WHAT HEELS: Caveat Emptor
If you’re tempted to haul yourself out of bed in the middle of the night and stand on line to be amongst the first Black Friday shoppers to burst through the doors of a big box store to snag what you think is the bargain of the century, CNNMoney.com advises that you take another look at the advertising circular – with a magnifying glass:
Look at the fine print that appears next to an advertised "doorbuster deal" at the bottom of the page in this year's circulars.
It will either say "While supplies last," "Minimum 2 per store," "No rainchecks" or "All items are available in limited quantities."
A quick scan through a few of this year's Black Friday circulars show quantities as low as a "minimum of 5 per store" on some models of large plasma and HDTVs and popular brands of home appliances such as a washer-dryer pair.
Some retailers will be offering even better bargains later in the season, reports The New York Times, so don’t get all farklempt if your store runs out of a doorbuster.
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