Viral Video: Black Friday Employee

Like I've said before- you have to have a sense of humor if you decide to go out and brave the Black Friday crowds. This is the latest viral video making the rounds that celebrates the madness in the most awesome way possible- a prank. All the guy's needed: a red shirt, some khakis, what looks like a name tag--- a hidden camera--- and some guys who can identify a customer looking for a good deal!

This cracked me up!

Black Friday Sales Report

It appears Black Friday sales were down about 2 percent from last year. Apparently there were more people out there shopping- just fewer purchases. Why is that? Those Thursday sales that were so controversial. It appears shoppers liked having those earlier sales.

Looks like stores like J.C. Penny are going to have to give into the pressure of opening on Thanksgiving next year if they want to get a piece of the revenues. One shopper was quoted as saying she didn't know why those stores waited to open on Friday- she had already done all her shopping and she was just looking now.

To learn more about why Black Friday sales were down- click HERE.

Did you go out and brave the crowds?

Black Friday Madness

Do you track the advertisements, download helpful apps, plot your Black Friday travels to optimize your purchasing power? I couldn't believe the statistics that 1 in 3 people will actually go out and shop on Black Friday. I guess it explains the retailers going bananas for this day with some serious discounts. Even more shocking to me is that 57% of people enjoy the madness of Black Friday.

One year I made my list and went out at midnight to do all my Christmas shopping done in one night. I ended up spending 3 times as much as I set out to. On Christmas morning the tree was SOOOOO stuffed that the kids ended up losing interest in most the toys. I took that as my hint- that maybe Black Friday shopping wasn't for me. Do I like a deal? You bet yah. I just realize that I ended up spending more money- than had I paid a little more for the "must have" items and just bought them on-line. I think cyber Monday is more my speed.

If this is your first Black Friday- learn from my failed attempt. Here are a couple tips to make your day a success.

Black Friday Tips:
1. Look at all the advertisements and find the best deal.
2. Prioritize! Go for the biggest/most important purchase first
3. Bring your list- and don't deviate from it! (this is where I went really wrong!)
4. Go to most important store first
5. Bring your sense of humor and have fun- because you have to have a little bit of humor to even consider going out in the first place!


Want to see some more interesting statistics- click HERE.