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Black Friday 2014: Your complete step-by-step guide

Black Friday, the biggest and most-hyped shopping holiday of the year, is approaching faster than ever. But whether you're heading out to shop Thursday, Friday, or skipping the crowds altogether and shopping online for Cyber Monday, our friends at DealNews.com are here to help you get the most out of Black Friday 2014. 

8. Black Friday at Kmart: Great tablet deals, but not much else.

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Customers wait in line for doorbuster deals at the Kmart on Addison Street in Chicago on Thanksgiving

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Kmart isn't playing around with Black Friday this year. Boasting the earliest Thanksgiving opening time at 6 am, Sears' sister store is intent on holding a 42-hour Black Friday shopathon. Here are some of the highlights of Kmart's Black Friday ad: 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7" 8GB Android Tablet with $20 in SYWR points for $149.99
This is an incredible deal, bar none. First off, Kmart's ad price beats the best deal we've ever seen for this tablet by $6. Plus, the Shop Your Way Rewards credit brings this popular 7" slate to $20 below our Black Friday prediction for a small, mainstream Android tablet. 

Amazon Fire HD 6 6" 8GB WiFi Tablet with $10 in SYWR points for $79.99
To be fair, Meijer has already handily beat this ad, offering a $20 credit that tops Kmart's. But if you don't live near a Meijer location, then Kmart is your best bet to score a deal that blows our Black Friday tablet predictions right out of the water. You'll get the Fire HD 6 (the bottom-tier tablet in Amazon's recently refreshed lineup) marked down by $19, with an extra $10 SYWR credit tacked on for good measure. Assuming you'll use the credit, that'll be 29% off this yet-to-be-discounted tablet.

Read the full Dealnews blog post here. 

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