Deal into Thanksgiving, Black Friday
Freebies and other specials abound.
Black Friday is about more than finding some of the year’s lowest prices on televisions and electronics.
There’s another perk to being an early bird at some holiday sales – freebies.
For Thanksgiving and Black Friday, some stores are pushing special coupons that savvy shoppers can turn into free items and early customers also have first dibs on items free after rebate at stores like Macy’s.
Remember, just like the doorbusters, quantities of these freebies are limited and only available while supplies last.
Here’s how you can turn Thanksgiving and Black Friday into Freebie Friday.
Thanksgiving freebies
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s: Stores will have free crafts, free photos with Santa and other kids’ activities through Christmas Eve including on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Learn more at www.basspro.com/santa and at www.cabelas.com/santa.
Belk: The first 200 shoppers Thursday when doors at 4 p.m. get a mystery gift card worth $5 to $500. There will be a similar giveaway Friday morning.
Cumberland Farms: Get a free cup of coffee from midnight to 11:59 p.m. Thanksgiving at the convenience store chain’s nearly 600 locations.
CVS: The pharmacy chain has seven items for free after ExtraBucks Rewards and coupons in its three-day Black Friday sale from Thanksgiving through Saturday. A CVS loyalty card is needed to get the deals and each are limit one per household.
J.C. Penney: Stores open at 2 p.m. Thursday with the chain’s traditional mystery coupon giveaway for a chance to win $500 off. Most early shoppers will get $10 off a $10 or more purchase. Exclusions apply.
Kohl’s: If you’re buying multiple rebate items and work out the math to earn Kohl’s Cash, it’s possible you can score freebies. Earn $15 in Kohl’s Cash for every $50 spent. Here’s one scenario: Buy four of the select small kitchen appliances on sale for $18.99 and use a 15% off coupon, which brings the items to $64.56 before counting tax. Then get back $56 in rebates ($14 each) and $15 Kohl’s Cash.
Macy’s: Stores open at 5 p.m. Thursday and there will be 13 in-store-only/ free-after-rebate items, including Bella 1.5-quart slow cooker, select freshwater pearl studs, Isaac Mizrahi Loves Sesame Street plush, select plush throws, and Sedona frying pans.
Office Depot: These are membersonly freebies. Office Depot and OfficeMax rewards members, can get select Duracell batteries and K-Cup coffee pods free after rewards from Thanksgiving through Saturday, Nov. 30, while supplies last. There’s a limit of four of each item per rewards member, and stores are closed Thanksgiving.
Walmart: At 4 p.m., there will be free coffee, hot cocoa and snacks.
Other deals: Old Navy has $1 cozy socks Thursday and Friday along with 50% off almost everything in stores. Bed Bath & Beyond, which is opening for the first time on Thanksgiving, is giving 25% coupons from 5 p.m. to midnight Nov. 28 and through noon Black Friday.
Black Friday freebies
Belk: The first 100 customers at 6 a.m. Friday will receive a scratch-off card worth anywhere from $5 to $500.
Fred Meyer: The first 100 get a free gift card at stores at 5 a.m. Plus, there’s free coffee, juice and doughnuts.
Lowe’s: Stores open at 6 a.m. and the first 300 shoppers get a $10 off $50 coupon to use in-store Friday and the chance to win a $500 gift card.
Office Depot: The members-only freebies – select Duracell batteries and K-Cup coffee pods free after rewards – are available while supplies last through Saturday.
Other deals: Spend $50 at Target instore or online Friday, Nov. 29 to get a 20% off coupon to redeem online or in stores Dec. 3-14. Kohl’s also has $15 Kohl’s Cash for its Black Friday sale.