Complete Black Friday 2012 Store Hours + Early Bird Discounts

As I’ve mentioned in my 10 Black Friday Shopping tips post, it is important to know the Black Friday store hours so you can be there early and avail of the retail stores exclusive early bird offers. Below is the complete list of Black Friday 2012 store hours for your reference:

(This post will be updated as I find out about more store opening hours in the next coming days. Keep posted!)

Black Friday 2012 Store Hours

(Stores are arranged alphabetically)

• AJ Wright - 6 am
• American Eagle - 4 am
• Apple - 8 am
• Babies 'R Us - 5 am
• Best Buy – 12 midnight 
• Cabela's - 5 am
• Childrens Place - 4 am
• CompUSA – 5 am 
• Cost Plus World Market - 7 am
• Dick's Sporting Goods - 5 am
• Disney Stores - 12:01 am
• Eddie Bauer - 7 am
• Fry’s Electronics – 12 midnight
• GameStop - 12:01 am
• Gap - 7 am
• Gap Kids - 7 am
• Gymboree - 6 am
• Home Depot - 6 am
• JC Penney - 4 am
• Jos. A. Bank - 6 am

• Justice - 6 am
• Kmart – 6am to 4pm for Thanksgiving, 5 am on Black Friday
• Kohl's – 12 midnight
• LL Bean - 6 am
• Lowe's - 6 am
• Macy's – 12 midnight
• Meijer – 4 am
• Michaels - 5 am
• Office Depot – 6 am
• Office Max - 6 am
• Old Navy - 12:01 am
• Old Time World Pottery - 7 am
• Radio Shack – 5:30 am
• Sears - 4 am
• Sports Authority - 5 am
• Staples - 6 am
• Target – 12 midnight
• Toys R Us – 8 pm on Thanksgiving for those doorbusters!
• Walgreens – 7 am
• Walmart - 5 am (Black Friday discounts begin at 8pm on Thanksgiving, then 10pm same day. They open at 5am on Black Friday)

Black Friday Early Bird Discounts

There are many retail stores that are offering big early bird discounts. Here are just some of them:

Walmart starts their first Black Friday Sale at 8pm on Thanksgiving, 2 hours earlier than last year. They also announced a 10pm sale on electronics and another sale by 5am by Friday.

Walmart also announced that those who are in line by 10pm and 11pm on Thanksgiving Day will get their most popular items:

• Apple iPad 2 for with Wi-Fi plus a $75 Walmart gift card for $399
• Emerson 32-inch LCD TV for $148
• LG Blu-ray player for $38

Sears stores will open at 8pm on Thanksgiving and will stay open until 10pm on Black Friday. Additionally, those who are members of Sears loyalty club Shop Your Way can avail of the early bird specials online as early as November 18, 2012!

Macy's, Kohl's, and Best Buy will open at 12 midnight after Thanksgiving – technically, midnight of Black Friday.

Lord & Taylor will be opening at 10am on Thanksgiving.

Kohl's announced that online shoppers will be able to buy all early morning specials on November 21, 2012 and all day on Thanksgiving.

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I hope you enjoy shopping! And make sure you read my tips on Black Friday shopping. :)