Black Friday to Cyber Monday: The New American Holidays

Type the words “black friday” into google or bing  or twitter and see how many millions of hits you get. Which are the best? I prefer a few major sites:

• blackfriday.info
• blackfriday.com
• bf.net
• theblackfriday.com

Unless you’re in some sort of a media-blocking coma (in which case you’re not reading this) you’re being TMI’d with Black Friday promos:

• Amazon.com has announced this is deals week
• Apple’s ad has been leaked (hasn’t everyone’s ad been leaked? Who’s doing the leaking?)
• iPhone has new apps to help with Black Friday shopping
• Kohl’s is allowing customers to make a pre-BF shopping list and 4am opening
• QVC is promising deals to keep viewers locked to their television screens (Moi likes this idea: the deals come to Moi!)
• Target is promoting a two-day BF sale with 5am door-buster deals
• every national and local paper and news broadcast is providing shopping tips, websites, deal-breaking news to keep viewers on edge and frenzied
• stores are announcing new security strategies to prevent tragedies like that in 2008

What does Moi plan for Black Friday? Maybe a stroll down to Columbus Circle with a Starbucks chai tea latte to see what’s on sale at Williams-Sonoma after Thanksgiving. Wander across the street to Best Buy to check out whether iPhone has finally invented a retractable headset. Drift on down to Bed Bath and Beyond to check on a few items on Santa’s list.

But if there’s a crowd, I’m not going in. I’ll drift on home (with another Starbucks tall skim chai, extra-hot, extra-water latte to sustain me), haul out the turkey left-overs, maybe a glass of champage, and become best buds with my DVR. Maybe drag my laptop over to the couch. Cuddle up with the pup while TBG works (sorry, TBG!) I’m shopping smart this year… I’m waiting for Cyber Monday!