• Amazon.com has been running its Black Friday deals all week long.
• Ann Taylor is offering 40% off on one item.
• The Apple Store's discounts include about 8.5% off iMac and MacBook pro, over 10% off the iPod Touch and free shipping. They also have discounts on accessories.
• Barney's is running a sale with discounts of up to 40% off.
• Best Buy's online deals include an Acer - 20" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Monitor for $79.99.
• Betsey Johnson is offering 40% off everything in the online store (excluding jewelry) from November 27-30.
• BlueFly.com is offering an extra 15% off coats plus free shipping.
• Brooks Brothers is offering 15% off through Saturday, November 28th.
• Bloomingdales is offering 30-40% off select merchandise during its Big Brown Sale.
• Crabtree & Evelyn is offering 20% off until 12-1-09.
• Crocs is running a buy a Mammoth, get a Mammoth 50% off sale.
• The Disney Store is offering $20 off orders of $99 or more.
• Drugstore.com has up to 40% off on Marshmallow shooters.
• Forever 21 has denim jeans for $6, cardigans for $7 and boots for $12.
• Gap.com is offering 50% off sweaters.
• GreatSkin.com is offering 20% off all GreatSkin.com inventory with Coupon Code Holiday20.
• Hot Topic has buy one get one 50% off on band tees.
• HP has up to 50% off printers and all-in-ones today and free shipping.
• J. Crew is offering an extra 20% off sale items. Ends 11-29-09.
• Juicy Couture is offering free shipping with orders of $100 or more until 11-30-09. Use code: GIVEMEJC
• Kmart's online deals include an Element 26 inch LCD HDTV for $249.99 and TomTom One 130 GPS for $79.99
• Land's End is offering 40% off down parkas and jackets. Today only.
• LaneBryant.com is offering 40% off during its Thanksgiving sale.
• Lord & Taylor is offering 15% off during its Thanksgiving sale.
• MacConnection is running an Apple Super Sale with some steep discounts on MacBooks and iMacs.
• Macy's online Thanksgiving Sale highlights include 20% off Timberland, 20% off coats, 40% of tea kettles. Free shipping on $99+
• Michael Kors is offering free online shipping on orders over $100 with code SHOPMK - ends 11-30-09.
• MilesKimball.com is offering 20% off orders of $35 or more.
• Neiman Marcus is offering free shipping at any price with code NMNOV - ends 11-30-09.
• New York & Company is offering 50% off now through Cyber Monday.
• Old Navy's online deals today included $5 graphic tees and $5 performance fleece tops.
• Onlineshoes.com is offering 20% off. Use code 9TURKEY. Ends November 28.
• Nordstrom.com has a women's sale with discounts of up to 50%. Nordstrom is also offering free shipping on orders of $100 or more until 12-20-09.
• Petco is offering 20% off sitewide. There is also a free shipping offer with orders of $50+.
• Piperlime is offering 20% off Rachel Zoe's Picks for Black Friday.
• Saks.com is offering a $25 gift card when you spend $100 on beauty or fragrance. Saks is also offering $100 of $400 orders of women's contemporary apparel.
• Sephora.com is offering 20% off Bare Escentuals Foundation Kits now through December 1st.
• ShoeMall.com is offering 25% off orders $25 or more plus Free Shipping. Use code: BLACKFRI
• ShopBop is offering $50 off $300, $100 off $500, $150 off $700, $225 off $1000 with Code GIFT4U until 11-30-09.
• Staples online deals include an HP G60-506US Laptop for $299.98 and an eMachines 21.5" LCD Monitor for $89.98.
• Steve Madden is running a sale with 50% off on select styles.
• Target's Daily Deals include a Digital Disney Flix Video Camcorder for $29.99 + free shipping.
• Tiger Direct is running its Pink Friday sale. They are pink because they support Susan G. Komen For the Cure each year.
• Ulta is offering $3.50 off any $10 purchase. Use code 2403. They are also offering doobuster today and tomorrow.
• Victoria's Secret is offering a free runway bag with any $60 purchase today.
• Walgreen's is offering $10 off $50. It's deals include select Snuggies for $8.
• Worldmarket.com has 15% off online until 11-27-09. Enter 2DAYTWIT at checkout.

