And don't forget your venerable Thanksgiving day newspaper - it will be full of Black Friday ads and coupons. Time to subscribe for a couple days.
The weekend after Black Friday is often filled with special sales as well, but usually on different products and not nearly as discounted as on Black Friday.
Keep in mind - the start date for Black Friday has become fluid, and some stores - especially online retailers, start early. Visit sites like Best Buy, Walmart, or Target in early November, and you can view almost every deal to be launched on Black Friday. Last year, Target started Black Friday deals on November 24th - a full week early.
In fact, Amazon was utterly obtuse about launching early. “Black Friday 2013 is almost here, but we didn’t want you to wait until the day after Thanksgiving for Black Friday deals, so we kicked off the savings a little early,” said Amazon’s Black Friday site last year. “We are counting down to Black Friday 2014 with, yes, even more deals, all day, every day.” In 2016 it was almost Black Friday Month during November. Still, the best deals were held back for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
The actual sales start online on Thanksgiving day and have been starting earlier each year in retail stores. Some retail stores are now breaking tradition and staying open on Thanksgiving day, to compete with their online competition. This is unfortunate for the workers as the holidays should be spent with family and friends, with almost 47% of shoppers agreeing with them.
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