Black Friday is a few hours away and you have to mentally prepare yourself to enter this exciting and busy world of shopping and discounts.

San Diego is known for having incredible offers and it is essential to be ready to take advantage of them since the very first hours of the day regarding the deals that Black Friday will offer. That's why this guide will help you survive one of the year's most chaotic days.

Hours at stores and shopping malls

• Fashion Valley Mall: From 6am to 9pm

• Las Americas Premium Outlets: From 6am to 9pm

• Otay Ranch Town Center: From 9am to 9pm

• Westfield Mission Valley: From 8am to 10pm

• Westfield North County: From 9am to 9pm

• JCPenney: From 5am to 10pm

• Dollar Tree: From 8am to 10pm

• Macy’s: From 6am to 8pm

• Target: From 6am to 10pm

• Walmart: From 6am to 11pm

Best stores with offers

Big chains such as Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Kohl's, and Macy's have been offering their deals since November 19 and there have been some significant price drops in items such as TVs and videogame consoles.

For example, Target began its sales on November 10 and one of its discounted items was a 70-inch smart TV whose price went from 519 dollars to 300 dollars. There was also an XBOX Series X Console for 450 dollars, which includes a 75-dollar Target gift card.

Walmart, meanwhile, announced its sales on November 22 online and on physical stores and its discounts will be available starting on November 24 at 6 AM, following the Black Friday tradition.

It should be noted that Amazon, Shein, Apple, and sports companies such as Nike and Adidas are also offering great discounts on their products.

Cyber Monday: Another day full of deals

In the last few years, electronics stores' sales have been triumphing on Black Friday. An example of this is Amazon which will extend Black Friday deals and discounts until November 26.

Mercado Libre will also extend its date from November 24 to November 27, with 50%, 35%, and 25% discounts in electronics, shoes, videogames, sports, babies, home, furniture, cellphones, among others.

Other participating stores are Liverpool, Coppel, Miniso, Office Depot, Samsung, Sephora, Shopee, etc.

Black Friday is a sales event that sets the beginning for Christmas shopping season and its name is used because it indicates the moment where retail stores go from red (losses) to black (earnings), thanks to the massive sales during this period.

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