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Posted: 5:48 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

How to get your Black Friday on: Sales on overdrive

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Keep up with our Black Friday coverage and tell us about long lines, deals and whatever else you are seeing out there by using #OHBlackFriday on Twitter.com.

By Amelia Robinson

Staff Writer

The Super Bowl for discount shoppers is literally right around the corner.

You will need a game plan if you want to be the one who busts down the door and nab a 19-inch Polaroid LED/DVD TV from Target for $109.99 or any other Black Friday deals out there.

The crush of shoppers are no longer waiting until 5 a.m. the Friday after Thanksgiving to begin shopping, said Dayton Mall General Manager Dave Duebber.

Most of the stores at the Dayton Mall and the Mall at Fairfield Commons, its sister property, will open at midnight Friday, and they expect shoppers on the hunt for doorbusters, giveaways and other deals to be “elbow-to-elbow and shoulder-to-shoulder” until at least 8 a.m.

So much for letting your food digest before swimming for savings.

Duebber said 100 of Dayton Mall’s 150 businesses will be open by midnight as well; the rest will open their doors around 4 a.m.

Retailers learned last year that the early bird gets the worm and consumer dollars, he said.

“The shoppers will be out there looking for bargains. If they don’t find it with you, then they will get it from somewhere else,” Duebber said.

There are deals galore to be had for the swift, strong and the lucky.

We’ll do our best to help you navigate it all, whether you plan to start at Best Buy where lines began to form at some locations Wednesday or hitting Toy “R” Us shortly after slicing the turkey on what is becoming “Black Friday Eve.”

Here’s some information to help you plan (check store websites for locations and times, as they may vary from community to community):

Weather to Expect

High temperatures are expected to be in the low 60s, with lows in the 40s on Thanksgiving Day, according to WHIO TV Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson. There’s a chance for a few showers on Friday with a high of about 50 and lows in the 40s. Check out 7 Weather Now for the latest forecast.

On Twitter

Keep up with our Black Friday coverage and tell us about long lines, deals and whatever else you are seeing out there by using #OHBlackFriday on Twitter.com.

Twitter has created a must-follow list that includes retailers that plan to offer deals for Black Friday or Cyber Monday on the social media site. The list includes @Forever21, @LUVBBW for Bath &Body Works, @Sephora, @Kohls, @Karmaloop, @Macys, MacysSale; @Nordstrom; @Target and @Walmart.

CLICK for tips and tricks on how to best plan your shopping excursion

At the Mall

• About 20 retailers including Aeropostale, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, Forever XX1,Old Navy and Gap will open their doors at The Greene,51 Plum Street, Bevercreek, at midnight Friday. Most others, including Panera Bread, will open at 4 a.m. The Greene will be giving away several gift cards and five iPads in Greene Town Square. Winners will be announced between 6:30 and 10 a.m. Registration is from 6 to 9:45 a.m.

• At least 100 of the stores at the Dayton Mall, 2700 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Maimi Twp., will open at midnight. The remaining 50 will open by 4 a.m. Click here to learn more about promotions being offered by several retailers, including a 40 percent off American Eagle Outfitters coupon.

• The bulk of the roughly 130 stores at the Mall of Fairfield Commons, 2727 Fairfield Commons, Beavercreek, will open by midnight Friday. Most others will open by 4 a.m. Click here to find deals being offered, including a $100 V.I.P bag at Bath and Body Works for $20 with $40 purchases.

Towne Mall, 3461 Towne Blvd. Franklin, will open at 8 p.m. Thursday. At least some smaller retailers are expected to open Thanksgiving night. Elder-Beerman will be open at midnight Friday.

Upper Valley Mall, 1475 Upper Valley Pike, Springfield, will open its entrance to accommodate its Old Navy store’s Thanksgiving hours, then will open mall-wide midnight until 10 p.m. Friday. Click here to find Black Friday deals, including a 60 percent off Aeropostale coupon.

Town & County Shopping Center, 300 East Stroop Road, Kettering, will open its front center entrance at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening to accommodate its Jos. A. Bank men’s clothing store. That store will be open until 2 Friday morning. The center’s stores will open at 5 a.m. or 6 a.m., depending on the business, for Black Friday shopping.

Miami Valley Centre Mall, 987 East Ash Street Piqua, will open at midnight on Thanksgiving.

In Large Retails

Best Buy stores will open Friday at midnight. Tickets will be handed out up to two hours beforehand.

Kohl’s customers can shop in stores starting at midnight Friday.

Wal-Mart Stores will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Target will open its doors at 9 p.m. Thursday.

Sears stores will open at 8 p.m. Thursday and stay open until 10 p.m. on Black Friday.

Kmart locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day and then reopen at 8 Thanksgiving evening until 3 a.m. Friday.

Old Navy, which is calling its Black Friday sale Cheermageddon, will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Toys “R” Us will open 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night. The first 200 in line at each location will receive goodie bags containing $30 worth of stocking stuffers.

J.C. Penney will open at 6 a.m. Friday.

 
 
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