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Your Guide to the Best 2012 Black Friday Deals
You'll barely have time to do the dishes this Thanksgiving if you want to snag the best deals in Urbandale on Black Friday 2012.
Force yourself out of that turkey-induced coma, Urbandale – there's definitely no time to sit around this Thanksgiving if you plan on participating in the annual Black Friday madness.
Doors to some Urbandale area stores, including Target and Walmart, will open as early as 9 and 10 p.m., respectively, on Thanksgiving Day this year. Kmart is open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving and then again from midnight to 3 a.m. Friday.
As always, though, it's important to have plan. That's where we come in.
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We've gathered local store opening times, perused ads to find the sweetest deals, and are pointing you in the right direction should you be keeping your eye out for another bargain find.
TARGET
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- Store opens: 9 p.m. Thursday
- Sweet deal: Barnes & Noble eReader for $49
- Peruse Target's Black Friday ad
KMART
- Store opens: 6 a.m. Thursday; doorbusters: 8 p.m. to midnight; Black Friday hours: midnight to 3 a.m; and Black Friday doorbuster sale: 5 to 11 a.m.
- Sweet deal: Nintendo DSi (Blue) for $79.99
- Peruse Kmart's Black Friday ad
WALMART
- Store opens: 10 p.m. Thursday
- Sweet deal: 40" Emerson flat-screen TV for $199
- Peruse Walmart's Black Friday ad
- Store opens: Midnight Thursday
- Sweet deal: 16.1 megapixel Vivitar digital camera for $49.99 and $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent
- Peruse Kohl's Black Friday ad
- Store opens: Midnight Thursday
- Sweet deal: 7.5 foot pre-lit Christmas trees for $59.97
- Peruse Younkers' Black Friday ad
- Store opens: 8 p.m. Thursday
- Sweet deal:Kenmore Elite 7.3 Cu. Ft. Electric Dryer for $649.99
- Peruse Sears' Black Friday ad
- Store opens: Midnight Thursday
- Sweet deal: Toshiba Smart Wi-Fi Ready Blu-ray Player for $39.99
- Peruse Best Buy's Black Friday ad
- Mall opens: Stores open by 6 a.m. Friday
- Sweet deals: Register for prizes starting at 6 a.m., including a washer/dryer, laptop, $250 gas gift card, and more. At 6 a.m. the mall will give out 500 free junior breakfast burritos near the food court.
- Catch the football game: Merle Hay Mall will also have TVs throughout the mall broadcasting the Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers game. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
BlackFriday.com has a collection of more than 130 Black Friday ads. Check them out to see if your favorite store is getting in on the holiday hoopla.
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