{"id":11409,"date":"2016-11-23T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11409"},"modified":"2016-12-08T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T16:26:16","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-friday-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-friday-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Black Friday and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With discounts of up to 50%, Black Friday is the day of the year every bargain lover should shop. But what is Black Friday, when is it and how can you get the most of it? We\u2019ve written an article to help you get set for the big day. <\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What is Black Friday<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It originated in the U.S, where the day after Thanksgiving stores started offering exceptional one day offers. Recently a growing number of retailers in the UK have joined Black Friday, and families are using it as the perfect occasion to stock up on Christmas presents.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When it is happening<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Friday 25<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> November, but some retailers like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Amazon.aspx?i=3266\">Amazon<\/a> already have some big discounts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Why Black Friday?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No one is really sure how Black Friday originated and why it was given this name, but apparently re<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tailers traditionally operated at a financial loss (&#8220;in the red&#8221;) from January through November, and &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; indicates the day at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or &#8220;in the black&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Where<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We\u2019ve rounded up the brands offering Black Friday Deals. The great thing is you can get KidStart savings ON TOP of their discounts!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">TOP TEN RETAILERS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\">{{Click on the logos to start saving}}<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Amazon.aspx?i=3266\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/amazon.png\" alt=\"amazon\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/amazon.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/amazon-120x30.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/JohnLewis.aspx?i=1393\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11446\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/john-lewis.png\" alt=\"john lewis\" width=\"150\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/john-lewis.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/john-lewis-120x30.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Tesco.aspx?i=5609\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tesco.png\" alt=\"tesco\" width=\"150\" height=\"31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tesco.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tesco-120x25.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/MarksandSpencer.aspx?i=16\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ms.png\" alt=\"m&amp;s\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ms.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ms-120x40.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Argos.aspx?i=555\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/argos.png\" alt=\"argos\" width=\"150\" height=\"69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/argos.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/argos-120x55.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Currys.aspx?i=1263\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/currys.png\" alt=\"currys\" width=\"150\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/currys.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/currys-120x54.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Ebay.aspx?i=2296\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ebay.png\" alt=\"ebay\" width=\"150\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ebay.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ebay-120x47.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Game.aspx?i=4885\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Players-Mega-Pack-300x200.png\" alt=\"Game\" width=\"110\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/HouseofFraserOnline.aspx?i=470\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/thumb_18681_thumbnail_1x-300x132.png\" alt=\"House of Fraser\" width=\"211\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">MOBILE and TECHNOLOGY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Three mobile<\/strong> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Threemobile.aspx?i=1741\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>O2<\/strong> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/O2Mobile.aspx?i=4746\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Apple\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/AppleStore.aspx?i=1653\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Vodafone<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Vodafone.aspx?i=4844\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>EE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/eemobile.aspx?i=2106\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">FASHION<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Moss Bross<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/MossBros.aspx?i=586\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Miss Selfridge<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/MissSelfridge.aspx?i=912\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Maplin<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Maplin.aspx?i=5260\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Matalan<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Matalan.aspx?i=1030\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>House of Fraser\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/HouseofFraserOnline.aspx?i=1753\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Schuh\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Schuh.aspx?i=4896\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Burton\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Burton.aspx?i=569\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Gap<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/gap.aspx?i=1096\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Look\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/NewLook.aspx?i=5101\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">GROCERIES<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Waitrose<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Waitrose.aspx?i=1584\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Asda\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/AsdaGroceries.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">shop now<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">TRAVEL<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>British Airways<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/BritishAirways.aspx?i=3383\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>TheTrainLine<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/TheTrainLine.aspx?i=371\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">HOME<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Robert Dyas\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/RobertDyas.aspx?i=42\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>B&amp;Q\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/BandQ.aspx?i=1853\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">GIFTS<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Game<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/game.aspx?i=4884\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Buy a gift\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Buyagift.aspx?i=1166\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Menkind<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/MenKind.aspx?i=2810\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Iwoot\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/IWOOT.aspx?i=164\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ebuyer\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/ebuyer.aspx?i=1590\" target=\"_blank\"> shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BHS\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Bhs.aspx?i=5692\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Very<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Very.aspx?i=1252\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">KIDS<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>ToysRUs<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/ToysRUs.aspx?i=1883\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Mothercare<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Mothercare.aspx?i=5639\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Disney store<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/DisneyStore.aspx?i=1140\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Smyths<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/SmythsToys.aspx?i=1712\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Littlewoods<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Littlewoods.aspx?i=2017\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">BEAUTY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Holland and Barrett<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/HollandBarrett.aspx?i=535\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Superdrug<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Superdrug.aspx?i=1493\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Boots<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Boots.aspx?i=506\" target=\"_blank\"> shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Halfords<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/StartSaving\/Halfords.aspx?i=3461\" target=\"_blank\">shop now<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span id=\"black-friday-tips\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Even if they were not listed above,\u00a0keep an eye at your favourite retailers as it\u2019s very likely they\u2019ll have discounts during on that day.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Top tips from KidStart<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Shop online<\/strong> to beat the queues and grab the best deals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from the comfort of your own home.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Access all these retailers above and many more<\/strong> <strong>via<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\"> KidStart<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and you\u2019ll get a percentage of your spending transferred back to your account. It&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">free to join<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and you&#8217;ll save loads!<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Browse ahead and create a wish list<\/strong> so you can find\u00a0the right items much quicker on Black Friday, when internet may be a bit slower than usual.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Download the<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/View\/kidstartsavingsprompt.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Savings Prompt<\/a><\/strong><\/span> if you shop from a computer or laptop \u2013 our free handy tool will remind you that KidStart savings are available when the retailer appears in your Google search, and when you are visiting the retailer site.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Make sure you follow your favourite retailers on social media<\/strong> as they\u2019ll be announcing the latest deals on Facebook and Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Join the Prime memberships<\/strong> (many retailers like Amazon have a free 30 day trial) and sign up to newsletters to get early access to deals and exclusive offers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Add your shopping details in advance<\/strong>, so you&#8217;ll be checking out while others are still adding their delivery addresses.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We\u2019re keeping our eyes very close on our favourite\u00a0retailers&#8230; discounts will be up to 75%! Happy saving! <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With discounts of up to 50%, Black Friday is the day of the year every bargain lover should shop. But what is Black Friday, when is it and how can you get the most of it? We\u2019ve written an article to help you get set for the big day. 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