Monday, October 29, 2012

What Is Black Friday And How Can You Make The Most Out Of It

By Mathew Garollid


Black Friday has become a tradition in the United States and also in its northern neighbor; Canada. As what many consider as the official start of the Christmas shopping season, the number of people who participate in this day's events are tremendous.



What happens on Black Friday?

Many consider Black Friday as the day when the Christmas shopping season begins because it is scheduled on the day immediately after thanksgiving. Many of the stores get very little profit from the discounted items but make more profit overall due to the overwhelming traffic of shoppers on this day. Some of the none retail businesses even give their staff the day to make their Black Friday purchases. The most trendy items during this part of the year is consumer electronics and toys. Many of the shoppers make the most out of the day by taking care of all of their holiday purchases on that one day.

What Preparations should you do?

If it is you first time to participate on the Black Friday sale, you must expect all participating stores to packed. Expect long queues on cashiers and on popular items. Here are some of the factors that you need to take into account when planning your Black Friday itinerary.

Plan your budget

The amount you need to come up with depends on you. If you are planning to buy all your gifts on that day, you should have a rough estimate of how much you are going to need. To avoid overspending on things you don't really need, assign an amount limit for impulsive purchases and focus the bigger chunk of your money on things you planned to get.

Make a Checklist of the merchandise you like

One trick of planning for the Black Friday is to gather the leaflets that stores give out prior to the big day that show all the discounted items such as black friday laptop deals. This gives you an opportunity to plan what items to gun for on that day.

Map out your day

The number of people shopping on that day will be overwhelming so it helps if you draw on the map the route you are going to take. You may not have time to eat so bring food with you in your car. You want to be as early as possible because many people will camp out just to wait for their favorite retail outlets to open.




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