Steve R Jones
11-16-2005, 09:33 AM
BlackFriday @GottaDeal.com (http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/)
"The day after Thanksgiving is frequently referred to as "Black Friday". One of the major U.S. holiday shopping days, it is the day many U.S. consumers begin Christmas shopping. The day is heavily promoted by retailers. The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black" - at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit. The day is not important just for traditional retailers. Black Friday is also a huge day for internet retailers. In 2003, Amazon.com received 2.5 times as many orders between midnight and noon as it did the same time the previous year, according to company spokesman Paul Capelli. Many other Internet retailers also saw a huge spike in sales as customers jumped online instead of into their cars. The numbers increased significantly in 2004 and this year figures to be just as lucrative.
To make the most of Black Friday, your best bet is to use this web site, Black Friday @ GottaDeal, which provides a complete Black Friday web site every year. We have complete lists of the items rumored to be available, links to those items that are available online, customized shopping lists, and a very active message board on our forum dedicated just to Black Friday shopping. We are without a doubt the #1 source for Black Friday information each year, and 2005 should be even better with the great new features added to the site. The types of deals found on Black Friday vary from year to year. The past few years have seen the biggest discounts on electronics and computer items. Deals such as DVD players for $20, home theater systems for $99 and laptop computers for under $500 are very common on Black Friday. Holiday-specific items, such as trees and decorations are also available with big discounts on Black Friday. The first rumors of Black Friday items typically appear in early to middle October, and continue to roll in throughout October and November.
During the weeks prior to Black Friday, a few web sites receive advance copies of the ads (usually from store employees, or their friends and relatives. In the past, retailers have attempted to prevent the ad information from being leaked, but the vast majority of retailers have no problem and appreciate the free advertising given to them by these sites. The official Black Friday sale ads typically appear in most newspapers on Thanksgiving Day. Some retailers choose to release their ads earlier, either through the newspaper, direct mail or in-store distribution. Although Black Friday is typically the busiest shopping day of the year in terms of customer traffic, it is not typically the day with the highest sales volume. That is usually either the last Saturday before Christmas or December 23. To some social activists, this day was deliberately chosen as Buy Nothing Day to protest the rampant consumerism that they say seems most prevalent on that day."
BlackFriday 2005 (http://bfads.net/) is another site...
"The day after Thanksgiving is frequently referred to as "Black Friday". One of the major U.S. holiday shopping days, it is the day many U.S. consumers begin Christmas shopping. The day is heavily promoted by retailers. The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black" - at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit. The day is not important just for traditional retailers. Black Friday is also a huge day for internet retailers. In 2003, Amazon.com received 2.5 times as many orders between midnight and noon as it did the same time the previous year, according to company spokesman Paul Capelli. Many other Internet retailers also saw a huge spike in sales as customers jumped online instead of into their cars. The numbers increased significantly in 2004 and this year figures to be just as lucrative.
To make the most of Black Friday, your best bet is to use this web site, Black Friday @ GottaDeal, which provides a complete Black Friday web site every year. We have complete lists of the items rumored to be available, links to those items that are available online, customized shopping lists, and a very active message board on our forum dedicated just to Black Friday shopping. We are without a doubt the #1 source for Black Friday information each year, and 2005 should be even better with the great new features added to the site. The types of deals found on Black Friday vary from year to year. The past few years have seen the biggest discounts on electronics and computer items. Deals such as DVD players for $20, home theater systems for $99 and laptop computers for under $500 are very common on Black Friday. Holiday-specific items, such as trees and decorations are also available with big discounts on Black Friday. The first rumors of Black Friday items typically appear in early to middle October, and continue to roll in throughout October and November.
During the weeks prior to Black Friday, a few web sites receive advance copies of the ads (usually from store employees, or their friends and relatives. In the past, retailers have attempted to prevent the ad information from being leaked, but the vast majority of retailers have no problem and appreciate the free advertising given to them by these sites. The official Black Friday sale ads typically appear in most newspapers on Thanksgiving Day. Some retailers choose to release their ads earlier, either through the newspaper, direct mail or in-store distribution. Although Black Friday is typically the busiest shopping day of the year in terms of customer traffic, it is not typically the day with the highest sales volume. That is usually either the last Saturday before Christmas or December 23. To some social activists, this day was deliberately chosen as Buy Nothing Day to protest the rampant consumerism that they say seems most prevalent on that day."
BlackFriday 2005 (http://bfads.net/) is another site...