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The Black Friday Scoop

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 27, 2008

These are tough economic times, so retailers have launched their Black Friday specials weeks early to motivate budget-conscious buyers. You can normally find the latest Black Friday ads on these sites:

•BlackFriday.info

•Bargainist.com

•DealTaker.com

•BFads.net

•TheBlackfriday.com

So check those out before you go shopping.

Here's a list of sales happening now, just to give you an idea:

Wal-Mart: The retailer is selling 15.4-inch Compaq CQ50-139WM laptops for $298, Sony's 2GB Walkman player for $49, Samsung's S760 point-and-shoot digital camera in red for $89, and a 46-inch Sanyo 1080p LCD HDTV for $798.

Best Buy: Stores are selling the eMachines laptop (eMD620-5777) for $299, according to BFAds.net. The laptop includes a 14.1-inch screen, 1GB DDR2, 160GB hard drive, Windows Vista and an AMD Athlon 2650e processor. The site has a side-by-side comparison of this laptop versus the Compaq notebook being sold at Wal-Mart.

Kmart: The stores are offering the 32-inch Sylvania LCD HDTV for $440 and the Wii Fit for $90, according to I4U, and Sears has a lot of sales in the electronics department, too, so check those out.

Circuit City: Although it will be closing some stores this quarter, it may be running lots of promotions off and online too. Engadget HD found a Sony Blu-ray player for $177 on its Web site.

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