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Black Friday

Monday, November 21, 2011

Shopping on Black Friday? Here's What You Need to Know

Sara from SarandipitySaves.com shares her Black Friday shopping tips and tricks, and a few of the top store's best deals.

There's some argument as to why we refer to the Friday following Thanksgiving as "Black Friday." Philadelphia claims their police force coined the term in the 1960s after throngs of folks took to the streets to shop 'till they dropped. Others say the name was adopted by retailers as it was traditionally the first day of the year in which their sales brought them out of the red and into the black. I'm leaning toward the latter explanation as last year more than 138 million consumers took advantage of the deep discounts of Black Friday, spending $45 billion in a single day. This year is expected to be an even bigger event. If you're gearing up to head out and throw elbows to snag the day's biggest steals, here's some tips on how to make it a…

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Sara Conrad

11:38 am on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Rumor has it there will only be about 10 of those available at each store.....but Best Buy will be holding outdoor showings of Harry Potter's latest movie so perhaps waiting in line for one won't be too bad. :)   more ›

Walker Recall Petitions to Circulate at Black Friday Events

Politicos trying to force Wisconsin's governor into a recall election are planning to be out among the frenzy of shoppers.

As if Black Friday needed more craziness.  The annual shopping frenzy will have a dash of the political this year as supporters of an effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker plan to circulate petitions among the deal-hungry masses. Wisconsin Democrats are planning to collect signatures in the Milwaukee area at several stores, including:  Recall supporters won't have any luck at Southridge Mall, said Mary Mokwa, manager of the mall.  Collecting signatures is a form of soliciting, Mokwa said, and the mall allows no soliciting inside of the building or in its parking lot. The closest recall supporters could get to the shopping center are the public sidewalks surrounding the Southridge property, she said.   "If we would observe them and we would …

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Morninmist Same

6:52 pm on Friday, November 25, 2011

Poked? Your imagination is running wild.   more ›

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