Black Friday Is For Suckers

Well, the headline caught my attention. But even the first graph proved useful:

As I pointed out last year, the biggest worry on Black Friday is that you’ll buy stuff you don’t need. For retailers, that’s the entire point of Black Friday—they’re hoping that, in your quest for bargains, you’ll buy an electric toothbrush or radio-controlled rubber rat just because it’s on sale.

Aside from that general warning to keep your head, there are some categories that you should avoid entirely on Black Friday. Keep this list handy when you’re fighting your way through an early-morning stampede:

Great article with some handy tips on what to avoid if you don’t want to end up saying, “Darn, why did I spend that money?” But then again, I feel a little grinchy this year.