If you’re setting out to navigate the minefield of Black Friday deals and dupes, go armed with solid advice and directions to some good deals. In fact, many have dispensed with the logic of language, with Black Friday now used to define week-long deals and offers. If all that wasn’t enough, there’s the looming prospect of Singles’ Day breaking out of China. Both Black Friday and Cyber Monday pale in comparison to Singles’ Day. The smartest consumer advice that can ever be offered amid a bombardment of advertising convincing you that now is a good time to buy, buy, buy is this: no one ever saved money with a discount on something they never planned to buy in the first place.