Comments on: Black Friday Holiday Shopping - Is It Real Or A Myth? Where Can I Save The Most Money For Christmas? http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/ How to build a better credit score - one day at a time Fri, 16 May 2008 02:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: ASBob http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-773 ASBob Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:04:33 +0000 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-773 Thanks for posting this. Now I can sleep in for sure, as nothing will be available. All the stores will have changed their policies to combat the return/price matching tactics by Black Friday and the employees will be told to sweep through the store before opening to find the hidden items. Thanks for posting this.

Now I can sleep in for sure, as nothing will be available. All the stores will have changed their policies to combat the return/price matching tactics by Black Friday and the employees will be told to sweep through the store before opening to find the hidden items.

]]> By: Kaitlen http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-772 Kaitlen Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:03:49 +0000 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-772 I'm trying the "buy now and price match later" thing at best buy. I'm going to show up early on BF though. If they don't price match it i'll buy the item then and there, go home, return it, and get my money back. I called someone in the home office department and they said it would be ok to price match it on black friday so i also will raise hell that someone lied to me. He said i would just have to actually come in while the sale was effective (black friday and saturday). I’m trying the “buy now and price match later” thing at best buy. I’m going to show up early on BF though. If they don’t price match it i’ll buy the item then and there, go home, return it, and get my money back. I called someone in the home office department and they said it would be ok to price match it on black friday so i also will raise hell that someone lied to me. He said i would just have to actually come in while the sale was effective (black friday and saturday).

]]> By: n8 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-771 n8 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:03:08 +0000 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-771 I ventured out on black friday last year. I intended on getting a $400 laptop, which I did get. The laptop was on sale at Wal*Mart. What I did was I found a Wal*Mart Supercenter in a small rural community not far from the big city I lived in, I figured this would increase my odds of getting said laptop, since each store was only getting 10 laptops. I was the first one to purchase the laptop that day and many of the locals had no clue that Wal*Mart was even selling a decent laptop at a cheap price. They were to busy stocking up on the GBA SPs that were going for $50 a pop. Needless to say that was the only time I have been shopping on a black friday and it was the last. I will never go through that again. The crowds were rude and inconsiderate. I ventured out on black friday last year. I intended on getting a $400 laptop, which I did get. The laptop was on sale at Wal*Mart. What I did was I found a Wal*Mart Supercenter in a small rural community not far from the big city I lived in, I figured this would increase my odds of getting said laptop, since each store was only getting 10 laptops. I was the first one to purchase the laptop that day and many of the locals had no clue that Wal*Mart was even selling a decent laptop at a cheap price. They were to busy stocking up on the GBA SPs that were going for $50 a pop.

Needless to say that was the only time I have been shopping on a black friday and it was the last. I will never go through that again. The crowds were rude and inconsiderate.

]]> By: jrock http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-770 jrock Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:02:51 +0000 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-770 you know what would be simpler? avoiding the lines and parking NIGHTMARE altogether and just waiting til *after* the holidays. i love getting a deal, but there comes a point in time when saving a few bucks is just not worth the trouble. you know what would be simpler? avoiding the lines and parking NIGHTMARE altogether and just waiting til *after* the holidays.

i love getting a deal, but there comes a point in time when saving a few bucks is just not worth the trouble.

]]> By: bcool http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-769 bcool Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:02:13 +0000 http://www.theginblog.com/2007/10/black-friday-holiday-shopping-is-it-real-or-a-myth-where-can-i-save-the-most-money-for-christmas/#comment-769 One thing I've noticed lately particularly with electronics is that they won't have that model available prior to Black Friday. They may have a similar model for sale but the rock bottom deal is on the model that they will be selling on Black Friday. By doing this, the stores avoid almost all the tricks mentioned in the article. One thing I’ve noticed lately particularly with electronics is that they won’t have that model available prior to Black Friday. They may have a similar model for sale but the rock bottom deal is on the model that they will be selling on Black Friday. By doing this, the stores avoid almost all the tricks mentioned in the article.

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