黑色星期五的血拼

讀了上一篇文章的購物小貼士，想必你已有扎實的理論基礎，此時你是不是已經對于如何精明地購物成竹在胸了呢？先別急，沒那么簡單。有了理論，接下來就要踩點了！什么時候折扣最低，什么地方東西最便宜，這些你都清楚嗎？快來看看在感恩節后的“黑色星期五”，美國人都去哪里淘那些物美價廉的東西吧！

George (Host): And retailers are holding their breath this weekend hoping the experts are right when they predict a 1)banner holiday shopping season. They’re also taking action; extending Black Friday by opening some stores Thanksgiving night. For all of us buying this year， it might pay to be patient. Good evening， Lindsay.

Lindsay (Reporter): Good evening， George. More than a 150 million people plan on shopping this Black Friday weekend. They’ll be hitting stores like this Best Buy which opens up Friday at midnight. But experts say， before you go， it pays to have a strategy. Wendy Laurens has food， sleeping bags and a tent. All the essentials for a seasoned bargain hunter.

Wendy Laurens: We decided to come early this year， so we can be sure to be the first one get in the door.

喬治（主持人）：對這個周末的到來，零售商們正屏息以待，他們期盼著專家們對這個節日購物季將特別火爆的預測會成真。他們也為此展開了行動：一些分店會在感恩節晚上營業，以延長“黑色星期五”的營業時間。而對于今年決定大購一筆的我們，耐心等候不失為上策。晚上好，林賽。

林賽（記者）：晚上好，喬治。超過1500萬人計劃在這個“黑色星期五”的周末購物。他們會來到像這間在周五凌晨開張的百思買一樣的商鋪，但專家稱，在你去之前，最好制定一個策略。溫迪·勞倫斯準備了食物、睡袋，還有一頂帳篷——一個搜羅便宜貨的老手應該具備的所有裝備。

溫迪·勞倫斯：今年，我們決定早點來，這樣就可以確保我們能第一個進去。

Lindsay: Millions will soon be joining her， hitting the stores early this year on Thanksgiving. Toys ‘R’Us opens at 9 p.m.， Wal-Mart at 10 p.m. and then there’s Macy’s， Kohl’s， Best Buy， and Target—all opening at midnight. So， time for a little strategy. And the biggest advice: sometimes it’s best to hold off. For example， don’t buy toys; they’ll likely have greater discounts later with better buys the first two weeks of December. Hold off on top brand TVs. Black Friday is an excellent time to get a cheap TV but the best deals on brand names come later. And if you’re buying a 2)big-ticket item on sale， don’t buy all the little things that go with it like batteries which often are not on sale at the checkout counter. In fact， you may not even need to go into a store at all.

Dan De Grandpre (CEO of dealnews.com): That’s really the No.1 strategy is to do some of that shopping online before you even wanna go to a store because so many of these stores that have Black Friday 3)doorbusters， will actually have those doorbusters available at the website.

Lindsay: Of course there are things you’ll wanna take advantage of like video games and DVD and Bluray movies which will be deeply discounted through Sunday. And if you are hitting the stores this weekend bring along your smartphone. Apps like RedLaser by eBay allow you to snap a picture of the 4)UPC code on the item. And then it tells you which other stores sell the item for less. If you’re wondering what might possess people to camp outside of a store， well， feast your eyes on this: 42 inch Sharp flat screen TV. It’ll be selling for $200 on Black Friday. It would normally be two or three times that. George. George: That is a big saving. OK， Lindsey， thanks very much.

林賽：幾百萬人很快也會加入她的行列，在今年感恩節早早地去逛那些商鋪。玩具反斗城晚上9點開門，沃爾瑪晚上10點開，接著還有梅西百貨公司、科爾士百貨公司、百思買以及塔吉特——全部都在凌晨開門。所以，就需要有點策略了。一條最重要的建議：有時候要耐住性子。舉個例子，別買玩具。因為玩具在12月的頭兩周里可能會有更低的折扣，那時買會更劃算。……