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The Insider's Guide to Black Friday Bargains

by Luke Landes

This year's holiday shopping season is expected to be a buyer's market, as struggling retailers offer very competitive prices to attract customers. Shoppers can use the economic downturn to their advantage, especially if they do their homework ahead of time. Here are some tips and tricks.

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Black Friday name source?

"Why is the day called Black Friday? The moniker appears to stem from the Philadelphia police department's nickname for the madhouse of cars and shoppers that flood downtowns on the day after Thanksgiving"


WRONG!! It comes from the idea that the sales on this day would put a retailer in the black financially. Where did you get this possibly racist citation from?

by Larry (not verified) on 11/14/08 at 8:26 am | reply

Black Friday Deals

Based on my personal research on online shopping I found dealsglobe.com is providing best information on deals, offers and coupons for online shopping.

And here is the link to be useful for black friday shopping...

http://www.dealsglobe.com/black_friday.html
by kiranganta (not verified) on 11/26/08 at 8:09 am | reply
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