With the biggest shopping day of the year only three weeks away, several shoppers are beginning to gear up to get what are considered some of the best sales of the season as stores prepare to beat their competition by promising the best prices and best shopping hours.

Several stores have already confirmed what times they will be opening their doors for shoppers on Black Friday and released ads for the Nov. 29 event. Other discount and electronics retailers are keeping tight-lipped until just days before the big day.

Both Target and Wal-Mart, the two biggest discount retailers, have yet to reveal exactly when they will open or what deals they will offer. However, both have confirmed they will follow the same trend they've had the last few years: they will open their doors to customers on Thanksgiving Day.

Best Buy and Apple have also not released hours yet. However, Best Buy has potentially leaked several of their doorbuster deals early.

A local television station in Arkansas, KARK, managed to get a Best Buy employee in their studio to reveal a few deals in advance of the major shopping day.

Dan Duvalian, the employee, showed broadcast viewers several items the company plans to offer at a steep discount on Black Friday, including the Jawbone Jambox for $99.99, down from $149.99; The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch Tablet for $99.99, down from $199.99; and the entire stock of Dyson Vacuums for 25 percent off regular price.

Duvalian also appeared on FOX 16 (KLRT) in Arkansas to reveal that the company would be offering an ASUS 150-inch Touchscreen Laptop with Windows 8 for $249 which, depending on the model, can normally retail for as much as $729. He also revealed two deals on televisions: an LG 55-inch 1080p 120Hz HDTV for $499.99, nearly 50 percent off; and an Insignia 39-inch 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV for $169.

Other stores that have revealed early leaked ads include Macy's, Pet Smart and Toys 'R Us ( the ads are all available on this spoiler site).

Kmart has come under fire for their controversial decision to open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and remain open for 41 hours straight, Enstars previously reported.

For more on Black Friday 2013 deals and store hours as they are revealed check back closer to Black Friday.

Walmart said last month that the Walmart Black Friday 2013 Sale will be best ever. It is expected to release its Black Friday 2013 ad on Nov. 14.

Walmart launched the first early Black Friday 2013 sale on Nov. 1, called early Bird Online Specials available rnow on Walmart.com. The retailer will continue to host the Online Specials sale until Friday , Nov. 8. After that it launches a special sale featuring Giftcard Bundles.

On Friday, Nov. 23, Walmart will launch the Black Friday Week Sale. On Nov. 29 the Walmart Black Friday 2013 will be replaced by the Cyber Weekend sale leading into Cyber Monday 2013.

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