Well almost a week away from the start on the christmas maddness, what are your plans this year for black friday? are you going to be spending as much as last year given the money situation the world is facing now? if you havnt notice now is the time to shop rather then waiting. stores are making great sales items earlier this year then years past. also what stores do yo plan on hitting up frist? since i work in retail here is my only tips to give to you. first and most improtant is thanksgiving night after you get home or the family leaves get online and print out every black friday ads you need, then go through them all and cicle everything you would want and then rank each store on a numbering system like 1st 2nd 3rd based on what store you need to hit up first. this is very important because most of the good stuff will sell out fast and stores will run out of the good stuff. so getting the gift that is going to sell out first should be #1 priorty. i would say clothes should be at the bottom of the list to get since most stores dont run out of them. the last rule is to be safe and friendly. nothing is worst then to start the holiday season off on the wrong foot. hope this helps some of you out