Christmas and the holidays are approaching like an unrelenting freight train. This year, the holiday time will be difficult for many people in a severely down turned economy.  Many people will wonder where Christmas 2009 sales are and how to save as much money as possible this holiday season.  While I cannot do a whole lot about the economy, hopefully I can make your Christmas shopping for 2009 a little easier.

Christmas sales for 2009 have already begun.  Look across the web and you will see that retailers have already begun dropping their prices trying to get people to shop earlier this holiday season.  The one thing I can tell you for sure is that you will find better Christmas deals online than you will in retail stores.  The Internet allows companies to drop their online prices because they don’t have to employ sales personnel like stores do, which allows for lower Christmas sales prices online.

Here are some recommended shopping sources for Hanukkah, Holiday and Christmas sales for 2009.

Online Retailers

WalMart Christmas Sales, including free shipping

Target Holiday Deals

1800Flowers.com Holiday Arrangements

Ice.com Holiday Jewelry

itunes.com Gift Certificates

Amazon.com for all types of gifts

It’s Halloween time …. and it is time to start getting your kids ready for Halloween.  Time for the Halloween house decorations to start going up and time to start shopping for the kids Halloween costumes.  Kids Halloween costumes at WalMart are the best deal that I have found while searching in stores and on the web. Not only are kids Halloween costumes at WalMart the lowest price, they also have a great selection for boys costumes, as well as girls costumes.  In fact, a lot of the Halloween Costumes at WalMart can only be found online, and not in stores.

While you are shopping for your kids Halloween costumes at WalMart for Halloween 2008, take a look at costumes for adults as well.  You can finally find some cool Halloween costumes for yourself that isn’t embarrassing and hasn’t been worn over and over.

Here are some of the most popular kids Halloween costumes at Walmart 2008:

Boys Halloween Costumes

Boys’ Deluxe Harry Potter Costume

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Boy’s Complete Zombie Halloween Costume

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Rubies – Boys’ Pirate Cap’n Skull Halloween Costume

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Black Spider-Man Halloween Costume

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Girls Halloween Costumes

Girls’ Batgirl Costume

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Girls’ Charmed Witch Costume

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Hannah Montana Halloween Outfit with Wig

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Hannah Montana Halloween Costume with Wig

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Sleeping Beauty Halloween Costume

This year has gone by quick. A lot has happened, and will continue to happen leading up to the holiday gift giving season. The economy, housing market and financial market are in a constant state of flux and we have a new presidential race taking up the rest of the news. However, it is now time to put some of that aside and to start thinking about presents for loved ones this holiday season.

We are already into shopping season for the holidays, despite that Black Friday 2009 sales and after Thanksgiving sales usually signify the kick off the holiday shopping season. Sales for Black Friday 2009 are expected to be higher this year than ever before, both online and in stores. Online sales for Black Friday are expected to pack more of a punch, due to lower overhead costs and with free shipping offers.

I do recommend getting nice early start on this year’s holiday shopping. There are great deals to be found across the Internet right now, especially in stores such as Target and Wal Mart. Black Friday 2009 sales will be big once again this year, so saving some of your presents for then is alright, but if you get some of the shopping out of the way now you will surely reduce your level of stress heading into the holidays. To keep up to date on Black Friday sales and Thanksgiving sales, please bookmark my site or sign up to receive emails when I post new holiday tidbits.

Walmart Costumes for Halloween are on sale now for men, women, boys and girls.  Halloween costumes at WalMart include over 300 designs for anyone who wants to dress up for Halloween this year.  Shopping for your Halloween costumes online at Walmart is smart because you will save money and time, and with their enormous selection of costumes, you are sure to find what is right for you and yours.

Popular Boys Halloween costumes for 2008 include, Iron Man Halloween costumes, skeleton costumes, spiderman costumes, and Batman Halloween costumes.  Top girls Halloween costumes include, Hannah Montana Halloween costumes, girls pirate costumes, princess costumes and witch costumes.  Popular adult costumes include, mens pirate costumes, the incredible hulk costume, and womens batgirl costumes and pirate Halloween costumes. I definitely recommend WalMart for Halloween costumes because of their wide selection and low prices, plus free shipping offers.  I have added some cool pictures below.

Boys Halloween Costumes
Iron Man Muscle Halloween Costume

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Rubies Deluxe Batman Costume

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Child Skelebones Halloween Costume

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Girls Halloween Costumes
Hannah Montana Halloween Costume with Wig

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Girls’ Rainbow Princess Costume

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Glam Pirate Halloween Costume

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Mens Halloween Costumes
Hulk Inflatable Halloween Costume; Adult

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High Seas Rogue Halloween Costume

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Womens Halloween Costumes
Glam Pirate Halloween Costume

 
Welcome to your source for up to the date Black Friday 2009 sales updates.  I will be updating the site frequently as I learn of more Black Friday 2009 sales, ads and any other news from retailers across the web. Here is the full list of Black Friday 2009 Sales Retailers so you can see who will be offering sales during Black Friday. You can choose to receive my updates via email so that you will not miss any up to the date Black Friday 2009 sales information.
 
