Richmond's Black Friday deals, events and Small Business Saturday

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday mark the official start of the holiday shopping season. My Black Friday-prep tradition typically involves reading the ads in the Thanksgiving Day paper.

This year, however, I’m not getting involved with the Black Friday hoopla at all. Maybe this is the year I turned old. Maybe it’s the year I’ve had. I don’t know. I do know that on Thanksgiving, I’m spending the morning making pies & having dinner with the family and going for a walk, weather permitting.

To the point of this post: It benefits many of us to shop small this year. And by small, I mean that almost every present for my friends & family will be something created by a local artist or sold by a small business. If you want to take advantage of a few, our friends at Living on the Cheap have a list of Black Friday freebies you can check out

**DEALS LISTED ARE FROM 2023. UPDATES IN PROGRESS**

Midlothian Book Exchange

Black Friday 10-5: The store will provide a paper bag for you to fill for just $12 for as many of our overstock books as you can fit to fill to the top of the bag.

Romp’n’Roll

50% off memberships and gift card specials 11/24, 11/25 and 11/27.

Science Museum of Virginia

Now through December 31, 2023, purchase a gift membership for someone special and save 15%! Use code GIFT23 at checkout.

Tommy’s Car Wash

The Official Car Wash of RVA (Tommy’s Express Car Wash) Arthur Ashe Blvd Location is offering a Buy One Get One Gift Card promotion at the Arthur Ashe Blvd. location by the Diamond – 3110 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd! Richmond’s favorite stocking stuffer sale is valid all Black Friday weekend, Nov. 24 – Nov. 26. It is a great opportunity to check some people off of your Christmas shopping list!

A Tommy’s Express gift card is a prepaid unlimited plan for 1 month or 3 months. If you purchase a 1 month Works gift card, this weekend you will receive a value of $69.98! If you buy a 3 months Works gift card, you will receive a $209.94 value, for just $104.97, plus UNLIMITED car washing.

Virginia State Parks

Virginia State Parks gift certificates will be 20% off on November 24th — only available online. Gift certificates can be used to book campsites, purchase an annual pass, reserve a picnic shelter, meeting space, etc. The perfect gift for outdoor lovers!

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For online shoppers, you may want to check out the early bird sales & limited-time deals offered during Amazon.com’s Black Friday Week.

Shopping at local business at places like Carytown (shown above) is a great way to participate in Small Business Saturday. Photo credit: Carytown Merchants Association / Facebook

On Saturday, frequenting the many shopping districts around Richmond like the shops at Carytown is a way to truly shop small and local.

More local Small Business Saturday ideas and resources:

•Think Shop Buy Local: https://www.facebook.com/thinkshopbuylocal/

•Shop Local RVA: https://www.facebook.com/shoplocalrva/

•Local Richmond bookstores

•Local thrift and consignment stores

•Farmers markets around Richmond

•Favorite coffee shops

•Support Black small businesses around Richmond

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