Black Friday Temptations….I Am So Weak!

November 19, 2007 · Filed Under · Comment 

Rewind, Thanksgiving 2006, there I was checking out all of the ‘Black Friday’ ads in my local newspaper. I am pretty confident that is not what the Pilgrims and Indians had in mind. But being a major bargain shopper, my curiosity was peeked, and the ads section had been calling my name all morning. Family had arrived, turkey was in the oven, drinks were flowing, football was on TV, and there I was with my nose buried in the Best Buy advertisement. So sad, so true.

The Western Digital 250GB External Hard Drive for $69.99 at Best Buy immediately caught my eye. A year ago they typically sold for around $150. This was a great deal! I “needed” one to back up files, pictures, music, etc. So I decided that I would wake up before the rooster and head on down at 5am to see if I could get my hands on one. I show up a little after 5am and the line is all the way around the Best Buy building and down the alley behind the store. At that second, I remember feeling like such a tool that I was so naive to think I could just show up at 5 and meander on into the store and get my hard drive and be back in bed by 5:30am. I also wondered what time the people at the front of the line had gotten there, although their pillows and sleeping bags should have given me a clue. I considered getting in line for a few seconds, but instead made the smart choice and headed home hoping the blankets were still warm.

CAUTION – Black Friday Shopping Tip Ahead

So the weekend after Black Friday I was messing around on ebay, and stumbled across a bunch of my 250GB Western Digital Hard Drives for sale. It then hit me like a ton of bricks, those “fools” in the front of the line at Best Buy were quite the entrepreneurs! They buy a crap load of stuff then turn around and sell it for a profit on ebay. I was able to get my hard drive for $80 due to the increase in supply. I sniped the auction and got a great deal, sorry Susan. Give this technique a shot this year, you may be surprised by the deals you can score on ebay after Black Friday.

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