Comments on: Avoiding Black Friday Online and Offline

By: Bucksome Boomer

Bucksome Boomer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:48 +0000

Flexo, Black Friday shopping is not all bad. The important thing is to have a plan; only buy what’s on your list. Don’t go into debt to buy something.

I pick the stores I want to hit, order them by open time and leave before they start to get too crazy.

By: ctreit

ctreit — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:26:46 +0000

I don’t remember ever shopping on Black Friday. I probably won’t start this year, either. We usually don’t spend that much during the holidays anyway.

By: John DeFlumeri Jr

John DeFlumeri Jr — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:16:42 +0000

If you have the time, and they have what you want, it’s a great thing to do. But not just to look around, too much stress.

John DeFlumeri Jr

By: Greagory Creaser

Greagory Creaser — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:12 +0000

You can borrow my chair to go sit in front of a store at 4am waiting for their doors to open! You will find me (several hours later) at the kitchen counter with my laptop in my pj’s with a hot cup of coffee. We tend to purchase gadgets from extreme geek and hunt for deals in the electronics arena. Actually the new PowerMat wireless charger looks intriguing. Here at VeriSign we’re betting everyone is looking at the shipping charges, and we are hoping savvy users are shopping on secure sites that offer EV SSL. So Good Luck on Cyber Monday – I will be shopping from my home- safe and warm with my wife by my side.

By: Hal (GT)

Hal (GT) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:39:45 +0000

I agree with you, I’m avoiding it as much as possible for the same reasons. I do think that there’s a real good chance that sales this year will flatline after Friday. Consumers are being forced to be frugal. With the jobless rate so high and things tight people are turning toward homemade gifts or not giving at all. The idea of going deeper into debt on plastic is not an option for many.

By: Yana

Yana — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:49 +0000

I plan on avoiding crowds, stores and traffic on Black Friday. I need to do food shopping today, and that is bad enough. The grocery stores have been very crowded. As far as other shopping, the only thing I want to do is get to Fashion Bug while my discount coupons are still good. The trouble is that while I love that store, I don’t like clothes shopping at all. Once I get it done, though, I’m thrilled with the deals I get there. We always avoid Xmas, and as a result are very comfortable at this time of year.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:08:03 +0000

I have wandered into a few stores on black friday and it hasn’t been worth the trouble. I am not in the market for a flat panel TV and I only buy a new digital camera when my old one breaks. Even when I do want something, the stuff I might want is gone well before I get there and the stuff that is there is not that good a deal, something I don’t really need in my life, or both.

One time I went to Fry’s (electronics store) on Black Friday, and saw TWO accidents while I was circling the parking lot looking for a spot. I decided that it wasn’t worth risking my own accident just to save a few bucks on something I didn’t really need anyways, and left.

By: KC

KC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:45:50 +0000

I’ve never taken part in Black Friday. I hate crowds. Most of the “deals” on Black Friday are for cheap stuff. Its stuff I wouldn’t want. I saw an ad for an $89 Blu Ray disc player. I’ve looked at Blu Rays and if I purchase one it wouldn’t be this particular model. In other words if I want something I know what I want and its usually a better quality than the “deal” on Black Friday.

This year my sister and I are buying my dad a point & shoot digital camera. We know the model we want to buy (the same as the one I already have for myself). We’ve been comparing prices online. I know that two retailers will have it for $150 on Black Friday. This is $30 cheaper than any price I’ve seen so far. I could get a p&s camera for much less, but those “deals” are on inferior models. I know the one I want – I’m saving the cash to buy it – and I’m doing it online on Black Friday so I can avoid the crowds and not be forced into buying other things on that day.

Just keep your head if you do go shopping. Know what you want and don’t be tricked into buying something else just cause its cheap.

By: vcmcguire

vcmcguire — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:26 +0000

I don’t know what you’re talking about with this Black Friday thing. This coming Friday is Buy Nothing Day, right? ;)