Time is near, Black Friday is just one week away! Black Friday this year will be on Friday the 23rd. Be alert and ready for this great sale so that you do not miss out. Plan ahead. We don’t want you to burn your wallet buying lots of cheap but useless stuff.

Wake up Early
On this day of Black Friday, most major stores and retailers open extremely early, in most cases at 4am or even earlier. Many people are aware of this special day and hence they will try to be up as early as possible to get the commodities they want before they are sold out.
By going for the shopping early enough, you will be in a position to drive smoothly to and from the stores. You will hence do your shopping comfortably and drive back without a hitch. The gas spent in the traffic jam is a lot and you do not want to be among the numerous shoppers who will be caught in the jam on this busy shopping day.

Check the Shops In Advance
The retailers who are ready to sell out their stuff at discounted prices advertise on their website and many deal sites such as GoGoShopper.com so that customers can be aware of the things that are on sale. You should check what’s on sale in your favorite shop on that day. Buying from the shops near you is more economical than driving to retailers out of your locality.

List The Things You want
Buying things on this day can be tricky because you may spend more than what you had planned for, and eventually forget what was more important for you. You should therefore make a list of all the things that you will need to buy starting with the most important, and the ones that you can do away with if you run out of cash should be among the last ones on your list. Stick to the list, as the many and tempting things on sale on this day will make you do impulse buying.

Buy In Bulk
Most of the products in the market are cheaper when bought in bulk. You should hence plan to buy enough to take you for a few months, and benefit from the low cost that they will be sold at. Another advantage of buying in bulk is that you will be offered free shipping to your residence.

Sign Up For e-Mail Alerts
If you like to shop at any particular store, you should sign up their email newsletter buy visiting their website. I know everybody hates spam emails. But after the holiday, you can unsubscribe the email list easily.

Deals for Special People
Some companies offer deals to particular categories of people and if by good luck you are in that category you will benefit from the offers from such companies. In this year for example, Apple store is offering up to $200 off on their products for students and teachers.

Shop Online
Some companies have offers where when you purchase things that exceed a given amount of money you get free delivery right at your door step. In this case you will not have to go physically to the shops to do the buying. All you have to do is simply wait for the delivery and counter check if everything is as ordered. You will not have to spend on gas and this will also save you a lot of time.

Cyber Monday is the day for numerous online deals. Buyers also benefit from coupon codes. On 2012, the Cyber Monday sales will be on Monday, November the 26th. If you missed the 2011 Cyber Monday Deals, then this is the time to get ready for this year’s sales. There are a lot of promotions that will be going on and you should take advantage of them to save your money. If you plan to shop online, Cyber Monday deals are as good as Black Friday deals.

Reduced Rates on Services Too
Some companies will take advantage on this month and offer deals so as to get many clients to subscribe with them. For instant if you have kids that need to be taken care of, you can get up to 50% off when you do a subscription on this month. The quality of the services will be as perfect as always and you can negotiate on better deals even after the cyber Monday Sale is over.

There are many other ways that you can check and take advantage of to ensure that you save as much as you can, during this time of the great sale. All you have to do is to stay alert on that very special day.