Why You Should Shop the Early Black Friday Deals This Year
Last year, my advice was to ignore early Black Friday deals. This made sense at the time, given economic conditions at the time—in 2022, many retailers were overstocked due to…
Everything You Should Do Now If You Shop on Black Friday
Black Friday usually comes with a lot of hype and build-up despite its mildly depressing history. If you don’t take the right approach and prepare, you can make some rookie…
What to Expect This Black Friday
Photo: Pressmaster (Shutterstock) With October Prime Day in the rearview mirror, many retailers are already prepping for Black Friday. The shopping frenzy with a controversial and depressing history falls this…
Here Are Best Buy’s Black Friday Calendar and Price-Match Rules
Best Buy is the first of the major retailers to announce their plans for Black Friday this year. Earlier this week, they published a press release on their website detailing…
The Mildly Depressing History of ‘Black Friday’
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has become a quasi-holiday in the United States that’s marked by consumer discounts, shopping, and violence. While its importance is slowly waning as online…
Black Friday Is a Scam
Photo: Ververidis Vasilis (Shutterstock) This isn’t a post about how to avoid scammers on Black Friday (though, there will be plenty of those, so watch out). It’s about how the…
You Can Shop Now, and Get Black Friday Prices Later
Photo: igor kisselev (Shutterstock) You don’t need to wait until Black Friday to get the best deal—and this year, in particular, you may not want to wait that long to…