I apologize. You might be wondering, “Why?” I apologize because I have been deleting Black Friday emails left and right over the last month, because I didn’t think that I would be doing a post about it. I don’t usually shop on Black Friday, because it is too hectic. I’m not clinically claustrophobic, but I REALLY don’t like to be shoulder to shoulder with a bunch of strangers…especially during a sale! Just because Black Friday isn’t my “thing” does not mean that it is not yours though, right? That is why I am sharing 10 great deals below (including a website that tracks A LOT of Black Friday deals) in no particular order. Enjoy!

Black Friday:
1. momagenda is having a Black Friday Weekend Special (11/27 – 11/30). Site visitors will save 20% off the entire site this weekend. No promotion code is necessary.

2. Nine West is offering savings in stores and on site. Beginning at 5am online on Friday November 27th, the Bonfire, Polen, Husky and Mezmorize styles will be 50% off until 11am. After 11am, the styles will still be 30% off. (Nine West is also partnering with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. If you donate $1 or more in store or at NineWest.com, you’ll receive a coupon for 20% off your next purchase in January.)

3. Leapfrog’s BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY deals have already started. They include: 25% to 75% off site wide; select Leapster games as low as $5; select Tag books as low as $5; up to 75% off gift packs; spend $50 and get free shipping and a Black Friday Bonus – spend $100, get $10 off.

4. Zappos is opening the doors to their VIP Club from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. By becoming a member of the VIP Club member, you will receive free, overnight shipping – for the rest of your life! The invitation will only last from midnight on November 27th until midnight November 30th at Zappos.com/holidayvip.

5. 6pm.com, a sister site to Zappos.com, is offering FREE SHIPPING November – December 30th on any orders $100 or more. Black Friday deals include the following: all Free People Apparel 60% off; all Polliwalks Kids Footwear $6.95; all Nine West Footwear $9.95; all Skullcandy 60% off and all Flip Videos $49.95.

6. ING Direct is offering four financially themed (closing costs, ShareBuilder, Orange CDs and checking account) Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials. Visit www.ingdirect.com/BlackFriday on Black Friday for the details.

7. Toys”R”Us is giving their Facebook fans exclusive full previews of their Black Friday discounts along with access to “Mystery Deals.”

8. Ikea is having a Black Friday Sale. You can see the details here.

9. Black Friday Ads “The Official Black Friday 2009 Website” has a huge amount of Black Friday deals on it. (The site is free to view.)

10. Amazon (one of my affiliates) also has a special Black Friday Deals page. They are adding special new deals to the page every day this week.

Cyber Monday Bonus:
Cyber Monday is stride rite Fan Celebration Day. Fans can log on to Facebook.com/striderite from 9am – 8pm EST for “news on foot health, holiday tips for the family and fun contests each hour! Giveaways will include gift bags from Stride Rite Children’s Group brands such as Saucony Kids, Sperry Top-Sider Kids plus gift cards and an all day special coupon for Fans Only on striderite.com”.

Enjoy!