The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is a big deal, but Black Friday is bigger. Wal-Mart is one of the popular stores that customers are getting ready to flock into, but stress sometimes clouds the experience.
Wal-Mart will starts in Black Friday sale at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and then there is another sale on electronics at 10 p.m. and another one at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
According to FOX News, Wal-Mart guarantees shoppers that it will have three of the most popular items in the store between 10 and 11 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. The three will be Apple iPad 2 with Wi-Fi plus a $75 Wal-Mart gift card for $399, an Emerson 32-inch LCD TV for $148, and an LG Blu-ray player for $38.
The deal doesn't really end there. According to Patch.com, Fleming Willis said that if those items sell out before 11 p.m., "customers in line will get a Walmart Guarantee Card promising the items will be at the store for them to pick-up prior to Christmas. The item must be paid for by midnight Thursday and registered online by midnight Sunday night."
"That's a big deal," Willis said. "I feel confident that we have enough product to give the customers who are in line."
Other deals include the computers, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 for $179.99, originally offered at $249.99 and Barnes & Noble 7-inch 8GB NOOK Color for $99.
Wal-Mart will also offer the popular Samsung Galaxy S III for $129 with a chance to get a $100 Wal-Mart gift card "upon phone activation with two-year contract."
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Black Friday, although exciting, can be really stressful with long lines, crowded spaces, and figuring out where is the best deal to get your favorite item.
According to Kjrh.com, one shopper said that Black Friday is worth it.
"Oh, it is definitely worth the hassle," Michelle Allen said. "I have saved a lot of money, I definitely have."
FOX News provided some tips on how to shop during Black Friday sales.
"You need to keep your wits about you," said Jodi Furman, author of a blog called Livefabuless.com. "You can't allow the urgency and overwhelming excitement to carry you away."
Some tips:
Research the deals and compare prices
Use Social Media, including Twitter and Facebook.
Spread out the shopping. Don't go all at once. Take advantage of the different sale times, similar to Wal-Mart.
Use your Smartphone or tablet to view Black Friday specials online before going to the stores.
Keep your receipts. You may find a better deal later and will have an easier time returning the item.
ABC News provided an interesting tip for anxious shoppers: Use Bricks and Clicks.
"You can browse online, do your shopping in the morning, have your turkey in the afternoon, line up your day for going into the stores on Friday, and then hit the stores early and get the best of both the online and the offline deals," Best Buy Online president Scott Durschlag told ABC's "Good Morning America." "It's really bricks and clicks."
Find more tips by clicking on the FOX and ABC links above.
Check out the full Wal-Mart Black Friday Ads HERE.
So don't stress Black Friday. It's supposed to be a happy time to find good deals so you will spend less money in the future.