 and then sometimes they may have coupons that can be kind of layered on top of the coupons that retailers are offering so i think that's a really good thing to do as well and then during this busy time you just want to make sure to keep an eye on your shopping list and avoid impulse shopping because there's so much activity you certainly don't want to be kind of going willy-nilly and buying all sorts of things that you might regret later