Special Edition: Do Holiday Shopping Now? Maybe. Here's Why.
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? We're not even into October but major retailers have reason to offer big discounts earlier than ever. Some experts say: buy now to save but some also caution about a couple of things to keep in mind before you do.
Today's guests are helping to explain it all – from why retailers are forced to offer promotions so early this year, to what products are best to buy now, and which you might want to wait on.
First up, smart shopping expert Trae Bodge comes back on the show to break it down. Then we'll hear from analyst Mickey Chadha, a vice president and senior credit officer at Moody's Investors Service, who specializes in the retail industry.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, September 17th. |
| 0:02.1 | Have you started your holiday shopping yet? |
| 0:04.2 | We're not even into October, but major retailers |
| 0:06.8 | have reason to offer big discounts earlier than ever. |
| 0:09.6 | Some experts say buy now to save. |
| 0:12.5 | There's some also caution about a couple things to keep in mind |
| 0:14.9 | before you do. |
| 0:16.0 | Today's guests are helping to explain it all |
| 0:18.4 | from why retailers are forced to offer promotions so early this year, |
| 0:22.2 | to what products are best to buy now and which you might want to wait on. |
| 0:26.2 | First step, smart shopping expert Tray Bodge comes back |
| 0:29.0 | on the show to break it down. |
| 0:32.8 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, |
| 0:35.6 | when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday |
| 0:38.4 | to talk about something in the news. |
| 0:40.0 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes, |
| 0:43.4 | where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Air Commandy, it's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday. |
| 0:52.5 | Tray, thanks for coming back on The Newsworthy. |
| 0:54.4 | Thanks so much for having me back. |
| 0:56.1 | So some recent headlines we've seen have said |
| 0:58.5 | it might be a good idea to start our holiday shopping now |
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