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Prepare to Shop: It's Black Friday

Retailers hope that sales on the day after Thanksgiving put them 'in the black' for the year.

After people have their fill of food on Thanksgiving, many will likely be hitting the stores to set off the holiday season of 2010. 

This year's 'Black Friday,' so named because it is the day retailers hope will put their books 'in the black,' should be no different than any other year for the Northport-area stores.

It's the busiest shopping day of the year, and will attract hundreds of people from early morning to late evening. Many major retailers offer rock-bottom prices and smaller, local stores have decked out their storefronts with holiday decorations to put shoppers in the mood to buy.

To help in categorizing stores of interest, here is a breakdown of some of the shopping in the Northport area:

(Electronics/Media)

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3124 Jericho Tpke.

   · Hours: 5am-10pm

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   · Doorbuster Speacials: Begins at 5am and ends.  Tickets will be provided at a first come-first serve basis.  Each customer is entitled to one ticket.  Some doorbuster items will require a ticket to purchase, others will not.  There are a limited amount of items in each store, and a limited number of purchases of a certain item per customer.  Some of the deals in highest demand are: Nintendo Wii Console (Black or White) with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Remote Plus for $169.99 and NOOK Wi-Fi eReader by Barnes & Noble for $99.99.  Ot·her items are video games, DVDs and complete seasons for the television series Smallville for $9.99 each.  There are no rainchecks for any items.

(Books/Media)

5001 Jericho Tpke.

    · Hours: 9am-11pm

    · Deals: Christmas book table and kids book table at a 20% discount.  80% off selected DVDs and CDs in the music/media section of the store.

    · Hottest Item:  The NOOKcolor eReader will be $249.99.  It features a 7-inch color touch screen, over 2 million titles to access and has internet, music and gaming capabilities.

(Appliances, Clothes, Tools and more)

4000 Jericho Tpke.

    · Hours: 4am-9:30pm

    · Over 600 doorbuster items (from 4am-12pm.)

    · The online catalog for Sears' Black Friday deals can be found at this link:

          http://sears.shoplocal.com/sears/default.aspx?action=entryflash&

      Enter zip code 11731 for the Sears in Huntington Sq. Mall.

(Music)

275 Larkfield Rd.

     · Hours: 9am-8pm

     · Spend $100 on vintage vinyl and receive a $20.00 gift certificate for anything in the store.  Special releases by: Jimi Hendrix, Anthrax, Cage the Elephant, Deodato and many more.

Modell's Sporting Goods (Sports)

5015 Jericho Tpke.

     · Hours: 5am-10pm

     · Doorbuster deals until 3pm.  Timberland men's boots on sale for $60 from $110 (limited 2 pairs per customer).  Timberland kid's boots on sale for $40.  60% off all Reebok outwear.  Sports name and number t-shirts: 2 for $30 for men and 2 for $25 for kids.  50% off all Nike Fleece for men, women and children.

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