Money | Black Friday Walmart's 'Black Friday' to Start 2 Hours Earlier On Thursday, doors will open at 8pm By Kate Seamons Posted Nov 8, 2012 8:21 AM CST Copied Shoppers rush into an Oakland, Calif., Wal-Mart as the store opens its doors at 5 am on Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Last year Black Friday became Black Midnight. This year, Walmart is instituting Black Thanksgiving Dessert Hour. That's right: The store's doors will open at 8pm on Thanksgiving, a full two hours earlier than they opened last year, reports the Wall Street Journal. And in a bid to ensure bargain-hunters show up (and perhaps prevent riots), it's offering a guarantee on three items between 10pm and 11pm: Shop during that hour, and you'll be able to buy these three items (or get a raincheck if they're sold out): iPad 2 with WiFi for $399 plus a $74 Walmart gift card Emerson 32-inch LCD TV for $148 (normally $228) LG Blu-ray Disc player for $38 (a nearly 50% savings) Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error