The Telegraph UK published an interesting story recently, which I’ve been meaning to share here with all of you bargain shoppers.

The Institute of Promotion Marketing has released early results of a study that shows that people that score great shopping bargains experience an incredible emotional high.

What do you think?  True?

I am definitely inclined to agree – sometimes bargain shopping will put a smile on my face for days, especially when I know I’ve found an incredible deal or have worked {using coupons and whatnot} to make something an incredible deal.

The Telegraph article notes that they’re having a hard time pinning down why people don’t continue to buy after a sale ends.  This seems like a no-brainer to me.  Why pay full price for something when you can get it on sale?!

Click here to check out the entire Telegraph Article.  {Note: The word “porn” appears in the title.  The article has nothing to do with porn, I assure you!}

I was honored to be interviewed for the blog over at handbag superstore Handbag Heaven last week!

If you’ve ever wondered exactly what I carry in my own purse, you’re in luck!   Click here to read my interview.

Aside from my interview I recommend checking out the Handbag Heaven blog because they have lots of great posts covering a wide variety of topics {including, of course, discount handbags}.  It really is a fun read!

Fantabulously Frugal was in the L.A. Times!  I am pretty darn excited about this!

My recommendation is that you all check it out… but not for me.  Because the writer of the article, Kathy M. Kristof, spoke to a lot of bloggers about various ways they save money.  It’s actually an interesting read!  (I swear!)

Oh. My. Goodness.

If you are looking for tips on how to score some good deals on Black Friday, check out this article at CBS’s Money Watch titled “How to Bag a Bargain on Black Friday.”

Some of the tips included in the article include:

• Make a List
• Check it Twice
• Find a Coupon
• Do Your Research
• Make Sure The Deal is Legit
• Get Free Shipping

AND… you’ll see YOURS TRULY quoted in the “Find a Coupon” section of the article!!!!  This is about the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me, so.  Yeah.  Check out the article!

If you are just finding this site thanks to Kathy Kristof’s Devil in the Details, HELLO!  Thanks for stopping by!

Black Friday is rapidly approaching and I’m sure at least a few of you will be braving the stores in pursuit of the best discounts of the holiday season.  I found this super interesting article, “Dirty Secrets of Black Friday ‘Doorbusters’” on CNN and thought I’d share it here with all of you.  Click here for the full article.

Here are some of the highlights:

• “How can you be the size of a retailer like Sears and only get a minimum of five per store, yet devote big space in your circular to advertise that deal? … “We saw the stampede at a Wal-Mart store in New York last year on Black Friday that led to an employee’s death,” said Burt Flickinger, managing director of consulting firm Strategic Resource Group. “The stampede happened because so many of the deals were advertised as limited supply.”
• Some of the holiday electronics with those low sale prices are derivatives, models that have a few less features than a standard model in that product line, said Dworsky.
• “Many retailers will say that their Black Friday deals are available online,” said Dworsky. “But they’re not nice enough to tell you which ones.”
• “Since retailers don’t have a live inventory online you run the risk of getting an e-mail weeks later that your order had been delayed or worse, cancelled, because the product is out of stock,” he said.

What do you all think about Black Friday shopping?  Do you plan to be out there braving the lines? Or are you going to wait for the Cyber Monday deals?