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Black Friday & Holiday Shopping Survival Tips with the iPhone

Tracy Sebastian 11.23.09



Black Friday is coming. 


Use these iPhone tips to have the edge on all the other shoppers. 

 

Before you shop

 
  
Step 1: Download these apps:
  • Fart for Free – to clear an area of ruthless shoppers (Free)
  • Mall Maps App – To get a layout of the Mall ($2.99)
  • Sit or Squat – Find the closest bathroom (Free)
  • Type N Walk – So you can see where you are going while sending texts ($0.99)
  • Best Buy, Target, Kohls, JC Penney, etc. Apps – See what’s on sale (Free)
  • Mgifts – Shopping lists and budgeting ($0.99)

       
       
     
Step 2: Set up the Mgifts - Gift List Manager App with your shopping lists.

      
 

At the Stores

Step 3: Take a Photo of Parking Spot - so you can find where you parked after the melee.
 
Step 4:  Put your headphones on to:
  • Drown out the screams of the other shoppers
  • Be able to hear your phone ring or texts come in
  • Answer calls on the fly and keep hands free for grabbing the goods
 
Step 5:  Take pictures of your purchase while waiting in line through your Mgift App and check it off your list.
 
Step 6:  Refer to picture of where you parked and find your car.
 
Step 7:  Drive to next store (refer to your map app, if needed).
 
Step 8:  Start again at #3.

 

 

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Tracy Sebastian is the wife of a scattered businessman and the mother of four. The oldest is out in the "real world", the second is in college, and the third and fourth are in elementary school.

Tracy's goal is to make the lives of mothers better by sharing her mistakes - so they don't have to make their own. She loves to travel and take pictures and tries to incorporate both into her every-day life. Her motto - "Don't Panic - It could be worse."

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