Black Friday – Some Stores Are Already Showing Off Deals

It's not even mid-November yet, but retailers like Target and Best Buy are already enticing bargain shoppers by announcing their Black Friday deals early.

Both retailers jumped the gun and showed off their latest deals on their websites on Tuesday, with Best Buy advertising a 50-inch Panasonic LED HDTV for only $199.99, while Target is offering a 39-inch Vizio LED HDTV for $130 off its usual price as special "doorbuster" deals which are available only in stores.

While some stores are refusing to open on Thanksgiving so that their employees can enjoy the holiday with their families, Target and Best Buy aren't among that list.  Both stores are opening on Thanksgiving night, with Best Buy opening at 5pm and Target at 6pm.

And although this should be hard to believe, it really isn't (because the world is certifiably crazy), a pair of shoppers in Beaumont, California are already camping out in front of a Best Buy in hopes of getting first dibs on the specials. That's right. They're camped out 14 days early! I don't think this has anything to do with wanting to snatch up the deals, but rather everything to do with them wanting the publicity.