39947 526 Holidays & Celebrations Christmas true Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:01:39 -0800 /system/videos/5/47/99/03/39947.flv holidays, christmas, shopping, bargains, discounts, saving, money, buying, gifts, presents How To Snag the Best Bargains on Black Friday http://www.howcast.com/videos/39947-How-To-Snag-the-Best-Bargains-on-Black-Friday http://www.howcast.com/videos/39947-How-To-Snag-the-Best-Bargains-on-Black-Friday/edit approved 126 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=39947"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=39947" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 16 carlo_scialla http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/black_friday_hd_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 6017 false false false 46339 1 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/20.jpg Check internet sites Check internet sites like bfads.net and blackfriday.info on the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Many Black Friday deals are leaked early online.

]]> 46340 2 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/30.jpg Call ahead Call the store ahead of time and ask how many of the sale items are being stocked. If the product is being offered at a deep discount, it is probably a so-called “doorbuster” that will be sold out soon after the early birds arrive.

]]> 46341 3 42 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/42.jpg Shop on Wednesday night Stop by the store on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving and see if you can snag a doorbuster or other great deal. Many special discounts are entered into a store’s computer system after 6 p.m. on the last business day before a big sale.

]]> 46342 4 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/55.jpg Buy the newspaper Buy the newspaper on Thanksgiving Day and on Black Friday. Some sales are not advertised before those dates.

]]> 46343 5 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/62.jpg Log on to the store's website Log on to the retailer’s website before their stores open to see if you can snap up the items you want online.

]]> 46344 6 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/69.jpg Make sure it's a bargain Compare prices at other retailers before you hand over your credit card; sometimes a Black Friday special is not the great deal it’s pumped up to be. Sites like pricegrabber.com and shopzilla.com let you comparison shop easily.

]]> 46345 7 83 Tip Beware of retailers who lure you into the store with a low price only to insist that you must purchase expensive add-ons to get it. Insist on speaking to the manager and leave if they don’t accommodate you.

]]> 46346 8 94 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/94.jpg Bring expired coupons Bring along any expired store coupons that you have. Retailers are more likely to honor them during the do-or-die holiday season.

]]> 46347 9 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/39947/102.jpg Wait for the second wave Don’t despair if you don’t snare any Black Friday bargains. Stores usually offer a second wave of bargain-basement prices about 10 days before Christmas, especially during a slow sales season.

]]> 46348 10 113 Fact Black Friday may be the biggest shopping day of the year, but it’s not the biggest buying day; that honor goes to the Saturday before Christmas, or December 23 if the holiday falls on a weekend.

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