Panicky retailers began holiday shopping promotions more than a month before Black Friday that year, and online retailers are meeting and beating Black Friday in-store retail prices. The headlines say it all: "Wal-Mart and Its Rivals Have Left Black Friday Behind"; "Retailers Are Making 'Black Friday' A Month-Long Effort"; "Black Friday 2009 Has Begun and Begun Early"; and "'Black Friday' Sales Being Pushed Sooner." Here's why you can sleep in the day after Thanksgiving, and STILL get the best deals ever.