All eyes are on Black Friday this year. It’s actually exciting. Will the current economic woes spell disaster for this holiday shopping season? Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) is traditionally one of the biggest shopping days of the holiday season. Activity on Black Friday this year could predict the fate of holiday sales for the rest of this holiday season.
Is Black Friday really that big of a deal? According to the amount of websites dedicated to the day, it certainly seems to be. Check out the deals that businesses are offering on Black Friday 2008.
Of course, Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving) is the day when many online shoppers take to the Internet to find bargains. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch:
“…While many consumers (42%) think of Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, as an online memory-jogger to kick-start their holiday shopping plans, this year many shoppers are viewing Cyber Monday through the lens of a Click ‘n’ Save Day. In fact, more than 8 out of 10 shoppers will be on the look-out for discounts, 69% will be searching for free shipping, 53% will scour the web for one-day promotions and 32% will keep their eyes open for buy-one-get-one-free promotions, according to Shopzilla(R). Cyber Monday has become so famous for its good deals that many consumers prefer waiting until Monday to shop online rather than heading out to the stores for the traditional Black Friday deals…” continue reading
Will the bargains offered during these hot, holiday shopping days be as dramatic as the wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s world economy? If so, we might expect some incredible bargains.
Have you come across any hard-to-refuse bargains that you want to share? Leave a link in the comments of this post to share your holiday bargain finds with others.
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