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TGI Black Friday!

The Black Friday 2009 deals for health and beauty products are hot, hot, hot! Amazing deals, sales and savings.

We will be the last to Bah Humbug you with a diatribe about the economy, but inexpensive health and beauty products are a must-have for any smart shopper.

Some of the 2009 Walmart Black Friday deals seem crazy, considering Wal-Mart posted a meager 3 percent rise in profit during the third quarter, but stores will do anything they can just to get the customer in their doors.

Black Friday deals for 2009:

• CH 1' Flat Iron Straightener - Target $89.99
• Homedics Neck and Shoulder Massager with Heat - $19.99 from Kohls
• Phillips Sonicare Essence Toothbrush at Target for $39.99
• Norelcom Arcitec Shaver 1050X for $129.99
• Bath and Body Stocking Stuffers from $1.29 - $3.49 at Kohls,  Aromatherapy Classics are 2 for $15. Socks are 2 for $10. Buy 3, Get 3 free signature collection body care. Anti-bacterial 4 packs for $10. Offers valid 11/26 to 11/29.
• Benefit: Free U.S. shipping on orders of $25 or more with code SHIP2009. Free international shipping with any $100 purchase with code CYBRINTL. Not valid with other offers. Excludes sale items & sharpeners. Offer valid one time per customer. 11/27 to 11/30.
• Bliss: Get 30% off create your own gift sets with code GIFT30 at checkout. Offer valid 11/23 to 12/01. Get 30% off select sets with code SETS30, code valid 11/24 to 12/01. Get up to 50% off site wide 11/27 to 12/01.
• George Armani:  20% off and free shipping with code FAMILY.  Expires 11/30
• Kate Somerville:  30% off your entire order with code KATE2009.  Valid 11/27 to 11/30
• L'Occitane: Dreamy Hands Set $8 ($24 value) door buster. 30% off select gifts. Buy 2, get 1 free on select sets.
• Lancome: 20% off your entire order plus free shipping. Enter code HOLIDAYJOY2. 11/24 to 11/30.
• Origins: Get the Origins Greats gift set. 6 of our best-sellers for just $55.00. Valid 11/27
• Perricone MD: 25% off your entire order with code FRIENDS2. Expires 11/28
• Philosophy: Free Shipping (no minimum) + up to 40% off select Philosophy favorites. Philosophy is offering their customers free shipping with no minimum purchase. They are also offering up to 40% off on select philosophy favorites! Enter promo code: “holidays” at checkout.
• Saks:Get a $25 gift card + Free Shipping when you spend $100 on Beauty & Fragrance at saks.com! Use code BEAUTY9. Offer valid 11/26 to 11/29 only.
• She Uemura: 20% off purchases of $50+, plus free shipping. Use code WISH09. 11/27 to 12/1.
• Smashbox:  20% off entire order with code SBFF9.  Expires 12/1
• Zoya:  Get 6 free green polishes with $20+ orders.  Use code GREENFRIDAY.  Expires 11/27

Check out these lists for more Black Friday beauty deals and steals:

• Blackfriday.info
• Blackfriday.fm
• Great list for free samples via telephone

In the end, you must do comparative shopping with Black Friday 2009 deals and Amazon.com to find the best shopping deal.

But, really, can any of this be good for your soul?

Isn't the time better spent being thankful for your family and what you have as opposed to what you want? That sure seems like the healthier and more beautiful way to live.

 Happy holidays and happy shopping.

Don't spend Black Friday jostling for parking spots. Today's deals du jour are on steroids. Here are links, coupons, codes, and steals and deals to keep online shoppers happy.

Start shopping online now.

How many of you will set the alarm on Black Friday morning for 3:00 AM or camp out in front of an electronic store waiting until the doors open just to snag that one computer for which 500 other people are standing in line?  We've been there, done that, and didn't get the computer.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, historically is the biggest shopping day of the year.

Eons ago, when accounting was kept by hand, being in the black meant you were profitable. If you were unprofitable, your accounting books would show red; hence, in the red.

Black Friday is the day where many companies sales shifted from unprofitable, being in the red, to profitable, being in the black.

But will Black Friday become Red Friday?

Not to be doomsayers, but for many of the smaller boutiques and weaker larger retail players, this could be there last ditch effort to stay in business, waiting to get in those holiday dollars and be in the black.

Although we are not going to make the early morning trek to the stores on Black Friday, we are making an effort to support some of our local retailers, so that they may see Black Friday next year.

Stay tuned for Cyber Monday.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers.  May you enjoy the warmth of family, friends, and mashed potatoes.

Midwest Boutique Spotlight:  tantrum

747 Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.822.8550

tantrum is located on the oh-so-posh and trendy Mass. Ave in Indianapolis, Indiana. The street itself looks like something picked out of a shopping boulevard in San Fran.

We are huge fans because of the brands they carry, as well as the affordability mixed with high dollar items.

From jeans to dresses, this place has all you could ever want.

Nap-town and surrounding area residents should ditch the overcrowded malls this Black Friday and make it quick, easy, and fun at tantrum.

Better yet, order your goodies online.   It'll save you a tantrum.

www.tantrumusa.com