(Photo Illustration/The Birmingham News/Napo Monasterio)Of course they suggest using their site in number 1 but the others have good points.
My favorite is the putting things in your cart before the sale starts.
Here's an excerpt:
TIP #3: Adding items to your cart in advance -
Be aware that this tip does not work for every site out there, so keep that in mind. However, in many cases, you are able to add
to your shopping cart (make sure you are logged in so they are tied to your account) and once the sale has started, you can refresh your cart and the sale prices should change.
You can find links to most of the Black Friday ad items for the major stores on our
- just choose a store from the left-hand column. Note that some sites will have special item numbers for Black Friday ad items, so if the prices in your cart do not change once the sale has started, you will need to find the new item page and add it again.
Another option is to have separate windows open on your computer for each product you are looking to buy. Once the sale starts, quickly refresh each, make sure the sale has updated and then quickly add it to your cart and proceed to checkout. Having the product pages open ahead of time will save time and you won't risk items you previously added to your cart mysteriously disappearing once the sale starts. You can also try using different browsers (Firefox, Chrome, IE) open to have backup(s).