• AJC.com: Best Black Friday deals on gadgets
• AP: Black Friday Deals for Gadgets, Gear
• Boston Herald: Guide to the best of this year’s Black Friday deals
• CNET: Top 15 Black Friday Deals
• CNN/Money: 11 Big Black Friday Deals
• CrunchGear: Awards: Best of Black Friday
• Dealnews: Guide to the Best Deals on Black Friday
• Digital Trends: Ten Best Black Friday Deals
• Forbes: Ten Black Friday Bargains
• Fox News: Best Black Friday Deals for Gadget Lovers
• G4TV: Guide to the Best Deals
• Joystiq: Best of Black Friday (gaming)
• PC Magazine: Best Black Friday Deals for Phones
• PC World: 7 Hot Black Friday Laptop and Netbook Deals
• PC World: A Gamer's Guide to Black Friday
• Toms Guide: 30+ Top 'Black Friday' Tech Deals : In the Market
• WebProNews: The Best Deals On The Items You Want

• Apple released a teaser about its Black Friday deals. So far all that is known for sure is that there will be free shipping and a discount on Apple products.
• Matt Lauer talked to Tightwad Tod from Consumer Reports about how to get the most out of all the Black Friday deals. Tod wrote the Black Friday survival guide for 2009 that is full of great tips and advice.
• Amazon.com vows to match or beat competitors Black Friday deals on its Black Friday site. Amazon is running deals all week long.
• There are big discounts on clothes on Black Friday as well as electronics. Here are a couple examples: H&M is offering 25% off to early shoppers from 5am - 10am and Tommy Hilfiger is offering 40% off.
• G4tv.com has a gaming deals roundup. They also ran a Black Friday deals segment highlighting some of their picks for the best deals. You can watch the video here.
• Gizmodo shares advice about what not to buy on Black Friday and lists deals where retailers are getting beat on Black Friday prices by competitors. Gizmodo also has a long list of Black Friday deals broken into categories here.
• Medl Mobile's mall maps app is popular ahead of Black Friday. The $2.95 app contains maps to over 1,000 malls.
• Best Buy announced today that it will bolster its Black Friday deals with a $197 HP laptop offer.
• Nintendo announced two Nintendo DSi bundles for Black Friday. One of the bundles is for Mario fans and the other bundle is for fans of brain teasers.
• Official circulars from major retailers like Best Buy (see here) and Walmart (see here) are now on the retailer's websites. You can find links to more circulars from the retailer's websites here. The Shop Local website may help you pull up more circulars.
• Slate's "Black Friday is for Suckers" article says you shold avoid buying ebook readers, netbooks and home theater cables on Black Friday.
• The Christian Science Monitor examines Best Buy's Black Friday sales to see which ones are worth it.
• A website named Picture Black Friday wants your Black Friday photographs. There will probably be lots of video footage as well on the video sharing websites.
• IGN combed through the Black Friday ads from Best Buy, GameStop, Kmart, Target, Toys R Us, and Walmart and listed some of the best deals from each retailer.
• FBTB has rounded up all the Lego-related Black Friday deals.
• A Black Friday 2009 Excel Spreadsheet is available for download. You can also view it online with Google Docs. It contains thousands of deals from dozens of retailers.
• CNET highlights some of the more promising Black Friday laptop doorbuster deals.
• The Budget Fashionista has a compiled a list of some of the best apparel related Black Friday in-store deals.
• Get a wake up call from a supermodel: Cindy Crawford will wake you up early on Black Friday through a service provided by JCPenney.
• CNET has picked its Top 15 Black Friday tech deals. 7 of the 15 deals are at Best Buy.
• Dealnews has a guide here to some of the top deals in several electronics categories.
• I Am The Trend has compiled a list of Black Friday t-shirt deals.
• Old Navy is offering a free Lego Rockband videogame with a $20 purchase on Black Friday. There will be a limited supply so go early if you want this deal. Old Navy opens at 3 a.m.
• The Wall Street Journal reports that this year's Black Friday tv discounts are less than last year's deals but HD TVs had farther to fall last year.
• A Best Buy circular unexpectedly wished everyone a happy Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Adha is a Muslim goat sacrificing festivity.
• Kohl's is selling the George Foreman Lean Mean Grill for $9.99 on Black Friday
• CNET's The Cheapskate lists five great Black Friday deals you shouldn't miss, including the Acer Aspire One 10-inch Netbook for $149.99 at Office Max.
• PCmag.com has some highlights from the Dell Black Friday ad - including nearly half off the Dell Inspiron.

