Hi All,Traditionally the day after Thanksgiving is known as 'Black Friday'. Click on this link for the derivation of this name - interesting little factoid! Simply put it is the traditional starting day of the Christmas holiday shopping season.
Click on this to find all sorts of black friday holiday deals from various stores. Basically this is a Google search using the terms 'black friday holiday 2011'. The list came back with over...ah well, it was a ridiculous number, but suffice to say there are dozens of results...there were holidays deals on the page from Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers.
For those who are 'newcomers' to shopping on Black Friday you would do well take a look at this article from the Washington Post. This is an article that talks about ten tips to be aware of if you are a Black Friday shopping newbie.
Not satisfied with just regular black friday sales? Click on this link from BlackFriday.info (notice the address change - it isn't just a .com) and you'll find some of the very best links to Black Friday sales.
One of the really good things about the site are the articles that deal with shopping and the various guides that are incorporated on the site. For example, clicking on this link will get you to camcorder buying guides, gps buying guides, smart phone buying guides, tablet buying guides and more.
Unfortunately Black Friday shopping comes with its own set of dangers. Click here for a link from ABC News entitled '5 Pitfalls To Shopping on Black Friday'. Interesting article to say the least.
Click here for an article from 'Sign On San Diego' entitled 'How to have a holiday safe from identity theft'. The article discusses online safety when people buy goods online (ie. stores like Wal-Mart, Target, Kohls, Sears, Best Buy and other retailers).
For an article that discusses in-store credit card safety (and general credit card safety) click here for a link from Scambusters - cute name...
Click here for a general article from Citibank on how to keep your credit card safe - when you are purchasing stuff online or in stores.
Have a great Black Friday - hope you get all the sales you want and need
