VELSHI: Time now for the "XYZ." I'm a business guy, but I am not into the hype surrounding black Friday. Just a week away, millions of you will rush out to take advantage of Christmas holiday discounts. Scores of retailers will work in overdrive to lure you into their stores with door buster deals. Personally, I see zero reason for people to line up predawn just because retailers are so good at creating artificial demand for stuff. Look, I don't want to poop on your party. There are good deals out there, but you need to watch out for the real black Friday hoaxes out there. For example, if you're lining up at midnight to score a 40 inch LCD HD TV for under $500, make sure that the store has more than four in stock. In fact, many big ticket sale items will be in very limited supply. I've been telling you. Gold prices are going up. So beware of advertised deals of gold filled or overlaid jewelry. Those are fancy ways of saying gold-plated jewelry. Don't get me started on how retailers deliberately fudge whether the sale price is valid in store, online or both. Go out and shop if you want to, but be wary. That's my "XYZ." Brooke Baldwin takes it over from here.
Buyer Beware of Black Friday Bargains