It used to be Black Friday was for the earliest of birds. Not anymore.
It's only one day past Halloween (with trick or treating still to come), but it's already starting to look a lot like Christmas around the Cranberry area. Yup, the early birds no longer wait until Black Friday to do their holiday shopping. This year, Black Friday is on Nov. 23, but big retailers and mail-order companies are starting well in advance. Amazon, for example, is beginning its Black Friday on Nov. 14. Step into the local Target, Bed Bath & Beyond or Lowe's and you'll see a full array of Christmas items. Some people, no doubt, will be purchasing gift cards from the most popular establishments in the Cranberry area, listed as our Cranberry Patch 2012 Readers' Choice Award Winners. Crazy or crazy smart? Just how early is too early …
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Lowe's Home Improvement
1717 Route 228, Cranberry Twp, PA
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Target
1717 Route 228, Cranberry Twp, PA
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Bed Bath & Beyond
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In Cranberry, Best Buy and Target begin matching prices of online retailers beginning Nov. 1.
So, you just can't wait to get your Christmas 2012 gift-shopping groove on? And you see great deals online, but you just don't trust the postal service—or your own ability to guess sizes? You don't have to wait until Black Friday to get some deals. Best Buy's announcement that it will allow in-store customers to price-match online retailers by showing the price on their smartphones has been matched by Target and Super Target, according to BFAds.net, a website devoted to Black Friday and gift-shopping alerts. Among other online retailers, the stores will match prices of Amazon.com, Walmart.com,Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com Best Buy's price-matching begins Nov. 4, while Target's begins today, Nov. 1. Best Buy is located in the Cranberry …
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Best Buy
1000 Cranberry Square Dr, Cranberry Twp, PA
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Target
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