Black Friday Shopping in Brooklyn

You know the drill: Many stores offer get-up-early sales the Friday after Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday shopping madness. While you can often snag just as good a deal online, some outlets offer extra special discounts if you drag your self into the store at 5 a.m. -- Best Buy is one of these. Check out these Brooklyn Black Friday sales, starting with "Shop Brooklyn."

Shop Brooklyn: As part of the “Shop Brooklyn” campaign, many Brooklyn retailers, restaurants, bars, and other service providers will offer special “Brooklyn Bonuses” on November 28 (“Black Friday”—now renamed “Brooklyn Friday”) and each weekend from November 23 through December 21. Complete list of participating stores at ishopbrooklyn.com.

Target: Doors open at 6 a.m. 15% off cooking gifts; 2pk gloves or mittens, 99 cents; 2pk Home 300-thread-count sheet set in any size, 39.99; Aiptek red handheld digital camcorder, $69; Cooking, my Fashion studio, Sims2 Castaway for DS, sports for Wii or God of War of PS2, $15 each; Guitar Hero World Tour guitar bundle for Wii, $59; Greatland queen airbed with pump, 19.99 -- see the whole list at CultureMob

IKEA: On Friday, November 28 the water taxi and shuttle bus service will begin at 9:40 a.m. and end at 9:40 p.m. Free breakfast until 10:30. Malm queen bed frame $99; Mysa Vete down comforter, $49.99. See the whole list here.

Best Buy: Doors open at 5 a.m.; tickets handed out for Black Friday specials at 3 a.m. Check the website for the doorbusters -- some items will be stocked only 20 to a store, so it's gonna be a loooong night. Here.

Circuit City: Stores open at 5 a.m. Check out deals here.

Macy's: Store opens at 5 a.m. Print out a $10 saving pass here.

Home Depot: Opens at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Here.

Thistle and Clover: Starting Friday, November 28 at 10AM, they’re taking up to 40% off items by designers like Eskell, Rachel Comey, Tylho, Iro and Publicka. More here.

Brooklyn Circus: Speed Pass for The Brooklyn Circus Black Out Sale of 2008. Savings from 50-70% off on selected items. Refreshments will be served (first come, first served). Doors open at 9am-7pm.The first 50 readers to email speedpass08@thebkcircus.com will be granted the Pass. Here.

Black Friday in Greenpoint: NewYorkShitty goes into details here.

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