How to keep the "finances" intact while shopping On Black Friday 2017.
There is some debate as to when black Friday started but the term was coined by Police officers who were tired of controlling crowds of people outside stores. Trend of Black Friday is picking up pace in Brick and mortar stores in my country but online, this day takes down servers of online stores due to sheer traffic.
Black Friday is regarded as the Christmas of shopping at least in the US. It is the biggest busiest shopping event of the year. Keep this in mind this is not a federal holiday yet many cool employers do give in a leave.
Now coming back to issue at hand here I have compiled some usefull tips for shopping this
Tips for Shopping this Black Friday.
- Do your Home Work. Decide what you want in advance. You may NOT be able to cover all the stores and may not be able to get ALL the early bird Specials.
- Buy Big Items First. Give preference to big-ticket item as you will save more on those items. For example, you likely save few hundred dollars on an expensive TV of over thousand dollars than on a pair of shoes costing $20. While both may be available at very good prices but may be in two different stores, so you may only be able to get one (assuming both are door-buster deals), and saving on the TV may be in a range of few hundred dollars while saving on shoe may be in under $50.
- Buy In Group, but everyone going to a different store. Each person going to any store may buy an item for everyone else in the group. Although for some store offer one slip to person, so you may not be able to get more than one such item.
- Check Price Matching Policy of stores. Some stores offer price match so instead of standing in a queue you may just walk into a store with no or less queue and that offers a price match. (And yes, make sure that they have item in stock). Price Matching is always a tricky situation. Some stores may be kind enough to honor their words while other may NOT be.
- Buy in advance and get the price adjusted on Black Friday day. Again, some store may or may not adjust the price. You may try return and re-purchase at Black Friday price on Black Friday. Again, some store may refuse to sell it back, stating that item has to go in first.
- PARK SMART. Park in the parking lot of nearby another place where there is no sale. Walk to store. This way, you won't get stuck in a BIG queue of people coming in and out to the main store. - Get Dressed for winter especially if you are in East coast or North. You don't want to catch a cold or get Sick while bargain hunting. It will kill the deal :)
- Shop Online. These day's most Black Friday items are available online as well. Checkout Black Friday In Pakistan 2017 as an example. This is one of the best and most frequently updated website on the web so you are sure to get all bargains there. With rising gas prices, sinking temperatures (harsh winter) and many online deals with Free Shipping Offers, Online Shopping is gaining ground.
- Buy Big Items First. Give preference to big-ticket item as you will save more on those items. For example, you likely save few hundred dollars on an expensive TV of over thousand dollars than on a pair of shoes costing $20. While both may be available at very good prices but may be in two different stores, so you may only be able to get one (assuming both are door-buster deals), and saving on the TV may be in a range of few hundred dollars while saving on shoe may be in under $50.
- Buy In Group, but everyone going to a different store. Each person going to any store may buy an item for everyone else in the group. Although for some store offer one slip to person, so you may not be able to get more than one such item.
- Check Price Matching Policy of stores. Some stores offer price match so instead of standing in a queue you may just walk into a store with no or less queue and that offers a price match. (And yes, make sure that they have item in stock). Price Matching is always a tricky situation. Some stores may be kind enough to honor their words while other may NOT be.
- Buy in advance and get the price adjusted on Black Friday day. Again, some store may or may not adjust the price. You may try return and re-purchase at Black Friday price on Black Friday. Again, some store may refuse to sell it back, stating that item has to go in first.
- PARK SMART. Park in the parking lot of nearby another place where there is no sale. Walk to store. This way, you won't get stuck in a BIG queue of people coming in and out to the main store. - Get Dressed for winter especially if you are in East coast or North. You don't want to catch a cold or get Sick while bargain hunting. It will kill the deal :)
- Shop Online. These day's most Black Friday items are available online as well. Checkout Black Friday In Pakistan 2017 as an example. This is one of the best and most frequently updated website on the web so you are sure to get all bargains there. With rising gas prices, sinking temperatures (harsh winter) and many online deals with Free Shipping Offers, Online Shopping is gaining ground.
-Shop Sensibly. Not every deal is a good deal. Shop with due diligence, If something sounds too good to be true then it might actually be it.
-Shop Safe. Only use your credit card on encrypted and safe websites.
There you have it folks have a safe and fun filled Black Friday.
