CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- To serve customer needs, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, will deliver its unique brand of WOW! the customer service philosophy by opening all of its 575 plus retail locations at 6:00 a.m. on "Black Friday," November 28.

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Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving -- is considered the busiest shopping day of the year. Many leading retailers open earlier than usual on Black Friday, and many shoppers expect to launch their shopping expeditions at dawn that day or earlier.

Opening at 6:00 a.m. enables TD Bank to serve the needs of its customers a full hour and a half earlier than the bank's regular opening time of 7:30 a.m. Shoppers can prepare for the hectic shopping day by stopping by any TD Bank to complete necessary transactions before some retail stores even open. They also can bring that change they were saving -- extra money to buy gifts -- to the bank's Penny Arcade machine and have it counted for free.

Shoppers can also grab the TD Bank or TD Banknorth Gift Card - the only free Visa gift cards that are gift-boxed and ready to give. The season's most convenient gift, the TD Bank Gift Card, is perfect for anyone; there is no cost for wrapping, and best of all there is NO purchase FEE. Unlike gift cards available from specific merchants, The TD Bank and TD Banknorth Gift Cards are accepted at millions of locations worldwide and enables recipients to buy what they want, when they want, wherever Visa debit cards are accepted. Customers will also receive a TD Bank shopping bag to help carry their newly-made purchases. The bag is made from paper containing 50% post-consumer recycled materials.

The pre-dawn Black Friday opening reinforces TD's commitment to convenient, full-service branch banking. TD Bank is open for business 361 days a year. Thanksgiving Day is one of only four holidays throughout the year on which TD Bank closes; the other holidays are Christmas, New Year's Day, and Easter.

About TD Bank

Following TD Bank Financial Group's acquisition of Commerce Bancorp Inc. on March 31, 2008, TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank merged on May 31, 2008, to become TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank. Today, TD Banknorth and TD Bank form one of the 20 largest commercial banking organizations in the United States with more than $114 billion in assets, and provide customers with a full range of financial products and services at nearly 1,100 convenient locations from Maine to Florida. TD Bank is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. TD Banknorth and TD Bank are trade names of TD Bank, N.A. For more information, visit www.TDBanknorth.com and www.TDBank.com.

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank Financial Group, one of the strongest banks in the world. Among the top 40 banks in the world, TD Bank Financial Group is one of only seven to be rated "Aaa" by Moody's.

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