Black Friday is today, and if you’re a die hard Christmas shopper, there are many stores that open the night of Thanksgiving at midnight, and even at four oclock in the morning on the 23rd so you can get “door buster deals” and other special early bird discounts if you’re one of those that can get their butts out of bed early after eating lots of turkey the night before! But this year, with all the broohaha about the economy and the weak dollar, as well as decreased consumer confidence, will we see a booming black Friday, or will people be keeping their credit cards in check, only buying things at deep discounts?
Good question. I’m sure there will be tons of news stories about the success of Black Friday on Saturday though. As for me, I’ll be sleeping in a little the day after Thanksgiving, and may brave some of the stores like Kohls, Michaels and other stores of interest that sent me circulars informing me of these once in a lifetime deals that I may not possibly be able to live with myself for missing.
Laptops at deep discounts, TV’s at bargain basement prices, cashback and gift certificate incentives are just a few of the bits of shum the fishermen will be throwing out for their ultimate shoppers, and also they want to extend their hours, with the new midnight shopping phenomena making waves with those who just have to get the best bargains at Christmas.
I’m curious to see how the holiday season goes for retailers this year. There seems to be no real consensus amongst the “experts” about whether this year will be a retail success or not, and I have no real feelings about it either way, but one thing is for sure, I just got back from vacation, so my credit cards will stay in my wallet, and I’m paying cash for as much as I possibly can!
