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Finding Black Friday 2009 ads online

October 30, 4:40 AMLittle Rock Internet ExaminerDonna Porter
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It’s time to start viewing Black Friday 2009 ads for many a serious holiday shopper and Little Rock Black Friday sales hunters are no exception.

Veteran online consumers and CyberMonday fans will not find many worthwhile new sites for Black Friday 2009 sales, be they “secret,” leaked or well-known advertisements. Most of those announced this year have little that is new or better to offer in the way of coupons, codes, shopping tips or vendor ads. (Don't forget to check out the Examiner.com Gift Guide.)

Yet, there are a few tips to make the most out of bargain hunting online and off this year. While the popular Black Friday 2009 ad sites are listed below, remember to check a few other venues this year:


Twitter may be very suitable to find the best price on goods. Use the social networking site for consumerism at your own risk though as spam links will prevail.

First, check to see if your favorite site maintains a Black Friday sales feed and “follow” their account for updates or simply search product sales and hot specials via Twitter search or a site like Twazzup using appropriate keywords.


Sales hungry shoppers willing to take the time may want to check the topic regularly for chatter on Black Friday secret sales or regional specials. On Twitter, searches can be confined to specific location or radius within Little Rock, Arkansas or otherwise.


Another useful way to find Black Friday 2009 ads for Little Rock and beyond is to use Google Alerts. Set the keywords to include the following terms and data: Black Friday, the desired location and preferred merchant and/or product. Other data may be added.


Set up more than one Google Alert with varying combinations and varying levels of specificity for best results. Optimally subscribe to the Google Alerts via an RSS feed rather than by email to avoid inbox overload.


Example:
Black Friday sale Xbox
Black Friday ads Target coupon
Black Friday North Little Rock


Tip: Use the search term “better than” when comparison pricing for potentially useful results (e.g. Xbox price better than Walmart)


Given the economy, prices on standard holiday fare (electronics, small appliances, clothing, computers, gaming consoles etc.) will be quite competitive, so the first great sounding sale delivered to one’s email inbox may not be the best.

It is predictable that many prices will lower after the Black Friday sales weekend so it is not usually worth bodily injury to grab the last HDTV at Walmart or Target for under $400.

Finding Black Friday Sales Ads 2009

These sites are frequent favorites of consumers:


Black Friday Ads – The Official Black Friday 2009 Website
http://bfads.net/
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ncludes message board, flyers, ad scan, Twitter and Facebook integration

BlackFriday.info

http://www.blackfriday.info/sales/
Easily view ads by store or category

2009BlackFridayAds.com
http://www.2009blackfridayads.com/
“See the ads before they come out”

GottaDeal.com
http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com/
Over 1 million posts and 177,000 members strong

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