Steps to make the best out of Black Friday shopping
More stories from Kaeden Thurber
- Do your research the day of or night before, make a list
- Prioritize your shopping list
- Find the most important items and walk to that department first
- Have a backup plan
- If the item you want isn’t there keep going down the list
- Be sure to take someone
- Work together to both get what you’re looking for
- Price check online and in-store
- If the item isn’t on the shelves, ask
- Stores sometimes keep extras in storage
- Plan which stores are worth it, and which are secondary
- Don’t attempt to price match
- Stores like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart suspend it during Black Friday
- Check online
- Many stores put items on sale before Black Friday
- Black Friday isn’t just Christmas presents
- If you know of a big event coming soon, buy for the occasion
- Get to the stores early and beat the mobs
- If you absolutely cant pass the large stores up, come to the store early and be prepared to grab
- If you cant make it early, come out late
- Stores may also offer late shopper deals in addition to the early bird deals
- Follow the list and the budget
- If you pay in cash and leave the cards at home it prevents useless spending
- Know that doorbusters are usually limited to 25-100 items per store.
- Make sure the item is really worth the purchase on Black Friday
- Consider if the item will drop in price even more towards Christmas
- Be sure to know the return policy
- Many stores return policy is limited to 30 days, after that they wont accept items purchased on Black Friday as returns
- Don’t use carts, use reusable bags
- Carts are too hard to maneuver through the crowds