WASHINGTON - Load up on the turkey and get to bed early Thursday, because there are a bevy of Black Friday deals that you may not want to miss.

Special WTOP Custom Commute - Black Friday Route

Before you hop in the car and cross your fingers for a parking spot, check out the traffic cameras along the way at WTOP's Custom Commute. There's a special Black Friday route that includes all of the traffic cameras at local shopping malls.

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Shopping Malls

Some major malls are opening early for Black Friday:

Tysons Corner will open after Thanksgiving dinner at midnight. If you feel like shopping in your pajamas, no problem. The mall will have VIP Pajama Lounge, including breakfast items, coffee and hot chocolate.

While the actual mall is open at midnight, department stores inside will open at different times. Macy's and Lord & Taylor open at 5 a.m.; Nordstrom opens at 7 a.m.; Bloomingdale's opens at 8 a.m.

Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets will also open at midnight. Some individual stores will open as early as 10 p.m. Thursday.

Potomac Mills in Woodbridge will also open at midnight.

The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City will open at 5 a.m. The first 100 shoppers will receive a Shopper Survival Kit that will include coupon offers from participating tenants, a beverage, snacks, lotion, and note pad. Guest Services will provide treats and coffee throughout the day.

Springfield Mall will open at 6 a.m., but department stores inside the mall will open earlier.

Montgomery Mall in Bethesda will open at 7 a.m.

White Flint Mall will open at 8 a.m.

Westfield Annapolis Shopping Mall will open at 7 a.m.

Arundel Mills will open at midnight.

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Deals

The big retailers want to move their televisions, as Walmart, Target, and Best Buy will all be selling 32-inch LCD TVs for under $300.

Some stores will be opening their doors before the traditional 5 a.m., including Toys R Us, who has a deal for an 8 GB iPod Touch for $199, which comes with a $50 Toys R Us gift card. Another great deal is a package of an XBox 360 game console, 3 games, and a carrying case for under $230.

If you in the market for a new laptop, Office Depot is running an exclusive deal on a Hewlitt-Packard laptop with 3 GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive for $300.

Office Depot, Staples, and Pep Boys are all running deals on GPS units. A variety of brand names will cost you anywhere from $60 to $120.

The majority of big-name retailers have had their Black Friday ad inserts placed online:

• K Mart
• Babies R Us
• Home Depot
• Kohl's
• Old Navy
• Macy's
• Sears
• Costco
• CVS
• Lowe's
• Radio Shack
• Stein Mart

Links courtesy of TheBlackFriday.com.

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