From pancake breakfasts to pet stockings, from tote bags to Black Friday survival kits, retailers are dangling goodie bags and discounts to woo shoppers into their stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As if the you-gotta-be-kiddin'-me doorbusters weren't enough, several retailers are offering extra freebies and sweet deals to shoppers who swing by their stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Here is our annual list of store openings and while-quantities-last incentives:
6 a.m. Thanksgiving: Kmart (open 42 hours through midnight Black Friday).
7 a.m.: Acme Fresh Market (until 1 p.m.), Big Lots, Dollar General, Marc's (select stores).
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View full sizeChefs at Yours Truly Restaurants in Medina, Mentor and Valley View will be flipping pancakes to benefit worthy causes from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving. 7:30 a.m.: Family-owned Yours Truly Restaurants in Medina, Mentor and Valley View will be serving pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee from 7:30-11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving as its annual #PancakesForAPurpose fundraiser to benefit the Cornerstone of Hope, the Mentor Schools Foundation, and Hospice of Medina County.
8 a.m.: Buehler's Fresh Foods (until 4 p.m.), Family Dollar, RadioShack, Rite Aid.
4 p.m.: HHGregg, Michaels.
Old Navy is offering the first 100 shoppers at its stores a chance to become Old Navy's Overnight Millionaire (no purchase necessary).
5 p.m.: Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Stein Mart (until 10 p.m.), Toys 'R' Us (through 11 p.m. Black Friday).
J.C. Penney (open through 1 p.m. Friday) is offering a $10 off $10 or more coupon at the door on Thursday and Friday, one per customer, while supplies last. One in every 100 coupons will be a $100 off $100 or more purchase in-store or on jcp.com through Dec. 24. JCP is also offering a $25 off $25 coupon to shoppers who spend $100 or more on J.C. Penney gift cards in-store through Nov. 29. The coupon is good in-store from Nov. 30 through Dec. 24.
6 p.m.: Aurora Farms Premium Outlets, Belden Village Mall (through 10 p.m. Friday), Great Lakes Mall, Great Northern Mall, Macy's, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Sears, SouthPark Mall, Sports Authority, Staples, Target, Walmart (doorbusters start at 6 p.m.).
Kohl's (open through midnight Friday), is offering $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent through Nov. 30. Coupons must be redeemed between Dec. 1 and 8.
Value City Furniture (open until 2 a.m. Friday) is giving away free pillows to the first 50 people in line at its stores.
7 p.m.: Five Below.
8 p.m.: Family Dollar (open until 7 p.m.), Ulta Beauty.
10 p.m.: Lodi Station Outlets will give $15 gift certificates to shoppers who spend $150 or more on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Take the receipts to Guest Services to redeem.
Midnight: GameStop (some stores open at 5 a.m. Friday), some Beachwood Place mall stores (the rest open at 8 a.m. Friday).
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View full sizeA security guard tries to control the hundreds of shoppers waiting to enter Victoria's Secret at SouthPark Mall in Strongsville on Black Friday 2012. 5 a.m. Black Friday: Ollie's Bargain Outlet (until 10 p.m. Friday)
6 a.m.: Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft, RadioShack
7 a.m.: BJ's Warehouse Club, World Market
Half-Price Books is offering the first 100 early birds a tote bag and $5 gift card (one card will be worth $100) to shoppers 16 and older, while supplies last. Its website (hpb.com/blackfriday) also has $5 off a $25 or more purchase, or a $15 off $50 purchase. The coupon must be printed out and turned in at the store, and is good only on Friday, Nov. 28.
PetSmart is offering the first 100 customers at its stores a pet stocking with Hill's dog and cat treats and a coupon for $5 off a $50 purchase -- redeemable only on Black Friday. One shopper at each store will win a $100 gift card, and one grand prize winner will get a free trip for four humans and a pet to Beverly Hills, California.
8 a.m.: Heinen's Fine Foods, Pier 1 Imports, Playmatters Toys (Shaker Square store opens at 10 a.m.), Zagara's Marketplace.
Legacy Village in Lyndhurst is offering Black Friday survival kits to the first 300 shoppers 16 and older who come to Guest Services, next to Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Survival kits include Starbucks, The Melting Pot, and Brides by Demetrios gift cards, coupons, exclusive deals, and healthy snacks. Limit one per person. For more info, call 216-382-3871.
9 a.m.: Costco Wholesale Corp.
10 a.m.: Tower City Center (restaurant hours may vary)
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