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Will You Be Hitting the Stores This Black Friday? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:01:09 +0000

Today's the big day -- the shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday, the day on which stores around the nation offer door-busting prices so low that otherwise-rational consumers take temporary leave of their senses, shake off their tryptophan haze and rush to the nearest mall at ungodly hours of the night. Or maybe not.

Get Ready for 'Blake Friday' — Win Blake Shelton's New Christmas CD From WYRK

Wendy Lynn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:00:10 +0000

This Friday isn’t just Black Friday, it’s Blake Friday! Tune in to WYRK at 6 a.m. this Friday morning for the Blake Shelton "Cheers, It's Christmas" radio special. You can win a copy of the CD by signing up here.

Black Friday Hours – When is Your Favorite Store Open?

Wendy Lynn — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:17:52 +0000

Last week we heard that Wal-Mart was getting a jump on Black Friday by opening their doors on Thanksgiving night at 8pm. Now others have followed suit. Retailers like Sears and Target have decided to capitalize on the Thursday night shopping hours by opening at 8 or 9 on Thanksgiving night.

Wal-Mart Gets a Jump on Black Friday With Thanksgiving Night Hours, Sales

Wendy Lynn — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:21:48 +0000

This morning listening to Clay and Dale, I heard them mention that some retailers like Wal-Mart are getting a jump on Black Friday this year. Instead of the typical midnight or 3am, 4am start in to the holiday shopping season, they’re opening doors on Thanksgiving night with special sales.

Black Friday 2012 Business Hours in Buffalo

Buffalo Staff — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:00:37 +0000

Even though the weather may be cold, herds of people stay outside waiting in lines for the hottest shopping day of the year to get the best deals and kickstart their holiday shopping. Black Friday 2012 begins sharply at midnight on November 23. Here is some information about business hours on Black Friday at local malls [...]

Six Things I Accomplished In 2011 [VIDEO]

Aaron James — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:45:14 +0000

A new year is almost upon us, it's now just a couple days away, 2011 flew by! Time flies when you're having fun I guess. I started reflecting and thinking about some things that I did or accomplished in the past year. These weren't things that I set out to accomplish this year they are just things that I have wanted to do but in our busy lives they are not always possible to get done. While reading my list, think of some things that you accomplished in the past year...

Fun With Black Friday Shopping [Video]

Brett Alan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:12:23 +0000

Ok…so by this time you may already be sick of holiday shopping. If you’re like the diehard holiday shoppers then you may have already been at it for about a month and a half or more. So this is for those of you who are tired of it. It’s a new game that you can play [...]

Who Will Actually Be Shopping on Black Friday — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:19:13 +0000

Twenty-four percent of Americans plan to brave the crowds and take advantage of seductive Black Friday savings, according to a survey of 1,168 adults by Poll Position. Sixty-four percent of the survey’s respondents said they won’t be spending their day after Thanksgiving shopping, and 11 percent offered no opinion on the question. Whether or not [...]

Christmas Eve Is The New Black Friday

John La Mond — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:29:54 +0000

Had to shoot to the store this morning for a last minute gift. What was I thinking? The Target parking lot was a war zone! Mad drivers and crazed shoppers everywhere. Took me 20 mintues to park. Yikes! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Christmas-Eve-shoppers-may-apf-1647016658.html?x=0

Sour Grapes From A Rookie Black Friday Shopper

Brett Alan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:27:22 +0000

So I finally decided to brave the crowds and try to snatch one of the great deals that I saw in the ad for Black Friday. I only had one item in my sights. I wanted to get a new laptop. My old one had died about a year ago and this deal was pretty [...]

Believe It Or Not, Christmas Is Right Around The Corner

Chris Kissel — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:56:19 +0000

Okay, we still have the long Thanksgiving weekend to enjoy — and the mad rush of Black Friday to survive — before we really get into the season. But because we can barely contain our Christmas spirit, we've created an entire site to get Buffalo a head start in celebrating the merriest of time of the year.

Rush Rush Rush….Thanksgiving Is Thursday!

Brett Alan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:16:52 +0000

I feel very rushed this week. It's not because I've got a huge list of things to do and not enough time to do them (even though that's the case more often than not) but because this year it's like we can't seem to get past Thanksgiving fast enough and move on to Christmas.