Black Friday 2017: Your Best Bargain Bet Might Be a TV
- 6 years ago
Black Friday 2017: Your Best Bargain Bet Might Be a TV
Retailers — both online and brick-and-mortar — are increasingly offering deals days or even weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, and consumers have learned
that the best prices on some items come later in the holiday season.
This weekend’s Black Friday deals could make it possible to buy a high-quality TV at a big discount — 15 percent to 30 percent, in some cases.
Most Americans plan to spend the same on their holiday shopping as last year, or less, according to the survey; only 12 percent plan to spend more.
who has spent years studying line behavior — he’s known as Dr. Queue in academic circles — said
that the enthusiasm for Black Friday lines “makes sense, in some weird way
Still, two-thirds of Americans plan to shop over the long Thanksgiving weekend, according to SurveyMonkey,
and nearly a quarter plan to do all or most of their holiday shopping in that period.
A separate survey conducted for this month by the online polling firm SurveyMonkey likewise found
that confidence was high and stable — neither survey has moved much in response to political turmoil in Washington or crises overseas.
Retailers — both online and brick-and-mortar — are increasingly offering deals days or even weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, and consumers have learned
that the best prices on some items come later in the holiday season.
This weekend’s Black Friday deals could make it possible to buy a high-quality TV at a big discount — 15 percent to 30 percent, in some cases.
Most Americans plan to spend the same on their holiday shopping as last year, or less, according to the survey; only 12 percent plan to spend more.
who has spent years studying line behavior — he’s known as Dr. Queue in academic circles — said
that the enthusiasm for Black Friday lines “makes sense, in some weird way
Still, two-thirds of Americans plan to shop over the long Thanksgiving weekend, according to SurveyMonkey,
and nearly a quarter plan to do all or most of their holiday shopping in that period.
A separate survey conducted for this month by the online polling firm SurveyMonkey likewise found
that confidence was high and stable — neither survey has moved much in response to political turmoil in Washington or crises overseas.