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Black Friday: A Shopping Guide for Getting the Most Bang for your Buck

The stores, sales and strategies you need to optimize your all-night shopping blow-out.

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Here’s a new holiday tradition to try: Say grace, eat turkey, head to the mall.

this year at some of the regions biggest stores, including Walmart, Target, Kohl’s and Best Buy.

We’ve read through the ads and compiled everything you need for the best all-night holiday shopping blow-out possible. And for each sale, we've highlighted the items we think would make the best gifts (at the best prices!)

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Hour-By-Hour Openings

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10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day: Walmart (toys, home, apparel)

Midnight: Walmart (electronics), Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, Macy's, Old Navy, Chesterfield Mall, Mid Rivers Mall, St. Clair Square, South County Center, West County Center

4 a.m.: JC Penney

5 a.m.: Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sears Outlet, Sports Authority

5:30 a.m.: RadioShack

6 a.m.: Bass Pro Shops, Office Max, St. Louis Galleria

Store's Sales

As stores release their Black Friday listings, we post the details and best deals.

Walmart

10 p.m. Thursday - Toys, home and apparel sale

Midnight Friday - Electronics

8 a.m. - Everything else

Gift ideas:

  • Wii Limited Edition Blue Console with Remote Plus and Nunchuck
    • Black Friday price: $99.96, exclusive to Walmart

Target

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

Kohl's

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

Best Buy

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

Old Navy

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

  • Jeans
    • Regular price: $20 to $30
    • Black Friday price: $15

JC Penney

4 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

Cabela's

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

Dick's Sporting Goods

5 a.m. Friday, or 6 a.m. online

Gift ideas:

  • Sole Treadmill or Eliptical
    • Regular price: $900 to $2300
    • Black Friday: Reduced and comes with a free Android Tablet

Sears Outlet

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

  • Men’s, Womens’ and Children’s Clothes
    • Regular price: $10 to $100
    • Black Friday price: $7
  • GE 12MP Digital Camera
    • Regular price: $130
    • Black Friday price: $60

Sports Authority

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

  • Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s Footwear
    • Black Friday deal: buy one, get one 50 percent off
  • Reaction Mountain Bikes
    • Regular price: $200
    • Black Friday price: $100

RadioShack

5:30 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

Bass Pro Shops

6 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

Office Max

6 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

Mall Deals

Saint Louis Galleria

Spend $200 on Black Friday morning and receive a $20 Shop Etc. Gift Card. Present your reciepts from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Garden Court.

West County Center

Papaya

All Papaya clearance items are buy-one-get-one-half-off. The first 500 customers into the store get a scratch-off potentially worth $100 in store credit.

Sweet & Sassy

Drop your daughter off while you shop, and for $25, she’ll get a sassy up-do, have her nails painted, dance the runway, eat a sweet treat and do a fun craft. Reservations are required for one of the two sessions at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Santa

Take your picture with Santa from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Remember, Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer for an hour at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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