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| − | == Nintendo Wii and Ugg Boots lead Black Friday sales ==
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| − | According to a recent report over at cnet , it looks as if the doom and gloom or the current financial crisis has been temporarily blown away by the Black Friday three days of traditional retail sales in the U.S.
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| − | The report indicated that retail sales were up 3 percent (this was 8.3 percent in 2007 over 2006), whilst online sales for the period rose by a whopping 11 percent over the 2007 figures.
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| − | Electronic goods being the flavour of the season with the Nintendo Wii console topping the list.
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| − | The Wii was dubbed the most searched-for product on eBay and sold over 3,000 units in the U.S on the online auction site.
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| − | Obviously, working off the Thanksgiving turkey was also a priority for Americans as they ordered 1,059 companion Wii-Fitâ??s go with their new consoles.
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| − | PriceGrabber.com listed the top online products for the three day period as:
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| − | � Nintendo Wii console
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| − | � Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray disc player
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| − | � Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD TV
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| − | � Nintendo Wii Fit
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| − | � Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42" plasma TV
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| − | � Sennheiser HD 555 headphones
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| − | � Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR digital camera kit
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| − | � Acer Aspire One AOA110-1295 notebook PC
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| − | � Canon PowerShot A590 IS black digital camera
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| − | Shopping .com listed GPS units as a valued item, selling one every 9 minutes, whilst MP3 players were scooped up at the rate of one every 11 minutes.
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| − | Retailers, fearing a flat Black Friday period went all out this year with bundles and bargains; this included free shipping for online purchased products and a bunch of one-day-only offers in an attempt to drive up sales.
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| − | So pull on your [http://www.inugg.com/ Ugg boots], grab your GPS unit and join the hunt for a Nintendo Wii. Though given the fights that can break out , be careful out there.
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| − | Buy [http://www.inugg.com/ cheap Ugg boots]
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