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  • Black Friday 2013: The Shopping Frenzy Continues After Thanksgiving Day

    The spending spree continues after some of the top retailers opened their doors on Thanksgiving Day to pre-Black Friday shoppers.

    Over a dozen major retailers opened their doors on Thursday to kick off some of the Black Friday deals crazed by customers across the country.

    While over half a million of shoppers resorted to online shopping, some of the stores consumers took advantage of yesterday were: Kmart (the first one to open its doors), Target, Sears, BestBuy, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Toys R Us, and of course Wal-Mart.

    Within the past few years, retailers have “…pushed opening times into Thanksgiving night… and discounting in early November, instead of waiting until Black Friday.”

    The idea of Thanksgiving Day shopping received criticism from workers and consumers. Opponents have viewed it as an inconsiderate workday, especially on a holiday meant for spending quality time with family.

    Thus, the trend has now become an official start to Christmas shopping. However, Black Friday shopping still holds its title as the biggest shopping day of the year, turning many American consumers into shopping maniacs.

    The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) prediction for this year’s Black Friday was that there would be an 18% increase in spending compared to 2012, in which deals on technology would be the reason.

    For instance, some of the big electronic savings that early shoppers can look forward to include: Staple’s new Kindle Fire 7 inch tablet for $79, BestBuy’s 55-inch LG flat screen television is marked as $499 and Wal-Mart is spoiling iPad mini purchasers with $100 gift cards.

    Most of the retailers already listed will keep their doors open until 11 p.m. tonight, so you may just be able to catch a deal OR you could just wait until Cyber Monday if you rather not deal with today’s shopping frenzy.

    Here is a humorous video about Black Friday.

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  • Amazon Gets In On the Penny Smartphone Sales, Too

    Amazon Gets In On the Penny Smartphone Sales, Too

    Last week, it was announced that AT&T would be holding a Black Friday sale, offering an array of phones for the low, low price of one penny. Of course, there are stipulations involved including a two-year contract and the acceptance of a data plan. Apparently, one cent smartphones are the trend of the day-after-Thanksgiving sales, because Amazon is in on it, too.

    Over at Amazon Wireless, the details of the sale are discussed, which are as follows:

    For a limited time only, all phones from Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T with a new line of service are on sale for a penny and include standard FREE Two-Day Shipping. Offer valid between midnight PDT November 21, 2011, through 11:59 p.m. PDT November 28, 2011, while supplies last. Plus, if you buy an eligible hotspot-ready smartphone and activate the hotspot feature, you’ll get a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card.

    There are a number of Android-powered handsets as well as BlackBerry. However, for those of you wanting to grab a new iPhone 4S during Amazon’s sale, sorry, no Apple devices are included in the one cent blowout. That being said, the DROID RAZR 4G (from Sprint) is available, as is the BlackBerry Torch. The HTC Thunderbolt falls into Amazon’s sale, and there are a few Samsung handsets as well.

    Basically, Amazon’s smartphone sale carries just about every phone except the iPhone. If Amazon’s list is comprehensive, there are almost 97 phones featured in during the one cent sale, which, according to Amazon’s disclaimer, is “valid between midnight PDT November 21, 2011, through 11:59 p.m. PDT November 28, 2011, while supplies last.”

    Phones purchased during the sale are required to have a two-year contract, which is the same stipulation issued for AT&T’s one cent sale. As for the iDevice family, Apple is also having a Black Friday sale. Unfortunately, there are no one cent iPhones or iPads, although, the tablets are scheduled for an apparent markdown.