

Looks like Bath and Body Works 2011 VIP tote bag is back again! Today, Bath and Body Works leaked a small portion of their Black Friday promotion which offers their 2011 VIP bag (valued at $100+) on November 25th. Although the pricing is not mentioned on the promotional ad, we expect to see similar pricing to what we saw last year which was $20 for the VIP Bag (which includes a Tote Bag + 11 very impressive items) with purchase of $40 or more at Bath and Body Works.

In addition, we discovered that Bath and Body Works is preparing for some type of upcoming Black Friday preview sale. The sale is not live yet but we will definitely keep you posted when it does go live.

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• Intel Core i5-2410M Processor 2.3 GHz (2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology), 3MB L3 Cache
• Configured with 6GB DDR3 1333MHz (max 8GB)
• 640GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
• 15.6″ diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD) with 16:9 Aspect Ratio and LED Backlite
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a 6 cell/48Wh Lithium Ion battery pack; Battery Life (measured by MobileMark 2007): 6 hours, 28 minutes

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

• Processor: 2.3 hertz Intel Core i5
• RAM: 6 GB
• Memory Slots: 2

Hard Drive

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Cases and Expandability

• Size (LWH): 9.8 inches, 15 inches, 1.4 inches
• Weight: 5.8 pounds

Power

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Reviews:
Toshiba Satellite P755 Black Friday The “chiclet” style keyboard is amazingly simple and satisfying to type on. The keys emit a satisfying light click, and they are far enough away from eachother and so i rarely hit another key. I never seen an HD Youtube video play back so smooth before, even if it’s just on my desktop with the Nvidia Geforce GTS 250. While we’re talking about video performance, Minecraft plays as smooth as my desktop plays it. I have not played other games, such as the buy this laptop for gaming; you will probably regret it. It will require 22 seconds from turn on (with all the BIOS option “Load BIOS onto harddisk” checked), unless you get yourself a usable Windows 7 login screen.

Laptops has quite a few ports and features including: USB 2 and three, Bluetooth 3, Wireless B/G/N, and HDMI and VGA out. Very handy to get and make use of these. Internet browsing is much from slow, it feels considerably quicker than my desktop. You’ll be able to only hear the fan occasionally accelerate, in case you strain to know it in a quiet room. Life of the battery is awesome, I used to be in a position to type a whole 725 word essay from start to finish with 10% left.(3 hours at least, maybe 4. I lost tabs on time) Speedfan claims both cores are idling at 109f, however you can hardly feel any warmth from the laptop even with several hours of use. Display is glossy, vivid and bright. Some may see it being glossy as a con; it’s fine indoors, but difficult to use outside (I never apply it outside). The numpad can be an awesome feature to incorporate, it turned out certainly one of my main requirements inside a laptop. Windows 7 makes everything feel instant and responsive. I’ve never run out of ram with the included 6gb.

definitely worth trying out before paying for a more expensive Toshiba Satellite P755 Black Friday

If you desire to find some great deals during Black Friday 2011 for clothing, footwear or beauty products, then one of the retailers which should be on your top list is Bealls.

Bealls is a chain of department stores in the United States, mainly present in the south of the country, with the main headquarters in Texas. The stores are mainly popular in the state of Florida as the products commercialized by the chain offer the best products to the consumer profile in the region. Most likely, in case of the state of Florida, Bells will be among the most sought retailers for great deals and possible Christmas gifts.

An important aspect about Bealls is that you can shop in the actual store and in the online store at BeallsFlorida.com even during the Black Friday shopping spree. It is advisable to get up early in the morning to take advantage of the great discounts, but if you do not desire to follow with the hassle, then you can find some of the Black Friday 2011 deals online.

The most popular categories for great discounts at Bells during the previous Black Friday shopping seasons were: pillows, mattress pads, sheets, shoes and sterling silver jewelry. And most likely, for this shopping season, Bealls will continue with the same strategy, offering deals for the above mentioned line of products.

