Holiday Shopping Guide 2015

2015 Holiday Shopping Guide!

It's all below the cut! I've tried to add highlights of each sale, because there's no way I can go into exhaustive detail and list all of the deals. Links to the flyers have been added for each entry, so you can check whichever retailer you would like.

Also, just gonna leave this here for now: Kinja's one-stop "how to Black Friday" guide

P.S. If you're in the market for a PS4, pretty much every retailer is offering it in a bundle with the Uncharted collection for $299.99. But if you're looking for an XBoxOne, I suggest getting it from Target. It's $299.99 there, like all the other retailers, but Target is throwing in a free $60 gift card.

BEST BUY:

• Free shipping on all online purchases made now through January 2nd. (Given that they normally require a $35 minimum, this is mindblowingly awesome!)
• Black Friday: Tons of deals on TVs and home theater systems, $35 Amazon Fire tablet, 15% off Nintendo eShop cards, 25-50% off of XBoxOne and PS4 games, a PS4 bundle, cheap movies, etc. Plus, you can get a free Keurig if you buy two or more appliances totaling $2,000 or more.

KOHLS:

• Earn $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 purchase
• Black Friday: 50% off selected toys, massive discounts on jewelry, 30% off select video games, lots of headphone discounts, etc. Some excellent in-store deals on TVs, GPS, and printers.

RITE AID:

• Black Friday
• Buy 1, Get 2 Free on absolutely tons of stuff: candy, shirts, socks, candles, Christmas cards, and gift wrap
• Sign up for a Plenti card and basically get items for free; if you buy some selected items, you receive points back equaling the cost of the item. The selection includes snacks, cosmetics, toiletries, etc.

TARGET:

• Free shipping on all items purchased between November 1st and December 25th
• Black Friday: XBoxOne bundle including a free $60 gift card, lots of TV deals, $40 RCA and Polaroid tablets, free gift cards with purchase of an iPad mini/iPad Air/Apple Watch, game deals, cheap movies, buy 1 get 1 50% off of select toys, 40% off apparel and accessories, etc. Also, on Black Friday, spend 75$ or more and get a voucher for 20% off one shopping trip between Dec. 4th and 13th. On Saturday, you can save 50$ on a purchase of Christmas merchandise that is 100$ or more.
• Dec 6th-12th, all toys are buy one get one 50% off!

GAMESTOP:

• Black Friday: Xbox One and PS4 bundles (console, controller, and select game) for $299.99, $20-$30 off Xbox One games, $30 off select EA PS4 games with a purchase of Star Wars: Battlefront, etc.

MACY'S:

• Black Friday: Lots of doorbusters here, with $8-9 small appliances, huge discounts on cookware and glassware (before 1 PM), 60% off of Christmas dinnerware/china/linen, 60% off linens, bedsheets, and luggage, 50% off men's designer suit separates (and free clothing with a sport coat purchase), 50% off women's clothes, 60% off all coats....and more!

FIVE BELOW:

• Generally, it is home to lots of great deals (everything is $5 or below), but this Black Friday, you can score some more unusual gifts like giant candy tubes, body pillows, and remote-controlled toys.

SEARS:

• Black Friday: They are offering absolutely tons of deals on clothes and shoes. The flyer includes a coupon for 30% off a clothing (includes accessories, lingerie, and sleepwear, but EXCLUDES coats) purchase of 50$ or more. You can use the code BF2015 to get the deal online. Lots of deals on tools, tool sets, 40-50% off vacuums, around 40-50% off on large appliances like fridges, stoves, etc.

JC PENNEY:

• Black Friday: They're holding a contest where shoppers can win money-off coupons and a chance to win a cash prize. The deals range the gamut, but some are pretty amazing. Suuuper cheap small appliances and kitchenwares ($4.99-$9.99), 60% off luggage, 50-60% off home decor, lots of deals on holiday decor and dinnerware, 50-70% off curtains, lots of sales on bedding, 70-80% off select jewelry, 50-70% off men's outerwear, etc. Also, spend 75$ or more in stores on Black Friday and get 20$ bonus JC Penney cash.

WALGREENS:

• Most of Walgreens' Black Friday deals hinge on having their store card. They are offering 40-50% off of toys, buy one get one free on As Seen On TV merchandise, buy one get one free on candies and cookies, etc. They are also offering $10 and $20 "bath and body" and fragrance gift sets.

BARNES AND NOBLE:

• The B&N isn't doing a whole lot for Black Friday, but they are offering 30% off of "your choice of any item" with the exception of Nooks. Whether this is one item per purchase or each item in a purchase isn't specified, but the deal is good from the 26th to the 29th. Also, 50% off activity kits, buy 2 get a 3rd free on "paperback favorites" and buy 1, get the 2nd 50% off on their "bargain collectibles editions." Also 60% off "selected" DVDs and BDs.

KMART:

• Black Friday: KMart is running a 3-day sale from Thursday to Saturday. There are lots of doorbusters only good on Thanksgiving, but plenty of deals are good for the entire sale: 50% off Christmas decorations and off all apparel, an additional 20% off all fine jewelry, buy one, get one for $1 on footwear, and buy one, get one for 50% on tons of toys, etc. (Note that stores in MA, ME, and RI are closed for Thanksgiving, so the doorbusters probably won't apply there.)

TOYS R US:

• Black Friday: Toys R Us is offering roughly 40-50% off of most toys (although the discount amount depends on the toy) for their Black Friday sale. A good amount of these are available as Thursday doorbusters, although some as Friday only. They're offering game consoles here for the same price as other retailers, and anywhere from $10-30 off select video games, as well as a 2 for $25 deal on their "R Super Buy" games. Of special note is an in-store-only "buy 1 DVD, get 1 for $1" deal, which includes new titles such as Jurassic World. For doll fans, the Ghoulia and Slo Mo exclusive 2-pack is available for 50% off!
• December 6th to 12th, all video games are buy one, get one 40% off!

AMAZON:

• Amazon isn't exactly doing a Black Friday sale this year. Instead, they are offering "waves" of sales from now through Black Friday. A lot of these are Lightning Deals, and many of those are exclusive to subscribers to Amazon Prime. Plus, many deals will only be available through their mobile store. They are, however, tending to price-match other retailers' sales, so keep an eye out!