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January is prime time for shoppers stalking “further reductions” on merchandise that didn’t sell for Christmas or during the post-Christmas and post-New Year’s sales. In other words, it’s prime time for consumers to buy things they shouldn’t, even at 75% off. For some shoppers, clearance racks are like catnip. The impressive differences between the “original prices” and the dramatically marked-down rates draw them in, leaving the impression that these deals are just too good to pass up.

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Take a look at the e-commerce sales totals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and it’s clear: Consumers are embracing online shopping like never before. Major brick-and-mortar retailers are pushing hard for increased online sales, and stores have pumped up their websites as convenient, hassle-free alternatives to hitting the mall in person.

Add Best Buy to the growing list of retailers turning to smaller stores to boost slumping sales.

Sure, holiday shopping started months ago, and consumers have shown a keen willingness to drop big bucks shopping online throughout the entire season. Nonetheless, the last-minute shopping scene is likely to quite traditional—fast, furious, and in actual stores. One of the key advantages e-retail has over brick-and-mortar is that consumers never have to wait around for some store to physically open its doors. They can shop online at any hour of the day or night.

It’s possible—advisable even—to avoid the mall on Black Friday. But that doesn’t mean you must miss out on all of the deals on Black Friday, when 40% or more off is an easy click away. With the help of deal-tracking sites such as BradsDeals, dealnews, FatWallet, and RetailMeNot, we’ve rounded up a list of 20 outstanding sales available to online shoppers on Black Friday weekend. How good are the offers? Well, the deals from Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Easy Spirit, and Land’s End aren’t in the top 20 — and they are all hosting 30% off sitewide sales.