Friday, November 16, 2012
Start planning your Black Friday shopping now.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
The Thanksgiving tradition of flipping through the Black Friday newspaper circulars won’t be quite the same this year. Many national retailers have already released their Black Friday ads online. Here are just a handful of the circulars, previews and deals you can find online today: Walmart Target Michaels AC Moore Kohls Best Buy Toys R Us Sports Authority Modells Dick’s Sporting Goods Macys This list is just a sampling of the many online circulars and specials. To search for more, check out these sites for Black Friday sales or check each individual business: The Black Friday BF Ads
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Do you wake up before dawn and fight the frenzied shoppers to get great deals?
On Friday, Nov. 25, known as Black Friday, the Providence Place Mall will open at 6 am with retailers opening at special hours. The Warwick Mall will open at 7 am. The Emerald Square Mall will beat them all: it opens at 4 am. It's the launch of the holiday shopping season -- a day considered the busiest shopping day of the year when retailers see their balance sheets go from red to black. But is it really worth it to you, the shopper? Do you like getting up early and fighting the crowds to get that great deal? Or not! What do you think?
The Better Business Bureau offers you some tried and true advice before you head out the door in the wee hours of Black Friday morning.
Black Friday opens the 2011 holiday shopping season. And past experience indicates that all deals are not created equal and the fine print is often the most important thing, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Before you head out the door in the wee hours of Friday morning for a blockbuster sale and get caught up in the shopping frenzy, the BBB offers the following tips to help you save time and money. Know before you go. Many retailers release their Black Friday deals online, in social media and other publications. Research where the sales are and make a list of your gift priorities to compare prices and plan your day of deals. Remember to bring ads with you on Black Friday just in case the price is not what you expected. Don’t…
Mrs. B
9:22 am on Friday, November 25, 2011
It's a celebration of greed to be avoided. A total waste of time. more ›