The Best Black Friday Deals of 2013 (Yes 2013!)

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving, the biggest sale day of the year. Many people stay in line over night waiting for hot Black Friday door buster deals. We are looking back at the best Black Friday deals 2013 to see what was on sale and for how much.

Looking at the past will guide you toward stores that had the best deals and will help you understand how large a discount to expect. It will also help shoppers understand what type of products go on sale on Black Friday. Items that are in high demand get discounted on this once a year event. Stores also bring in one of a kind items for this super sale.

Here are some of the major categories along with specific products and vendors who had the best deals last year.

Apple Black Friday 2013 Deals

Sale started on Thanksgiving Day at Midnight PT.

Free gift card with iPads. $75 with iPad air, $50 with iPad Mini or iPad2.

Free $150 gift card with MacBooks and iMac.

No discount on iPhones.

Gap Black Friday 2013 Sales

Doorbusters Expired: Noon Friday:
Up to 60% off sale.

Extra 20% off coupon code.

Black Friday Apple Deals

• iPod touch 32GB 5th Generation plus $50 Best Buy gift card from Best Buy - $294.99
• iPod touch 16GB 4th Generation plus $40 Target Gift Card from Target - $195

• $50 iTunes Gift Card from Office Max - $35

• Hot! iPad mini 16GB with $100 gift card $299 ($399) from Walmart
• iPad 2 16GB WiFi  from Best Buy -$299
• iPad Air from Best Buy - $449.99

Black Friday Tablet/E-Readers 

• Nook Simple Touch from Sears - $39.99

• Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7in 16GB Tablet from Best Buy - $99.99

Black Friday Laptop Deals

• Lenovo - G500 15.6" Laptop - 4GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black $399.99 ($649.99) from Best Buy
• HP Split 2 in 1 13.3" Touchscreen 4GB laptops $499.99 ($729) from Best Buy

Black Friday Video Game Deals

• PlayStation 3 holiday Bundle - Uncharted from Best Buy and Target - $199.99
• Xbox 360 4GB Console $99 ($179.99) from Walmart

Blu-Ray Player 

• Toshiba Smart Blu-ray Disk Player from Best Buy - $39.99

Black Friday HDTV Deal

• Samsung 65in LED 1080p HDTV $999 from Best Buy
• LG 55in HDTV $499.99 from Best Buy
• Funai LF320FX4F 32" 720p 60Hz HDTV $98 from Walmart

Black Friday Smartphone Deals

• HTC One 32GB Blue - AT&T, Sprint, Verizon w/2yr contract from Best Buy - $29.99
• Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB - AT&T, Verizon, Sprint w/2yr contract from Best Buy - free
• • Straight Talk Samsung Galaxy Centura Prepaid phone $29 ($79.88) from Walmart

DSLR Camera

• Nikon D3200 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses - $499.99 ($799.99) from Target
• Canon Powershot SX160 Digital Camera 16MPixel 16x zoom $79 ($169) from Walmart
• Nikon L320 Digital Camera 16MPixel 26x Zoom $99 ($229.99) from Target

Music

• Jawbone - Jambox Wireless Bluetooth Speakerphone from Best Buy - $129.99  

• Beats by Dr. Dre Solo Headphones $115 ($179.99) from Target

Last year was a good year for Black Friday, we expect Black Friday 2014 to top 2013 due to the improving economy as well as constantly falling prices on technology products. Stay tuned for more Black Friday coverage from BuyVia.

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