Its seems that the Black Friday sales have spread north. Canada has now started to buy in to the craziness of the Black Friday sales. This perhaps is due to the spread of more American stores taking over in Canada, most recently being Target.
With the advertisement of so many sales, i started to buy in to the Black Friday hype. Not even a mud slide and massive amounts of traffic could stop me. I was on a mission to get some sales and finish (*start) my Christmas shopping. Easier said than done.
The mall was rammed. There were teeny boppers everywhere. More importantly, the sales sucked. Unless you were interested in getting some sort of electronic device at a store like Walmart or Target, all you were going to get was 10% off your purchase at most. Is this what people are trampling each other for in the United States? Doubt it. This is the cheap knock off of the real Black Friday!
So i left the mall empty handed and was reminded of this amazing thing called Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is the online equivalent to Black Friday. The difference being that the sales are actually good, most places offer free shipping, and you can do it all from the comfort of your own home (sans teeny boppers- unless you live with one).
The sales were so good that some online retailers websites crashed. To my dismay, while finishing a purchase, the Aldo website crashed. A follow up with Aldo's Twitter announced that the site would be back up soon and the sale would be extended an extra 24 hours. It is also important to note that it seems Aldo broke the internet, not Kim Kardashian.
For those of you who are planning on skipping the line on Boxing Day, these are the websites i found with the best sales:
www.aldoshoes.com
www.urbanoutfitters.com
www.asos.com
www.callitspring.com
Cyber Monday: 1
Black Friday: 0
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