Sniff! Sniff! Black Friday?

I had a few people ask me about deals that were posted as a part of our tax free weekend.  They had been watching the circulars and noticed that the specials were not that special.  What happens is that retailers take into account the massive amount of traffic they will get on tax free holidays and do not lower their prices as much because it is not necessary.  This means that the deals are only going to get better as we get through the tax free holiday period.  The last tax free holiday is in Texas on August 20th-22nd (it is actually the only one left and may have little effect).  After that the stores will start focusing on Halloween and Christmas.  This is when we tend to see some of the best deals of the year as retailers try to grab as much business as possible before the end of the year.  It is faint, but I am starting to smell Black Friday coming!!