Black Friday is just days away. So by now, you're probably making a list of all the gifts you need to buy and planning your strategies to save time and money.

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The good news is that Black Friday sales alone will definitely help. The advertisements speak for themselves. They say deals, deals and more deals.

But one look at these prices and what you get is people standing in line before the sun comes up waiting hours for stores to open.

"Ten percent, 15, 20, 50 percent off -- I mean some of the discounts are amazing," said Elena Potoupa, of wow-coupons.com.

In order to get those extra savings, you have to start your Black Friday shopping early. Experts say the best place to start is online, NBC 10's Tracy Davidson reported.

"You're going to see amazing retail savings," Potoupa said. "Black Friday online stores, discounts, deals …"

And coupons, Davidson added.

So just imagine, you're already saving money with all the great sales. Then, on top of those sales, add a coupon. The savings are endless.

"Why wouldn't you save $50 off of $200 purchases? Why wouldn't you save 50 percent off the purchase? To me, it's ridiculous not to save because it's a lot of money," Potoupa said.

Potoupa's free Web site, wow-coupons.com, is just one of many Web sites that offer an extensive list of printable, in-store and online coupons to use at your favorite stores.

"Depending on where you want to save, you would check my site and you would click on the category and find the store where you wanted to save money," Potoupa said.

Wow-coupons.com isn't the only Web site for coupons. You should also check out sites like couponcabin.com, flamingoworld.com and printable-coupons.blogspot.com.

But before you get to the checkout counter, Elena said make sure you read the fine print. Some stores may exclude certain products from the coupon savings.

Plus, "some stores will accept a double. You can have the best price and you can use a discount, but some will not," Potoupa cautioned.

We have a ton of Black Friday information on our Web site. It's packed full of useful information for the serious shopper.

With links to places where you can get discounted gift cards, you can also find out which cards have expiration dates and which don't. We also have a list of store return policies. And remember, some stores change their return policies for the holidays, so you'll definitely want to check it out.

Click here to check out Tracy's Black Friday Survival Guide.