Sneak a Peek At Sale Prices, By JACLYNE BADAL, November 12, 2006
Bargain hunters may be able to spend less time scouring Thanksgiving Day advertisements this year, courtesy of two Web sites that claim to give shoppers a sneak peek at holiday sale prices.
Retailers usually wait until the last minute to announce which products will have slashed prices on the day after Thanksgiving -- called Black Friday because it's reputedly when many retailers start to make their profit for the year.
But since last month, Black Friday Ads, bfads.net, and another site, BlackFriday.GottaDeal.com, have been posting what they say are leaked advertisements for retailers including Circuit City, KB Toys and Sears. More sale previews are expected to follow.
The prices are "speculation" until the official advertisements are published, says bfads.net founder Michael Brim. But shoppers may find the previews useful as they decide whether to snag some holiday gifts now, or brave the crowds on Black Friday for better prices.
The bfads.net site, for example, says Best Buy will sell a SanDisk 1-gigabyte MP3 music player for $34.99. (The current Best Buy price is $59.99.) The GottaDeal site says EB Games will sell Nintendo's DS handheld gaming system for $129.99 on Black Friday, but shoppers can already get that price at EBgames.com.
A Best Buy spokesman says the company doesn't comment on the accuracy of the Black Friday sites, but warns shoppers to take third-party information with "a grain of salt." EB Games did not return calls requesting comment.
Among the two sites' features: PDF files of the supposed Black Friday sale fliers, printable shopping lists, and the ability to search an item's prices at multiple stores.
Write to Jaclyne Badal at jaclyne.badal@wsj.com
Monday, November 13, 2006
Deal or No Deal
I read this article on yesterday's Wall Street Journal. It says that bfads and Blackfriday.gottadeal.com are going to post information on sale items on Black Friday. Check out the complete article below.
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"called Black Friday because it's reputedly when many retailers start to make their profit for the year"
still doesn't explain why it is called Black Friday.
It has to do with the definition of "black". I too got stumped the first time I looked at it (sometimes, we assume too much - like associating black w/bad). Pl. check under "Origin". This explanation is good enough for me. Actually, I liked it as it reminded to look at all possibilities b4 jumping to conclusions.
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