Help Me Hank: Some of the best Black Friday deals

From Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, the long holiday weekend is like the Super Bowl of shopping.

Now, more than ever bargain hunters can turn to a range of shopping experts to get leads on where to find the best deals.

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The experts at NerdWallet.com have been sorting through the deals and discounts that have already been made public, and come up with a list of the 15 Best Black Friday Deals.

As reported in USA Today, NerdWallet.com found the very best deal is on an iPad at Walmart. NerdWallet says you can pick up the 16GB iPad Mini 2 with Wi-Fi for $199 (regularly $268).

Other top deals include and Xbox One Bundle at Target for $299.99 (regularly $349.99). That deal includes the Xbox One 500GB console with "Gears of War" digital download. Plus, you receive a $60 Target gift card.

Also, there's a Playstation 4 Bundle at GameStop, Smart HDTV for under $200 at Walmart, and a laptop for under $100 at Best Buy. To see the entire list of 15 deals, click here.

Search for Savings, Share The Deals

There are plenty of resources to search before you head to the stores or shop online: Nerdwallet.com, Retailmenot.com, Andreaworoch.com.

Help Me Hank is also getting into the savings game with a social media event that connects bargain hunters with experts and retailers. The Holiday Shopping Hoopla is a scial media event across several platforms.

We've assembled a team of women who are bargain bloggers, each with their own website, to share their inside information all weekend long.

In order to get connected, be sure to follow #HelpMeHank on Twitter and Instagram. You can find all the deals and steals and share your tips and tricks with Hank's Holiday Helpers by tweeting #HelpMeHank with all of your Black Friday tweets this season.  

This multi-media event has become a big shopping party in Metro-Detroit. In 2014, the hi-tech shopping helpers reached 380,000 accounts on Twitter alone, according to Emily Hay of HayThereSocialMedia.