Black Friday Shopping

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Outrageous and Excessive Holiday Deals (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 12.04.2009 | Green

Read More: American Consumerism, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Unneccesary Products, Consumer Goods, Slidepoll, Waste, Green News, Trash, Green News

A big part of the enticement of holiday shopping is getting "deals." Here at HuffPost Green, we think that the frenzy around Black Friday and holiday...

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Black Friday Shoppers Run Wild In Wal-Mart (VIDEO)

Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Crazy Shoppers, Black Friday Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, Wal Mart, Black Friday, Wal-Mart, Business News

Unlike 2008, when a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death in Valley Stream, New York, there have been no reported deaths this year associated with B...

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WATCH: The Biggest Shopping Day Of The Year In One Minute

Lee Camp | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Black Friday Deals, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Shopping, Business News

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Avoid The Frenzy And Epic Lines: The Season's Luxe Indulgences

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 11.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Gift Guide, Holiday, Philosophy, Amazing Grace, Bath and Body Works, Perfume, Cyber Monday, Lotions, Black Friday Shopping, Martha Stewart, Aveda, Orlane, Style News

Personally, I'd rather set my hair on fire with an acetylene torch than hit department stores in the wee hours of the morning. I plan on avoiding vertigo and panic attacks by doing all my holiday shopping online

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Black Friday Report From Silicon Valley: Stores Jammed At 5 A.M.

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Fears, Black Friday Deals, Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Business News

I consider myself an experienced Black Friday shopper, having gotten up at 4 am the day after Thanksgiving for years to shop the bargains. But I have never seen a Black Friday like the one today.

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Black Friday 2009: Tech Tools To Help You Shop

nytimes.com | JENNA WORTHAM | Posted 11.25.2009 | Technology

Read More: Black Friday Deals, Black Friday Sales 2009, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday Deals 2009, Black Friday Sales, Black Friday, Technology News

I agreed to help map out plans to score some sweet deals come Friday. And as it turns out, there are a bevy of tech tools to help make the Black Frida...

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Braving Black Friday: Risking Life And Limb For A Deal?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Black Friday Online Sales, Living News, Black Friday Shopping, Featured Contributor, Black Friday, Dr. Judith Rich, Black Friday Deals, Adbusters, Black Friday Sales 2009, Huffington Post, Buy Nothing Day, Thanksgiving, Living News

With Black Friday shopping now a national sport, will most shoppers come away having bagged those great "doorbuster" deals? Probably not and here's why.

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The CRAZIEST Black Friday Mob Scenes (VIDEO, POLL)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Wal-Mart Stampede, Slidepoll, Walmart Death, Black Friday Stampede, Walmart Stampede, Black Friday 2009, Business News

The spectacle of Black Friday -- the day when consumers anxiously amass in poorly managed crowds outside chain stores to vie for discounted laptops, v...

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Stuffing: The Real Value Of Thanksgiving

Michelle Howard | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Giving Thanks, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Traditions, Consumption, Thanksgiving Commentary, Stuffing, Gratitude, Thanksgiving Tips, Living News

Thanksgiving does not seem to fuel the eternal combustion engines of American consumption in the way other holidays do, though we may consume a month's worth of calories in one meal.

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Cindy Crawford, Kimora Lee Simmons Will Wake You Up On Black Friday

StyleList.com | Lisa Marsh | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style

Read More: JCPenney Wake-Up Call, Black Friday Shopping, Kimora Lee Simmons Wake-Up Call, Black Friday, Cindy Crawford Wake-Up Call, Style News

Perhaps a wake-up call from Cindy Crawford, Kimora Lee Simmons or members of Rascal Flatts will get you moving. JCPenney, which opens at 4 am this ...

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JCPenney Describes Sale as "Doorbuster!"

Lisa Wade | Posted 01.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Wal-Mart Death, Walmart, Shopping, Economy, Holiday Season Commentary, Wal-Mart Stampede, J.C. Penney, Walmart Stampede, Feeding Frenzy, Capitalism, Wal-Mart, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Walmart Death, Consumers, Style News

There is something truly amazing about a sign touting "Doorbuster!" sales that shows how quickly we forget, how callous we can be, and the level of incompetence at JCPenney.

