Amazon.com has special deals and sales every year to celebrate Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that symbolically kicks off the holiday shopping season. Amazon advertises Black Friday themed deals for the entire week of Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, the online equivalent of Black Friday.
Amazon does not have traditional "brick and mortar" stores; it's online store is an alternative to crowded malls and department stores for holiday shoppers. Although Black Friday is traditionally set in physical retail stores, Amazon and other online retailers also offer deals on this day.
For 2010, Amazon is offering Black Friday like deals starting on Monday, November 22 through November 29 (Cyber Monday). According to their website, they will be posting new deals throughout the day, on every day of the week.http://www.amazon.com/Black-Friday-After-Thanksgiving-Sale/b?ie=UTF8&node=384082011
Amazon Black Friday 2010
Amazon is offering deals on electronics, toys, movies, games and many other items for Black Friday 2010. These deals will run throughout the week and lightening deals will be added at different times all week. These Amazon deals include:
- The movie Remember Me for $5.99
- The Tudors: The Complete Third Season for $14.99
- Bogs Women's Alex Boots for $59.95
- Crayola Color Wonder Sound Studio for $14.99
- HP J368D Officejet All-in-one printer for $45.99
- HP G62-340us 15.6-Inch Laptop PC with up to 4 Hours of battery life for $502.48
- Silver Diamond snowflake pendant for $42.99http://www.amazon.com/b/?ie=UTF8&node=384082011&tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4336659609&ref=pd_sl_835ann76u_b
Black Friday Tips
Those who "Like" Amazon on Facebook or follow them on Twitter will receive updates of Black Friday deals.http://www.amazon.com/Black-Friday-After-Thanksgiving-Sale/b?ie=UTF8&node=384082011
Examples of items that will be on sale during Black Friday week at Amazon include GPS navigators, video cameras, cashmere sweaters and crystal watches. Cyber Monday deals are reported to include shoes, watches and camcorders. http://www.merinews.com/article/amazons-black-friday-2010-most-likely-to-commence-from-nov-22/15835574.shtml
Black Friday 2010
Black Friday 2010 takes place on November 26, 2010. The day after Thanksgiving is the official beginning to the holiday shopping season. Stores offer popular holiday gift items at discounted prices for specific hours on Black Friday. Shoppers often line up hours in advance to have the chance to get the items at the reduced rates.
2010 Amazon Black Friday Deal
This is a commercial for the latest Amazon Kindle DX, which is one of the variety of items that are set to be on special for Amazon's Black Friday/Cyber Monday savings week. According to the ad, the Kindle DX has wifi plus 3G wireless capabilities, and has a larger size that makes it easier to read text and maps.
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Black Friday
November 26, 2009
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Will also offer deals for Cyber Monday
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Some deals will be good entire week of Thanksgiving
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2010 deals to include electronics, clothing and jewelry
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Amazon debuted in 1995
