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Black Friday is poised to start on Thanksgiving this year. But is the annual retail salesfest encroaching too far on the American institutions of family and football that usually mark Turkey Day?
Retailers have been taking Thanksgiving away from employees by starting the sales earlier and earlier over the last couple of years. Kmart was the first to do this several years ago by opening Thanksgiving night. Then others like Target, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us followed suit more recently. Now the latest to jump on the bandwagon include Macy’s, Kohl’s, and J.C. Penney.
Retailers used to get upset when copies of their Black Friday ads leaked out on the web. Today, however, they strategically leak them to websites like DealNews.com, BlackFriday.info, GottaDeal.com and BFAds.net, among others.
One thing to beware of no matter which store you shop: There will be a lot of “high-low” pricing this shopping season. Lots of merchandise that’s not normally stocked by a retailer will be brought in just for the weekend. It will not be bargain priced, though you will see signs everywhere screaming about sales. You have to know your prices to know if you’re getting a good deal!
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This post was last modified on November 5, 2019 12:10 pm
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