The big Black Friday round up

Julie and I have braved the Black Friday sales for a couple years now, including the last two years.  In 2007, we left at 5 AM to brave the lines at IKEA for a chance at a free couch and the promise of a definite free breakfast.  We didn’t get the free couch, but we definitely came away with full stomachs!  Last year we didn’t head out quite as early, but we did complete our entire Christmas shopping in just one day—we were pretty proud of that.  There’s nothing pressing this year, but we will be heading out on Saturday morning to pick up a special item at Walmart (more on that in a later post).

That said, we are still keeping an eye on the Black Friday deals, and it seems there’s not a lack of information already on the web about the savings you’ll be able to find in the early morn after Thanksgiving.  Here’s a round up of some good Black Friday sites, blog posts, and deals that are interesting to us.

Blog Posts

HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals (Mashable)
The Top 11 Black Friday Deals of 2009 (blackfriday.fm)
Black Friday Shopping Tips: How To Get The Best Deals On The Things On Your List (Bible Money Matters)
Black Friday 2009 Free Stuff (My Dollar Plan)
Hunt for Black Friday deals from your iPhone (Mashable)
Be prepared for Black Friday tech deals (Webware on Cnet)

Websites

Amazon’s Black Friday Deals — a whole week of deals starting today, Monday, November 23
Overstock.com’s Black Friday deals — they’re calling it a “shopping experience”
BlackFriday.fm — nice collection of scanned ads, and a database of all the items on sale
BlackFriday.info — another good site with coupons, a shopping list feature, and online deals
Fat Wallet Black Friday rumors
TGIBlackFriday — another round up site, this one including an iPhone app as well
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