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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• What You Should Know About Black Friday

  
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  Even though you stand in line for hours you might not get the deals that were advertised for Black Friday. Of course if it sounds to good to be true it probably is. Most likely you wont be the one to get the outstanding deals. Black Friday may offer great deals but you should know the reality of the situation before ...
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• Black Friday 2009: The Holiday Shopping Survival Guide

  
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• Consumer Confidential: Spending, bling and T-Day

  
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• Black Friday? Buy Nothing Day? How About Buy Something Responsible Day?

  
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• Black Friday 2009 Sucks

  
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• AM Inbox: Black Friday messaging double 2008 level

  
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• Amazon’s Black Friday Offer on Pike Street Wraparound Comfort Throw

  
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• 20% Off Sale at Shoes.com

  
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  This is going to be short, sweet, and to-the-point: Shoes.com is offering 20% off from today until Friday (11/27) all sale products (except handbags) with the code YAMS at checkout! I know that you guys know your shoes, so I’m just going to throw my favorites in here, and we’re all set! You can get to ...
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• Holiday Live Blogging

  
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• 10 Black Friday Shopping Tips By Urban Ninjas

  
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• Lifehackers Guide to Making the Most of Black Friday [Black Friday]

  
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• Every Mac Price-Compared Across Retailers [Dealzmodo]

  
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• Saks Fifth Avenue Black Friday Sale

  
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• Some juicy laptop deals for you in Black Friday 2009

  
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• Consumers ready for Black Friday early

  
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• Buy.com starts its Thanksgiving sale early

  
  OC Deals — Authority: 548
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• 10 Laptops from Dell: Black Friday Deals 2009

  
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