Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales

Anderson Ross/Brand X Pictures(NEW YORK) -- If you are on the hunt for the best Memorial Day weekend shopping deals, you might want to start sooner rather than later, said Tamra Feldman, vice president of marketing for the personalized shopping deals site, Shop It To Me.

After analyzing over 693,000 online deals through 2011 and over 8,000 from Memorial Day weekend last year, Shop It To Me, which provides users with personalized updates of items in their sizes with their preferred brands, found that the best markdowns come Friday and Saturday. The discounts then tapered off on Sunday and Monday.

"The good stuff is going to go quickly," Feldman said, adding that the sale items are mostly summer wear and products.

Because some sales began this year as early as Wednesday, the best deals may be flying off shelves earlier than expected, Feldman said.

For those who prefer to honor the nation's veterans this holiday weekend away from shopping crowds, many online retailers offer free shipping and returns, such as Nordstrom, Zappos and Piperlime.

Here are some of the best shopping deals pulled together from Shop It To Me and ABC News:

Ann Taylor:  Shoppers get an extra 40 percent off women's clothing styles during Ann Taylor's Summer Kick-off Sale. Ends Monday.

Black Lapel.com:  In time for wedding season, online custom suit tailor, Black Lapel, offers men's wear with free shipping and a "Flawless Fit Promise." Black Lapel's custom-tailored Solid Navy suit, at $449, is sold at less than half the price of Brooks Brothers' off-the-rack 1818 Madison line which starts at $998. Both are made of the same 100 percent wool fabric.

Bloomingdale's:  Take an extra 20 percent off select sale and clearance items with code SALE20 online at department store Bloomingdale's Big Brown Bag Sale. Exclusions apply, see site for details. Ends Monday.

Club Monaco:  Free shipping over $175 on all online orders for men and women. Ends Tuesday.

Dealery.com:  Deals site Dealery.com features Memorial Day weekend deals, including $59 for four pounds of large shrimp, including taxes and shipping from Nature's Prime Organics, normally $145. The site also features a $25 deal for two AMC movie tickets plus a $50 Restaurant.com gift card, a $50 value.

Endless by Amazon:  Get up to 50 percent off select styles, including Frye, Sperry Top-Sider, Seychelles and other brands at Endless, Amazon's independent shoes and accessories online store which launched in 2007. Ends Monday.

Gap:  Shop the Memorial Day Sale at Gap.com and save up to 40 percent off select styles. Ends Monday.

Histoire.com:  Get 30 percent off and free shipping with code WEEKEND at Histoire, an online retailer of socially conscious goods, which means "story" in French. Sale items include hand-woven Linen Square Pillows for 65 percent off, an antique glass candle stick for $9.80 and a T-light holder for $6.30. Ends Tuesday.

Home Depot:  Home improvement retailer, Home Depot, launched its Memorial Day weekend sale on Thursday. Its national advertisement features sales on everything from paint ($5 off a gallon and $20 off five gallons), barbecue grills ($199 for a $399 Nexgrill gas grill), briquettes ($5.88 for Kingsford 2-pack ), drill kits ($99 Ryobi One+ Lithium-Ion) and more.

J.Crew:  Get an extra 30 percent off spring sale items with code LOVEIT at JCrew.com for men, women and children. Ends Monday.

LOFT (Ann Taylor):  Ann Taylor's LOFT is featuring an "Everything under the sun $29 and under" event for women. Ends Monday.

Lucky:  Lucky brand is offering an extra 30 percent off sale jeans, no code needed. Ends Monday.

Macy's:  Retailer Macy's is offering buy one get one free pillows, dresses for 25 to 50 percent off, men's suits for 50 percent off and more. Online shoppers can use MEMDAY for further discounts. Macy's Memorial Day sale kicked off Thursday and ends Monday in store and online.

Madewell:  Get an extra 20 percent off sale, plus free shipping on all orders with code WEEKENDER. Some exclusions apply. Ends Monday.

Maidenform:  Get 25 percent off site wide at the women's intimates retailer's online store. Discount applied at checkout. Ends Monday.

Nordstrom:  Nordstrom's biggest sale of the season, its Half-Yearly Sale for women and kids, is online and in stores. Ends Sunday.

Ralph Lauren:  Enjoy 25 percent off select men's & women's styles, plus free shipping with code MAYFS12. Ends Tuesday.

Rugby by Ralph Lauren:  Get 25 percent off polos, shorts and swimwear, plus an extra 25 percent off already-reduced styles, no code needed. Ends Tuesday.

Saks Fifth Avenue:  Receive $50 off your $250 sunglasses purchase with code SUN2012 (valid for all women's sunglasses). Ends Saturday.

Steve Madden:  Spend $75 and get 20 percent off with code STOCK20. Spend $100 and get 25 percent off with code STOCK25. Ends Tuesday.

Target:  The Shops at Target includes five design partnerships for men, women and girls which launched May 6. The collections aren't having Memorial Day sales but shoppers can snag deals like on the clothing boutique collection by The Webster. Actress Jessica Alba's daughter, Honor, was spotted on Thursday wearing The Webster at Target girl's tie smocked dress in palm print which is $16.99.

Theory:  Enjoy $50 off any purchase of $250 or more with code SUMMER50. Ends Monday.

Trina Turk:  Shop the Trina Turk Memorial Day Sale and get up to 60 percent off. Ends Monday.

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Tax Day Deals: Where to Go for Freebies, Discounts

Medioimages/Photodisc(NEW YORK) -- Monday is Tax Day, and some big chains and businesses are offering deals across the country.

