2014 Black Friday thread

[zack54attack]

Black Friday 2014​

The 5th annual Black Friday thread on CCS! It's never too early to start planning out and checking out the ads. I'll keep this thread updated as I get tips,ads and other information.

Something to remember: Black Friday pre-sales and early bird sales are great. Wal-Mart usually runs them a few Saturday's before BF with great deals on TV's, electronics, etc. If online is your thing, go big on BF and Cyber Monday! The deals are great and you can avoid lines.

Updated:11/13

Store Hours​

Ace Hardware:
GameStop:
JC Penny:
Kohls:

OfficeMax:
Old Navy:

Thursday (Thanksgiving)
Meijer: 6 a.m.
Kmart: 8 a.m.
Dick's Sporting Goods: 5 p.m.
Toys-R-US: 5 p.m.
Best Buy: 5 p.m.
Macys: 6 p.m.
Radio Shack: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 5 p.m. - midnight
Sears: 6 p.m.
Sports Authority: 6 p.m.
Staples: 6 p.m.
Walmart: 6 p.m.

Friday
Guitar Center: 6 a.m.
Harbor Freight: 7 a.m. (Inside Track members 6 a.m.)
Radio Shack: 8 a.m.

Ad Listings​

A.C. Moore: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/AC-Moore
ACE Hardware: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Ace-Hardware
Best Buy: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Best-Buy
Dicks Sporting Goods: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Dicks-Sporting-Goods
Dollar General: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Dollar-General
Guitar Center: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Guitar-Center
Harbor Freight: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Harbor-Freight
KMart Thanksgiving: http://bfads.net/Thanksgiving/Kmart/Ad
JC Penny: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/JCPenney
Kmart Black Friday: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Kmart/Ad
Michaels: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Michaels
Macys: http://bfads.net/Thanksgiving/Macys
Office Depot/Office Max: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Office-Depot
Pep Boys: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/PepBoys
PetSmart: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Pet-Smart
Pier 1: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Pier-1
Radio Shack: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/RadioShack
Sears:http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sears
Sears Hometown: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sears-Hometown
Sam's Club: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sams-Club
Sports Authority: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sports-Authority
Staples: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Staples
Toys R Us: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Toys-R-Us
Target: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Target
Tractor Supply: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Tractor-Supply
True Value: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/True-Value
Walmart: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Walmart

Ad Scans​

ACE Hardware: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Ace-Hardware/Ad
A.C. Moore: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/AC-Moore/Ad
Best Buy: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Best-Buy/Ad
Dicks Sporting Goods: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Dicks-Sporting-Goods/Ad#
Dollar General: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Dollar-General/Ad
Guitar Center: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Guitar-Center/Ad#
Harbor Freight: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Harbor-Freight/Ad
JC Penny: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/JCPenney/Ad
Meijer: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Meijer/Ad
Michaels: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Michaels/Ad
Macys: http://bfads.net/Thanksgiving/Macys/Ad
Office Depot/Max: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Office-Depot/Ad
Pep Boys: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/PepBoys/Ad#
Pet Smart: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Pet-Smart/Ad#
Pier 1: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Pier-1/Ad
Radio Shack: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/RadioShack/Ad
Sam's Club: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sams-Club/Ad#
Sears: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sears/Ad#
Sears Hometown: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sears-Hometown/Ad
Sports Authority: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Sports-Authority/Ad#
Staples: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Staples/Ad#
Target: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Target/Ad#
Toys R Us: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Toys-R-Us/Ad?page=2#viewer
Tractor Supply: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Tractor-Supply/Ad
True Value: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/True-Value/Ad
Walmart: http://bfads.net/Black-Friday/Walmart/Ad

Toy Books

Ad Listings​

Dollar Tree: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Dollar-Tree
Kmart: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Kmart
Lego: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Lego
ShopKo: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Shopko
Target: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Target
Toys R Us: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Toys-R-Us
Walmart: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Walmart

Ad Scans
Dollar Tree: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Dollar-Tree/Ad#
Kmart: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Kmart/Ad
Lego: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Lego/Ad#
ShopKo: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Shopko/Ad#
Target: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Target/Ad#
Toys R Us: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Toys-R-Us/Ad (AD)
Walmart: http://bfads.net/Toy-Books/Walmart/Ad#

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Toy Book Hours
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Cyber Monday​

News​

Target confirms 3-day event from November 27-29.

Macy's to open at 6 p.m.?

