Happy Thanksgiving! And an even happier Buy Nothing Day tomorrow! If my post with inspirations to spend less this season without feeling deprived hasn’t convinced you to not get trampled down while reaching for a cheap gizmo you don’t need, here are a couple funny links that might save you some money:
>> Slate’s tech writer Farhad Manjoo’s declared that Black Friday Is for Suckers — and put together a list of “netbooks, e-book readers, and other post-Thanksgiving bargains to avoid”:
The biggest worry on Black Friday is that you’ll buy stuff you don’t need. For retailers, that’s the entire point of Black Friday—they’re hoping that, in your quest for bargains, you’ll buy an electric toothbrush or radio-controlled rubber rat just because it’s on sale.
>> Survive Black Friday trampling. Wired’s put together a guide on how not to get trampled on Black Friday. Whatever you do, don’t fall!
Duck your head and shoulders, tighten your tummy muscles, and wrap your arms around your waist like you’re hugging yourself. Think sumo thoughts.
Wouldn’t it be sad to be remembered by your friends as “that blogger who got trampled to death at Wal-Mart”? Easiest way to avoid that fate’s to skip the Black Friday madness altogether. Enjoy your weekend alive!
>> Heading to the Black Friday sales anyway because you can’t stand your family and their global climate change doubting ways? Sierra Club’s put together a Holiday Survival Guide: How to Win Arguments and Influence People. Read up on how to argue with Fox News fan Uncle Bert and other slightly crazy family members.
Having done Black Friday a few times…. I would now prefer to go get a cavity filled than shop the day after Thanksgiving!
Comment by Ben — November 26, 2009 @ 10:37 am
Ha! I think even for people who like to shop, Black Friday can be extremely stressful. It’s still odd to me how many people continue to shop that day though as part of their “holiday tradition” –
Comment by Siel — November 27, 2009 @ 5:15 pm