Is your shopping style ‘black,’ ‘small’ or ‘cyber’?

Most shoppers know about Black Friday, the shopping frenzy day after Thanksgiving when many retail stores offer special deals for Christmas shopping. And then there is Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving when online retailers put deals at your computer fingertips.

Canyon Lakers are especially encouraged to remember Small Business Saturday and take advantage of the proximity of retailers in the Canyon Lake Towne Center and East Port Center. Here is a list of Canyon Lake retailers (those who sell merchandise to the public), including those who have special deals on Super Saturday:

Towne Center

• Canyon Lake Smoke Shop – 31630 Suite 8, 951-246-2892
• Sugar Dollz – 31360 Suite 1, 951-246-2578. They will be offering $8 off for a purchase over $50 and $15 off for a purchase over $100.
• Canyon Lake Flowers – 31606, 951-244-7377
• Canyon Lake Mattress & More – 31592, 951-326-3822. Specials are listed in their ad in this week’s The Friday Flyer.
• One Stop Kid’s Shop – 31590, 951-244-9944. They will have everything 10 percent off.
• Bombshells – 31568 Suite 100, 951-244-6622. They will offer a deal to readers of The Friday Flyer. Mention the paper and buy one, get one half off (equal or lesser value).
• Pack, Wrap & Post – 31566 Suite 2, 951-244-3519
• Just 4 Gifts – 31566 Suite 1, 951-244-5544. They will be giving a 10 percent discount on all purchases, plus free cider and cookies for everyone.
• Village Lights – 31562, 951-244-2910. They will have holiday red tag discounts on many items.
• South Paw Ceramics – 31550 Suite 2, 951-244-1195
• Two Brothers Locks – 31546 Suite B, 951-244-1081
• Picmats – 31508 Suite 1, 951-326-5441
• The Cup Above/Ceramic Studio – 31700 Suite 1, 951-244-0100
• Starlets Boutique – 31682 Suite 8. They will give 10 percent off all sales over $50 through Sunday, November 28.
• Studio K – 31700 Suite H, 951-244-8826. They are having their sale on Monday. They will have 35 percent off clothing and accessories, up to half off all tanning lotions and special deals on tanning.
• Coeur d’Alene – 31718, 951-244-0420. They are giving 40 percent off on all Christmas items through the month of December. More details are in this week’s The Friday Flyer.

East Port Center:

• Time to Thrift – 24370 (lower level), 951-315-6811

Other CL locations

• Canyon Golf Cars & Motorsports – 32160 Railroad Canyon Rd, 951-244-0075

Holiday Shopping

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• JCPenney and Kohl’s are 2015’s Best Retailers For Black Friday Deals.
• Over 17 percent of items will actually be more expensive on Black Friday than they currently are on Amazon.com.
• Books, movies and music will offer the most value on Black Friday 2015 relative to their current prices, while jewelry is expected to be the worst deal.
• Eleven percent of Black Friday deals are the same as last year, per our 2015 Black Friday Freshness Report.
• Visa, Amazon.com and American Express top the list of 2015’s 50 Most Popular Gift Cards.
• Consumers can save up to $625 with tips from cardhub.com, which provides information about “2015’s Best & Worst Credit Cards For Holiday Shopping.”
• Most consumer credit cards have a number of forgotten-about benefits that can save shoppers a lot of time and money this holiday season, including extended warranties, price protection and rental car insurance.
• 47 percent of major-retailer financing offers have a feature called deferred interest that can make holiday purchases up to 27.5-times more expensive than expected if shoppers aren’t careful.