Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Oh My!

Thanksgiving is officially over with the exception of all those leftovers in my fridge.  I managed to eat turkey and dressing for like six consecutive meals before the sight of it all turned me green.  Last night I had salad.  It was a pretty boring salad and it was just what I needed.

Tis the Season

Now on to another type of overload: shopping!  That's right it isn't even December yet, but according to the news we better do all our shopping by the close of business Monday or we will just end up paying too much for gifts no one really needs anyway.  Don't be that person.  As it stands you have already missed out on two of these gargantuan sale days. First there was Black Friday the day we trample our fellow man after waiting in line for hours in order to get a 60" flat screen for half of it's usual price only to realize they only had two in stock and you just weren't fast enough because you had that extra helping of turkey and dressing (damn, tryptophan!). Then we are on to the new fad of Small-Business Saturday, an altruistic experience indeed compared to the day before.  I am all for helping out the small-business owner, especially when AmEx is giving me $25 to do so.  Tomorrow we get to experience Cyber-Monday.  Time to get on Amazon and refresh your screen every two seconds.

I've never been this happy shopping

For those of you who haven't completed your shopping I have noticed one or two deals that I thought I would share:

Frontgate:  Spend $100 or more and get $100 off.  http://www.frontgate.com/  Use code XXW62446 good through 11/26/12  You can find lots of really nice items for your home or garden. If you shop just right you can get some items for almost nothing.  Now that is a deal!

Etsy: Type "Cyber Monday" into the search box for lots of great deals.  http://www.etsy.com Etsy is a great way to support the small-business owner/artisan.  Tons of unique items you can't find in any store.

Amazon:  You never know what they will offer, but the deals are always pretty good http://www.amazon.com

Land's End: 30% off everything and free shipping on orders over $50 http://www.landsend.com/

Gap/Banana Republic/Old Navy:  30% off everything http://www.gap.com/

L'Occitane: Stocking stuffers: buy 2, get 1 free: http://usa.loccitane.com  If you've never shopped at L'Occitane they sell very luxurious bath products.  This is where you buy your mom something.  At least this is where I do.

And don't forget, you should almost never have to pay for shipping. Before you buy, Google the name of the store where you are shopping and then add "free shipping codes"  ex: "Gap Free Shipping Codes".  Usually sites like retailmenot come up and show you if there are any current offers.

Well, that should get your started.  Happy shopping and if all fails, buy gift cards.