How to be a Smart Black Friday Shopper
As another Black Friday shopping is upon us, there are numerous great deals, but here are some tips to be a smart Black Friday shopper:
1) If you want a doorbuster deal, be prepared to camp out or wait for a long, long time. Most of the door busters like deeply discounted TVs or iPads at stores like Best Buy, Walmart and Target expect people to wait in long lines outside their store to build up their hype for Black Friday. Also, there are just a few items of these door busters, and although some stores like Walmart have an in-stock guarantee for 1 hour, they just guarantee these items at this price and that you'll get it before Christmas.
2) If you aren't prepared to wait overnight or for several hours, focus on small items. There are still great deals on smaller items, like memory cards, movies, etc. that aren't splashed across page 1 on the Black Friday ads. They aren't big, big items, but still a great deal. You can still get great Black Friday deals and you won't have to camp out overnight in the Best Buy parking lot.
3) Don't fall for store's tactics to force you to buy something overpriced if you don't get the Black Friday deal you wanted. Many stores make you think you have to buy some full-priced or near full-priced item if you don't get the Black Friday deal you wanted, so you won't walk home empty handed. Even if you don't get anything you wanted on Black Friday, just wait, as Christmas approaches there will be great deals coming. Although they won't be as published in the media, you can get just as good (and many times better) deals just before Christmas.
4) Black Friday deals on some items are better at other times of the year. If you don't need a computer now, it's actually better to buy one during Back to School time in late July or August. Also, TVs are just as discounted or many times discounted even more just before the Super Bowl. Many stores use pressure tactics to make you think you have to buy a TV or computer during Black Friday or you'll miss out on a great deal (which is absolutely false).
Enjoy shopping on Black Friday, just be prepared to wait a long time if you want to get a great deal, but even if you don't get a chance to shop on Black Friday, don't fret, there will still be great deals (or even better deals) as Christmas approaches and at other times of the year. Also, only buy what you need, the best deal is saving money and using the same TV as last year.
As another Black Friday shopping is upon us, there are numerous great deals, but here are some tips to be a smart Black Friday shopper:
1) If you want a doorbuster deal, be prepared to camp out or wait for a long, long time. Most of the door busters like deeply discounted TVs or iPads at stores like Best Buy, Walmart and Target expect people to wait in long lines outside their store to build up their hype for Black Friday. Also, there are just a few items of these door busters, and although some stores like Walmart have an in-stock guarantee for 1 hour, they just guarantee these items at this price and that you'll get it before Christmas.
2) If you aren't prepared to wait overnight or for several hours, focus on small items. There are still great deals on smaller items, like memory cards, movies, etc. that aren't splashed across page 1 on the Black Friday ads. They aren't big, big items, but still a great deal. You can still get great Black Friday deals and you won't have to camp out overnight in the Best Buy parking lot.
3) Don't fall for store's tactics to force you to buy something overpriced if you don't get the Black Friday deal you wanted. Many stores make you think you have to buy some full-priced or near full-priced item if you don't get the Black Friday deal you wanted, so you won't walk home empty handed. Even if you don't get anything you wanted on Black Friday, just wait, as Christmas approaches there will be great deals coming. Although they won't be as published in the media, you can get just as good (and many times better) deals just before Christmas.
4) Black Friday deals on some items are better at other times of the year. If you don't need a computer now, it's actually better to buy one during Back to School time in late July or August. Also, TVs are just as discounted or many times discounted even more just before the Super Bowl. Many stores use pressure tactics to make you think you have to buy a TV or computer during Black Friday or you'll miss out on a great deal (which is absolutely false).
Enjoy shopping on Black Friday, just be prepared to wait a long time if you want to get a great deal, but even if you don't get a chance to shop on Black Friday, don't fret, there will still be great deals (or even better deals) as Christmas approaches and at other times of the year. Also, only buy what you need, the best deal is saving money and using the same TV as last year.
