On the day after Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart stores offer discounts and special savings offers on a variety of items. Walmart Black Friday 2010 items were announced on November 21, 2010, and included savings on home electronics like televisions and computers as well as reduced pricing on movies, toys, items for the home and other gift items. In addition to the savings that Walmart offered to customers in their stores, Walmart.com also provides exclusive savings to mark the start of the holiday shopping season.http://www.blackfriday.info/news/#1678
In some 24 hour stores, sales will begin at 12 a.m. Black Friday morning. These include select toys, video games, clothing and home goods items. Electronics sales will not begin until 5 a.m. Friday morning.http://www.walmart.com/cp/black-friday-deals/1076614?adid=77777777914700000065&wmlspartner=PSBlackFriday Customers can also find a map of their store by visiting Walmart.com and selecting a specific Walmart location. This will tell them where the items will be located so they can plan their shopping trip and be prepared. Walmart stores that are usually open 24 hours will remain open. Customers are permitted to line up near the item they are interested in but will be unable to purchase it until the sale begins. This decision was made after the 2008 incident in which a Walmart employee died after being trampled by the crowd as they rushed through the doors. http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/11/news/companies/Walmart_Thanksgiving_Black_Friday/index.htm
2010 Walmart Black Friday Deals
For Black Friday 2010, Walmart is offering a variety of discounted items throughout the store.http://walmart.richfx.com.edgesuite.net/presentation/media/LA_PreBlitz2010/?rfx_versioningid=4&rfx_versions=4&drpStoreID=2157&rfx_bcatalogName=annualevent2010_16&rfx_bcatalogVersion=2157&drpStoreID=2157&ec_url=http://www.walmart.com/ecircular/ca_ecircularfinder_results.do%3Fpovid%3Dcat14503-env15844-moduleadvalueszip%26sfsearch_zip%3D02747 Electronics items include:
- Emerson 32" LCD television $198
- Emerson 42" LCD $398
- Emachines laptop computer 15.6" $198
- iPod Touch 8GB with a $50 bonus Walmart gift card $225
- Magnavox WiFi Blu-Ray player $69
- Sanyo 50" Plasma television $498
- TomTom Ease GPS $59
- Special gaming bundles for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 and a Nintendo DS Lite for $89
- There are also a variety of select DVDs, Blu-Ray movies and video games that will be available. These will range from $1.99 for select DVDs to $5 for select Blu-Ray movies.
- They will also be offering several outdoor toys such as a Power Wheels Jeep ride-on for $88 and a Lifetime portable basketball system for $99.
- Classic games such as Memory and Candyland will be available for $4
- Selected Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels 10 pack will be discounted to $5
- Apparel items will also be discounted. Fleece jackets marked down to $7 and fleece pullovers to $5. Also denim
- A Black and Decker 18 volt Drill and tool kit will be offered for $50 as well as a metal Stanley three drawer tool chest for $68.
- Home goods items include bedding sets, cotton bath towels and heated fleece throws.
The entire flyer can be viewed by visiting Walmart online. Advertisements may be area specific and visitors will be asked to enter their zip code so that they may view the flyer for a specific location. http://www.walmart.com/
Walmart Black Friday
Large markdowns and discounts are found at many large retail stores including Walmart on Black Friday. As the official start of the Holiday shopping season, some columnists recommend planning ahead to make potential customers know what they're going to buy before they leave their homes and start their shopping day. Other advice given includes only bringing the payment cards to the stores that will be used, thereby lessening the chance of identity theft. Credit card numbers can also be shielded to prevent unnecessary viewing of the front or back of the card. Black Friday is an especially busy day for stores, with some customers choosing to line up as much as 12 hours in advance of the sales.
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2009 Walmart Black Friday
In 2009, Walmart's Black Friday ad featured a number of televisions and other items being sold at extremely discounted prices.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/news/companies/walmart_black_friday_ad_2009/index.htm?cnn=yes Items offered for Black Friday 2009 were electronics such as plasma televisions, Blu-ray players and GPS units. Clothing such as fleece jackets was offered at $7 and toys such as a Barbie Power Wheels Jeep on sale for $88 were also offered. http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-bargain-hunter/2009/11/18/target-walmart-black-friday-ads-leaked-target-rolls-out-holiday-price-matching-for-the-first-time/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_bargain_hunter