Like every fourth Thursday of November, Americans eagerly await the celebration of Thanksgiving. This year, 2025, it will be celebrated on the upcoming Thursday, November 27, just before the crazy holiday shopping season begins. Consumers eagerly anticipate the arrival of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, retail company sales campaigns through which significant savings can be made for holiday shopping. However, one of the main challenges for consumers is detecting whether they are being tricked by companies offering fake Black Friday discounts.
That is why there are applications that can help you avoid these situations, such as Capital One Shopping, CamelCamel, Keepa, Miel, and SlickDeals. These applications provide a price history of the product being checked, allowing you to verify whether the current price is truly a reduction, a discount, or not. In addition to taking advantage of the discounts available in this type of campaign, it is advisable to organize Christmas shopping in advance and do it responsibly, trying not to give in to compulsive buying.
Christmas shopping
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and that not only means one of the biggest eating days of the year in the United States is approaching, but it also marks the start of the holiday shopping season in the country. The frenzy to shop during this time largely depends on the discount campaigns and offers from retail companies, such as Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday.
The dates for all these events are not random: Thursday, November 27, 2025, is Thanksgiving, the following Friday kicks off Black Friday offers, Small Business Saturday is on Saturday to support local businesses, and, as its name suggests, exclusive online deals go live on Cyber Monday. For many, these dates and the company campaigns significantly facilitate holiday shopping, allowing shoppers to save a few dollars.
False prices
One of the main challenges for consumers is detecting whether the deals they see are real or not. This is because many stores claim a discount on a product, when in reality the advertised price may even be higher. Without a doubt, the best way to ensure that you are facing a genuine offer is to have tracked the prices of products at different stores. However, this is a task that requires time and patience, which many people do not do.
But, as almost always, technology has the answer: applications that have a history of products and the prices they have had over time. This feature is especially useful at this time of year, as it saves time and simplifies the task. There are apps like Capital One Shopping, which does not require registration or having an account to use it. Another well-known one is CamelCamel, Keepa, Miel, and SlickDeals. In addition, Amazon also has its own, Amazon Assistant, which is useful when shopping on the company’s website or using it to scan barcodes in a physical store.
Responsible shopping
It is important to understand that saving money will not depend solely on the deals from this type of campaign. To carry out responsible shopping, it is recommended to buy in advance, thus avoiding last-minute compulsive purchases. It often happens that buying a product at the last minute means paying more for it, as well as paying higher shipping costs to get it on time. It is important to shop responsibly, without falling into buying products that will end up taking up space and collecting dust in our homes. On the other hand, to avoid suffering the consequences of Trump’s tariffs on product prices, buying locally can be a way to save money and support local businesses.