Black Friday and Holiday Deals: Everything You Need to Know

As soon as Halloween ends, it feels as if the words "Black Friday" dominate the airwaves. Retailers assault consumers with early sales and holiday deals that make it seem that you have to act now or risk paying more for whatever you might need/want to buy.

It's an overwhelming flood of information that builds to a crescendo Thanksgiving week. Every retailer wants your attention and has some sort of holiday deal to offer. Sorting through the noise can be a challenge, and it's possible to buy too early, wait too long, or make some other sort of mistake.

Black Friday has come to mean two things, maybe even three. It's a broad term referring to the month of November, and it's the actual Friday after Thanksgiving. It's also sort of the actual Thanksgiving Day itself, because many retailers jump the gun.

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