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"Fundamentalist Consumerism" Kills Us Quickly and Slowly

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 01.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Fundamentalism, Depression, Consumerism, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Emotional Problems, Psychiary, Spirituality, Wal-Mart, Living News

All fundamentalists decry, deny, or ignore the multiple dimensions of life that fall outside their particular theologies and ideologies. Fundamentalist consumerists could not care less about workers' rights, human-scale business, and environmental sanity.

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Changing the Present

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

Is anyone else having trouble shopping for the holidays this year? I sure am. I'm finding that I cannot buy things. I'm definitely in the spirit of the season, but things just aren't cutting it.

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What's The Matter With Us?

Crystal Smith | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Money, Black Friday Shopping, Holiday Stress, Economy, Christmas, Money Worries, Money Woes, Economic Woes, Economic Stress, Money Stress, Economic Crisis, Style News

Are we that stressed, and stretched, that we could be so barbaric as to trample over a helpless human being just to save a dollar? Why? What's the purpose?

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Black Friday Sales Up, But Not A Good Barometer

CNNMoney.com | Paul R. La Monica | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

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Happy Cyber Monday! If the crowds on Black Friday were any indication, it looks like consumers will be busy surfing the Web for deep discounts as well...

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What Recession?

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 01.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession, Target, Rampant Consumerism, Costco, Best Buy, Holiday Spending, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Business News

Who are all these people forking over piles of green? Aren't they aware that the economy is in the sump?

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Cyber Monday

August J. Pollak | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cyber Monday, Black Friday Shopping, Shopping, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Cartoons, Political Cartoons, Politics News

Respecting a holiday with ancient traditions dating as far back as 2005.

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Stampedes, Shootings and Bargains

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 12.31.2008 | Style

Read More: India, Christmas Shopping, America, Fox News Channel, Economy, Terrorism, Conspicuous Consumption, Shopping, Crazed Shoppers, Wal-Mart, Gluttony, Death at Wal-Mart, Black Friday Shopping, Hoarding, Style News

This morning the news features stories of a stressed economy, but that takes second place to the smashing in of a Wal-Mart door by gluttonous Americans seeking deals on X-Box toys.

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Many Retailers See Modest Crowds, Cautious Shoppers On Black Friday

The Boston Globe | Nicole C. Wong and Jenn Abelson | Posted 12.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Black Friday Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Shopping, Black Friday, Consumers, US Economy, Business News

Stores across the region opened their doors before dawn yesterday with mixed results: Deals on electronics apparently drew avid shoppers, especially a...

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Black Friday versus Green Retailing

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Black Friday, Dematerialization, Green Shopping, Green Living, Online Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Zoomii, Green News

We all want good selection, good quality, and more and more, green goods at a good price. Somebody is bound to make it happen. And soon enough, hopefully, to make the next Black Friday a little greener.

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Black Family Black Friday

Liz Black | Posted 12.28.2008 | Style

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Insanity, Shopping, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fashion, Christmas Shopping, Holiday Sales, Thanksgiving Commentary, Style News

For every Thanksgiving day that I've stuffed my face, there has been a five am wake-up call provided by my mother in order to begin the wonderfully stressful day of Black Friday shopping.

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Black Friday Online Retailers Ramp Up The Deals

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers into buyers during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend and "C...

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday... Now "Green Tuesday?"

HuffPost | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Shopping, Black Friday, Green Living, Green Tuesday, Black Friday Deals, Green News

It wouldn't be very green to follow up your sustainable Thanksgiving with a trip in the SUV to a big box store for the Black Friday deals. What's a ...

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Black Friday Deals Could Lure Shoppers Back Online

Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Black Friday Shopping, Holiday Shopping, Economy, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Consumer Confidence, Personal Finance, Black Friday Ads, Business News

In a year with plunging consumer confidence and investments gone sour, it's hard to know what to expect of Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving ...

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Black Friday Chopping Block: If The Shopping Is Weak, These 10 Companies Won't Survive

247wallst.com | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, Black Friday Shopping, Economy, Black Friday, Black Friday Deals, Financial Crisis, Black Friday Sales, Business News

A year ago, not many people would have thought Circuit City would be in bankruptcy now. Linens 'n Things, Mervyn's, Whitehall Jewelers and Steve & Bar...

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