As Black Friday ads have rolled out this year, we’ve noticed many retailers starting their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day online.

Many Black Friday sales are starting online on Thanksgiving Day.

Here are some of the online Black Friday sales you can take advantage of today, while the turkey is still in the oven. Happy Thanksgiving, and happy shopping!

• Amazon Black Friday Sale
• Best Buy Black Friday Sale
• Cabela’s Black Friday Sale
• JC Penney Black Friday Sale
• Kohl’s Black Friday Sale
• Lowe’s Black Friday Sale
• Macy’s Black Friday Sale
• Newegg Black Friday Sale
• OfficeMax Black Friday Sale
• Office Depot Black Friday Sale
• Old Navy Black Friday Sale
• Radio Shack Black Friday Sale
• Sam’s Club Black Friday Sale
• Sears Black Friday Sale
• Target Black Friday Sale

Target has announced their Surprise 2-Day Sale, which will take place online from 11/24-11/26, as well as in-store from 11/25-11/26. This sale will allow you to shop some of their doorbuster deals early and from your home computer, which is a huge plus for those of you that did not like the idea of Target opening at 12AM. Note that there are select deals available in-store only.

The additions to the 2011 Target Black Friday Ad include:

1. Polaroid 22″ 60Hz 1080p LED HDTV for $149
2. Westinghouse 32″ 60Hz 720p LCD HDTV for $229
3. Westinghouse 40″ 120Hz 1080p LED HDTV for $399
4. Samsung 40″ 120Hz 1080p LED HDTV for $499
5. Samsung 43″ 60Hz 720p Plasma HDTV for $399 (in select stores only)
6. Philips 46″ 60Hz 1080p LCD HDTV for $499
7. Element 55″ 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV for $699 (in select stores only)
8. Vizio 32″ 60Hz 1080p LED HDTV for $449 (in-store only)
9. iLive 37″ 3.1 Soundbar with iPod Dock for $99.99
10. RCA 5-CD Changer with iPod Dock for $99.99 (in-store only)
11. Sony WiFi-Enabled 3D Blu-ray Player for $109.99

Click here to view the entire 2011 Target Black Friday Ad.

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We’ve posted over 60 Black Friday Ads so far this year! Can you believe it? With all of these ads posted, we thought it would be helpful to put together what we think are the best of the best Black Friday 2011 deals. This list should help you know where you stand in line and what items to make a beeline for when the doors open!

Our top 20 Black Friday deals, with our favorites at the top, are as follows:

1. Sharp 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV for $199.99 at Best Buy
2. Toshiba Smart Blu-ray Disc Player for $39.99 at Best Buy
3. Xbox 360 + Kinect + $50 Gift Card for $199.96 at Walmart
4. Dyson DC24 Ball Vacuum for $279 at Target
5. HP Laptop with i5 Processor with Turbo Boost 2.0 for $480 at Office Depot
6. KitchenAid Pro 500 Series Mixer for $199.99 at Sears
7. Lenovo Dual Core E-300 Laptop for $179.99 at Best Buy
8. Vizio 42″ 3D LED Wi-Fi HDTV 1080p 240Hz w/ 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses for $598 at Walmart
9. Kindle with Special Offers + $10 gift card for $79 at Radio Shack
10. 8GB iPod Touch + $40 off your next visit for $195 at Meijer
11. Omnitech 11-sheet cross paper shredder for $20 at Staples
12. 8GB iPod Nano 4th Gen + $15 gift card for $124 ad Best Buy
13. Canon 12.2MP DSLR with 2 lenses for $599 at hhgregg
14. Wireless mouse + Laptop sleeve + 500GB Portable Hard Drive  for $79.99 at Office Depot
15. Bissell Powerforce Vacuum for $36 at Walmart
16. Frigidaire 8-bottle Wine Cooler for $49 at Lowe’s
17. 6′ Blue Mountain Christmas Tree for $19.99 at Kmart
18. 7′ Auburn Billiard Table with Bonus Table Tennis for $199.99 at Kmart
19. LG 900G Mobile Phone for $19.99 at Best Buy
20. Vivitar Digital Video Camcorder for $14.99 at hhgregg

What would you pick as a top Black Friday Deal? Leave a comment below and let us know!

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For those of you that are just plain unhappy about stores opening at midnight on Black Friday, we wanted to let you know that you are not alone. In fact, 87% of people don’t think stores should be open at all on Thanksgiving. With Walmart opening at 10PM, and Toys R Us opening even earlier at 9PM, shoppers will have to eat an early dinner in order to get in line for their doorbusters.

Many Black Friday Fans are against Midnight store openings.

Some stores are opening at 12AM on Black Friday, also making for an early start to the Black Friday line standing. One store among 12AM openers is Target, who has recently gotten some attention due to an employee-created petition against the store opening its’ doors at 12AM. You can view the petition here.

Target employees are not the only people affected or upset about these store hours. We’ve heard many of you voicing your opinion about the 2011 store hours on our Facebook Wall as well as in our Black Friday 2011 poll. If you haven’t told us what you think yet, go check out our poll and leave us a comment below letting us know what YOU think about this year’s store hours.

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Thanks to a blue law from the 17th century, there will be no midnight openings in Massachusetts for Black Friday.

Midnight doorbusters in Massachusetts? 17th century blue laws say no.

Many Massachusetts retailers who had been planning for the midnight openings now are scrambling to decide when they can open legally.

“The blue laws are clear as mud in Massachusetts,” said Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. “We’ve reminded some of the members informally that you have to be careful about the opening. Not only can you not sell on Thanksgiving, but there are also restrictions on labor working then.”