You shouldn't have to stand in a long line to get a great deal. We're searching for the best Black Friday deals everywhere--including deals other stores are planning--so we can meet or beat their prices and bring them to you even earlier. These limited-supply offers will go quickly but we'll add new ones throughout the day, every day this week, so you can skip the long lines and still save a bundle.

• Black Friday Ads Chart: You can find links to the Black Friday ads in this handy chart on our sister site, shoppersshop.com.
• Disney opens it stores at midnight. From midnight until 10 a.m. customers can get 20% off all items, including already discounted merchandise.
• Today is the last day to enter Best Buy's Black Friday VIP Contest.
• Walmart opens up at midnight to avoid a repeat of last year's Black Friday related death but the deals won't begin until 5 a.m.
• Apple Store deals that have leaked could be phony.
• It's from last year, but Consumer Reports' article about 11 ways to strike gold on Black Friday also applies this year.
• Target is offering toasters and a few other appliances for $3 on Black Friday.
• Toys R Us is opening at midnight with the promise of Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters.
• IKEA will be serving breakfast with its Black Friday deals.
• Blu-ray player deals: There are several retailers offering blu-ray players for under the $100 mark.
• Cheap Ass Gamer has a collection of some of the gaming-related Black Friday deals.
• PC World provides a good roundup here in an article about ten fascinating Black Friday facts.
• Go green on Black Friday with these five steps from NBC12
• Black Friday is the best day to buy a car.
• CNN's Clark Howard says shopping online is a more efficient use of your time.
• The Christian Science Monitor says retailers hope for wintry weather on Black Friday because it reminds people of the holidays. However, if it is too cold or really rainy or both it could make people not want to stand outside in a line.
• Best Buy is offering half off on some appliances.
• There are expected to be more Black Friday shoppers this year.
• Consumers shopping on Black Friday should be aware of limited merchandise and derivative products.

• 50 percent off (save $200) Craftsman? 302-piece mechanic's tool sets
• $79.99 (reg. $259.99) 3/8 ct. tw. diamond stud earrings
• $174.19 (reg. $259.99) 7 1/2 ft. Wakefield Christmas tree with 700 Never Out(TM) clear or multi lights
• 50 percent off all DieHard workboots (reg. $75.00) and $19.99 (reg. $39.99) on all Covington low-shaft boots
• $399.99 closeout (reg. $699.99) ProForma XP elliptical 16-in stride length

• Apple is said to be offering price matching on Black Friday. Blogs are reporting that the Apple Store will match the prices of other authorized retailers. We still don't know what specific deals they will be offering for their Black Friday sales. They have posted some of the extended holiday store hours. You can find the hours by visiting Apple's store list and then clicking on the store near you. This will take you to that store's webpage. On the individual store page click where it says "see extended holiday hours" and it will show you the store's holiday hours. ifoAppleStore says a few of the Apple Stores are opening as early as 3 a.m. on Black Friday.
• Some people are already waiting in line! Yes, this is ridiculously early to be camped out in front of Best Buy. A Tamba Bay Online article says five people are already camping out in front of the Lakeland Best Buy in Florida. The photograph shows a tent.
• Gizmodo has published the "Ultimate Black Friday Survival Guide." It's a great collection of tips, deals and resources.
• Freebies4Mom.com has a helpful post called Holiday Shopping Safely. The post lists things you can do to be prepared and to shop safely. Unfortunately, not everyone is at the malls or stores to shop on Black Friday so you do have to keep an eye out for trouble.
• USA Today reports that consumers can find good deals beyond Black Friday. This is especially true this year as retailers are likely to have inventory left they need to sell in December. The article cites a Consumer Reports survey that says 25% of consumers are planning to shop on Black Friday.
• Kotaku reports that Hhgregg is making the move into video games on Black Friday. They will begin selling video game bundles November 28th.
• ThinkGeek.com is currently offering $5 off purchases $25 or $10 off purchases $50 or more.
• Wired's Epicenter provides some shopping secrets including information about finding Black Friday ads and coupon codes.
• Consumer Reports Electronics blog explains how "special" derivative TVs - which are made specifically for big promotion events like Black Friday - differ from the standard models. Consumers Reports says, "Because the derivative sets are lower-priced, they typically have lower specs and lack some features found on standard models."
• PC World has a great tip for those looking to buy a PlayStation 3. PC World says sign up for Sony's new Visa card before 12-31-08 and you get $150 credit on the card with a PlayStation 3 purchase.
• Kotaku says Red Octane has several amazing deals on older Guitar Hero products in its pre-Thanksgiving sale.
• GPS Deals: PCmag.com has some good advice for finding the best Black Friday GPS deals at different price levels - the lowest priced GPS models on Black Friday are going for $79.99. Consumer Reports is also blogging about the Best GPS navigation deals for Black Friday 2008.
• The L.A. Times offers some shopping tips and strategies. One tip is to avoid crowded stores for a lesser-crowded one. Maybe one of the other Staples or Best Buy stores in your area is less crowded. This works best if you live in area that has several of the same retailers stores relatively close by.
• Yahoo's Tech blog has posted a Black Friday guide that includes some tips and a close look at some of the tech deals.
• Here is a list of the Top 10 retailer mistakes on Black Friday. The mistakes are all pretty bad but running out of the door-buster merchandise is probably the worst. If people show up for your special deals super early in the morning they don't expect you to run out in an hour or two. Don't make your customers get out of bed early for nothing.
• Punch Jump says Target will offer a free $60 gift card with the purchase of an Xbox 360 Pro on Black Friday.
• PCmag.com has a list of what they say are the top ten Black Friday websites . One of the websites they list is Black Friday Gear. This site has a handy shop by category option. For example, on this page you can browse the HD TV Black Friday deals.
• Trouble waking up? Have the retailer give you a wake-up call: JCPenny will wake you up at 3 am on Black Friday if you want them to.
• There are also many deals going on right now. ShoppersShop.com lists some fashion deals that are going on now.
• Other current deals include free shipping and 15-20% off event at Macy's that ends 11-26-08. eBags.com is offering 20% off until December 1st. Walter Drake is offering 25% off until December 1st.
• WildTies.com is offering 20% off until 12-25-08 with coupon code: Save20
• Spencer Gifts is offering 10% off your order until 12-1-08 with coupon code SHAF10 at its online store, SpencersOnline.com.

