Shopping On Black Friday

Published November 28, 2009

Shopping On Black Friday
You love it or you hate or maybe in between. It’s a love hate relationship. Right?

Everyone loves a great deal and that is what drives us out of our warm, cozy beds into the bitter cold & those dreadful lines. We dread it every year but yet we are ready to do it again every time. Yes, Black Friday, is what I’m talking about.

You can make it easier with a little help. I’ve listed some helpful tips below that might help you get through yet another stressful but yet fulfilling shopping season.

1.) Make a list of what you NEED or are hoping to find and from there search as many places as possible (websites provided and or newspapers) for those specific items and of course the best deals.

2.) STAY FOCUSED – do not let yourself stray. Stores will try and attract you for the special deal then hope you buy something else that is not such a great deal. Also, time is of the essence because of the EARLY BIRD prices at various stores.

3.) LISTS will be your best friend because you need to keep track of the TIMES stores open and which ITEMS you will be buying from each store…now be prepared for LINES: OUTSIDE of the store and INSIDE the store. If you have a person with you think about splitting up one in line the other racing to the item because it is chaos and there are multiple stores to get to in a short time.

Things You’ll Need:

Coffee/hot tea
list of what you WANT/NEED
shopping buddy or someone to stand in line for you
twitter/facebook account
download the ad early
Morning Newspaper