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Black Friday Survival Guide with Seattle’s Best Coffee

November 14, 2014 Amy 28 Comments

I have been provided with a gift set to sample from Seattle’s Best Coffee to bring you ways to survive black Friday. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this article are my own.

Black Friday is the official start to the Holiday season. The term is considered to be the first day companies go from being in the red to switching to black on the books and making a profit. Companies want you in their stores and your dollars in their hands. There is no better way to get you there then offering amazing prices and deals to entice you into their store. But if you are a savvy shopper you need to be prepared to know what is not only a good deal, but the best deal. Sign up with Seattle’s Best Coffee Doorbuster Deals to help you get the best deals this holiday.

Research Deals

The first and most important step is to research what you are going to buy and which stores have the best price. With many stores matching prices these days if you have the ad you can do all your shopping at one store, but you need to be extremely prepared. My sister in law, Melissa, was the queen of Black Friday shopping. She would spend weeks before making lists, checking them twice. She made sure she was getting the best deal and the best price.

Have a Game Plan

Many stores are open on Thanksgiving Day. Be sure to get some rest on Thanksgiving Day if you are planning on heading out that evening. Don’t go in alone. Since many stores with great deals will have tons of other crazy people wanting the same product, divide and conquer. Shopping with friends and family to maximize store coverage. Send one person to one department and another person to a different department. Keep in contact with your cell phones with texting to coordinate purchases. Plan your route to the stores by when they open to get the best deals.

Seattle’s Best Coffee Can Help

Since you need to be alert and awake to hit those midnight deals, you may need a cup or two of coffee to keep you going to reach the 6 am deals in the morning.  Seattle’s Best would love to help you stay alert and awake for Black Friday with the Black Friday Power Up kit. I am partnering with them to bring you a Keurig machine that comes with 3 boxes of K cups, an awesome cell phone charger and a $5 gift certificate to Burger King. Make cups of coffee and use the red tumbler to keep your coffee warm before you hit the road Thursday evening or Friday morning, to be on your A game for shopping. Since you will need to be texting and looking on line for the best deals, your phone battery may run out of juice. You can use the Seattle’s Best cell phone charger to stay on top of all the deals. I have used it and the charger can fully charge two cell phones. Get some breakfast at Burger King and you will never need to get out of your car.

Sign up with Seattle’s Best Doorbuster deals to receive amazing deals this holiday season and the chance to win one of hundreds of holiday Doorbuster giveaways. Doorbuster deals will on be available for a short period of time through out the month. Stay in touch with Seattle’s Best Coffee through their Facebook Page, Twitter Account and Instagram to see when the deals go live. You don’t want to miss these Doorbuster Deals.

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Comments

  1. Cris says

    November 14, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Going to the outlets to shop for Christmas gifts!

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  2. Teia Collier says

    November 14, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    Checking sale ads and making my list — we will probably be doing lots of cyber shopping this year 🙂

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  3. Tammy says

    November 14, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    I don’t have a specific plan as of yet, but coffee oh yes it is always part of the plan. Thank you for offering.

    Reply
  4. Kerri S says

    November 15, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Black Friday is STILL braving ifyou do it at home online and you STILL need coffee!

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  5. Cheryl says

    November 15, 2014 at 9:19 am

    Outlet malls. Need I say more.

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  6. Courtney h says

    November 15, 2014 at 9:49 am

    maybe best buy

    Reply
  7. Lynn says

    November 15, 2014 at 11:01 am

    I could still use a good cup of coffee while doing all of my online shopping!

    Reply
  8. AlexisB says

    November 15, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    Probably just the good ole Walmart! I’m also doing Cyber Monday!

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  9. Cheryl Martinez says

    November 17, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Maybe hit up walmart nd best buy.

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  10. Julie says

    November 17, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    Going to try and go to either Target or Toys R Us. They are close to each other….or maybe go to both! 🙂 Julie [email protected]

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  11. latanya says

    November 18, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    walmart

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  12. Marilyn Nawara says

    November 18, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    I’m not going out shopping on Black Friday — but, I’m going to look for some internet bargains.

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  13. Mayela says

    November 18, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    Walmart 🙂

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  14. Leigh Anne Borders says

    November 18, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    Outlet malls are my favorite place to go for Black Friday!

    Reply
  15. Lilyana Cruz says

    November 18, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    Walmart in the Black Friday! and Cyber Monday

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  16. Holly Marie says

    November 18, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Target!

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  17. paula s says

    November 18, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    Im crazy I know but have kids so Toys R US. wish me luck lol

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  18. rachel jenkins says

    November 19, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    Khols definitley

    Reply
  19. Cass Sudduth says

    November 20, 2014 at 7:37 am

    I’m going to stay home this year since it is a special birthday for my boyfriend (50th) but I will go on line and shop sometime during the day.

    Reply
  20. Alexa Cohen says

    November 20, 2014 at 10:06 am

    i’m going to kohls and walmart!

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  21. Robert says

    November 20, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I’m not braving any store. I’m staying home and waiting for cyber monday.

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  22. Heather Dawn says

    November 21, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    I’m too pregnant to brave the stores lol. My loving hubby is going to Walmart, though.

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  23. kelly mcgrew says

    November 22, 2014 at 10:53 pm

    five below!

    Reply
  24. Melissa says

    November 28, 2014 at 1:46 am

    none i am staying at home 😉

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  25. megan tilley says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:39 am

    We are staying home and shopping online this year.

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  26. Enrique Herrera says

    November 29, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    I went to Walmart, and as expected, it was packed! ><D

    Reply
  27. katie says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    fred meyer

    Reply
  28. ellen beck says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    I went to Blains Farm and Fleet n Black Friday and some other local businesses. It wasnt too bad.

    Reply

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