Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Macy's has announced that their 2013 Black Friday sale will start at 8 pm on Thanksgiving night this year. Stores will remain open for 24 straight hours! This will be the first time they have been open on Thanksgiving in their 155 years of business.

By starting at 8 pm this year, they will be in direct competition with mass retailers such as Target and Walmart. It makes you wonder if other stores are planning an even earlier start. They can't go too much earlier without being in direct competition with Granny's Turkey, which might make for a very interesting battle.

Certain states and townships still have "blue laws", which date back to the 17th Century, preventing retail stores from being open on Thanksgiving. Sales in these areas will have to be pushed back to at least 12:01 am Friday.



Macy's has also released a preview of their Black Friday doorbusters.  Historically, when a store releases a sneak peak of the ad,  the release of the full ad is not very far behind.  Macy's Pinterest page is hinting that this is indeed the case, by advising us to stay tuned as there is "more to come.  Macy's released their ad relatively early last year, and may be planning on releasing the full ad even earlier this year, before a leak through a third party can happen.

6:51 PM Christine Carpenter
Macy's has announced that their 2013 Black Friday sale will start at 8 pm on Thanksgiving night this year. Stores will remain open for 24 straight hours! This will be the first time they have been open on Thanksgiving in their 155 years of business.

By starting at 8 pm this year, they will be in direct competition with mass retailers such as Target and Walmart. It makes you wonder if other stores are planning an even earlier start. They can't go too much earlier without being in direct competition with Granny's Turkey, which might make for a very interesting battle.

Certain states and townships still have "blue laws", which date back to the 17th Century, preventing retail stores from being open on Thanksgiving. Sales in these areas will have to be pushed back to at least 12:01 am Friday.



Macy's has also released a preview of their Black Friday doorbusters.  Historically, when a store releases a sneak peak of the ad,  the release of the full ad is not very far behind.  Macy's Pinterest page is hinting that this is indeed the case, by advising us to stay tuned as there is "more to come.  Macy's released their ad relatively early last year, and may be planning on releasing the full ad even earlier this year, before a leak through a third party can happen.

It's time for another giveaway!  It's time to start thinking about Christmas presents already, so I'm giving away this Diamond Edition of The Little Mermaid on DVD and Blu-ray!


The Little Mermaid, one of the most celebrated animated films of all time, is now spectacularly transformed for the first time on Blu-ray, with a state-of-the-art digitally restored picture and brilliant high definition sound!

Venture under the sea where Ariel, a free-spirited mermaid princess, longs to be part of the human world.  After bravely striking a bargain with Ursula, a sneaky sea witch, Ariel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.  With  Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination to make things right in both of her worlds. 

The Diamond Collection boasts over 3 hours of "Splashing Bonus" including Crab-e-oke sing-along, a music video by Jodi Benson, and a Never before seen deleted character- Harold the Merman.The Feature Running time is 83 minutes.






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10:16 AM Christine Carpenter
It's time for another giveaway!  It's time to start thinking about Christmas presents already, so I'm giving away this Diamond Edition of The Little Mermaid on DVD and Blu-ray!


The Little Mermaid, one of the most celebrated animated films of all time, is now spectacularly transformed for the first time on Blu-ray, with a state-of-the-art digitally restored picture and brilliant high definition sound!

Venture under the sea where Ariel, a free-spirited mermaid princess, longs to be part of the human world.  After bravely striking a bargain with Ursula, a sneaky sea witch, Ariel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.  With  Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination to make things right in both of her worlds. 

The Diamond Collection boasts over 3 hours of "Splashing Bonus" including Crab-e-oke sing-along, a music video by Jodi Benson, and a Never before seen deleted character- Harold the Merman.The Feature Running time is 83 minutes.






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Yup, that's right!  JC Penny has just announced on their facebook page that they will giving away free snow globes (while supplies last) this year for Black Friday.  This is the first of many deals I will be sharing!  Who else is excited to see this year's black Friday deals?


8:58 AM Christine Carpenter
Yup, that's right!  JC Penny has just announced on their facebook page that they will giving away free snow globes (while supplies last) this year for Black Friday.  This is the first of many deals I will be sharing!  Who else is excited to see this year's black Friday deals?