Question for my American friends

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Question for my American friends
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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 9:52am

I understand that Thanksgiving is November 27 this year. I have also been told that there are crazy after Thanksgiving sales that happen in the US. Is this correct? If so, how long do these sales last? Is it a one day thing or a weekend thing? The reason I ask is because I am going down to the States November 29 for the weekend. BF and I are going to a football game on Sunday, but that means Shopping on Saturday!!! I am hoping to get a good chunk of


Bex -

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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 10:30am

There are big sales throughout the weekend but the really deep discounts happen early Friday morning (aka Black Friday). There will be websites popping up soon that, much to the retailers chagrin, will have their ads on them and you'll be able to see what is on sale for the full weekend. Just do a web search for Black Friday in a week or 2 and there will be a few. There are good sales just not crazy cheap tvs, electronics, etc. Any other year I'd say be prepared for crowds that weekend but I have a sneaking hunch people are going to be sitting on their money until closer to the holiday this year.

Coupons are generally for food items at the grocery store. I don't personally use them much because I don't use a ton of prepared foods and things that are usually on coupons but I know there are some ladies on here that do have a lot of success so they might chime in here. One exception to that is that Borders Books often has a discount and I'm sure they will that weekend. You'll need to join their rewards club (free) and they will email you coupons for things like 30% off one item w/ a $10 purchase (this weekend's coupon). Bed Bath and Beyond (home items) also almost always have coupons around for 20% off a regular priced item but I don't know if you can get those by email. Mine come in the snail mail. If one of your American folks you are going to see would be willing to pick you up a TG day newspaper, all the ads and stuff like that are in that one.

Peg




Edited 11/6/2008 10:32 am ET by p7eggyc (p7eggyc1)
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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 10:42am
Bex, coupons are big in Canada...just nowhere near the States. I found frugalshopper.ca; if you check out the Discussion forum (it's in the red banner through the middle of the page) and check out the board index, you'll see what I mean. There are coupons trains you can join and people post all sorts of stuff. I've found the same kind of friendly and helpful people there as on ivillage message boards. And there's no incentive or benefit to me to suggesting it to you. I like to read the "Freebies for Canadians" section. I have a feeling you might like this website.
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Registered: 04-10-2003
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 10:59am
Thanks! I've used this site before and just find that the coupons offered are not that great. Compared to the States Canada doesn't do sales very well! I went to a store the other day that had clothes 50% off. When I really looked into it though,

Bex -

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Registered: 08-09-2002
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 12:07pm

I live in Boston, so there are big department stores in the area like Macy's and Filene's, and Lord and Taylor that have sales 25%-50% off, maybe more.

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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 12:18pm

When in Boston we always hit

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Registered: 07-22-2008
Thu, 11-06-2008 - 1:42pm
are you going to see the Patriots play? If so, there is now a huge shopping center at the field, called Patriots Place.
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Thu, 11-06-2008 - 10:21pm

Around where I live the stores open it seems earilier each year. So what my husband and I would do is rent movies and stay up all night Thanksgiving Then fix coffee and a light breakfast put it in a picnic basket and start out with our adds from Thanksgiving papers about 4.00 am. Hit Walmart first then Kmart and Target If Walmart has the same sales as Kmart or Target we would skip Walmart Lines are to long.


Then by 11.00 am we are finished and we go home and go to bed. Lots of fun


Mary Ann


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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 8:30am

Thanks!! We are going to see the Patriots Play!! Bf got me tickets because he knows what a HUGE fan I am! I'm super excited! I will look into those outlets! I want to get a good chunk of my Christmas shopping done when we are there!!


Thanks again for the tips!!!


Bex -


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Bex -

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Registered: 07-22-2008
Fri, 11-07-2008 - 8:59am
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