Holiday Shopping

Okay, so yeah, everybody knows how I work at Ann Taylor. We actually had our holiday meeting last night, and everyone was dreading the mall opening at 5am on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), and we were all grumbling about how ridiculous the whole thing is. So, I was online today, and saw this website called Black-Friday.net black friday ads It's pretty interesting. People don't realize how the internet helps with shopping and avoiding lines and crazy holiday shoppers. They have links to many stores (such as Lane Bryant http://www.black-friday.net/ad/lanebryant-black-friday.html , a store my mom loves to shop), and they even give you email notifications for special promotions and ads that are published online for the major American shopping day. It's cool because they offer promotions and codes for discounts to many of the stores they have on the site. Another cool feature is that you can shop by store, or you can shop by category, which helps in finding good deals. I wanted to buy a new mp3 player, and I went on this site, and they actually had a discount for the Apple Store- free shipping on purchases of $50 or more. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?cid=AOS-US-AFFC-GEN&aosid=p201&cjid=10479696-1234320-&AID=10479696&PID=1234320 People don't realize how shipping can be a major deterrent to ordering online. I learned this from Ann Taylor. You can buy a shirt for $30, and the shipping is $7.50 for just standard ground- that could stink! They also have more info on mp3 players and promotions going on. It's really helpful! Check out the website for yourself, and let me know what you think!