The New Black Friday?

[moshquerade]

Anyone hitting the stores tomorrow?

Where to Find the Absolute Best Post-Christmas Sales

Tuesday December 23, 2008, 12:23 pm EST


You've endured Black Friday, Cyber Monday, weeks of gift wrapping, hitting stores, and checking off lists. But just when you thought it was over, retailers across the country are offering post-Christmas, year-end, and clearance sales in hopes of luring shoppers back into stores.

Make way for the new Black Friday, the day after Christmas. For many retailers, the holiday shopping season is expected to be a bust, courtesy of the recession, overall economic uncertainty, and poor weather. So consumers can expect rock-bottom prices and promotions at several retailers, which plan to sell any overstock in stores, stockrooms, and warehouses, make way for spring inventory, and boost their bottom lines.

Here's where you can score some impressive post-holiday deals:

J.C. Penney announced it will open at 5:30 a.m. the day after Christmas--the earliest opening in the store's history--and offer 100 door-buster specials, including 50 to 60 percent off private-label clothing for men and women, as well as 75 percent off Christmas decorations. The general merchandiser is offering a free wake-up call so that shoppers don't miss the sale.

Target is offering clearance products and promotions of up to 75 percent off on select clothing, furniture, electronics, holiday décor, and more. Consumers can also save up to 50 to 70 percent on bath and bedding.

The savings and values at Toys "R" Us stores will stretch into the New Year. Some of the items that will be available from Dec. 26, 2008, through Jan. 3, 2009, include 75 percent off a 1.60 Scale X-Trek Pro 15' Race Track Set; 60 percent off certain table games; 50 percent off some Hannah Montana Dolls; and 20 percent off all iPod cases and headphones.

You can get a jump on your holiday decorating for next year. Home improvement retailer Home Depot will be offering 50 percent off of all holiday décor beginning December 26.

Barnes & Noble, the nation's largest book retailer, is offering thousands of books at 50 to 90 percent off for its "After Holiday Warehouse Clearance Sale." Discounts are also available on music, DVDs, toys, video games, journals, calendars, and albums.

Starting this Sunday, Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the United States, will introduce additional savings, with new values on select electronic games, $60 savings on select HDTVs, and reduced prices on home and office needs.

KB Toys announced Monday that it will be closing its doors for good and has launched a liquidation sale at all 461 of its KB Toys, KB Toy Outlet, KB Toys Holiday, and KB Toy Works stores. Sales at KB Toys stores will begin at 40 percent off regular prices.

The bath products retailer Bath and Body Works is having an after-holiday sale of up to 50 percent off on products including body lotions, shower gels, hand creams, and fragrances.

Circuit City will see the holiday shopping season extend into January. The electronics retailer will be offering big discounts on televisions, digital cameras, home theater systems, computers, computer accessories, GPS, music, movies, and games, according to company spokesperson Jim Babb.

Kohl's is having a huge clearance of 60 to 80 percent off on men's, women's, and children's clothing.

Even luxury retailer Neiman Marcus will be offering steep discounts with its After Christmas Sale. Shoppers can find sales on women's, men's, and children's designer apparel, as well as designer shoes, handbags, and jewelry. Neiman Marcus will be offering an extra 40 percent off already-reduced prices.

One thing to think about if you decide to hit the stores after Christmas: Many shoppers will be returning merchandise or redeeming gift cards the first few days after Christmas. If you wait until the first full week of January, you 'll be able to choose from the merchandise that people have returned. You'll also avoid those punishing return lines. But you might miss out on the deepest discounts.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/...e-usnews-13903988.html

 

[JohnCU]

i don't wanna spend a day off waiting in line and i don't need anything anyway so y'all have fun :gift:

 

[onlyCOpunk]

Umm, it's referred to as Boxing Day, and Boxing Day sales are the black fridays of the commonwealths since we have no thanksgivings.

This is nothing new and has been around for aaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeees.

