Top 10 Gifts Must Have On Thanksgiving Day

   

 

Ready, set, go! With the passing of Thanksgiving Day comes the craziest shopping time of the year; Holiday Shopping Season. To many Americans this is their favorite time of the year and an annual pastime. Much like the Super Bowl, New Years Eve and Easter they look forward to this day all year long; the infamous Black Friday!

Many have a family tradition of getting up at 4:00 AM and waiting in lines for the retail superstores to open so they can take advantage of all the Black Friday specials. Many of the major retailers rely on the holiday season for the majority of their yearly sales. They rely on as much as 50% of their yearly sales to come during this time of the year. Even though many of the major retailers began holiday sales earlier than usual this year due to the economy, a lot of people are still ramping up for this holiday season. Getting up at 4:00 AM, braving the bitter cold, shoulder to shoulder lines, arguing over who grabbed the new Dora The Explorer Doll or that special piece of costume jewelry first...sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Then, on the heels of Black Friday comes Cyber Monday. This term was coined several years ago when many of the online retailers reported a large spike of sales on the Monday following Black Friday. Against many employers' wishes, consumers point-and-click Monday morning to try and purchase all the things they missed out on the Friday earlier. Some of the perks to Cyber Monday include: having all the items in stock, so there is no arguing or rushing down isles to find a certain item, the same, if not greater discounts on many of the items and free shipping. The free shipping is something that most online retailers have added this year as an extra perk and incentive to do your holiday shopping online. Also, with giant leaps being made every year in online security, it is safer than ever to purchase online. I greatly prefer the Cyber Monday crowd opposed to the Black Friday folks, but that's just my preference.

Surprisingly, this season doesn't have the ''Must Have'' gift, unlike prior holidays. I'm sure you can remember the Tickle-Me Elmo, X-Box 360 or Playstation 3 craze in prior years. Here is a list of our projected Top 10 Gifts this year:

1) Digital Camera
2) Nintendo Wii
3) Apple iPod Touch
4) Caster Board
5) Apple iPhone
6) Universal Remote
7) Hannah Montana Toys
8) Celebrity Fashion Jewelry / Jewelry
9) Robot Dog
10) LCD TV

Like it or not, the season is now upon us. So, good luck and happy holidays!