Hello, my dear friend! Thank you for reading my blog, I hope each time I show up in your mailbox, I offer something that will bring a little cheer, like today. I am here to prep you for one of the biggest sales of the season, Black Friday sales.

When I brought up the words “Black Friday”, did it trigger a little head spin? Well, today I have a cure for that. I will share with you lessons I've learned over the years, with hefty tuition paid, about Black Friday sales; and tips on how to get the best of it without the ungodly hours, long lines, and most importantly, massive buyer's remorse. Shall we begin?

First thing first, establish a wish list, make it seasonal. Before I look into any sales, I evaluate my wish list for the season and take out the good-to-have items and the ones that might be discounted further after Black Friday with sizes available, leaving only the must-have and super popular ones. Usually, my list will end up with less than 10 items and some of them are my skincare routine items that always need a refill.

Today’s example is my wish list on 24S.com. 24S is the online destination of Le Bon Marche, my favorite department store in Paris. Not only it has many emerging European designer labels that are uber chic, it is also the one & only online retailer of top design houses like Dior and Louis Vuitton. After my initial edit, here is what my wish list looks like on 24S:

Secondly, set a spending limit. No matter how great the sale is, overspending will always trigger buyers' remorse. It also helps us to prioritize our purchases, especially when the sale is as good as Black Friday. It actually helps to save more money and time. As you might have noticed, my list above is pretty long, even with the great Black Friday discount, it would be significant spending to get them all at once. I will edit the list once more during the sales, which is from Nov 22 to Nov 30, to limit my overall spending to my budgeted amount.

Third, read the fine prints. Most sales will have exclusions, do your research beforehand to understand clearly what is included and what is not. A quick way to check is putting wish list items in the cart and see if discounts apply at check out before making the final payment. 24S really made it easy to add wish list items to the shopping cart and move them back if necessary.

Fourth, don’t sweat too much about the small things. Concentrate your time & effort in getting the big ticketed items. When you spread out too thin and try to nail that lowest price on every item, the energy you spend on researching probably will be greater than $ saved. For example, the maximum discount for full priced items during 24S Black Friday sale is 25%, while you might be able to find 30% off on other sites on a trendy bag that is around $500, the savings you get from 25% off top beauty brands like La Mer and designer labels like Maison Margiela and Versace will definitely surpass that 5% difference. Read more about the 24S Black Friday sale at the end of this post.

Last but not least, double check the sale shipping & return terms. While many online sites keep the same shipping & return terms as regular times, some do make sale items' return period shorter or even non-returnable. That is another thing I love about shopping at 24S, sale or no sale, they use express shipping worldwide (for all purchased over $250) and the return is totally hassle free within 30 days.

With the tips above, I hope you will have a super enjoyable Black Friday! Happy sale shopping!

24S Black Friday is here! 

Enjoy up to 25% off full price & additional 20% discounted items

Use codes : BLACKFRIDAY20 / BLACKFRIDAY25

*Brand exclusions apply. 

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