Comments on: How I Used Internet Research to Avoid a Dumb Black Friday “Deal”

By: Carnival of Debt Reduction

Carnival of Debt Reduction — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:08:22 +0000

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By: Phoenix AZ CPA

Phoenix AZ CPA — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:33:16 +0000

I agree…sometimes people get overly excited about the deals without rationally thinking through the purchase. If you take your time and research your purchase you can find a better deal. Besides – who wants to get up at 4am the day after Thanksgiving?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:15:03 +0000

Ha! An excellent point… they’re tired, cold, cranky, and anxious to grab a deal. Best to stay away.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:28 +0000

Exactly, they just want to get you in the store. I think it is pathetic that stores claim they can “only” get 5 or 10 of a specific doorbuster deal. Completely untrue.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:08:13 +0000

Funny that you got a really great deal earlier in the year… didn’t even have to wait until Black Friday! Nice!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:06:27 +0000

I think that really is the problem. Most people assume these are the best deals and blindly go into the store. It’s inexcusable to me with all of the technology available that you wouldn’t do a little bit of research.

But that’s just me!

I’ve heard good things about the Flip. Sometimes Woot.com has them on sale for $10-20 off the regular price.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:49:42 +0000

Great tips! I avoided Black Friday like the plague. I don’t care if the stores were giving away their inventory – people are so high-strung on Black Friday that it’s just too dangerous to shop.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:09:56 +0000

Black Friday is so ingrained in our society that people just assume they will be getting amazing deals if they go along with it like they have in the past. Retailers realize this and know that even if they aren’t the lowest price available, they will still get the same or nearly the same amount of sales.

I totally agree with you that it’s silly waiting so long in the early morning to get such minor savings. The advice in this article is a great way to go about doing your shopping.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:33:15 +0000

You make a great point about the Black Friday deals not always being the ‘best deals’. For example we bought our 50″ Plasma tv for $580 earlier this year – a great deal after we figured in coupons, bing cash back, sale savings and a $75 discover debit card.

Out of curiosity we looked for a similar TV on black friday. The closes I saw was one for about $650, still $70 more than we paid -not on Black Friday. So buyer beware!

By: Wojciech Kulicki

Wojciech Kulicki — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:14:56 +0000

Thanks for the great list of resources. We get so wrapped up in chasing after something we want that we rarely stop and think about whether it’s really the best deal.

I had to have my wife talk me out of buying a Flip Cam this weekend, which I knew I could do without for now, but really wanted because it was “on sale.” It’s tough, but we prevailed.