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 ›