Article Link 13 Things You Shouldn't Buy on Black Friday

[mercedes]

Anyone has any inside info as to what some BF deals may be? For instance, last year, someone posted what Beachbody would discount. Anyone knows any advanced info so I can prepare my budget?

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by antbuko

But excercise videos are still a good Black Friday deal! Yeah!

I was thinking the same! lol

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by cherimac

So my question is why go Black Friday shopping?

Well, same here.

I just can say when I bought my laptop some years ago, I got it before Christmas, and like 2-3 weeks later (for boxing sales), it was almost half price , I didn't know as it was my first year here, so I'm guessing it is the same for BF..? But, as it said, it is not a rule, if you have been checking for an item for a while, you can actually know if you're getting a good deal or not, and not just assuming it is a good deal because it is BF, if that make sense. I also know a little business owner, who buy all the winter clothes for his kids in January, he buys them bigger so they can fit next winter with no problem, he says that is the only way he can afford them.

[ellaenchanted]

I read an article last year that many electronics and appliances are made especially for Black Friday/Holiday deals. So, they will have almost the same model number but not quite (ie 99992 vs. 99992A) and apparently are not as good/same quality.

[hypnomoon]

I wonder what is left!!!

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by ellaenchanted

I read an article last year that many electronics and appliances are made especially for Black Friday/Holiday deals. So, they will have almost the same model number but not quite (ie 99992 vs. 99992A) and apparently are not as good/same quality.

Wow... Interesting!

Originally Posted by hypnomoon

I wonder what is left!!!

Good question... Haha!!

[antbuko]

I have purchased a few doorbuster items over the years, back when doorbuster meant get to the store by 8:00 a.m. My daughter goes to the mall at midnight after Thanksgiving and does a bunch of Christmas shopping and comes home at 7:ish a.m. She gets some good deals but really it's just a fun tradition that she and her BFF started. I think that if you miss out on Black Friday you are not really missing out at all. Retailers will bend over backwards to get your business right up to the last weekend before Christmas.

[mtnmom]

I hate the fact that stores have pushed back opening times further and further. I feel very badly for the employees who have to go into work on Thanksgiving night and deal with such madness. Thanksgiving was one of the last holidays that wasn't commercialized to death, and now it's gone to this.

[sciencelady]

So I guess that leaves soap, ties, and socks .

[AsSweetAsSugar]

Originally Posted by antbuko

I have purchased a few doorbuster items over the years, back when doorbuster meant get to the store by 8:00 a.m. My daughter goes to the mall at midnight after Thanksgiving and does a bunch of Christmas shopping and comes home at 7:ish a.m. She gets some good deals but really it's just a fun tradition that she and her BFF started. I think that if you miss out on Black Friday you are not really missing out at all. Retailers will bend over backwards to get your business right up to the last weekend before Christmas.

I once read that people were doing the line since midnight to buy on BF, I thought it was THE DEAL OF THE YEAR to do such a sacrifice like that, I can't bring myself to the store not even at 9am Such a lazy bun! Btw, what is BFF?

Originally Posted by mtnmom

I feel very badly for the employees who have to go into work on Thanksgiving night and deal with such madness. .

Same here, they should stay at home with their families.

Originally Posted by sciencelady

So I guess that leaves soap, ties, and socks .