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Free Black Friday Hugs

Would you hug this man? —MEGHANN MARCO

4:41 AM on Sat Nov 25 2006, by Meg Marco, 71 views, 6 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/youtube/free-black-friday-hugs-217099.php

News flash: Some retailers leak Black Friday ads on the internet on purpose! [NYT]

12:06 AM on Wed Nov 21 2007, by Ben Popken, 629 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/-325262.php

Extra Best Buy Black Friday Specials

Reader Ryan writes in with a link to some extra Best Buy Black Friday action. All deals expire at noon on Black Friday. Enjoy!—MEGHANN MARCO

4:07 PM on Tue Nov 21 2006, by Meg Marco, 4,972 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/extra-best-buy-black-friday-specials-216475.php

Wise Bread's Black Friday strategy guide is comprehensive. Good luck out there. We'll be on the couch.[Wise Bread]

5:51 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007, by Meg Marco, 692 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/-324609.php

Walmart Starts Black Friday Early

Walmart, ever the trend setter (see monopsony), announced it will start deploying in-store holiday discounts this weekend, eschewing the Black Friday tradition.

1:01 PM on Fri Nov 3 2006, by Ben Popken, 9,542 views, 13 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/walmart/walmart-starts-black-friday-early-212257.php

Ace Hardware Black Friday Ad Surfaces

The orgy of bargains and crazed pre-Christmas shopping, Black Friday, is only 38 days away.

10:46 AM on Tue Oct 17 2006, by Ben Popken, 416 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/ace-hardware-black-friday-ad-surfaces-208097.php

Toys "R" Us Suspends Black Friday Price Matching

The gimlet eyed Mouseprint blog discovered Toys R Us will not be pricematching this Black Friday.

10:40 AM on Mon Nov 20 2006, by Ben Popken, 367 views, 12 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/toys-r-us-suspends-black-friday-price-matching-216014.php

Black Friday Not So Black

Contrary to popular belief, Black Friday may not be the busiest shopping day of the year, according to a study released Monday by Mastercard.

11:30 AM on Tue Nov 21 2006, by Ben Popken, 319 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/hype/black-friday-not-so-black-216357.php

Black Friday Ads: KB Toys, EB Games, Fred's

A veritable turducken of new Black Friday ads:

7:53 AM on Mon Nov 6 2006, by Ben Popken, 754 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/black-friday-ads-kb-toys-eb-games-freds-212601.php

PC Mag's top 10 Black Friday sites. One of them, TigerDirect, is renaming it "Pink Friday" and will be donating $100,000 to a foundation dedicated to curing breast cancer. [PCMag] (Thanks, Corinne!)

10:58 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007, by Meg Marco, 1,256 views, 10 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/-324344.php

Good work consumers, you spent $10.3 billion on Black Friday - an 8.3% increase from last year. Degree-holding pessimists forecast that sales would rise only 4 to 5 percent. [AP]

10:08 AM on Sun Nov 25 2007, by Carey, 924 views, 31 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/-326121.php