black friday

Right around the end of November, with generally a month to go until the holidays, consumers are ready to start buying their Christmas or Haunakah gifts. Fortunately for them, one particular 24-hour period seems to be the day where all the great deals are found. That day, the day after Thanksgiving, is what retailers like to call Black Friday.

Black Friday has two origins for its name, but they both point to the same selling event. According to Wikipedia, "the term "Black Friday" originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. More recently, merchants and the media have used it instead to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit)." In either case, it all points to buying a variety of goods, including games, TVs, and, toys, at cut-rate prices from retailers nationwide.

With the advent of the Internet, more and more Black Friday sites are popping up and in some cases offer advance copies of these ads listings all the deals. These sites include, Blackfriday.info, Black Friday 2008, and Black Friday @ GottaDeal.com.

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• Black Friday

  
  Quazen — Authority: 483
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• Sustainability and Socks

  
  TechnoEarthMama — Authority: 123
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• Cyber Monday deals where to find them

  
  Tech Mania — Authority: 138
  After Black Friday deals ,  it’s high time for retailers to sell of the products/stuff asap. I hear that Sales results of Black Friday have been overwhelming.According to reports, sales started early in-store and online and were slightly up over last year. Most retailers reported strong sales with laptops, TVs and ...
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• Cyber Monday Deals – Free Shipping on Netbooks, Notebooks and Printers

  
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• Hot Cyber Monday Deal: Asus Eee PC 1005HAB $249.99

  
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• Black Friday sales mostly flat, but with silver lining online

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 525
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• Free MP3 Downloads at Amazon

  
  Daddy Forever — Authority: 422
  In case you missed it, Monday (November 30, 2009) is the last day to take advantage of Amazon’s Black Friday special on MP3s . Use the promo code MP34FREE and you’ll get $3 to use toward anything at Amazon MP3 . I downloaded three songs and they didn’t cost me a cent. Cool. The Fine Print from ...
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• Walmart won the Thanksgiving Day online shopping battle (via postie)

  
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• US Black Friday shoppers spend more than in 2008

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
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• Cyber Monday deals???

  
  WeUseCoupons.com — Authority: 513
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• Free eBook of Makers by Cory Doctorow, 22 Free Songs from Suburban Home Records & $5 Magazine Subscriptions

  
  Atlanta on the Cheap — Authority: 145
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• Presence, Not Presents

  
  OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog — Authority: 134
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• Black Friday a Big Win for Online Retailers [STATS]

  
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• Early indicators of Black Friday sales promising

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
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• US retailers report strong ‘Black Friday’ crowds

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
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• Black Friday a Big Win for Online Retailers [STATS]

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 169
  Last year’s holiday season wasn’t so cheery for online retailers. The devastating economic recession hit people’s wallets, forcing them to cut back and save whatever they could.
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