Black Friday may technically be a few days away still, but deals are already flooding in. Amazon's Black Friday discounts launched last week, and now Walmart is joining in on the early Black Friday deals.

The biggest not-so-secret insider tip all savvy shoppers will tell you is that you've got to plan ahead in order to really take advantage of big sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After all, the blowout savings event only comes around once a year—and it would be a shame not to make the most out of it,