Yup, Christmas is almost upon us. But wait! Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet! What does that mean…? It means that it’s time to start preparing for…
Wait for it…
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Black Friday.
That’s right. Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving. The busiest shopping day of the year. The day that stores ridiculously slash prices to lure you into their store. The one and only day of the year that the Apple store actually has a sale. Most stores open at the break of day. CompUSA opens at midnight. Last year, my daughter and I went to the CompUSA sale. We spent 1 hour hunting down the goods. Then we spent 2 hours in line waiting to pay for our goods.
Here’s a tip: Go to the sale with a friend and have them stand in line immediately when they enter the store. By the time you find your goods, your friend might be close to the registers.
If you want Da Scoops on how to get a head start on Black Friday, check out Blackfriday.info. At Blackfriday.info, you can find out about sales ahead of time or even secret, unadvertised sales. Plus, you can subscribe to it to receive alerts when new sales are added. Wal-Mart has already started Blackfriday a few weeks ago. Acer laptops sold for ~$425 each.
Found another Black Friday site here.
And then there is The Official Black Friday 2007 Site.
So if you want to avoid the masses, check out these sites. Maybe you can get your Christmas shopping done before the turkey is even carved.
Thanks for the info, Rod! I have an aversion to crowds, but with the heads up, I’ll feel more prepared and you just me see me out there in the midst of the madness!