Be the Early Bird
It is understandable that you’re going to eat yourself to sleep on Thanksgiving, but a true Black Friday warrior can fight through the ‘itis’. If you want to really get the bang for your buck, then you must either not go to sleep, or wake up insanely early and hit the stores as close to opening as possible; preferably even before it opens. Most stores have super extra special sales for no more than the first hour or two of the store’s opening – the 70-80% you will save on that expensive electronic item will very generously make up for lack of sleep. Although most stores now practice safe procedures, be very careful about getting trampled on the way in.