Did you know.....The shopping day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday.
If you have never shopped on Black Friday, you must check it out. The lines go around the building as people wait for stores to open so they can buy specially priced item. I must admit I have done this once or twice.
I am not sure why they call it Black Friday. Maybe it's because it's dark outside while your waiting for all the stores to open. Either way, here are 10 things I suggest you do for Black Friday:
1. Check out the Black Friday website: It's BlackFriday.info and it does a great job of getting you the Black Friday Ads before they are officially released to the public. You can also mark things you want on the site and it will create a special shopping list for you so you can print it out and take with you.
2. Review the newspaper ads: Sit down with the real ads on Thanksgiving to verify what you want from each store. Sometimes certain items make it to blackfriday.info, but then are yanked and not in the official ad.
3. Pick the right store location:Try to pick a location that has most of the stores you want to hit. I know one street by my house that has Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and Gamestop all on the same block. They even have a Starbucks that opens early that day, Thank God.
4. Stay the night: If your really desperate to be the first in line at a store, you and your friends can take shifts staying the night. I would do four hours shifts starting at the closing time of the store on Thanksgiving night.
5. Find out how things will be handled: Be sure to call the store ahead of time to find out their store policy on standing in line and how they're giving out the product you want. Some stores are located inside malls and they may not let you stay the night outside their doors. Other stores will hand out tickets and do random drawings, or give tickets to the first 50 people ensuring them the item they want. So always call ahead to find out the protocol.
6. Bring coffee and donuts: You will be all excited when you get to the store 3 hours before they open, but within 20 minutes your stomach will be growling from hunger and so will you from caffeine withdrawals.
7. Bring friends: Make sure everyone knows their job. One person goes for one item and another person goes for a different item and the last person immediately stands in line to check out while their friends are shopping. Trust me on this. The Best Buy by my house has a three hour wait to check out. I am not kidding. Once you have waited all night and you now have your item, you will then have to wait 3 more hours to check out.
8. Shop where no one shops: Another tip is to look for deals at stores that the majority don't go to. Harbor Freight, Ace Hardware, Joann's, etc. You have a better chance of getting that great deal. If the small stores don't put an ad in the paper go by and get one at that store or check their website.
9. Always have all forms of payments available: I remember waiting up all night at Walmart for the Nintendo Wii and two minutes before opening the doors the told us that they were only accepting Check or Cash. No Credit Cards or Debit Cards. The crowd was really angry and people were bolting to the ATM. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CASH, CHECKS, DEBIT, AND CREDIT CARDS.
10. Sell stuff to people in line: If you just want to make money on Black Friday and not spend any, then try this. Bring about 5 dozen donuts to the ladies waiting at Kohl's or Mervyn's or even Macy's and sell them donuts for $1 each. If you can, bring small coffees and sell them for $2.00 each then you'll really make a killing. I saw it done once about four years ago and I always wanted to try it. The coffee and donuts were sold out in minutes.
Be safe this holiday season and if you knock someone down running into the store, please pick them up on your way out.
1 comment:
is that legal? selling donuts?
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