Kate reminded me to do what I do most Fridays. Buy nothing.

Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2010 the dates are November 26 and 27 respectively.

It was founded by Vancouver artist Ted Dave and subsequently promoted by Adbusters magazine …

Wikipedia – Buy Nothing Day 2010

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But if you’re the kind of scumbag who buys gifts for loved ones, Amazon, T.J. Maxx and Marshalls are the place to shop USA.

Know that TJ Maxx and Marshalls are offering brand new iPads for $399 — a savings of $100 on an item that is rarely ever discounted.

It’s a Black Friday American Thanksgiving promotion. … Those will sell out quick. Not every location has them.

But all day, every day, you can save money on EVERYTHING at Amazon.com.

Why? … No sales tax.

… Unless you live in Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington state, you’ll pay no sales tax on many purchases from Amazon. (There are exceptions for goods that other merchants, like Target and Dow Jones, sell through Amazon.) …

You’ll get an especially good deal at Amazon if you’re making big purchases and you live in an area with high taxes. In Chicago and Los Angeles, for instance, state and local taxes add up to 9.75 percent, the highest in the nation. Sales tax is 9.5 percent in San Francisco, 9 percent in New Orleans, and it’s above 8 percent in Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. In those areas, a … 64-gigabyte iPod Touch, which sells for $399 at Apple, $395 at Target, $387.99 at Best Buy, and $382.54 at Wal-Mart is cheapest of all at Amazon—$382.54, without the $30 you’d pay in taxes at other stores. …

Slate – Every Day’s a Tax Holiday

You can buy from Amazon.com if you live outside the USA. But there’s some chance your shipment will be stopped at your border. You might be asked to pay duty in excess of the savings on the buy.