Out of all of the above mention categories, shoes have the biggest share in sales. Bealls offers a large variety of brands and models and many shoe lovers usually follow Bealls in hope of purchasing a couple of new pairs. Among the popular brands which are being sold at Bealls, you might expect deals at: Mootsie Tootsie, Bay Studio, Skechers, Beartraps, White Mountain, New Balance, Nike, Avia, Easy Spirit, Shape Ups and LA Gear.

And if you desire to change the appearance and maybe improve the comfort of your bed, you might be interested in the bed related products to which you will find great deals during Black Friday 2011, as during the previous shopping seasons you could find great deals for sheets, blankets, comforters and pillows for twin, full, queen and king sized beds.

And in terms of jewelry, you most likely will find great deals for sterling silver jewelry which could make a great gift for a female person close to you, be it your girlfriend, fiancée, wife, mother or sister.

So, if you are in the south region of the US during Black Friday, and especially in Florida, you might desire to check out Bealls deals.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the days in which most desire to find the new laptop which they desire and Black Friday 2011 will not be an exception from the rule. And one of the most popular items which you might find on sale will be the Dell laptops.

During Black Friday 2011 and Cyber Monday 2011 you will most likely find at least 3 or 4 of the popular models marked down and you will most likely find great discounts at the most important retailers in the domain.  You only need to keep alert and you will most probably be able to discover a deal for you.

Before we can make an actual prediction regarding Black Friday 2011, we should first take a look at the 2010 Black Friday offers for Dells laptops. The most popular sales and the biggest offers were for the Inspiron and XPS models which we compatible with Windows 7.  These were the most popular deals:

• Dell Inspiron 12- $449.99
• Dell Inspiron 14R – $629.99
• Dell Inspiron 15R – $579.99
• Dell Inspiron 17R – $649.99
• Dell Inspiron Zeno HD – $559
• Dell Studio XPS 7100 – $799.99
• Dell XPS – $899.99

Currently, some of the most popular computers available on the market in terms of Dell laptops are the following:

• Dell D600 Laptop (1.6 GHz, 40GB HD, DVD/CD-RW)
• Dell D620 Laptop Duo Core with Windows XP
• Dell Inspiron 14R i14RN4110-8073DBK 14-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black)
• Dell Inspiron 15R i15RN5110-7223DBK 15.6-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black)
• Dell Inspiron DUO iD-4495FNT Laptop with Docking Station (Foggy Night)
• Dell Inspiron i15R-526MRB 15.6-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
• Dell Inspiron i17R-1713 17.3-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black)
• Dell Inspiron i17R-6121DBK 17.3-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black)
• Dell Inspiron N5030 iN5030-1723OBK 15.6-Inch Laptop (Obsidian Black)
• Dell Latitude D610-1.73 Laptop Wireless Computer (Refurbished)
• Dell Latitude D630 14.1-Inch Notebook Pc (Refurbished) Silver
• Dell XPS 15 X15-1024ELS Laptop (Elemental Silver)
• Dell XPS 15z XPS15z-72ELS Laptop (Elemental Silver)

You will most likely be able to find great deals for the Dell laptops which we have presented above and the most sought items will most probably be the laptops which are compatible with the new Windows 8.

If you desire to look for a big electronics or appliance deal during Black Friday 2011, then we strongly suggest that you check out HHGregg. HHGregg or Gregg Appliances Inc. is a public company which specializes in retailing electronics and appliances in the Midwest, northeast and southeast of the United States of America.

The retailed products include video products comprising of LED LCD, Plasma and Micro-Display TVs and DVD recorders; home appliances such as refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, freezers, washers and dryers; other products and services such as audio hardware, mattresses, computers and computer accessories.

HHGregg can be seen as the equivalent of Best Buy or Sears of the electronic and appliance section. And for Black Friday 2011, you most likely will be able to find great deals for refrigerators, dishwashers, vacuums microwave ovens from popular brands such as GE, Maytag and Whirlpool.

