Black Friday Shopping Guide in St. Louis

 this year at some of the region's biggest stores, including , Target, Kohl’s and Best Buy.

Following are tips based on ads, along with some highlighted items for each sale.

Hour-By-Hour Openings

10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day: Walmart (toys, home, apparel)

Midnight: Walmart (electronics), Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, Macy's, Old Navy, Chesterfield Mall, Mid Rivers Mall, St. Clair Square, South County Center, West County Center

4 a.m.: JC Penney

5 a.m.: Cabela's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sears Outlet, Sports Authority

5:30 a.m.: RadioShack

6 a.m.: Bass Pro Shops, Office Max, St. Louis Galleria

Stores' Sales:

Walmart

10 p.m. Thursday - Toys, home and apparel sale

Midnight Friday - Electronics

8 a.m. - Everything else

Gift ideas:

• Wii Limited Edition Blue Console with Remote Plus and Nunchuck
  • Black Friday price: $99.96, exclusive to Walmart

• Toshiba 65" LCD HDTV
  • Regular price: Not listed online, but similar units sell for over $1,400
  • Black Friday price: $998

Target

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

• Xbox 360 4GB Console
  • Regular price: $200
  • Black Friday price: $140

• RCA 9” Portable DVD Player
  • Regular price: $120
  • Black Friday price: $55

Kohl's

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

• Sterling Silver Blue & White Topaz Pendant & Ring Set
  • Regular price: $250
  • Black Friday Price: $70

• iHome App-Friendly Dock
  • Regular price: $119
  • Black Friday price: $80

Best Buy

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

• Sharp 42” LCD HDTV
  • Regular price: $800
  • Black Friday price: $200

• Kodak Playfull HD Flash Memory Camorder
  • Regular price: $130
  • Black Friday price: $70

Old Navy

Midnight Friday

Gift ideas:

• Wool-Blend Pea Coats
  • Regular price: $60
  • Black Friday price: $29

• Jeans
  • Regular price: $20 to $30
  • Black Friday price: $15

JC Penney

4 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• 4 ft. Popcorn Cart
  • Regular price: $300
  • Black Friday price: $99

• Sealy Electric Blanket
  • Regular price: $120
  • Doorbusters price: $40

Cabela's

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Quantum Tour Edition PT Casting Reel
  • Regular price: $280
  • Black Friday price: $100

• Garmin nuvi 40LM GPS Unit
  • Regular price: $150
  • Black Friday price: $90

Dick's Sporting Goods

5 a.m. Friday, or 6 a.m. online

Gift ideas:

• Sole Treadmill or Eliptical
  • Regular price: $900 to $2300
  • Black Friday: Reduced and comes with a free Android Tablet

• Maxfli Men's Revolution Complete Golf Club Set
  • Regular price: $250
  • Black Friday price: $200

Sears Outlet

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Men’s, Womens’ and Children’s Clothes
  • Regular price: $10 to $100
  • Black Friday price: $7

• GE 12MP Digital Camera
  • Regular price: $130
  • Black Friday price: $60

Sports Authority

5 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Men’s, Women’s and Kid’s Footwear
  • Black Friday deal: buy one, get one 50 percent off

• Reaction Mountain Bikes
  • Regular price: $200
  • Black Friday price: $100

RadioShack

5:30 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet
  • Regular price: $150
  • Black Friday price: $100

Bass Pro Shops

6 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse
  • Regular price: $330
  • Black Friday price: $180

Office Max

6 a.m. Friday

Gift ideas:

• Nook e-Reader
  • Regular price: $200
  • Black Friday price: $99

• Targus Stylus for iPad and Tablets
  • Regular price: $14
  • Black Friday price: $10

Mall Deals

Saint Louis Galleria

Spend $200 on Black Friday morning and receive a $20 Shop Etc. Gift Card. Present your reciepts from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Garden Court.

West County Center

Papaya

All Papaya clearance items are buy-one-get-one-half-off. The first 500 customers into the store get a scratch-off potentially worth $100 in store credit.

Sweet & Sassy

Drop your daughter off while you shop, and for $25, she’ll get a sassy up-do, have her nails painted, dance the runway, eat a sweet treat and do a fun craft. Reservations are required for one of the two sessions at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Santa

Take pictures with Santa from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Remember:  Santa takes a break to feed his reindeer for an hour at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.