Savvy Savings BLACK FRIDAY STEALS & DEALS

Here are Savvy Savings tips for preparing for the BIG morning:

1. Don't wait to scour the ads until they arrive in the paper on Thanksgiving Day. Most black friday ads have already been released online. You can view the actual adds on 2010blackfridayads.com. I like to use their website to visually see the adds. Then, I visit the website bfads.net where I can select the deals that I would like to get and print an itemized shopping list that I can take with me to the stores.
   
   
2. From your list, prioritize what deals you want the most and plan to hit the stores with those deals as soon as they open. Remember that bicycles, popular toys, computers and electronic deals tend to disappear the fastest. Clothes and furniture are usually not the first to go. Some stores are opening at 3 a.m. While others don't open until 4 or 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
   
   
3. Divide and conquer. If the checkout line is huge, I send my dear husband to wait in line while I grab the items we want to purchase. If the lines are not long, we divide up the list and meet back at the cash registers. My favorite year shopping was when my husband's family came down for Thanksgiving. We each made our list for each store, and each adult went to a different store to get the deals for everyone. Then, we just reimbursed everyone for what they purchased in our behalf.

4. Most of all, have fun and enjoy all the savvy savings that are available on Black Friday.
   Interview information:

Store Opening Times:

- Toys R Us is open on 10pm Thanksgiving night or Black Friday eve

- Old Navy will be open at 12:01am on Black Friday giving away copies of the Dance Central video game for Xbox360 and Kinect to the first shoppers who are early enough to receive a wristband and spend at least $25 purchase.

- Walmart -opens at midnight, customers can get their ticket and wait in line for the store buster special that begins at 5am and runs until 11am while supplies last.  The problem with this is that if you need to get out of line for any reason, you have to go to the end of the line so bring someone to switch you places in line.

- 3 a.m. Best Buy passes out tickets for the big items at 3am and opens for business at 5am.

- Kohls is open at 3:00am EST on Black Friday.

- 4 a.m. JC Penny, Target, Sears, and Macys open at 4 a.m.

- 5 a.m. Kmart opens and Walmarts doorbuster prices start.

Hottest Deals:

 The best deals are definitely on electronics. Walmart has 19-inch LCD television for only $98 or a 32-inch for only $198 or a basic laptop computer for only $198. Best Buy and Office Max also have some amazing deals going for laptops and computers with more memory and gigabites.

Front Loading washer and dryer combo at Sears for $600.

Replace mom's knives at JcPenney. They have a Kitchenaid 16 piece set marked down $80 for only $39.88! JcPenny and Kohls have great deals on kitchen tools.

You can find amazing deals on clothing for all members of the family. I buy the next sizes up for my kids on these sales. Sears has jeans for girls for $4.99. They have jeans for the rest of the family that are normally priced $20-44 for only $ 9.99.

Toy Deals-Zhu Zhu pets $4 at Walmart. Lincoln Logs for ½ off at Toys R Us.

Don't forget all the deals available at CVS and Walgreens.  Using their Extra Care Bucks and Register Rewards programs, you can get several items for free on Black Friday.

To see the ads, click here.  To go to the site where you can create a printable shopping list, click here.

Thanks Stephanie!!

By mysavvysavings.com

Anywhere to take Pictures?

Does anybody know a cool place this time of year to take some outside pics of the family for fall or a pic for christmas cards? We usually go to the beach back home for an awesome background, but really want to capture the great autumn folliage and look of North Carolina. Any suggestions?? Please just comment if you can think of a place that's good.

Awesome Website!!

My sis-in-law told me about this cool website check it out!!

http://www.howdoesshe.com/

8 X 10 Canvas Print

Canvas People is offering an Amazing deal. You can get a FREE canvas print. All you have to do is pay the shipping ($14.95). You get a $55.00 dollar credit to get an 8x10 canvas or to use towards a larger print. This is the perfect addition for your home or gift for anyone. Newborn photo, family photo, wedding picture, gift for grandparents and the list goes on and on!


Click HERE to go to Canvas People and get yours.

Great websites for kiddos!

Do your kids love to play on the computer? I have been on a search for educational and fun sites for my kids to play on. I found this site that has a whole compilation of them! Check out this button/link. (I added it to the sidebar if you want to refer back to it)

FREE Nursing Covers from Uddercovers

Uddercovers.com has a great deal going on.  

If you know someone who is expecting and planning on nursing, this is an amazing gift! 

I ordered one for my sister in law when they did this last year, and she loved it.

The covers normally cost $32 plus $9.95 shipping. Use Promo Code: ONEFREE

to get one for FREE. You only pay the $9.95 shipping!

Free Multiplication Computer Game!!

When I find a great thing, I feel compelled to share it! My son has been struggling to even begin learning his multiplication facts this year. I found an amazing educational computer program off another blog that you can download for free. Timez Attack is a fun game that teaches children to master their multiplication facts quickly. My son begs to play it now!
Click here for more information!

Couponing!

Just an FYI if you're interested in couponing. If you become a member (which is free) onhttp://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/. I did this in Arizona and loved it! It allows you to stock up on good sales. Good way to get a food storage for cheaper. The prices for the paper range from $18/month to $27/month depending on how many extra Sunday papers you want. It might sound like a lot but I promise you will save more than this every month if you use your coupons.

First Official Post!

So I thought this would be fun to post fun things to do, cheap deals you've heard going on, ideas or questions about your kids, tasty recipes you love, and any other fun comments to keep us better connected. Feel free to pass this along to others in the ward, those that we have left behind in other wards, or in the community. Please email me so I can give you permission to sign on and make posts; carlynewburn at gmail dot com.