Beware those bearing gifts - or at least beware those bearing deals during the Black Friday Sales next week.
That's the message from Consumer New Zealand, which says we're hitting the time of year where retailers are working extra hard to entice Christmas shoppers to part with their cash.
It warns that the sale price for many products on Black Friday won't differ greatly from their usual price.
Consumer's head of content Caitlin Cherry spoke to Māni Dunlop.