Before holiday shopping mania fully sets in, most mail carriers are taking a break this week. The United States Postal Service will not be operating Thursday as the agency observes Thanksgiving, a federal holiday.

Thanksgiving is the day more commonly associated with sports but Black Friday is officially sneaking up the power rankings as far as variety and quantity. You could watch sports every second of the day beginning at noon. Outstanding stuff. Here's what the schedule looks like across the board.

You don't have to wait until tomorrow to save big. We've been scoping out the deals to find the very best ones to shop ahead of Black Friday.