Today is the day after
Thanksgiving in the U.S. It’s called
Black Friday and marks either the biggest shopping day of the year or the one day of the year when there’s
no shopping depending on your point of view.
In Canada, December 1 is the day that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season. (Coincidentally it falls on
Cyber Monday this year.)
With the current state of the economy, I’ve been contacted by a number of companies south of the border asking me to promote their sales.
As for me, I’m not changing my habits this year. I believe shopping will help stimulate the economy and I’ve been doing my fair share lately (stay tuned). As usual, I’ll focus my spending in Canada – that doesn’t mean I won’t be purchasing from U.S.-owned retailers — it means I prefer to do so here. I don’t have any plans to shop today but if I wanted a new
computer I would.
Anyway, enough about me. I want to know about you. Will you be searching for deals today? Do you prefer to shop at home or spend your money south of the border? When do you start shopping for the holidays? Let’s get the discussion going.
A second post about holiday shopping is a second post featuring the Star’s Holiday Gift Guide and Jennifer Wilson’s Yes, there’s an app for that where yours’ truly was interviewed once again.
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