Home Depot: Home Depot will be closed on Thanksgiving but will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Lowes: Lowes will be closed on Thanksgiving, but will open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Ace Hardware: Each store is independently owned, but a majority of the stores will be closed on Thanksgiving.

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.

Whether or not you got your Black Friday shopping started yesterday, now is truly the time to turn to the Internet to see what you can get on sale. All of the best Black Friday deals are live now, and we don’t expect further major price drops.