What not to buy on Black Friday

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Shopping advice is easy to come by. There’s always some site (guilty!) willing to tell you what to buy: “Get this tablet.” “Snap up that smartphone.” “Download this pricey app.”

I have no buying advice for you. Instead, I lend my voice to the opposition. Here are the products and product categories you should avoid, or at least ones where you should tread carefully.

See also: These are the tablets to put on your Black Friday hit list

I spent a recent evening perusing half a dozen Black Friday store flyers. I found a lot of good products and deals, but also a lot of dogs. Or, worse, deals that look good but actually resemble a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon: bloated, full of air and ultimately worthless. I felt compelled to speak out. Read more...

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