Black Friday Shopping Tips - with Alan Akina

22 Nov 2017 · 2 min

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In this concise, presenter‑style video, Alan Akina outlines ten practical pieces of advice for anyone planning to shop on Black Friday 2017. He emphasizes that Black Friday is a heavily marketed, high‑spend day and urges viewers to approach it with a clear plan. The tips cover making a gift list, sticking to needed items, researching ads, setting a spending limit, considering online purchases, reserving money for Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, reading fine‑print rebate conditions, using free price‑comparison and rebate‑tracking apps (ShopSavvy, Price Cruncher, Paribus), and following retailers on social media for extra deals. The overall message is to shop strategically, avoid impulse overspending, and leverage digital tools to maximize savings.

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Good morning, gang! Black Friday is on Friday, November 24th, 2017 this year, but the deals really start before that. Now, if you're a newcomer to Black Friday shopping, here are 10 things that you need to know before jumping in. First, Black Friday is one of the biggest retail shopping days of the year. There is so much hype and so much money spent on marketing that it could be easy to get sucked in. Second, You need to have a plan, a plan of attack, and I suggest that you make a list of who you need to get presents for and stick to that list. Number 3, get only what you need. Do not buy extras of a certain item just because it's on sale. 4, check ads in your local newspaper and online to get a feel for the deals and when the stores will open their doors. Number 5, it could be very easy to overspend, so have a budget or a max amount that you will spend. Number 6, you don't have to go to the store. Lots of retailers offer Black Friday deals on their website. Number 7, don't forget about Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. So try not to blow all of your cash on Friday. Instead, save some for your local small businesses and Cyber Monday deals. Number 8, read the fine print. Some of the deals may only be good with a mail-in rebate. That means you may pay more upfront, and retailers are counting on you to be lazy and not send in the rebate request. Number 9, download these free apps to help make your shopping experience more efficient and to save you money: ShopSavvy, Price Cruncher, and Paribus. And number 10, follow your favorite retailers on their social media accounts for additional savings and secret tips. For Take Two, I'm Alan Akina. Here's to your money.