How to Survive on Black Friday
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- Make a list of all the people you are planning on buying gifts for – It is important to know how many items you need to buy. This way you can better budget your money and have an ideal of what you are planning to spend.
- Round up all the sale papers generated for this day – Know what is on sale, who is selling it, and during what period those items are on sale. Some stores have the sale going on all day, but some only for a few hours. It is good to know what stores you need to hit first.
- Decide who is getting what – On your list of ‘gift-receivers’, mark down the item you would like for that person instead of making a list of items to buy. This way, you can keep track of who gets what, but also, it is a way of double checking that you purchased a gift for everyone you wanted to. This will alleviate most of that last minute gift buying.
- Plan for alternates – Items go quickly on this day, especially popular ones. There is a chance that you won’t be able to find that ‘Tickle Me Elmo’. Find alternate, and less popular, gifts for everyone on your list.
- Double check your list once more –Go over the list again just to make sure that you have everyone covered. Place your list either in your purse, wallet, coat pocket, or wherever you know that you will remember it and get to it quickly while out shopping.