To be honest, I still think that you will see the biggest 2009 Black Friday sales from WalMart. In the past, WalMart has Black Friday ads that blow away most other retailers, mainly due to their deep product line, free shipping offers and low prices.  Other retailers are starting to step up their games, including earlier Black Friday 2009 Ads and sales, well before Thanksgiving.  WalMart has also stepped up their pre Black Friday sales this year, as have other retailers, Amazon.com, Target Black Friday 2009 Ads, Ice.com, 1800Flowers.com and many more.
 
Here are a few items on sale through the newly released Black Friday 2009 ad at WalMart.  Also, one final note, I have already started my holiday shopping, and I would definitely recommend you do the same.  There are still great deals to be had and many places have free shipping offers in place, like WalMart and Amazon.com.  Now to the cool products on sale at WalMart:

20″ Boys’ Wipe Out BMX Bike

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iPod touch 8GB, Black

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Vizio 32″ Class LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner, VW32L

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Digital Spectrum 10.4″ MF-8104 Digital Picture Frame w/ MP3 Player, Wireless

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PlayStation 3 80GB Console

 

Walmart continues to offer some killer deals leading up to the kickoff of Black Friday 2009 at Walmart.  The big deals that I have found this weekend are in the electronics section.  HDTV’s & laptops are the main focus of the pre – Black Friday 2009 Walmart blowout sale, and are listed at the bottom of this post. Also, read about more pre- Black Friday 2009 deals.

While WalMart is definitely one of the retailers to keep your eye on for the upcoming Black Friday 2009 season, there are a number of other retailers that will be promoting some serious deals leading up to, and on Black Friday.  Here are some of those retailers:  Target, Amazon.com, jewelry from Ice.com, 1800Flowers, Omaha Steaks and for you sport’s folks, NHL.com.

Listed below are some of the deals right now at Walmart, and these deals are low enough where I think that these HDTV’s and laptop prices may not get any lower, even on Black Friday.  Sign up to receive instant updates from my site regarding Black Friday 2009.  Here are the best deals I found for Walmart before Black Friday at Walmart gets underway.

Toshiba 15.4″ A205-S5000 Laptop PC with Intel Celeron M Processor 540: Top Rated, $498.00

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Philips 47″ Class Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV, 47PFL3603D/27 – Energy Star Compliant: Special Buy, $1,197.00

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Vizio 32″ Class Plasma HDTV with Digital Tuner, VP322HDTV10A: Rollback, $512.00

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Acer 15.4″ Aspire 5315-2326 Laptop PC w/ Intel Celeron M Processor 550: $448.00

Black Friday 2008 is rapidly approaching once again which means its time to start looking at some of the deals that may be available come Black Friday.  Black Friday sales at Wal Mart last year covered just about everything across the board, from iPods to Kid’s toys and even Black Friday Sales for HDTVs.

Especially with the economy being down this year, one thing you may want to consider is spreading out your holiday purchases this year.  In the past you may have been able to buy all of your gifts on Black Friday, but you may find that Wal Mart 2008 sales are strong year round and that it may be beneficial for you to shop before Black Friday 2008 Wal Mart sales take place. As of today, Wal Mart is running their Free Shipping offer when you buy online and have the product shipped to the store where you can conveniently pick it up.  Black Friday 2008 Free Shipping at WalMart will probably continue through the holidays, but there is no reason you can’t take advantage of it now as well. I will throw out some cool ideas for presents for each both men and women, as well as for children.  If you don’t see what you like here, definitely visit Wal Mart to catch all of their sales.

Holiday Presents for the Men in your Life

Akai 50″ Widescreen HD-Ready Plasma HDTV, PDP5073TM

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Panasonic 50″ Widescreen Plasma HDTV w/ SD Card Slot & Built-in HDTV Tuner, TH-50PX60U

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Audiovox 10.2″ Portable Slim Line DVD Player, D2017

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For the Women in your Life

1 Carat Diamond Round Stud Earrings in 14kt White Gold

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Digital Spectrum 10.4″ MF-8104 Digital Picture Frame w/ MP3 Player, Wireless

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Dell 15.4″ Inspiron 1525-108W Flamingo Pink Laptop PC w/ Intel Celeron Processor 550

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For the Kids

iPod touch 8GB, Black

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Xbox 360 Customer’s Choice Bundle

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13′ AirZone Trampoline Enclosure

Take a look at the rest of the Wal Mart 2008 Black Friday Sales!