Black Friday Holiday Deals and Sales

Do Christmas Shopping on the Day After Thanksgiving

Nov 8, 2008

The day after Thanksgiving, better known to many as Black Friday, brings great holiday deals at stores like Best Buy, JC Penney, Old Navy, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart.

In early November, many Americans begin thinking about Black Friday, the big shopping day after Thanksgiving. For those who can wait until Black Friday to make large purchases, excellent holiday deals are bound to be available.

Kick Off Christmas Shopping on Black Friday

Black Friday is a shopping day that, for many, marks the true start of Christmas shopping season. Many holiday shoppers wait until this day to do most of their holiday shopping. Regular consumers who are not looking to do holiday shopping on the day after Thanksgiving simply participate to take advantage of holiday deals on products they have been planning to purchase, but delayed purchasing until this day in hopes of finding good deals.

When Do Companies Post Black Friday Deals?

Some retailers “leak” their Black Friday ads to various websites well in advance of Black Friday to create buzz about their doorbuster deals ahead of time and give consumers a chance to plan purchases. Other companies wait until the last minute to release Black Friday ads, possibly in hopes of generating excitement about the possibilities and keeping consumers tuned in to their announcement. Either way, consumers should expect to learn about Black Friday deals no later than the night before Black Friday – the evening of Thanksgiving.

Which Companies Offer Black Friday Deals?

In 2007, many large companies held Black Friday sales. Below is a sampling of those companies as reflected on The Black Friday website archives. Hopefully these companies will participate every year.

Black Friday sales used to mean waking up early (or staying up very late) to most people, but these days many Black Friday sales are conducted online in addition to in stores. Hordes of hopeful Black Friday shoppers no longer have to brave the cold early in the morning on the day after Thanksgiving; all that is required to obtain some deals is a good internet connection and an idea of which sites to be monitoring first thing in the morning.

Want To Learn Which Websites Post Holiday Deals?

Find out more about Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) in an article by Suite101 writer Jace Shoemaker-Galloway.

Many Black Friday websites allow visitors to sign up to receive alerts when new ads are posted. Nearly every Black Friday website claims to be THE official source of Black Friday information. However, note that the information on these sites may or may not be accurate, and consumers may not know this for sure until they see official black Friday ads in print or posted on a retailer’s website shortly before Black Friday.

The copyright of the article Black Friday Holiday Deals and Sales in Consumer Education is owned by Lena Gott. Permission to republish Black Friday Holiday Deals and Sales in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

Nov 12, 2008 8:32 AM

Guest :

Good info!

Nov 13, 2008 5:05 AM

Guest :

black friday ads were always released MUCH earlier than this year. there was the impression that many of these were released without the corporate involvement for the big department stores and electronic stores.