Bruegger's: After filing your 1040, head off to this bagel chain for a big bagel bundle that includes a baker's dozen and two tubs of cream cheese for $10.40. The deal requires a printed coupon that can be found on Facebook.

California Tortilla: The fast food restaurant is offering customers free chips and queso with the purchase of a Cal Tort on tax day. "And if you're not a cheese fan (how is that even possible?), we'll be happy to give you Chips and Salsa instead," according to the company’s Web site.

Chili's Grill & Bar: The chain restaurant has printable coupons on its Facebook page for a free appetizer or dessert at participating restaurants.

Cinnabon: Tax day offerings from the dessert spot include two free Cinnabon Bites from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. on at participating bakeries.

Hooters: The burgers and wings restaurant is offering an "instant rebate" to customers. For customers dining in, the purchase of 10 wings will net 10 wings for free. The deal is available at participating restaurants on tax day.

Hydromassage: Hundreds of business owners across the nation are uniting to eliminate stress by giving out free HydroMassages, according to the company’s Website. Get a free hydromassage at one of the many locations across the United States. It is suggested that consumers hoping to receive the free tax day massage call to make an appointment.

MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery: The premium ice cream store is calling its tax day giveaway "Sundae Stimulus." Participating treateries will hand out free mini ice cream sundaes from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. while supplies last.

McCormick & Schmick's: The tax procrastinators can celebrate all day with the $10.40 entrée and drink specials at the bar.

Papa John's: Pro-crust-inators, the pizza chain is offering a tax deal to customers that order online. Simply enter 1040 in the promotional code section of www.papajohns.com and get a large four topping pizza for $10.40.

P.F. Chang's: The Chinese fusion chain restaurant is offering "tax relief" to customers by trimming 15 percent off of dine-in and take out.

White Castle: White Castle, the restaurant that gained infamy from Harold and Kumar, is offering coupons on its website for 15 percent off any purchase through April 19. Yep, an extra day of savings. You must print out the White Castle Treasury coupon to take advantage of the deal.

Zazzle.com: The online store that allows customers to customize everything from t-shirts to binders will offer 10.40 percent off eligible purchases. To take advantage of the deal, customers are required to enter TAXDAYSALE11 at checkout in the Zazzle Coupons/Gift Certificate box.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio

Tax Day Freebies, Discounts: Where to Go

Tom Pennington/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -– Big chains and business are offering deals across the United States on Tax Day. For tax filers all tuckered out after long lines at the post office to pay the IRS, ABC News created an easy to use guide of where to go from now through April 18 for discounts and free stuff.

Arby's: The fast food chain is offering free value curly fries to kick off tax weekend. Customers must "LIKE" the chain's Facebook page to gain access to the coupon that is valid on April 15 only.

Bruegger's: After filing your 1040, head off to this bagel chain for a big bagel bundle that includes a baker's dozen and two tubs of cream cheese for $10.40. The deal lasts from April 15 to April 18 and requires a printed coupon that can be found on Facebook.

California Tortilla: The fast food restaurant is offering customers free chips and queso, which is cheese, with the purchase of a Cal Tort on tax day. "And if you're not a cheese fan (how is that even possible?), we'll be happy to give you Chips and Salsa instead," according to the Web site.

Chili's Grill & Bar: The chain restaurant has printable coupons on its Facebook page for a free appetizer or dessert at participating restaurants on April 18.

Cinnabon: Tax day offerings from the dessert spot include two free Cinnabon Bites from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. on Monday at participating bakeries.

Hooters: The burgers and wings restaurant is offering an "instant rebate" to customers on April 18. For customers dining in, the purchase of 10 wings will net 10 wings for free. The deal is available at participating restaurants on tax day.

Hydromassage: Hundreds of business owners across the nation are uniting to eliminate stress by giving out free HydroMassages on April 14-18, according to the company's Website. Get a free hydromassage at one of the many locations across the United States. It is suggested that consumers hoping to receive the free tax day massage call to make an appointment.

MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery: The premium ice cream store is calling its tax day giveaway "Sundae Stimulus." On Monday, participating treateries will hand out free mini ice cream sundaes from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. while supplies last.

McCormick & Schmick's: The seafood restaurant will hand out $10.40 tax relief certificates to early filers on Friday, April 15. The procrastinators can celebrate all day on Monday, April 18 with the $10.40 entrée and drink specials at the bar.

Office Depot: Tax filers in need of copying services can drop by the office supplies store for a free copy of 2010 tax returns. The nationwide deal allows consumers to make up to 25 single-sided pages copies of 2010 tax returns through April 15, 2011.

Papa John's: Pro-crust-inators, the pizza chain is offering a tax deal to customers that order online. Simply enter 1040 in the promotional code section of www.papajohns.com and get a large four topping pizza for $10.40 from April 15 – 18.

P.F. Chang's: The Chinese fusion chain restaurant is offering "tax relief" to customers by trimming 15 percent off of dine-in and take out on April 18.

Seaboard Wine & Tasting Bar: The Raleigh wine shop will shave 15 percent off a case of wine and pay the tax. Shoppers can take advantage of the one day only tax day holiday on Friday, April 15. No rain checks.

White Castle: White Castle, the restaurant that gained infamy from Harold and Kumar, is offering coupons on its website for 15 percent off any purchase from now through April 19. Yep, an extra day of savings. You must print out the White Castle Treasury coupon to take advantage of the deal.

Zazzle.com: The online store that allows customers to customize everything from t-shirts to binders will offer 10.40 percent off eligible purchases through April 18. To take advantage of the deal, customers are required to enter TAXDAYSALE11 at checkout in the Zazzle Coupons/Gift Certificate box.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio