BUYER BEWARE!

Trick or Treat or is the Holiday Shopping Season?

Yes, it's that time of the year when we barely have the pool closed, the patio furniture stored away, the winter wear down from the attic and Christmas carols are playing in every mall.

With every budget affected in some way by current economic trends, just about every one of us is looking for the bargains to abound this holiday season, right? I know our family is looking to shop smart this year. We may forgo personal gifts and make donations to a couple of charities instead and do something for each other rather than buy an item to gift.

Well, I don't know if every family wants to change their gifting tradition but this year's Black Friday may become a bit more brutal than others. A new article suggests that holiday shoppers will basically get tricked into shopping in some stores. This is the trick: You get the ad for a fabulous price for that TV you've been eyeing and make plans to get up at 3 am to be on line Friday after Thanksgiving. What you didn't see was the fine print: "Quantities limited, only 3 per store, no rainchecks" .

If you are first on that line, you might get the treat, however, like the ads for kids' contests read "many will enter, only one will win."

For your reading pleasure, I've included the link in this post. Find out what people in the industry are saying about the dirty little secrets of "Black Friday Doorbusters".

As always, would love to hear any feedback anyone may have!

Wishing everyone, and their families, a truly fabulous Thanksgiving!

Ta~Jax