Black Friday 2009: The Best Deals On The Items You Want

Is there a better way to kick off the Holiday season then slowly dragging yourself out of your tryptophan induced coma to go shopping during the wee hours of the day after Thanksgiving a.k.a. Black Friday?

Sure, Black Friday seems utterly atrocious when thinking about it. I mean you got long lines, rabid shoppers, insane traffic, and bitterly cold weather. Mix that with sleep deprivation and you get a very lethal cocktail of insanity. So why do people put themselves through this monotony?

Well the answer to that is quite easy: It’s the deals

Although Black Friday got its start sometime during the 1960s, online deals didn't come into play until around 2000. The reasoning for this was that most people had very slow dial-up connections at home, which made online purchases more of an annoyance, then a convenience. Most people would wait until the following Monday, when they returned to work, to do there online shopping. Utilizing the faster connection of the workplace, people would do their online shopping, thus creating Let us know

One thing some people might not realize is that you don't have to brave the crowds to find great deals for your Holiday shopping. Did you know that numerous stores are currently offering Black Friday deals online? That's right, you could do most of your shopping from the comfort of your own home. Unlike the traditional Black Friday sales, the online deals tend to be more of a "one deal per day" sort of thing. Black-Friday.net offers the

The site also lists online deals for 16 total stores (with more being added daily it seems), they are: eBay, onSale, Kohl's, Best Buy, Dell, Sears, Buy.com, 6th Ave

Online Holiday sales might be "old hat" to One company that is getting in on the Black Friday goodness is Apple, as they've announced a  “

Like we said before, shoppers will go to [Walmart] Emerson 32" LCD 720p HDTV - $248.00
[Best Buy] Dynex 32" 720p 60Hz LCD HDTV - $299.99
[Sears] Vizio 32" Class 720p LCD HDTV - $349.99

Desktop Computers
[Best Buy] eMachines Desktop: 18.5" LCD, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD - $299.97
[Dell Home] Dell Inspiron 537s: 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD - $349.00
[Walmart] HP Pavilion Desktop: 20" LCD, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD - $398.00

Laptops / Netbooks
[Walmart] eMachines 15.6" Laptop: 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD - $198.00
[Best Buy] Compaq Netbook: 1GB RAM, 160GB HD - $179.99
[Kmart] Delstar 7" Wireless Netbook - $119.99
[Radio Shack] Acer Aspire One Netbook - 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD - $249.99

MP3 Players - 4GB and under
[Kmart] Sylvania 4GB MP3/Video Player - $19.99
[Kohl's] 2GB MP3 Player with Video - $24.99
[Walmart] Philips 4GB MP3/Video Player - $29.00
[Best Buy] SanDisk: Sansa Fuze 4GB - $44.99

MP3 Players - 4GB and up
[Costco] Apple 8GB iPod Nano - $129.99
[Target] Apple 5th Gen. 8GB iPod Nano 2/ $15 Target Gift Card - $145.00
[Walmart] Apple 8GB iPod Touch w/ $50 iTunes Gift Card - $195.00

Digital Cameras
[Toys R Us] Vivitar 8.1MP Digital Camera - $39.99
[Best Buy] Insignia Digital Camera - $49.99
[Walmart] Kodak CD82: 12MP, 3x Optical Zoom, 3" LCD - $69.00
[Sears] GE A1250 12MP Black Digital Camera - $69.99

Will you be doing any shopping on Black Friday? Online or In Store? Other Black Friday Resources:

Black Friday Websites
Two of the more popular Black Friday sites are BlackFriday.info. Both are relatively the same, as they both feature scans, lists by store, and the ability to save to a shopping/wish list.

Black Friday & Facebook
Facebook page, which lists the various Black Friday deals. The great thing about the Facebook page is that users can see the likes and comments, which could aid in the Black Friday planning for Facebook users.

Black Friday & Twitter
Twitter account, which tweets out Black Friday deals.

iPhone Apps
Black Friday? Yeah, there’s an app for that. With Tell us