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Early Black Friday Deals in Iowa City

In the Iowa City area, Best Buy and Super Target begin matching prices of online retailers beginning Nov. 1.

So, you just can't wait to get your Christmas 2012 gift-shopping groove on?

And you see great deals online, but you just don't trust the postal service -- or your own ability to guess sizes?

You don't have to wait until Black Friday to get some deals.

Find out what's happening in Iowa Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Best Buy's announcement that it will allow in-store customers to price-match online retailers by showing the price on their smartphones has been matched by Target and Super Target, according to BFAds.net, a website devoted to Black Friday and gift-shopping alerts.

Among other online retailers, the stores will match prices of Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com

Find out what's happening in Iowa Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Best Buy's price-matching begins Nov. 4, while Target's begings today, Nov. 1.

The nearest Best Buy and Target are of course conveniently right next to each other in Coralville at the Coral Ridge Mall,  1441 Coral Ridge Avenue.

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