Walmart Now Kicking Off Black Friday Deals Early In Minnesota!

Forget the days of camping out in freezing temps, elbowing through packed aisles, and standing in mile-long lines just to snag a good deal. This year, Black Friday deals are hitting Minnesota sooner than ever!

And for those hoping to avoid the Thanksgiving chaos altogether, we shared last month that all Minnesota Walmart stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day - keeping up their recent tradition.

So, you can kick back and enjoy your turkey and pumpkin pie without worrying about missing out on the biggest deals. Walmart’s early Black Friday sale is right around the corner, bringing you all the savings without the holiday hustle!

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What's the history of Black Friday?

Turns out, there are a few different stories about how Black Friday actually got its start.

According to History.com, the term first popped up in the 1950s when Philadelphia police used it to describe the chaos that hit the city the day after Thanksgiving. Picture it: crowds of shoppers and tourists swarming downtown before the big Army-Navy football game, creating a frenzy that law enforcement dreaded every year.

Related: Black Friday Shopping Begins This Weekend At Target Stores in Minnesota.

By the ‘80s, though, a new (and way more retail-friendly) story took hold: after a year spent “in the red,” stores would finally go “into the black” on the day after Thanksgiving, thanks to shoppers unloading their wallets on holiday deals.

Walmart Kicks Off Black Friday Deals Early In Minnesota!

Walmart just released its much-anticipated Black Friday ad, and it’s packed with deals that actually live up to the hype.

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Even though we’re still a few days from the first big sale, Walmart’s already started dropping prices on TVs, toys, tech, home goods, holiday gifts, you name it.

The first wave of official Black Friday deals drops online on Monday, November 11th, with in-store shopping beginning November 15th.

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