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Black Friday 2009
The
day after Thanksgiving is the official start of the holiday
shopping season - popularly known as Black Friday - when retailers
move from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to
being profitable, or "in the black".
Contrary
to popular belief, Black Friday is not the busiest shopping
day of the year in terms of money spent.
Already
exhausted from family entertaining, many shoppers are more
apt to appear at the mall on Black Friday to plan their hunting-and-gathering
strategy than actually make a solid purchase.
Yet there
are Americans, and in great numbers, who begin shopping in
earnest on Black Friday - or even before.
As the
US struggles out of a deep recession, in 2009 more stores
like Walmart and Sears are planning early Black Friday sales
to get a jump on early Christmas shopping as budgets tighten.
By tradition,
the day also invariably includes a TV report about how pleased
(or outraged) shoppers are with this year's sales - and what
that means for the entire shopping season. Stay tuned.
More
about Black Friday 2009 around the Web:
On the
Web, check out more consumer reports, facts, information and
the history of Black Friday, and where to find the hottest
sales taking place coast to coast beginning on Friday, November
27, 2009 ... followed by Cyber
Monday on November 30..
How to Survive Black Friday
Make an early start.
Stay focused on your shopping list
at all times.
Carry a cell phone to communicate with
shopping buddies for sales alerts.
Wear comfortable shoes.
Black Friday first-aid kit: snack bar,
water, aspirin.
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Black
Friday @ Gotta Deal - News, rumors and information
on where and what's on sale, with scans of holiday sale circulars,
a store locator, a history of Black Friday and a very busy
forum.
Black
Friday - The OFFICIAL Site for the Hottest Day of the Year
- Keep up to date on the latest news and rumors, sign up for
the mailing list, view scans of early and upcoming holiday
ads from top retailers, and find out more in the active discussion
boards.
The
Official Black Friday Site - Visitor-submitted information
with lists of hot sales items from major retailers including
Staples, Sears, Walmart, Kmart, Best Buy, Walgreens and more.
Official
Black Friday Ads - From DealTaker.com, offering free
registration for entry into forum posts on the latest news
about Black Friday sales.
BlackFriday.info
- Catch this year's best sales with a searchable database,
news, and e-mail alerts on the hottest post-Thanksgiving deals
at Target, Walmart, Costco, Old Navy, Toys R Us and lots more
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