The Friday Before Black Friday is Also Black

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(Newswire.net — November 20, 2014)  — A FatWallet.com Black friday prediction called for earlier access to Black Friday deals and doorbusters. That appears to be the case this weekend as several major retailers are offering a selection of their best Black Friday deals now. Some stores like Sears are only allowing card holder members to participate in early purchases and other stores like Best Buy are simply revealing 6 Black Friday door busters to the public for 3 days (Friday-Sunday). Walmart Black Friday deals bhave been leaking every weekend and they also announced they will price match, or beat, any Black Friday price this year, including Amazon Black Friday deals.

Below are details of that five major stores are offering holiday shoppers both online and in-store this weekend. Online shoppers can add cash back savings to these early deals by clicking through FatWallet.com before making purchases and mobile shoppers can follow all the early leaks with the Black Friday app (iOS / Android).

  • Walmart: Sneak Peek Black Friday Sale starts tomorrow as a way for their shoppers to get “Black Friday Prices Before Black Friday”. This sale runs until November 27th or until items sell out. Three standout deals include the iPad Air 2 priced at $489 (w/free $100 Walmart gift card), 40” 1080p LED HDTV priced at $115 and 58″ Samsung Smart LED HDTV for $698.
  • Amazon.com: Their Black Friday Sale begins tonight (2 days ahead of last year). They will offering thousands of price reduced products and Lightning Deals every 10 minutes for 8 straight days. Deals vary in value, but the good ones are usually limited stock and sell out fast. FatWallet Hot Deals forum is a great place to monitor the value so you don’t have to visit Amazon every 10 minutes for the next week.
  • Best Buy: The tech bigbox just announced their Beat the Rush Sale starts Thursday through Saturday, featuring access to 6 special Black Friday deals, including Apple iPad Air deals starting at $319, and a 40” Westinghouse 1080p LED HDTV for $199.99. These 6 deals don’t encompoass the excellend prices they’ll be offering holiday shoppers on Thanksgiving, which represent some of the best Black Friday deals in a few years.
  • Newegg.com: Just announced that Black Friday “leaks” start today, meaning they are offering a set of Black Friday deals every day until Black Friday. Some of these deals are very good, others are average discounts you may see throughout the year, but this annual sale is usually worth a daily scroll for shoppers looking for low priced tech.
  • Sears.com: Sneak Peek of select Black Friday deals and door busters for Shop Your Way members. They have access to Black Friday deals at 6pm on Nov. 20 through Nov. 21. There is a special online doorbuster coupon for $10 off $40 good for clothing, accessories, intimates, sleepwear and jewelry.

 

 

About FatWallet: As the preferred online coupons and cash back shopping resource for millions of smart consumers, FatWallet.com works closely with 1,600+ retailers like Kohl’s, Ebay, Macy’s and Target to publish store discounts, coupon codes and Cash Back rewards to its members. The much celebrated FatWallet forums represent the pulse of an evolving online marketplace where smart consumers gather to share and learn. The FatWallet Black Friday app allows mobile shoppers to compare current deals with retail sales ads, and shop smarter year round.

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