Black Friday is upon us, and plenty of retailers are on edge about the day and what it’ll mean for the holiday shopping season. A lot of day-after-Thanksgiving deals are in full swing, even though it’s only Monday. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

We all want to know if the products that are shown on TV really work, without having to spend our money on them. Well, ABC News’ Becky Worley put them to the test, in a WJBF News Channel 6 Consumer Alert.

Wal-Mart Stores says it will keep its stores open 24 hours and take new crowd-control measures Thanksgiving weekend after a temporary employee was trampled to death in a Black Friday rush last year.

About a million Maclaren USA strollers sold by Target and Babies “R” Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism.

Verizon Wireless will be increasing their early termination fees, specifically for its “advanced devices”.

For the second time in less than a month, thousands of T-Mobile users experienced problems with their cell service.

It’s about to get easier to find plus-sized fashion at Wal-Mart. The retail giant is teaming up with “Just My Size”, a clothing company who’s collection runs in sizes 16-28, and it’s cheaper!

Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday. Twenty-eight people may have become ill after eating beef produced by Fairbank Farms of Ashville, N.Y., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. All but three of the suspected infections are in the northeastern U.S. and 18 are in New England, said CDC spokeswoman Lola Scott Russell.

The world’s largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut most funeral homes, long the major seller of caskets.

Parents who purchased “Baby Einstein” videos hoping they would help make their children smarter can get a refund for the DVD’s. This action follows complaints from a consumer group that claimed the videos overpromised their educational value.

Full-length women’s chenille robes made in Pakistan are being recalled by a Warren, Pa. company because they are highly flammable and now linked to nine deaths. Most of the deaths linked to the full-length chenille robes occurred when the victims were cooking. The victims were mostly in their 70s and 80s.

Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club chain hopes to steal more customers from rivals by expanding its space for such everyday categories as fresh food and health and beauty items at the expense of general merchandise like electronics.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its game in price cutting. The world’s largest retailer says it will cut prices for a week at a time on thousands of items, from bananas to board games, through the holiday season.

Apple & Carrot baby food pouches sold nationally at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us being recalled due to potential botulism risk

Officials say so far, one Minnesota State Fair pig has tested positive for the H1N1 virus. But, even though the pig had swine flu, health officials say it likely caught the virus from humans visiting the fair. Officials are also emphasizing that people cannot get the H1N1 virus by eating pork. Karla Hult takes a look at what consumers are saying.

We have today’s Moneyscope report from ABC News.

Getting into debt is not hard to do…but digging yourself out of six-figure debt in less than five years? Well, it’s possible. CNN’s Gerri Willis spoke to a Wisconsin family that proved it, from Wall Street To Your Wallet.

Ford says 1.1 million Ford Windstar minivans will be recalled for repairs due to a small risk of fires. The company says another 3.4 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles with the same switches also will be recalled even though there have been no reports of fires. Those vehicles mainly are trucks and SUVs.

Fisher-Rex Sandwich Company is voluntarily recalling some of its pre-packaged sandwiches. Tests confirmed the presence of listeria in the company’s product samples. The sandwiches are distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Starbucks has unveiled its brand of instant coffee, called Via. After testing it in Seattle and Chicago, the coffee is now available at all of its U.S. locations.

Toyota says it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle’s accelerator and cause a crash.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs says it’s getting a lot of complaints from homeowners who say they’ve been ripped off by so-called “mortgage relief” companies. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more on how to protect yourself.

A Salinas Valley distributor is recalling two brands of bunched spinach after routine testing detected salmonella. The California Department of Public Health announced Thursday that Ippolito International is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach harvested from Sept. 1-3, and sold to retail, foodservice and wholesale buyers.

Showering may be bad for your health. Scientists performed tests on 50 shower heads, nationwide, and found that a third of the devices house a bacteria that causes lung disease.

A lot of consumers haven’t heard about the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights, but it has already made changes to their credit card accounts and more will be coming in February. The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs wants to explain the changes, especially before people start making holiday purchases. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Everyone is trying to get their hands on some stimulus money. But financial excepts warn about some possible scams and unnecessary steps to get that government money. Our Fraendy Clervaud has the story.

In a WJBF News Channel 6 Consumer Alert…Maytag has expanded its voluntary refrigerator recall. The company is recalling about 46,000 of the appliances due to a fire hazard.

David A. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in South Carolina, advises college students and staff members in South Carolina to be cautious of a reoccuring phishing scam.

The Kroger Co. grocery chain is recalling a store-brand bread because it could contain milk ingredients not listed on the label. The Cincinnati-based company says customers who bought Super Kids Enriched White Sandwich Bread sold in 13 states should return it for a refund or replacement.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players after the company said it received five reports of the products overheating, leading to fires and property damage.