SHOPPING ADVICE: BEWARE.Byline: -- Julia M. Scott With so many sales and discounted items on 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 , be careful not to fall into the mind-set that everything is a steal. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , beware be·ware v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares v.tr. To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" Shakespeare. v. of the nondeal. ``Just because something is advertised as discounted or on sale doesn't mean it's a good deal, even on Black Friday,'' said Edgar Dworsky, a former Massachusetts assistant attorney general and founder of the consumer Web site www.consumerworld.org. ``You have to do homework to make sure.'' If you have a spending limit or thrive on getting a deal, here are tips from Dworsky and the National Retail Federation on how to get the best price: Use the Internet to check how much an item is selling for at various retailers. Look for items that are on sale, have a rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. , and that you have a coupon for. If you want to catch ``door buster'' specials, get there super-early because the better ones sell out quickly. Look for Black Friday specials on retailers' Web sites. For higher-price gifts, ask if the item is going on sale soon. Often they'll give you the lower price. If you see something you like that is not on sale, watch for discounts later in the season. If an item you recently purchased goes on sale soon after you bought it, take your receipt to the store and ask the retailers to honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. the sale price. |
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