Thoughts on Black Friday 2008
I do love a good Black Friday event, but it appears that this year stores are coming up a bit short.
To be fair, I am only looking at Wal-Mart. That is really the only store that will have a sale of any type in my area. Yeah, I live in ‘that town’. But I also hate the huge lines at the major stores. It just isn’t worth it for me. Never has been. But if it is your thing then go for it.
Anyway, even though I have only really looked at Wal-Mart I think that they are usually a good gauge of how Black Friday deals will be overall. If Wal-Mart cannot put on a good show then we are in for some trouble. The exception might be for the kids. They do have lots and lots of cheap stuff that will appeal to kids. So maybe you don’t find something for yourself, but pick up something for the kids.
The other thing that I noticed is that the deals, in terms of items offered, are very similar to last year. Maybe it is like that every year and I have missed it. All I know is that Wal-Mart seems to have TVs, some okay console bundles, okay movies deals, a GPS unit, and computers on sale. Same stuff, new day. I guess it is still a deal.
I will do some more browsing on bfads.net because I really like how they lay things out. (Leave a comment if you have a site you really like) Perhaps some deal will show up there. I am looking to buy a laptop, but I want it to have bluetooth and not be totally tiny. Battery life is also a plus. I will have to do a bunch more research to figure out what is truly a good deal.
I want to spend my hard earned money retailers, give me a chance! I’m still pulling for some great on-line deals to pop up. TigerDirect has had some great ones already. I hope others join in!
Will you be going out on Black Friday? If so, where and why?
This has been a Thought From The Cake Scraps.
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