What caught our eye: Black Friday started on October 23 this year — shop the list, not the rush

ConsumerAffairs reported on October 19 that BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Early Black Friday sale would begin October 23, in stores and online, with up to 40% off select electronics, up to 30% off select home and kitchen products, and up to 20% off select toys, plus an extra 10% off toy purchases with a coupon and free shipping on select items. BJ’s is hardly alone in starting early — which is precisely the point worth taking calmly: when the sale season stretches for a month, there is no single morning to win, only a list to shop well. Ours is still the October Edit, chosen before the banners went up: the Timberland Women’s 6-Inch Premium Waterproof Boots for the slush-season workhorse, the Barefoot Dreams CozyChic Throw Blanket in its generous 54″ x 72″ cut for the gift everyone actually uses, and the Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Pour-Over Kettle for the coffee person on your list. We don’t list prices on that page — they change too fast to stand behind — so check today’s price at the merchant, and let the early start buy you deliberation instead of urgency.

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