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Black Friday 2017: Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon deals, store hours, ads and more

It’s almost go time.

Sure, you have a turkey and all the fixins’ to fix, family to visit with and football to watch, but you also have sales to attend, deals to get and shopping to get over with.

With holiday shopping barking at the door like a pack of wolves, here's a quick guide to the best deals, store hours, ads and shopping apps.

Good luck!

Below is a list of store opening times for Thanksgiving:

  • Bass Pro Shops – 8 a.m.
  • Bealls Florida – 6 p.m.
  • Belk – 4 p.m.
  • Bergner's – 11 a.m.
  • Best Buy – 5 p.m.
  • Big Lots - 7 a.m.
  • Bon-Ton – 11 a.m.
  • Boston Store – 11 a.m.
  • Cabela's – 8 a.m.
  • Carson's – 11 a.m.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods – 6 p.m.
  • Dollar General – 7 a.m.
  • Elder-Beerman – 11 a.m.
  • Five Below – 6 p.m.
  • Fred's Pharmacy – 9 a.m.
  • GameStop – 4 p.m.
  • Herberger's – 11 a.m.
  • JCPenney – 2 p.m.
  • Kohl's – 5 p.m.
  • Kmart – 6 a.m.
  • Macy's – 5 p.m.
  • Meijer – 6 a.m.
  • Michaels – 6 p.m. (Opens at 5 p.m. for Rewards members)
  • Rite Aid – Hours Vary by Location (most stores open)
  • Sears – 6 p.m.
  • Shopko – 4 p.m.
  • Stage Stores – 2 p.m.
  • Target – 6 p.m.
  • Toys R Us – 5 p.m.
  • Walgreens – Varies by Location
  • Walmart – 6 p.m. (for Black Friday deals)
  • Younker's – 11 a.m.

Below is a list of the store opening times for Black Friday:

  • Babies R Us - 8 a.m.
  • Bass Pro Shops - 5 a.m.
  • Belk - 6 a.m.
  • Best Buy - 8 a.m.
  • Big Lots - 6 a.m.
  • BJ's Wholesale Club - 7 a.m.
  • Cabela's - 5 a.m.
  • Costco - 9 a.m.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods - 5 a.m.
  • Guitar Center - 6 a.m.
  • Hobby Lobby - 8 a.m.
  • Home Depot 6 a.m.
  • JCPenney - Thanksgiving 2 p.m. through Black Friday
  • Kmart - 6 a.m.
  • Kohl's - Thanksgiving 5 p.m. to Black Friday 1 p.m.
  • Lowe's - 6 a.m.
  • Macy's - 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Meijer - 6 a.m.
  • Michaels - 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Office Depot & OfficeMax - 7:45 a.m.
  • PetSmart - 7 a.m.
  • Sam's Club - 7 a.m.
  • Sears - 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Staples - 7 a.m.
  • Target - 6 a.m.
  • Toys R Us - Thanksgiving 5 p.m. to Black Friday 11 p.m.
  • Walmart - Thanksgiving 6 p.m. overnight into Black Friday
  • See the complete list of Black Friday 2017 hours here.

Check out the ads

Here is a list of some "leaked" Black Friday ads from national retailers.

(Click on the store name to see the Black Friday ad)

Black Friday best bets on TVs, laptops and tablets, electronics, smartphones and gaming

Black Friday television deals

Black Friday laptop deals

Black Friday tablet deals

Black Friday electronics deals

Black Friday smartphone deals

Black Friday gaming deals

Apps for shopping

Finding the best deals can be exhausting, but, as for most things in life nowadays, there’s an app for that. Actually a few of them. Here are a few suggestions that may help you with gift buying throughout the holiday season.

Christmas Gift Planner in iTunes (called Christmas List in Android Market)

You can see what you are spending in real time. It allows you to keeps lists of gifts purchased, the ones you are still looking for and whether the gift is wrapped.

Gifts HD2 for iTunes and Android
You can create lists, set budgets mark things off as you buy them, and add ideas as you go. It also allows you to comparison shop, which is great for Black Friday.

No More Socks

As with the other apps, No More Socks is a list-making and shopping app. In addition to searching retail sites, the app can also do a general Google search for products.

Chameleon

Chameleon will find the best price for an item and coupons if they are available. Chameleon works at more than 3,000 locations across the country.

RedLaser

RedLaser allows you to scan barcodes to find the best price, online or locally. 
PriceBlink

A browser add-on, PriceBlink lets you know when there's a better price for a product you are shopping for online.

Camel Camel Camel

CamelCamelCamel is a site that tracks Amazon prices. It notifies you when the price drops on an item you've added to your Amazon shopping list.