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Information on upcoming sales is already coming in as retailers are tentatively leaking out news about discounts and what they’re preparing for shoppers this year.
While Black Friday 2018 is on November 23, many stores and companies will be kicking off the holiday shopping season much earlier.
One thing to keep in mind if you’re excited about shopping Pre-Black Friday Sale is that the real deals will most likely become available around the second week of November.
What we’re going to do is give you the predicted ad leak date for the major stores offering 2018 Black Friday Deals along with some shopping tips to help you grab deals as they become available.
As we all know, the best of deals go fast during Black Friday so it helps if you know where to look and what to look for.
Start keeping an eye out for sales as soon as Thanksgiving week
Many of the major retailers will be open on Thanksgiving Day and will have sale running all through Thanksgiving week, especially online.
Kohl’s and Amazon started offering discounts early Thanksgiving week in 2017, so expect to see deals popping up as early as Monday, November 19 this year.
Know what it is that you want to purchase and start building your shopping list now
With the amount of deals available these days and retailers selling across channels, not to mention with the amount of people shopping on Black Friday, you won’t want to waste any time browsing on the day of the event.
You’ll want to be ready to shop exactly what you want.
If you shop in-store, make sure you’re also on a smartphone
The best deals for electronics will be available online or at least online shops will match in-store deals, so if it’s anything along the lines of a TV that you’re looking to purchase, or tablets, video game consoles, iPhones and such, keep close to online shops.
Remember that shopping from home gives you access to multiple shops, whereas if you hit the stores, you’ll only be able to get to so many.
Wait until November 23 to purchase 4K HDTVs because that’s when they’ll be cheapest
While there will be some tempting deals for televisions before Black Friday, you can expect to see the lowest doorbuster prices on the actual November 23.
For off-brand 1080p televisions and 4K HDTVs particularly, expect to see prices as cheap as $125 for a 40-inch size.
50-inch up to 70-inch 4K HDTVs can sell up to $250 cheaper than last year.
Shopping at Kohl’s for electronics could save you even more than shopping at Walmart, Target or Best Buy
Kohl’s will offer the same prices for electronics as top stores such as Best Buy, Walmart and Target, but they’ll be one step ahead with Kohl’s Cash deals. The store will have Kohl’s Cash with purchases, for example offering $15 in Kohl’s Cash with every $50 you spend.
So if you’d purchase a television costing $299.99, that means you would be getting $90 in Kohl’s Cash and would only be paying a net price of $209.99 for your TV.
The new Apple iPhones will most likely include gift cards instead of discounts
You can expect new iPhones to be available for Black Friday sale, except they most likely won’t feature discounted prices, only free gift cards.
The good news is you should be able to find these latest generation iPhones with denominations of up to $300. Best Buy may offer an actual discount, of up to $200 off but most likely stores like Sam’s Club, Walmart and Target will be selling them with gift cards.
If you’re looking to shop early, look to Sam’s Club for the One-Day Event
Sam’s Club is most popular for their annual sale known as Sam’s Club Lowest Prices of the Season Event when they discount items across categories, particularly electronics.
This year, the sale may take place on November 10, a Saturday so make sure you keep an eye out for the event, especially if you’re interested in iPhone deals. They will probably be the first to offer a real deal.
The first ad leak for 2018 Black Friday may come as early as October 3 from Harbor Freight
You can expect to see 2018 Black Friday ads throughout the month of October, starting with October 3 from Harbor Freight.
Here are the Predicted Ad Leak Dates for the major stores that will be offering significant deals in 2018.
Merchant | 2017 Ad Leak | Predicted 2018 Ad Leak |
Amazon | Nov 14 | Nov 13 |
Bass Pro Shops | Nov 9 | Nov 6 |
Belk | Nov 6 | Nov 5 |
Best Buy | Nov 8 | Nov 7 |
Costco | Nov 1 | Nov 1 |
GameStop | Nov 16 | Nov 12 |
Home Depot | Nov 22 | Nov 21 |
JCPenney | Nov 1 | Nov 1 |
Kohl’s | Oct 26 | Nov 1 |
Lowe’s | Nov 11 | Nov 12 |
Macy’s | Nov 8 | Nov 12 |
Sam’s Club | Nov 14 | Nov 6 |
Sears | Nov 7 | Nov 5 |
Target | Nov 6 | Nov 5 |
Walmart | Nov 9 | Nov 7 |
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Note that Amazon has announced that it will be releasing Black Friday deals as early as Thursday, November 1.