8 Black Friday shopping tips to keep the chaos to a minimum

Black Friday has quickly morphed from a predominantly in-store experience to an online shopping craze that lasts an entire month. Even before pandemic circumstances deterred shoppers from heading to stores, things were starting to shift. The day after Thanksgiving once marked the start of the holiday shopping season, but now, it's just the peak of a month-long deals bonanza. Best Buy kicked things off this season on Oct. 27, nearly a full month before actual Black Friday, with Target, Amazon, an