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Your shopping type: Black Friday? Cyber Monday?
Do you love to hunt for discounts in the pre-dawn darkness on Black Friday? Or is surfing the Internet for bargains on Cyber Monday more your speed? Regardless of your preference, 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey has advice to help save your sanity and your wallet. Full story
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