{"id":167089,"date":"2017-11-22T07:36:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T05:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/167089\/spend-wisely-black-friday\/"},"modified":"2017-11-22T08:34:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T06:34:53","slug":"spend-wisely-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/22\/spend-wisely-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend wisely this Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known as one of the biggest shopping days on the retail calendar, Black Friday originated in the USA and always takes place the day after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Halloween, this American tradition has gained popularity in South Africa with consumers flocking to shopping centres to take advantage of the incredible specials on offer.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Despite the economic downturn this year, retail outlets across the country are advertising products at low prices and promising consumers the best deals possible.<\/p>\n<p>For shoppers who are planning on getting a jumpstart on their Christmas shopping, or are simply looking for good bargains, here are some tips to keep in mind before you embark on a spending spree:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Set your alarm. Judging by the number of people lining up at stores last year, you might want to get the day off to an early start so you can secure your space in line.<\/li>\n<li>Do your \u2018research\u2019 and price-checking in advance. Check websites, shopping brochures and advertisements before you head to the stores, so you know what bargains you are looking for.<\/li>\n<li>Make a list (and check it twice) so you can map your route around a store and know what products you want and where you will find them at each individual shop.<\/li>\n<li>Last, but not least, make a budget and stick to it. Try to avoid impulse buys. By doing this, you can prevent \u2018buyer\u2019s remorse\u2019 and not stress about arriving home with products and items which you don\u2019t really need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='94f01f91132725c5c49a91a4777bf3c4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers, get ready to swipe your credit and debit cards, as the countdown to Black Friday (November 24) has begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6776,"featured_media":167095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Gareth Drawbridge ","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[9093,5280,2074,16525,16526,16527,16528,16529,16530,8830,16531,16532,16533,16332,16534,16535],"class_list":["post-167089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-black-friday","tag-christmas-shopping","tag-halloween","tag-impulse-buys","tag-make-a-budget","tag-popularity-in-south-africa","tag-price-checking","tag-retail-calendar","tag-set-your-alarm","tag-shop","tag-shopping-black-friday","tag-shopping-brochures","tag-shopping-brochures-and-advertisements","tag-shopping-centres","tag-spending-spree","tag-thanksgiving"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["black friday","christmas shopping","Halloween","impulse buys","make a budget","popularity in South Africa","price-checking","retail calendar","Set your alarm","shop","shopping black friday","shopping brochures","shopping brochures and advertisements","shopping centres","spending spree","thanksgiving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6776"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}