Extreme Shopping – Black Friday

Black Friday in the US is the infamous shopping day where big deals are offered for a short term and limited stock levels and so it tends to return all shoppers to resort to basics and become animals again. Black Friday for 2011 is on Friday 25th November as it is marked each year as being the last Friday in November which is also the day after Thanksgiving and it is the official start of Christmas shopping in the UK for companies. How the shopping goes on Black Friday is typically used as the measure as to how the whole Christmas selling season will go.
If you have seen this on the tv or been to the closest thing that we have which is a Harrods sale, it is not uncommon for people to queue for days to be at the front of the queue, this gives you an idea of the sale quality!

As an example of some of the extreme deals was that Walmart was selling DVD players for $12 as well as Continue reading “Extreme Shopping – Black Friday” »

The I-95. The Florida Strip.

The I-95 (or Interstate 95) is a road that runs through Kissimmee and to the Disney area that is lined with restaurants, fast food outlets, shops and the best gift shops for buying the best tacky gifts you could ever want to find. One of the great things about Florida is the cheap and cheerful restaurants that you can get nice Continue reading “The I-95. The Florida Strip.” »

Beltz Factory Outlets – Bargains Galore

Shopping in Florida is one of the attractions for many people and Belz Factory Outlet is America’s largest factory outlet center, featuring over
one hundred and seventy outlet stores. As this is a factory outlet they offer big discounts such as up to 75% off prices, then add to that that it is 75% off American prices (remember we get charged way more in the UK) and THEN add to that the conversion of your pounds to dollars and you can get some ridiculous deals!!!!

The Beltz Factory Outlet used to be the place that everyone used to go to, but as time marches forward other people got wise to it and more malls like this opened up. Beltz also though does have the advantage of location as it is located at the end of International drive which is the centre of Florida world really, for those with limited movement or wanting o drive as little as possible there are buses that run up and down International drive making it easy to visit and so this is a real plus!!

The Mrs and I have fond memories of going to Beltz factory outlets. Last time we were in Florida Continue reading “Beltz Factory Outlets – Bargains Galore” »

Walmart – What a Great Place so USA

Many people out there don’t like America and everyone has a right to their opinion! The fact that it is wrong is beside the point Those who do like America will have heard of Walmart and whenever it is on the news in the UK there is a brief picture of this warehouse looking shop that is clearly the size of a small town (yes we have included one)!!

For me and other people that I know that love America, then going to Walmart in an experience in itself as an example of the differences in the way of life between us and them with the basic principles that if you are going to buy something there should be a large version, but also if you want to go shopping then you should be able to buy everything in one place! Walmart is like 2 or 3 Tescos all in one place. You can see that supermarkets in the UK are starting to go the same way, as in Sainsburies or tesco these days there is a full aisle now of Continue reading “Walmart – What a Great Place so USA” »