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November 20, 2008
Black Friday Deals
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving; it is traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season. For many stores it is the busiest day of the entire year.To kick off the sales most retailers promote heavily discounted products and usually open their doors early to shoppers, sometimes very early. A few stores are opening at 12:00 am! Most open at 5 or 6:00 AM. Many of the best deals are sold out minutes after the store opens.
Have you ever gotten up before dawn to shop on the day after Thanksgiving for bargains?
I have done it twice, I doubt I will ever do it again. Both times I had a good time, well at least it was memorable, but the crowds and sometimes limited supply of the red hot deals isn't worth it to me anymore.
But a few years ago I found Black Friday @ Gottadeal
and the Black Friday forums at Slickdeals.
The reason that I like these sites (and I am sure that there are many other worthwhile Black Friday sites) is that you can plan a strategy well before Thanksgiving.
- figure out what your priority purchases are,
- then map out the stores where you need to go,
- and some of the deals are available online.
Last year, I was able to take advantage of a smoking hot Black Friday deal and slept in on the day after Thanksgiving. I bought two Westinghouse 22" widescreen computer monitors for $169 each from Target.com. They arrived at my house a few days later in perfect condition. Still a good deal, it was a great deal a year ago.
And if you miss something on Black Friday, the following Monday is now known as Cyber Monday - on this day there are always some great deals at online sites.
Have you ever ventured out early in the morning on the day after Thanksgiving? Was it worth it?
Are you going this year?
Posted by Bob Gatton at November 20, 2008 6:43 PM
Comments
bfads.net is also worth looking at
Posted by: FrankT at November 23, 2008 4:45 PM
