Black Friday Ads: Best Black Friday 2009 Steals and Deals

Get the jump on Black Friday ads with our guide to Black Friday 2009's best steals and deals at retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, KMart and Sears.

Kmart, Sears, and other major retailers are featuring a wide variety of Black Friday sales on TVs, electronics, music, DVDs, and more. Also, Best Buy is bringing back their Black Friday VIP contest this year: a winner from each of 25 markets to allow them VIP access to Best Buy’s stores, the win includes perks such as early entrance and a $1,000 gift card.

Most store are keeping their Black Friday sales underwraps this early in November, but after some online sleuthing, here are some sale items we dug up:

Kmart

• Panasonic 42″ 720p Plasma HDTV (Model # TC-P42C1) $699.99    Black Friday Special $549.99

• Sony W180 10.1MP Digital Camera $142.49      Black Friday Special $99.99

• TomTom XL325S GPS Navigation System $169.99     Black Friday Special $99.99

Sears

• Fuji J29 10MP 3X Zoom 2.7″ LCD Digital Camera Bundle $129.99    Black Friday Special: $89.99

• GE A1250 12MP Digital Camera $119.99    Black Friday Special $69.99

• Olmpus FE-4000 12MP Digital Camera $149.99    Black Friday Special $99.99

• Panasonic Blu-Ray Home Theater System (Model SC-BT200) $499.99    Black Friday Special $399.99

• Sony Bravia 5.1 Channel 1000 Watt Integrated Home Theater System DAV-HDX589 $429.99    Black Friday Special $329.99

• Samsung 46″ Class LCD HDTV (Model LN46B650) $1899.99    Black Friday Special $1309.00

MacMall

• Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, SuperDrive $1699    Black Friday Special $1594

• Apple 13.3″ MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, SuperDrive – Aluminum unibody $1199    Black Friday Special $1114

• Blowout – Apple 13.3″ MacBook Air 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M – Aluminum unibody $1499    Black Friday Special $1149.99

And notably, Walmart got a jump start on their Black Friday sales with a week of electronics savings.  Beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 7, Walmart will have its first of many special electronics savings events, including a week of  electronics sales at stores through Nov. 13.  Some items include:

• $298 HP Notebook Computer – 3GB memory, 160GB hard drive, Windows 7 Premium
• Sharp 1080p HDTVs – 42” for $498, 46” for $698 (120 Hz), 52” for $898 (120 Hz)
• Panasonic 46” 1080p plasma HDTV for $788
• Xbox 360 Arcade Console $199 with $100 Walmart Gift Card (for use on future purchases; minimum store quantities are at least 10 per store)
• $148 Sony Blu-ray player (model #BDP-S360)
• $29 Magnavox Upconvert DVD player (model #DP170MGXF, 1080p)

Some stores haven’t released their Black Friday deals to the public yet, but here are some good websites to check up on for new holiday sales info:

http://www.theblackfriday.com/

http://www.black-friday.net/