Thanksgiving Dinner is over. After eating loads of turkey with family and friends, the rest of Thanksgiving seems boring. So, what is there to do after all that food with the Holiday season around the corner? How about getting a head start on that holiday shopping?

There is more than one way to show family and friends how special they are, and what better way to do that than to get them the sweater or iPad that they always wanted? And what’s more better than saving money?

Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving, marks the true beginning of the Christmas season. This is not the average shopping day for anyone or any business. Retailers around the country offer exclusive deals that allow a transition into the holiday season. Businesses both big and small are crowded with people seizing for the opportunity to take advantage of these deals.

Many shoppers prefer to begin shopping for the Holiday season early. If the gift can be bought early at a decent price, then the burden is relieved. That’s the beauty of Black Friday for the consumer– to cross more things off the shopping list as soon as possible while saving a lot of money and attempting to not get hurt in the midst of the action.

Shoppers are not the only ones who benefit from this Friday night. Retail stores look forward to this day every year. Clothing stores and toy stores are known to bring in large sums of revenue on this one day alone. After all, it is that time of the year, and the kids want the latest toy car or Barbie Doll.

Though Black Friday seems like a retailer’s one shot at bringing in major profits, that is not the case. It is not glorified like a National Holiday, yet it is almost like a national alarm that consumers and retailers pay special attention to for deals and trends. Black Friday is the most obvious indicator that great deals are approaching for the rest of the Holiday season.