 

[Alone]

Boxing Day (is this a Canadian thing?) has always been big around here. I'll be hittin' up some shops.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Hell no, I'm not shopping. Day after is even worse than Black Friday because in addition to dodging asshole shoppers you need to dodge asshole returners.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: onlyCOpunk
Umm, it's referred to as Boxing Day, and Boxing Day sales are the black fridays of the commonwealths since we have no thanksgivings.

This is nothing new and has been around for aaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeees.

we don't have your so-called "Boxing Day" in America. at least i'm not familiar with it except for hearing the term used by Canadians.

 

[CRXican]

I'll be at work

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: onlyCOpunk
Umm, it's referred to as Boxing Day, and Boxing Day sales are the black fridays of the commonwealths since we have no thanksgivings.

This is nothing new and has been around for aaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeees.

we don't have your so-called "Boxing Day" in America. at least i'm not familiar with it except for hearing the term used by Canadians.

Yeah we have no official name for the day, but it's no secret that there are often sales at many stores on Dec 26 - getting rid of winter stock, general year-end sales, and was easily predictable for tomorrow based on the low sales of the season due to the aching economy.

 

[Martin]

Boxing day is a statutory holiday actually. According to this, Americans are working tomorrow - I always assumed they had the 26th off as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H...tates#Federal_holidays

 

[thespeakerbox]

i haven't seen any news of big sales

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: CRXican
I'll be at work

Me too.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
i haven't seen any news of big sales

don't read the article i posted or anything.

 

[Capt Caveman]

There's been pretty much zero advertising by the retailers for tomorrow, so I doubt it'll be anything more than the usual big return/buy stuff day.

I've seen no commercials and in today's paper a few ads but no flyers.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've been needing a haircut for the last few weeks but it's been impossible getting one.

I'm hoping I'll be able to get one as everyone will hopefully be busy returning stuff or buying new stuff, and most hair cuts were probably so they look good in pictures at Christmas so now that Christmas is done the barbers will hopefully not be as busy. (if they're even open boxing day - think they're off)

As for shopping, if I need to buy anything I'll be sure to wait a few weeks.

 

[gorcorps]

I'm going to see Benjamin Button. Hope traffic doesn't blow too much.

 

[jlee]

I'll be working. Maybe I should stop by Kohl's after work and buy a sport jacket..I need one..

 

[LilPima]

I was just planning on going out and using some giftcards I got from work, all this talk of lines and crowds will probably make me avoid going out as much as black friday!

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: CRXican
I'll be at work

Same here

 

[Brainonska511]

The only places I'm going to tomorrow are Fortunoff, so I can get a pin on my new watch moved to make it slightly smaller, and the bank to deposit some checks.

 

[Locut0s]

Boxing day has been a huge thing here in Canada for MANY a year!! Retailers often have their biggest savings of the year on boxing day as they try to make up that last bit of sales for the year and clear out older inventory. It's common for many families to save some or a lot of their Christmas shopping for boxing day just for the big sales. Many a Christmas gift card gets used then too. Many retailers have turned it into "boxing week" like so many other retail holidays. In recent years it's popularity has declined a somewhat it seems. I'll probably go over to futureshop to see what they have one sale, though it will be a f*cking zoo other there.

 

[Strk]

I'll probably swing by Kohl's.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: onlyCOpunk
Umm, it's referred to as Boxing Day, and Boxing Day sales are the black fridays of the commonwealths since we have no thanksgivings.

This is nothing new and has been around for aaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeees.

Not all commonwealth countries, we've got thanks giving here in Canada. Few weeks different than the US date and it's not the HUGE holiday that it is in the US.

 

[rgwalt]

I am going to make a stop at best buy to pick up an item to go with my HP Mini PC (external DVD drive). I also need to go to Williams Sonoma to return a kitchen gift, but I doubt the lines there will be nuts. If I have some time, I may run by BB&B and Target, but we'll see. Either Friday or Saturday I am going to stop by Sportsmans Warehouse and pick up some shotgun ammo before I head back to Texas.

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: CRXican
I'll be at work

Yup. Safe place to be until it's time to go home and get back to drinking.