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Top 10 Best Stores: A Guide to Black Friday 2016

Top 10 Best Stores: A Guide to Black Friday 2016

Every year, it happens. Sales appear for all sorts of stores, offering us a chance to get everything we’ve wanted for the last 11 months at ridiculously low prices. Black Friday 2016 is upon us and, as usual, every outlet is trying to outdo the others. While we don’t know what sites like Amazon or eBay have planned for the big day yet, we do know what many others have in store for us. So, let’s go over the 10 best Black Friday 2016 stores and deals you can get this year on November 25.

Kohls

Kohls

So, how many of you are headed to Kohls for your Black Friday 2016 shopping this year? I’m not talking about going there because you got one of their $10 gift cards in the mail or need a gift for your mom/aunt/grandma. I’m suggesting an actual, legitimate visit for an electronic device. Oddly enough, Kohls’ Black Friday 2016 deals are pretty good for basics. A 20″ Haier 4K ultra HD TV is $249.99 and comes with $75 Kohl’s Cash you can use on a future purchase. They’ll also have both the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 and Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft bundles with $75 Kohl’s Cash for $249.99 each.

Kohls opens at 6pm on Thanksgiving day, and its doorbusters will be online and in-store until 1pm on Black Friday 2016.

Dell.com

Dell.com

Dell.com is the place you go on Black Friday 2016 when you need a computer. I mean, there’ll be a $99.99 Dell Inspiron 11 3000 with Intel Celeron processor, Windows 10 Home, 2GB memory, and 32GB storage. Not great for gaming, but good for day-to-day affairs. It’s $249.99 Xbox One S 500GB Battlefield 1 bundle, complete with Gears of War 4 and a second Xbox One Wireless Controller is what those of us wanting to play should get. Prospective PC gamers might also want to look at the $479.99 Dell Inspiron E2416HM Desktop with 24″ monitor and Intel Core i5, Windows 10 Home, 12GB memory, and a 1TB hard drive.

Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club

Heading to Sam’s Club this Black Friday? You must be looking for a TV. Those are the main attraction there this year. Some examples of those deals include a $348 Vizio 50″ class 4K UHD Google SmartCast TV and $548 Vizio 60″ class 4K UHD Google SmartCast TV. Though, you shouldn’t ignore its $499 HP Pavilion Desktop with Intel Core i5, 12GB memory, a 2TB hard drive, and 24″ LED monitor. As far as video games go, it’ll have the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle for $249. Also, you could get either the Xbox One S 500GB Battlefield 1 or Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft bundle and an extra controller for $249 each.

Sam’s Club will be closed on Thanksgiving, but open at 7am on Black Friday 2016.

Costco

Costco

Like Sam’s Club, Costco’s Black Friday 2016 specialties lean toward HDTVs. Sure, the whole first page of its ad is filled with 40-75″ Samsung and Vizio TVs, but dig deeper! The best finds you can get here are a $239.99 Samsung 40″ class 1080p Smart LED LCD TV, $389.99 Vizio 50″ class 4K Ultra HD LED HDTV, and $669.99 Samsung 55″ class curved 4K Ultra HD Smart LED LCD TV. In terms of consoles, it’ll have the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle and two DualShock 4s for $279.99, the Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft bundle for $239.99, and the Xbox One S 1TB Battlefield 1 bundle with an Elite controller for $399.99.

Costco is closed on Thanksgiving and opens at 9am on Black Friday 2016.

Toys R Us

Toys R Us

Now we’re getting into the good stores. Toys R Us is known for having some above average Black Friday sales, and Black Friday 2016 is no exception. Let’s start with system sales. It’ll have the New 3DS for $99.99, PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle for $249.99, and Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft bundle for $249.99. The Skylanders Imaginators starter packs will be $37.49 on Thanksgiving, Lego Dimensions starter packs will be $29.99-39.99, depending on the system, and Disney Infinity starter packs (beware, the Disney Infinity servers have been shut down!) will be $9.99. An array of big name video games will all be $10 to $20 off, making titles like BioShock: The Collection $40, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens $30, and Minecraft: Wii U Edition $20.

Toys R Us’s Black Friday 2016 will begin at 5pm on Thanksgiving, and it will be open all day on Black Friday.

Best Buy

Best Buy

I feel pretty confident saying Best Buy is a good Black Friday 2016 stop for people who want a good mix of games, systems, and TVs. The first flyer page alone shows a Toshiba 49″ class 4K Ultra HD LED TV with Chromecast built-in for $199.99, a Samsung 55″ class 4K and Ultra HD LED smart TV for $479.99. Once inside the ad, you’ll see the $99.99 New Nintendo 3DS, the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle with Ratchet & Clank and The Last of Us Remastered for $249.99, and a blanket $50 off any Xbox One console. Both Xbox One and PS4 controllers will start at $39.99 each.

Also, some of its best game deals include BioShock: The Collection (PS4, Xbox One) for $30, Bloodborne (PS4) for $15, Bravely Second: End Layer (3DS) for $20, Destiny: The Collection (PS4, Xbox One) for $30, God of War 3 Remastered (PS4) for $15, Metal Gear Solid V: Definitive Edition for $25, Pokemon X and Y (3DS) for $20, and Star Wars: Battlefront Ultimate Edition (PS4, Xbox One) for $20.

