Walmart is known for its excellent deals, low prices and wide selection of quality merchandise. The major big-box retailer serves millions of customers every year, enticing them with low prices and deep savings. The nation's largest employer is also well-known for its Black Friday deals. Wal-Mart Black Friday deals are the holy grail of the die hard bargain shopper, and many customers camp out overnight to get a piece of the low-price action. Walmart's 2011 Black Friday sale event promises not to disappoint, with Black Friday sale information already leaking to major online sites.
For Black Friday 2011, Walmart will roll out its old standbys—deeply discounted electronics, housewares, clothing and of course, toys. This year, Walmart is announcing discounts on its LCD and HDTV televisions. The Element 40" screen television, regularly priced at $349 will be slashed. Walmart intentionally keeps its exact Black Friday specials a secret to prevent competitors from undercutting their prices. In 2010, Walmart practically got into a pricing war with retail giant KMart, with both stores attempting to offer the lowest prices on the same products.
Toys
This years hottest sales are on toys. Walmart will undoubtedly roll back prices on all of the season's hottest toys and video games. The recent release of the newest Madden game has boosted interest in Walmart's Black Friday sale where fans will be looking for deep discounts on popular games for Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii. In 2010, the popular games, regularly priced at up to $49.95 were slashed for $7 and $8. Walmart will also slash prices on popular toys like V-Tech, Fisher Price and Mattel. Zhu Zhu pet toy hamsters are also expected to be on sale as the popularity of these furry creatures has not lessened since the 2010 holiday shopping season. Barbie dolls for $5 and the popular Bratz dolls that sold for $8 last year are expected to be on sale again this year.
Housewares
For the shopper looking for the best home gifts, Walmart's deals can't be beat. Popular kitchen appliances such as Rival toasters and waffle irons, electric griddles and coffeemakers are expected to be at the top of this year's list of best Walmart Black Friday deals. Prices for popular housewares are expected to be up to 60% off. Some deals may even feature buy one get one free offers.
Electronics
The holy grail of bargain shopping is Walmart's Black Friday electronics deals. Past sales have included the Emerson 32" LCD HTDV for $198, the Canon Sureshot digital camera for $59 (regularly $129.99) and Magnavox Blu-Ray players for $68. The key to scoring big in the electronics department is to get there early and head to the electronics first. Most stores will open on midnight, several hours earlier than retailers that traditionally open at 4:00 a.m.
For the shoppers who prefer to score their holiday buys online, Walmart is offering excellent "cyber Monday" deals. Last year's biggest grabs included free shipping on over 60,000 products. In addition, the retail giant will offer some web-only exclusives that will blow their competitors out of the water and give customers a strong incentive to shop online.