It’s Black Friday Eve, which means the buying frenzy is about to begin.
There is a lot of nice stuff out there, but before you are lulled by the store’s gentle music and wafting cinnamon scent, stop and think.
Is that thing really useful? More than once a year?
Do you have room to store it?
Is it good value for the money? Yes, your family and friends are priceless, but that piece of glass/ leather/ paper/ plastic isn’t.
Here’s a shot of reality from someone who will not be dropping big bucks at an elegant kitchenware store,
with a warning from me: you probably shouldn’t read it at work, or if you are sensitive to four-letter words:
http://deadspin.com/5959212/the-haters-guide-to-the-williams+sonoma-catalog