Best Buy will open at 5pm on Thanksgiving, then close at 1am on Black Friday, before reopening at 8am again on Black Friday.

Xbox Store/PlayStation Store

Xbox Store/PlayStation Store

Question! Do you really want to brave the crowds and cold of Black Friday 2016? Wouldn’t you rather sleep in all snuggly at home and do something that lets you enjoy your food coma? The Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop will all have digital deals. In fact, the Xbox Store and PlayStation Store ‘s Black Friday sales have already begun!

Over 250 games are on sale for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, with $35.99 Gears of War 4 , $38.99 Forza Horizon 3 , $16.74 Batman: The Telltale Series , $25 Forza Motorsport 6 , and $9.99 Rare Replay are among the best deals. The PlayStation Store has over 100 items in its online sale, with some of the best deals being $19.79 Street Fighter V , $17.99 Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator , and $17.99 Tales of Zestiria . I’d keep checking back, because you never know when more deals will be added!

GameStop

GameStop

GameStop is huge for gamers. If you want systems and games, you should try and stop by the store this weekend. To kick things off, it has the $99.99 New Nintendo 3DS. It also has the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle with Ratchet & Clank or The Last of Us Remastered for $249.99. There’s an exclusive blue Xbox One S 500GB Gears of War 4 bundle for $249.99, and $50 off all other Xbox One bundles. It even has an Alienware Alpha i3 500GB Steam Machine for $225. Not to mention, a used Wii for $40, used Xbox 360 320GB Slim for $100, and a used PS3 250GB Slim for $120, if you need an older console.

And the games! GameStop’s Black Friday sale is all about the games. Not everything might not be the cheapest ever this year, but there’s a greater assortment and quantity. DOOM , Dark Souls III , Mortal Kombat XL , Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six Siege , Rocket League , and Dying Light: The Following , Recore are all $19.99 each. Batman: Arkham Knight , Mad Max , and Star Wars Battlefront are $9.99 each. There are even pre-owned “Any 3 for $20” deals, with one of those packs giving you Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition , Dragon Age Inquisition , and Shadow of Mordor .

GameStop opens at 5am on Black Friday.

Walmart

Walmart

Now we’re getting into the good stuff. Walmart is one of the absolute top places to go for Black Friday 2016. Some of its deals are absolutely incredible. To start, Walmart has $125 40″ class Element or Hisense HDTVs, $225 50″ class Element or Emerson HDTVs, and $298 55″ class Philips 2K Ultra HD Smart TVs. It has the PS4 500GB Uncharted 4 bundle for $249 with a $30 gift card. The $99 New Nintendo 3DS and $249 Xbox One S 500GB Battlefield 1 bundle are present and accounted for. There’s also a $129 Xbox 360 500GB Forza Horizon 2 bundle. Not to mention, $39 PS4 and Xbox One controllers.

Lots of games are reduced, as you can expect. Lego Dimensions and Skylanders Imaginators are $39 each. Guitar Hero Live is $49. Games are divied up into $35, $27, $25, $15, and $8 categories. The best $35 deals are Farming Simulator 17 , Lego Harry Potter Collection , Nascar: Heat Evolution , and Splatoon . The best $27 items are Battlefield 1 , Madden 17 , NBA 2K17 , and Titanfall 2 . The lowest $25 deals are Batman: Return to Arkham , Elder Scrolls Online , Ghostbusters , Grand Theft Auto V , and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby . The $15 deals to check are Dark Souls III , Homefront: Revolution , NES Remix , DOOM , Pikmin 3 , and Far Cry 4 . Finally, you can get Battlefield: Hardline , Shadow of Mordor , Left 4 Dead 2 and Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD for $8.

Walmart opens at 6pm on Thanksgiving.

Target

Target

If you only stop by one store this Black Friday, Target should be it. It has some incredible sales this year. Two of its front page deals are a $249.99 Hisense 2K Ultra HD smart TV with ultra smooth motion 120 and a $249.99 Xbox One S 500GB Battlefield 1 or Minecraft bundle with a $50 gift card. It also has the $99.99 New Nintendo 3DS too!

There are also tons of specific game deals. Lego Dimensions , Skylanders Imaginators , and Guitar Hero Live are $39.99 each. PS4 DualShock 4 and Xbox One controllers are $39.99 each. Games fall into $8, $15, $25, $30, and $35 categories. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare , Super Mario Maker , Pokken Tournament , WWE 2K17 , and Titanfall 2 are $35 each. Mafia III , Skyrim: Special Edition , Gears of War 4 , Grand Theft Auto V , and Destiny: The Collection are $30. Super Smash Bros. 3DS , No Man’s Sky , Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 , and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided are $25 each. You can get Fallout 4 , Street Fighter V , New Super Mario Bros. 2 , and Far Cry Primal for $15. There’s even Assassin’s Creed: Unity , Titanfall , Assassin’s Creed Syndicate , and Watch Dogs for $8 each.

Target opens at 6pm on Thanksgiving.

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