As a Canadian, I hear the term Black Friday a lot! If you aren’t up to speed on one of the greatest shopping days of the year, you’re missing out and need to get up to speed now! Literally almost any store in the US / Canada promote Black Friday deals. Black Friday typically happens after Halloween, but before US Thanksgiving.
Back in the day, Canadians would FLOCK to the US to grab as many tax free Black Friday deals as we could. Over the last couple years, some Canadians have started to notice that the sales are being brought to us, and we don’t even have to leave the HOME!
Today, me and the girls are going to share some of our tips and tricks to getting the BEST Black Friday deals for 2019 from the top retailers like Walmart, Kohl’s, Best Buy, GameStop, Target and the PlayStation Store..
Tip #1 – Shop EARLY
Most of the top retailers offer door buster deals, and if you want to be able to grab those kind of deals, you need to be AWAKE for them! Doorbusters are great because they come in limited quantities, and limited timeframes.
Tip #2 – Download Apps
Most retailers on top of having some great in store sales and door busters ALSO provide special Black Friday app specials. The best way to prep for the additional promotions, is to download the apps prior to Black Friday so you’re ready and know how to use the apps. You still have lots of time now to get started, so don’t wait!
Tip #3 – Avoid Line Ups
Did you know a lot of your favorite stores offer in store pick up when you shop online. What better way to skip shipping fees and save some additional cash on Black Friday. Shop online, and while in the checkout select that you’ll pick up in store rather than shipped to your home.
FYI – For the stores that don’t offer in store pick-up, Black Friday is a great time to locate free shipping deals!
Tip #4 – Set Up Deal Alerts
Deal Alerts are a great way to keep yourself notified of the deals you want to find for particular products. There’s real great websites set-up that get you immediate notifications of great deals that match your requirements. If you aren’t set-up with any Deal Alerts, head over to Slick Deals to get started.
Tip # 5 – Coupon Codes
Black Friday is the perfect time for companies to provide influencers, coupon sites and media sites with special codes for specific sales. Keep your eyes open for those codes. You’ll also want to keep getting familiar with certain online coupon sites, and the retailers websites you’re looking to purchase from. Coupon codes can be added to sale prices in most cases, so if you do find coupon codes, you can save yourself quite a bit.
Hopefully these 5 tips will help you save some time and money when it comes to your Black Friday shopping. If you have any tips, we would love to hear about them. Leave a comment below with your favorite tips and tricks.