and all through the house, many were stirring, in anticipation of some serious holiday after-sales.

Come on, admit it.

Yes, you got and gave everything you hoped for. And of course we’re all grateful for everything that we have - and will be expressing that gratitude with our thank you cards, right? But since many are also off this entire week - and perhaps you’re one of the lucky ones - you know you’re looking to score some additional loot.

Hey, who isn’t looking for the latest iPod goodie, right? And watching prices of flat panel high definition televisions has become the latest national pastime.

On that note, I have a relative who paid five grand for a 26″ TV eighteen months that is going for about $400 right now. No one wants to make that kind of a financial mistake.

Watching for bargains is key to saving money. In buying, as in selling, it’s all about being smart with your money, and striking when the iron’s hot.

So when it comes to post-holiday sales, who hasn’t been conditioned to expect some serious blowout bargains? And it you’re a good businessperson, you’ve been responsible for some of that conditioning, too. Because the kind of cash register purring created by this kind of supply and demand relationship is music to our ears.
OK, so where are the crazy sales??

Christmas Day, bought a paper, expecting 5 pounds of advertising circulars. I got two.

The Day after Christmas, bought a paper, thinking that today must be the day retailers were going to try and motivate some inventory movement via those major ad dollars. Total circulars: zero. Huh?

In this, the Land of the Free Market Economy, Capitalism is not just King, it’s Master & Commander. The Big Sale is the Holy Grail of business.

So why isn’t anyone trying to bring in the customers? According to the latest reports, this holiday season’s sales were nothing to write home about. Are the big box retailers counting on tax write-offs to make their ‘06 sales numbers? Who knows?

What I do know is that the successful small businessperson never misses a chance to leverage current events for new sales. It’s called smart business.

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