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Do you shop the post-Thanksgiving sales in stores or online?”

Asked by The Work It, Mom! Team on 24th November 2007

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I think online shopping best for time saving and money.
check out http://oxyshopping.com

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Ritu on 27th September 2008
In person. I hate shopping online since you can't see and touch what you're buying... Besides, I love the excitement of getting out into the stores, shopping with friends, finding bargains... And I never seem to find prices on the internet that compare - especially when you add in shipping costs.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Deb - Mom of 3 Girls on 28th November 2007
The only shopping I do online is for my husband he is a Seattle Seahawks fan and us living in VA it's a must!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kim Begnaud on 26th November 2007
Shopping makes me break out in a cold sweat. Can't stand it so the thought of going when EVERYONE is there would just kill me. Ugh. Even grocery shopping puts me in a stupor. Once in my life I wanted to go shopping. I walked to the department store down the street, perused the isles, filled a cart and walked out because I was so done. That was fun! I'm also good at online shopping and leaving the cart full but not buying. What's up with that?!!? We go to the craft co-op on black Friday and do whatever shopping is left there, buying wooden spoons and jewelery made of sea glass and that sort of thing. Our own backyard Etsy.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mandy Nelson - Dandysound on 26th November 2007
I split my holiday shopping between online and in stores. But the rest of the year, shopping for myself and my family, it's 90% online. I guess we Work It, Mom! moms are atypical in that we tend to favor the online route. I open my local newspaper and see report after report about local shoppers going nuts at the big box stores and at the mall. Who ARE these people?! I went along to the mall on Friday, I'll admit it, just to see what the fuss was about. Ugh. Nasty. I'm a devoted online shopper and every time I go to the mall I come home thinking: why did I bother?! Two exceptions: supermarket shopping and Target - my guilty pleasure.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Diane on 26th November 2007
I don't shop on the day after thanksgiving. I do holiday shop online for some gifts though. I try to have all of my holiday shopping done by December 1st though. I think if I waited to do all my shopping after Thanksgiving I'd go insane. LOL

Flag as inappropriate Posted by KathyHowe on 25th November 2007
Wow. I have a lot to learn about online shopping, that's clear! I do about 2% of my shopping online. But then, like Olive, I've mostly done mine. I HATE shopping in December, when the stores are so very hectic. In other months, spending time, lingering, touching stuff... I enjoy the hands-on reality of in-store shopping.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by MaryP on 25th November 2007
I do 90% of my shopping on-line.
With the outrageous gas prices, traffic, jammed crammed malls - and the fact I live in Los Angeles… need I say more?
You can get some fabulous deals on-line using coupon codes, cash back and free shipping.
I check BensBargains several times a day for offers. I use FatWallet (there are other similar) for cash back and coupon codes.
Keeps me from losing my very last marble…

Flag as inappropriate Posted by BeadSpinner on 25th November 2007
There is NO discount that has ever tempted me to go to a store. I have checked for online specials in the past..but usually by now, I"m mostly done with holiday shopping.
I would rather pay more than participate in black friday, saturday sunday....

Flag as inappropriate Posted by OliveMartini on 24th November 2007
I do all my shopping online and have for years! I have never really understood the appeal of crowded stores, screaming children and items you could have paid less for (including shipping) on the Internet. However, I also worked in retail for years, so I may be biased! :-)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Sharkeysday on 24th November 2007