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Holiday Spending Increases 6% From Last Year, Online Site Saves Consumers Hundreds.


No. 1 Shopping Day of the Year Means More and Deeper Discounts Than Ever From Top-Name Manufacturers and Retailers Nationwide

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 the National Retail Federation, holiday spending is anticipated to increase by 6% this year, exceeding $457 billion. Shoppers looking to wring wring  
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 every last cent of savings out of Black Friday Black Friday, Sept. 24, 1869, in U.S. history, day of financial panic. In 1869 a small group of American financial speculators, including Jay Gould and James Fisk, sought the support of federal officials of the Grant administration in a drive to corner the gold , November 24th -- the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally the biggest, most anticipated shopping day on the calendar - need look no further than www.DealHunting.com.

DealHunting.com features coupons and sales from top e-tailers, such as Amazon, Overstock o·ver·stock  
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, Target, Best Buy, and hundreds more. "DealHunting.com has up-to-date coverage and the latest information," said co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Barry Boone, "In fact, we've already begun collecting information on everything that all the different stores will be presenting for sale on Black Friday."

Last year, an all-time high of more than 75,000 visitors per day found their Black Friday shopping strategies on DealHunting.com, and according to Boone "we are expecting even more than that - we could go as high as 100,000 this year."

Black Friday shoppers not only find more discounts on DealHunting.com, Boone said, but often far deeper ones. "Some of the stores will have sales that only last for a few hours, where some of their merchandise is vastly reduced - in some cases 80-plus-percent off, or even free after rebate. They will offer absolutely fabulous Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks. It was broadcast on the BBC from 1992 to 2005, and is popularly referred to as Ab Fab.  promotions just to get customers into their stores - and we've got them listed."

About DealHunting.com

DealHunting.com, 'Where Deal Hunters Come To Save,' provides a daily shopping list where consumers can go to find a dizzying array of deals and tremendous savings in virtually any product category they can think of. The site regularly lists savings of as much as 80% or more from brand names like JC Penney, Disney, Oriental Trading Co., Brookstone, Wal-Mart, Avon, Toys R Us, Amazon.com, Best Buy, CompUSA, American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses.  and many more.
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