To open at midnight, stores must call in their employees an hour or two early to prepare. However, the nearly 400 year old state law prohibits employees from working until after midnight on Thanksgiving. “The spirit of the law and intent is to give people a day off, and that is why this state has exercised that authority in the way it has,” says Patricia DeAngelis, general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards.

A few major retailers have announced their Black Friday hours for Massachusetts:

Continue reading: Planning to Shop at Midnight? Massachusetts Law Says No.

Shoppers will have to move quickly to score this Sharp 42" LCD HDTV for $199.99 at Best Buy!

If you’re looking for Black Friday TV deals, look no further! We’ve taken every TV listed in every ad in our database and have organized it all right here. Offerings run the gamut from a tiny Craig 13″ HDTV all the way up to a mind-boggling 92″ Mitsubishi Electric 3D HDTV. Whatever size TV you’re looking for, it’s a safe bet that someone will have a Black Friday deal for you to consider.

Some of the best Black Friday TV deals and steals so far include:

• Sharp 42″ LCD 1080p HDTV for $199.99 at Best Buy
• Emerson 32″ Class LCD TV 720p 60Hz for $188.00 at Walmart
• Emerson 40″ LCD TV 1080p 60Hz for $248.00 at Walmart
• Westinghouse 46″ 60Hz 1080p LCD HDTV for $298.00 at Target
• Dynex 55″ Class LCD 1080p 120Hz HDTV for $599.99 at Best Buy
• Sharp 60″ Class LCD 1080p 120Hz HDTV for $799.99 at Best Buy

Walmart and Best Buy look like they’ve got the overall best TV deals for Black Friday this year. Be warned, though – quantities are limited, and are more limited at some stores than at others. The best TV deals are guaranteed to go quickly!

Continue reading: 2011 Guide to the Best Black Friday TV Deals

Target has released their 2011 Black Friday Ad! As we stated earlier, Target will open their doors at 12AM on Black Friday and you can also shop from 8AM-11PM on Saturday. Some of the preview rumors were true and they also have some other great deals.

The highlights of the 32-page 2011 Target Black Friday Ad include:

• 4GB Xbox 360 for $139.99 (same as the preview)
• Westinghouse 46″ 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $298
• RCA Portable 9″ DVD Player for $55 (same as the preview)
• Memorex DVD Player for $19.99
• Embark 5-Piece Luggage Set $39
• Target Home Folding Fire Bowls for $29.99
• Element 40″ 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $265 (same as the preview)
• Memorex PurePlay Portable Speaker System with Dock for $29.99

These doorbuster prices are only valid while supplies last. Quantities are likely limited, so put Target first on your list if you want to grab any of these great deals!

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Target is rumored to have released a 12-item Black Friday Doorbuster preview. Since this does say it is a “preview” we think they will announce some even hotter deals when the 2011 Target Black Friday Ad is officially released. We haven’t seen an actual scan for this yet, so it may end up being like the rumor we saw in October. We want to point out that several of the rumors in October ended up on this list, but with lower prices– so this could end up being a great preview of what is to come!

Some highlights from this 2011 Target Black Friday Doorbuster Preview include:

• Element 40″ 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $265
• Westinghouse 46″ 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $298 (Listed October)
• Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G with Special Offers for $85
• Nikon L105 12.1MP Digital Camera with 3″ LCD Screen for $99.99
• Xbox 360 4GB Console for $139.99 (Listed in October)
• Memorex PurePlay Portable Speaker System with Dock for $29.99
• RCA 9″ Portable DVD Player for $55
• Sanus Large Low Profile Wall Mount for 32″-60″ TVs for$49.99 (Listed in October)
• Cars 2 DVD for $13
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon for $13
• Samsung 32″ 720p LCD HDTV for $277.99

Continue reading: Target Black Friday Doorbuster Preview!

There have been a lot of comments on the late night vs. early morning Black Friday sales. Target, Macy’s and Kohl’s are all opening at midnight this year. So after you finish Thanksgiving dinner, you can go shop to your heart’s content! JCPenney and Sears will be keeping the traditional early-morning store hours; opening at 4AM. This has created quite a stir in the comments sections of our Black Friday news page as well as on our Facebook page.

We want to know what YOU think about this Black Friday controversy. Check out what some of your fellow Black Friday Fans are saying and tell us what you think by voting for your favorite quote in the poll below, then leave us a comment to share your thoughts!

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Black Friday season is really heating up now, and holiday retailers know it’s simply not enough to have a killer Black Friday ad anymore. Here’s the latest round up of toy books and pre-Black Friday sales from three of Black Friday’s biggest names.

Walmart, Target and Sears are gearing up for Black Friday 2011 with early sales.

Walmart Toyland Gift Book

Walmart rolled out it’s annual Toyland Gift Book yesterday. Prices are good through Thanksgiving Day. Walmart will also be hosting an in-store Super Saturday event on 11/5 beginning at 11am featuring pre-Black Friday deals on items throughout the store. Some highlights include:

• Sanyo 42″ Class LCD TV 1080p – $398
• Better Homes and Gardens 10-Cup Programmable Grind & Brew Coffee Maker – $39
• Playskool Sesame Street Let’s Rock! Elmo – $54.88
• Nook Color – $199

Target Holiday Toy Sale

The Target Holiday Toy Sale advertisement features pricing good through November 23. Some highlights include:

• Fijit Friends – $39.89
• Let’s Rock! Elmo – $53.99
• Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Set – $32.99
• Black & Decker Jr. Kids’ Power Workshop – $39.99

Sears Family & Friends Night