Comments on: Frugal Friday 30: Pre-Black Friday Sales

By: Bleak Sales Mean Big Savings for You

Bleak Sales Mean Big Savings for You — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:19:27 +0000

[...] that Christmas decorations were on sale well before Christmas this year? And what about the Wal-Mart sales that were advertised before Black [...]

By: Tiffanie

Tiffanie — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:59:41 +0000

Acer is not a good computer at all!! I had one and it was worthless! Just wanted to let you know before you put your hard earned money into it! Hubby (who is a web developer/computer geek) agrees!

By: Helene

Helene — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:00:54 +0000

I still use a desktop too. Since I have young children, it is much easier for them to damage a laptop than a desktop.

As for the Acer that is on sale, you should see what the specs are before you run out and buy it. WalMart usually offers bottom of the line computer technology, so do some research. For example, for Windows Vista it is highly recommended to have at least 2G of ram, but when my husband was looking at laptops, most only offered 512 mb or 1G, which is one quarter to HALF the recommended amount. Most cheap laptops are configured at the minimum requirements and that can lead to sluggish performance.

I’m not surprised about WalMart. The more sales they have, the more people buy. That is why retailers keep pushing the Christmas season further and further back.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:57:16 +0000

Black Friday schmack schiday. Nothing is thriftier than avoiding it all and observing “Buy Nothing Day”

By: Kallie

Kallie — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:27:28 +0000

I think it’s a great idea for selfish reasons. I hate large crowds and will only go shopping the day after Thanksgiving if it were a screamin deal. I am always looking for a deal, this way I can look for a deal every day until Thanksgiving.

By: mom_of_14

mom_of_14 — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:28:50 +0000

i think it’s a wonderful idea. i would think that it would help to keep sales up adn steady rather than a large spurt only after thanksgiving. it’s a real perk to be able to shop for the great deals when the crowdds are at a minimum. will you be keeping us posted on upcoming deals?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:05:55 +0000

I think this is quite interesting. I wonder if this will really boost their sales any.

By: Balance In Diet » Sorry for the Delay

Balance In Diet » Sorry for the Delay — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:56:29 +0000

[...] post delay. Our family took a spur of the moment trip to Florida. And as I just confessed to my Thrifty Mommy readers, I usually work from a desktop computer. [...]