Other Black Friday Deals

Amazon Electronics Guide (Nov 1.): http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-G...rad-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

Best Buy Holiday Event (Nov. 8): http://www.bestbuy.com/site/seo/null/pcmcat344700050000.c?ref=195&id=pcmcat344700050000


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[zack54attack]

Target will host a 3-day event. Wonder if the good deals will be on Thursday Night/Black Friday or all 3 days

 

[Scoot26]

I hate you for reminding me this time of year is almost here.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I hate that they've turned Thanksgiving day into another shopping mania day.

 

[1ke]

Good lookin Zack

 

[zack54attack]

I hate that they've turned Thanksgiving day into another shopping mania day.

It's going to get worse and worse each year.

 

[Monk]

I hate that they've turned Thanksgiving day into another shopping mania day.

I hate that you hate that. H8r

 

[clonetrooper264]

I hate that you hate that. H8r

Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate hate hate

 

[zack54attack]

Harbor Freight ad has leaked.

Opens at 7 a.m. on Friday but Inside Track members get in a hour early at 6 a.m.

 

[Sunbiz1]

Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate hate hate

I hate Wal-Mart...and Target.

And Menards too, barring the hot women they hire to lure us in.

 

[JosMin]

Thank you, you sexy son of a ***** <3

 

[clonetrooper264]

If there was a really good deal on a PS4 I might consider shopping on Thanksgiving day, but it better be a dang good deal

 

[JosMin]

If there was a really good deal on a PS4 I might consider shopping on Thanksgiving day, but it better be a dang good deal

That's my plan -- new TV for the living room, a PS4 and some online shopping for some bits for my stereo restoration.

 

[MrsRexGrossman]

This is a thing??!!! Yes!

 

[Iwritecode]

I remember going out last year but don’t remember if we went out late Thursday night or early Friday. I do know that the crowds were mostly gone by the time we got to a number of stores because they started the sales so early on Thursday. It was really odd compared to years past where all the stores were filled with wall-to-wall people.

We’ve bought less stuff on BF as the years have gone by. I’m not sure if that’s a result of the sales being worse or just us not wanting/needing more stuff.

My kids are pretty easy to buy for so we usually pick up things throughout the year and put them away for Christmas presents.

We might go out and get a couple things just because it’s become a tradition for us but I doubt will be filling our trunk up like we’ve done before.

I seem to be turning into my dad. When someone asks me what I want for Christmas I have trouble coming up with anything.

 

[zack54attack]

If there was a really good deal on a PS4 I might consider shopping on Thanksgiving day, but it better be a dang good deal

I saw a bundle the other day that was a damn good deal.

The price won't be great, probably around $400 still for Black Friday but a lot of places will include games, controllers, etc.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I saw a bundle the other day that was a damn good deal.

The price won't be great, probably around $400 still for Black Friday but a lot of places will include games, controllers, etc.

Well for a PS4 with controllers and games, $400 is not unreasonable, especially if I can go and sell off the games I don't want for a decent price. Where'd you see that?

 

[MrsRexGrossman]

My dad got in line at Best Buy at 4 AM a few years ago to get a new flat screen that was being advertised in their Black Friday ad. He was one of the first in line and when he raced inside, they didn't have any in stock. He was pissed. So he freaked out and threw his coffee. (My dad is a very impatient man who does not tolerate stupidity). The next day my step mom wrote a letter to the CEO complaining about how they advertised a special price for that TV and they didn't even carry it in the store. She vowed to never shop their again. BAM....a month later we had a new huge television.

Black Friday is fun.

 

[KingDarude7]

I'm not looking forward to it then blizzards right around the corner..

 

[Iwritecode]

The first time I found out about BF I was 16 and working at a toy store in a mall. I came into work and was like "Wow, we are really busy today." My manager looked at me and said "Its the Black Friday. The busiest shopping day of the year". I had never heard of it before that.


The first year I went out on BF as a shopper I went to Target at like 5AM to get a Bouncing Tigger for my kids. IIRC, this was a year or so after the huge Tickle-me Elmo craze so sometime in the late 90's. There were no lines to get into the store so I got right in and grabbed one. Then I headed to the registers. Every single one had at least 4 people with carts full of stuff.

I got into one of the lines and the people in front of me saw that I only had one thing, so they let me go in front of them. Then I went home and went back to bed.


The worst experience I ever had was the time I went to Circuit City to get Guitar Hero. Their computer system crashed and I had to wait in the checkout line for like 3 hours.

The one and only time I stood outside and waited in line (I was like the 10th one back) was at a Gamestop type store where I picked up a Wii fit.

Both the Guitar Hero and the Wii Fit are collecting dust now. So probably not the best use of my time/money.