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Black Friday
Frequently Asked Questions
All new for 2006! Bear with us, this section is under
construction.
The day after Thanksgiving is often referred to as "Black Friday." It
is arguably the busiest shopping day of the year in terms of the number
of people. Little known fact, but Black Friday is NOT the busiest
shopping day of the year as far as sales. Generally, the highest sales
day is either the last Saturday before Christmas, or December
23.
The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability for
many retailers. Black Friday was when retailers went from being
unprofitable (in the red) to being profitable (in the black), at a time
when accounting records were kept by hand and red ink indicated loss and
black ink indicated profit.
The official Black Friday sale ads generally appear in newspapers on
Thanksgiving Day, though some may appear a few days earlier in
newspapers, direct mail or in the store itself. Some websites (this
site included) receive the ads in advance, often weeks or even a month
in advance (usually from store or newspaper employees).
Here are some tips to getting the most out of Black Friday. First, keep
an eye on this
site for the newest sale info. Second, use a buddy system with
friends or relatives so you can be at as many stores as early as
possible and share lists. For example, you can wait in line at
Wal-Mart, getting all the items you and your friends/family members
need, someone else will wait in line at K-Mart and get the items
everyone needs, another person waits in line at Toys-R-Us, etc. No more
having to run all across town and being disappointed that everything's
sold out. Another good tip is to find one store that has all the items
you want (but not necessarily the cheapest price) and get them to
pricematch the other stores' prices. You may want to check what their
pricematching policy will be for that day, many stores are starting to
not honor their pricematching policy on Black Friday.
Questions? Ask in the
forum or
email me.
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