And to get a better idea about what Black Friday 2011 might bring, here is a short list of the most eye-catching discounts of 2010:

• 5 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer at $129.00
• Dirt Devil Breeze Bagless Upright Vacuum at $29.99
• Dyson All Floors Vacuum at $299.99
• Dyson Animal Vacuum w/Airmuscle Technology at $449.99
• Dyson Animal Vacuum w/Mini Turbine Head for Cleaning Pet Hair at $399.99
• Dyson Ball HEPA Bagless Vacuum w/Quick-Draw Telescope Wand at $379.99
• Frigidaire 0.7 Cu. Ft. 700-Watt Countertop Microwave at $39.99
• Frigidaire 14.8 Cu. Ft. Top-Freezer Refrigerator  at $299.00
• Frigidaire 4-Piece Stainless Steel Kitchen w/Free Toshiba 19’’ LCD HDTV at $1799.00
• GE 4.3 Cu. Ft.  Washer & 7 Cu. Ft. Electric Dryer at $599.00
• GE Stainless Steel Dishwasher at $399.00
• Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner at $69.99
• LG 24.7 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel 4-Door French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator  at $1199.00
• LG 4 Cu. Ft Washer w/Heater for Optimum Sanitization at $499.00
• LG 4.2 Cu. Ft. Steam Washer at $599.00
• Maytag 25 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Ice20 French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator at $999.00
• Whirlpool 25.3 Cu. Ft. Stainless Side-By-Side Refrigerator at $799.00
• Whirlpool 4Cu. Ft. Washer 7 6.7 Cu. Ft. Electric Dryer at $799.00
• Whirlpool Stainless Steel Double Over Smooth-Top Electric Range at $699.00

So, as you can see, during the previous Black Friday, HHGregg has offered an extensive range of electronics at deal prices. And this pretty extensive list will most likely continue during Black Friday 2011, with, most likely, Whirlpool, Dyson, GE and LG on the list.  For the next Christmas shopping season you will most likely be able to find the big household appliance that you need or simply fancy to purchase at a great deal price.

One of the biggest retailers present on the Black Friday market is Kmart.  Kmart is an American chain of discount stores which specializes in clothing, linen, jewelry, housewares, tools, electronics, toys and restaurant.  Presently, Kmart is the third largest American chain store behind Wal-Mart and Target and had reached in 2010 over 1300 locations in the US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam.

Kmart has specifically focused its Black Friday deals on three categories the previous years and will most likely continue the trend for Black Friday 2011. If you desire to purchase jewelry, a new HD TV or toys for Black Friday, then Kmart is your first option.

But to make a prediction for Kmart’s Black Friday 2011, we should first take a look at the deals offered the previous year.

Well, we can consider Kmart Black Friday Deals as being the Blue Friday. It is well known that one of the most enticing marketing strategies from Kmart is the Blue Light Special. These blue light specials usually occur at unexpected moments of time in the store. A worker will put up a mobile police light to signal a discount for a specific product, accompanied by the well known phrase “attention all Kmart shoppers”.

Well, the previous year, the Kmart Black Friday deal deals and discounts could be found in stores from 5:00 am to 11:00 am also known as the Blue Friday Kmart. During this time you could find such popular items as jewelry, electronics or toys marked down. The most eye catching offers were:

• Android 7 Inch Tablet Touch with 2.1 operating system version at $139.99
• Diamond bracelet 18 kt gold at $29.99
• Essential Home Recliner at $99.99
• Paula Deen 14 Piece Black Cookware Set at $89.99
• Power Wheels Barbie Ride-On at $99.99
• RCA 22 inch LCD HDTV at $239.99
• Zenith 42 inch Plasma HDTV at $399.99

And the biggest eye catcher for Kmart’s Black Friday 2011 was the entire toys department being marked down. So, on this background our predictions for Kmart 2011 are more than generous. We expect to see great deals in the toys, jewelry and electronics department.

If you want to get the best deals from Kmart, it is advisable that you carefully monitor probable offers and go for the kill, as early as you can in the morning, searching specifically for what you desire to buy.  You will surely be able to find great deals for possible Christmas gifts for your loved ones or even yourself.