Seven reasons you should start your holiday shopping during Black Friday
Black Friday and the days that follow are the beginning of the holiday shopping season. While it's a great time to stock up on items for yourself or the household in general, don't forget to knock off some big items from your gift list.
Target shoppers Kelly Foley, left, Debbie Winslow, center, and Ann Rich use a smartphone to look at a competitor's prices while shopping shortly after midnight on Black Friday, in South Portland, Maine.
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Perhaps lost in the shuffle (or store stampede) is the fact that Black Friday and the days that follow are the beginning of the holiday shopping season. While it's a great time to stock up on items for yourself or the household in general, don't forget to knock off some big items from your gift list!
Below we've listed seven different product categories that typically see discounts during聽聽week that also make excellent holiday gift options. Even if you're not keen on buying for yourself during Black Friday, consider the other people in your life that you'll have to buy for in the coming weeks; you just might save more money in the long-run by being an early shopper!
Cashmere Sweaters
We typically see some great聽聽at the end of November, especially on Cyber Monday., combined with increased offers from luxury retailers (at least their outlets), will make great deals on these silky soft layers. We've already seen a women's cashmere sweater聽听补迟听聽for Black Friday, which is an all around great winter price.
Beauty Product Gift Bags
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ThinkGeek Products
This is actually a Cyber Monday recommendation, but these silly, unexpected, and vaguely practical聽are the perfect gift for that gamer, nerd, or fanperson in your life, so they should definitely be on your list anytime. The Monday after Thanksgiving, this site not only offered up to 60% off a selection of inventory, but also gave a coupon code for no-minimum free shipping, a rare promotion from them.
60" HDTV
We have been harping on this one, but it bears repeating: We are expecting even name-brand versions of these sets to hit聽聽as a doorbuster. In any event, as always in recent years, this will be an amazing time for聽, so pick up that set you've been promising that special someone 鈥� if you can grab a doorbuster before it's gone. But differently from years past, we're now expecting some great deals on 4K TVs and Smart TVs, so keep an eye out if that's on your list.
Tablets
For a lot of reasons,听聽were terrible聽. But we're expecting an influx of offers on these devices for Black Friday. Don't expect any discounts on brand-new, high-end devices like the iPad Pro or Microsoft Surface Pro 4; but the iPad mini 4 (which is also brand new) and the iPad Air 2 (which is just a year old) are聽.
And if you're just looking for a stocking stuffer, off-brand Androids will be going for as little as $20!
iTunes Gift Cards
December might be the month when聽聽rain from the sky, but iTunes discounts won't necessarily get any better than they do during Black Friday. So this would be a great time to grab these perfect stocking stuffers. The聽聽is 20% off.
Video Games
Gamers of all ages would love the years' hottest聽聽for the holidays. Mortal Kombat X, Battlefield Hardline, Bloodborne, Batman: Arkham Knight, Dying Light, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and The Order: 1886 have all already hit 50% off (or come near it), so they're solid bets to聽聽on Black Friday. We're predicting current-gen games. And if you have a previous-gen console, titles could get as low as $25 each.
What gifts are you planning on picking up on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, or聽? Let us know in the comments below.
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