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But according to Dealnews.com, the easiest way to save money on Black Friday is to stay home and shop online. PC magazine provides a list of the top 6 best Black Friday websites here.
Aside from my Amazon habit, I don’t do much online shopping. Do you have favorite online shopping sites?
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Digger on November 27 at 11:23 a.m.
NO! Your local retailers need your support! We buy product specifically for Black Friday - when it doesn’t sell we often only have 30 days to move it before our bill is due!
Bent on November 27 at 11:27 a.m.
I have been doing more and more online shopping it is just so convienent…
Cindy_H on November 27 at 11:30 a.m.
Uh…so Digger, if items don’t sell do you mark them down even more after Black Friday?
OrangeTV on November 27 at 2:50 p.m.
I already have 90% of my Christmas shopping done and I did it all online. Black Friday is a marketing scam that I refuse to get mixed up in at all, regardless of prices. Crazed Christmas shoppers make me want to cut someone.
Anyway, this year I found everything I needed on eBay, Overstock and the delightful Archie Mcphee websites.
Cindy_H on November 27 at 3:16 p.m.
OTV, while I hate you for having 90% of your shopping done, I love the tip for Overstock, so I guess you’re ‘bout even today :-)
Digger on November 27 at 4:12 p.m.
Alot of the items we sell on Black Friday are tied to an “Dealer Credit” with the vendor - if we sell the unit on Black Friday then we get a certain $ amount back for all sales of the item that day.
Example - Samsung Blu Ray player - I purchased at $172 each for Black Friday, sale price of $149.99 - dealer credit of $25 for each unit sold, leaving me a profit margin of $2.00 - So no sale on Black Friday = having to try to get the higher retail of the item later. Even at the same margin we’re still only at $174.99 =- $25 off - which isn’t a bad price for the unit in question.
Black Friday is a loss leader for retailers and I’ve never understood the concept. But, its a necessary evil, especially when you are a franchise of a national chain because they’re advertising for the corporate stores.
Oh well, it is what it is and we move on.