Disney Store locations nationwide will usher in the holiday season earlier than ever with day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) specials starting as early as midnight in more than 100 of its more than 200 stores. In malls across the country, most other Disney Store locations will kick off Black Friday shopping with 5 a.m. openings. All stores will offer an additional 20 percent off almost everything*, including already low one-day only pricing, from opening hours until 10 a.m.

The store for everything Disney is a favorite location for holiday shoppers looking for that perfect gift to fit any budget. Throughout the remainder of the weekend, Disney Store will continue to offer sale pricing on top toys such as Disney Princess dolls, tween and plush toys, and more.

• Gizmodo, Engadget and ZDNet's Home Theater blog are not real impressed with what they have seen in the leaked Best Buy Black Friday ads so far. You can see the leaked ads here.
• Mike Elgan has some great tips and links to many Black Friday deal websites in his article called "12 Black Friday Secrets Retailers Don't Want You To Know."
• There are hopes that Apple will launch its most aggressive Black Friday sales ever. More thoughts on Apple Black Friday deals here, here and here.
• Radio Shack's Black Friday ads have been posted. (via Dalls News Technology Blog)
• Gadgetell examines some of the leaked Staples ads.
• Engadget reports that Sam's Clubs' Nintendo Wii Family Bundle packs three controller pairs and a Wii for $224 on Black Friday.
• TheStreet.com provides eight reasons to skip Black Friday sales.
• InternetNews.com provides ten tips for scoring a sweet netbook on Black Friday.
• Fry's $200 of the MacBook ad was too good to be true. Fry's messed up the ad.
• The AP has an article about Black Friday turning more "grey" as it gets a little lost - and seems more ordinary - in a vast ocean of deals and liquidation offers.
• Speaking of liquidations don't forget to check out the ongoing liquidation sale at Linen's N Things. They have big discounts of 20% to 40%.
• Some current deals: White House Black Market is offering 25% off until 11-16-08. Origins is offering free shipping. Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sale runs until November 16th.

The site predicts that plasma TV prices on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday buying spree, will fall to as low as $499 for a 42-inch model and $699 for a 50-incher. Meanwhile a $149 Blu-ray player may be in the offing, again from a no-name brand, along with $10 Blu-ray discs.

The upcoming DTV transition will help contribute to the price drops, according to the article, and as usual, plasma is less-expensive than LCD on an inch-for-inch basis. "LCD prices will remain higher than plasma, but they'll still dip considerably, with generic 42-inch 720p LCD HDTVs going for $599. Additionally, look for name-brand 46-inch or 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTVs to hit $799, and larger 52-inch 1080p HDTVs to drop to $1,199."