I’ve shopped during Black Friday on occasion. But I have never stood in front of a yet-to-open store on Black Friday except for the three or four years I had that story assignment as a newspaper reporter. (One year, rumors went around the shopping crowd in Port Clinton, Ohio, that I was a Wal-Mart employee [...]

Shawna from Monroe Parenting really is out among the Black Friday crowds. (See my earlier post: Bloggers’ advice on Black Friday.)
Shawna has been checking in via telephone with Stephanie, who is making blog posts at Behind the Headlines. See Dispatches from the Front Lines and the follow-up posts.

As promised (!) Shawna at Monroe Parenting shares her tips on Black Friday shopping in Monroe!
I also received a newsletter article this morning on how to make the most of your electronic wish list on Black Friday. It’s the 2007 Black Friday Buying Guide for Electronics and Gadgets at American Consumer News.

And now we come upon the week in which there is Black Friday: the day after Thanksgiving in which shoppers expect great deals on Christmas gifts and will stand in line for possibly hours to snag one of those door-buster deals.
But here’s something you might not expect from a budget blogger: I’m not a Black [...]