Black Friday Ad Scans 2020: See the best deals and sales at Walmart, Best Buy, Home Depot, and more

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Back in the good old days – you know, four or five years ago – you knew Black Friday was coming when I started seeing the leaks of the Black Friday ad. These were scanned PDF or JPEG files, and often liked, of ads from major retailers offering Black Friday sales details. Dedicated to the Sunday newspaper right before Thanksgiving week, it often makes the biggest “noisy door” sales of the season, with everything from the $ 199 gaming console packs to the $ 99 TVs.

Cut until 2020, landscapes are somewhat different. Retailers are now “leaking” circulars on their own sites and on their own schedules, to help beat the drums of hype for their holiday sales. And since we want you to get the best deals this season, we’re collecting PDFs and links for as many of these sales as possible, right here. We include links to respective online stores, as well as CNET stories where we highlighted our favorite deals.

Walmart Black Friday deals 2020

Walmart runs a three-part sales chain between now and Thanksgiving.

The Black Friday 1 online event kicked off on Walmart.com on November 4 at 7 PM ET.
More deals became available on November 7 at 12 a.m. ET and in stores at 5 a.m. local time. Walmart also holds its annual tire event in stores and online from November 7-13.
Event 2 will begin online on November 11 at 7 PM ET and will feature deals on electronics such as televisions, computers and tablets, Walmart said. Additional deals will be available online on November 14 at 12 a.m. ET and in stores at 5 a.m. local time.
Event 3 will begin online on November 25 at 7 PM ET, with additional deals showing online on November 27 (actual Black Friday) at 12 a.m. ET and in stores at 5 a.m. local time.

CNET Picks: Watch Walmart’s best early Black Friday shows

Walmart posted interactive ad surveys for its current sales and November 11th sales on its website:

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