We all know by now that Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.  Everyone loves to run around, knock people over and fight for that last Ipod that was on the shelf.  Doesn’t this sound like fun?  Even though people complain about the crowds, they still go out and fight with the crowds.  We’ve made it easier for you today to learn how to score the black friday deals you’ve been looking for.

Know the deals

Before you go out and shop, make sure you know what stores you want to attend.  Make sure you know what time these stores have the sales until and exactly how many items that store will have in stock.  A lot of the times, the ad itself will tell you the quantity for the item.  If it doesn’t list it, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to call up the store.  A good website where you can get the ads ahead of time is
http://www.bfads.net
Shopping online

A lot of the times, you won’t even need to leave your house to get the deal you want.  Some websites offer exclusive web only deals that can only be found on their website.  The trouble is that a lot of people may be fighting for that same deal.  Therefore, this may bog down the server causing it to move relatively slow.

If you do decide to shop online, make sure you check out some online coupon websites.  Not only will you save on black friday but you may be able to save even more with coupon codes.   The easiest way to go about doing this is to simply pop in “your store name coupon codes” on google.  This will then pop up a few websites that have codes for that particular store.

Make a checklist

It’s safe to say that you’re only going to be able to shop at probably three to four stores.  Out of those four, you’re only going to get a few deals.  You’ll know what stores are giving away the best bargains that will go the quickest.  If Best Buy is giving away a laptop for $300 that’s top of the line, you can best bet that it’s going to be gone by the end of the first two minutes.  Other things like clothes, etc may not be gone until the noon deadline.  Use your judgment and decide what is going to go the quickest and shoot for that first.

In the end, we’ll make it easier for you and provide a checklist for the things you should do to avoid the madness and make it easier for you –

Make a checklist of every store you’re going to attend and know how to get there.  Keep this pad in your pocket so you can plan ahead.

Know exactly what products you’re going for.  Don’t shop around once you get there.

Grab the item and run.  If the item is online, remember to check for coupon codes.

Finally, don’t let the crowds stress you out.  Remember that everyone is there to save money like you.  It’s not work and stressing yourself out just causes more trouble.  Focus on your items and bring something like an ipod to wait in lines will always help.