{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"How to Navigate Black Friday + Cyber Weekend Sales &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PdGhsFv0Ky\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/how-to-navigate-black-friday-cyber-sales\/\">How to Navigate Black Friday + Cyber Weekend Sales<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/how-to-navigate-black-friday-cyber-sales\/embed\/#?secret=PdGhsFv0Ky\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Navigate Black Friday + Cyber Weekend Sales&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"PdGhsFv0Ky\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Currently writing this from my parents&#8217; kitchen table. It&#8217;s Thanksgiving, which means I haven&#8217;t gone an hour without sampling some sort of food or discussing how the U.S. affects Taiwanese\/Chinese dynamics. Much will be consumed this holiday\u2014politics, Dad&#8217;s home cooking, and in a few hours, all the things to be purchased once the sales *officially* begins. While the rest of Instagram seems to be avoiding drama or fielding a firing squad of concerned (read: nosy) aunts and uncles, I&#8217;m lucky that holiday dinners are just dinners, sans judgement. The most formal thing about Thanksgiving is the setting (we actually eat in the Formal Dining Room); otherwise it&#8217;s just Mom, Dad, Brother, and I, lounging in sweats to maximize comfort and food intake. Pre-Internet, we&#8217;d stuff our faces then walk it off while shopping the Black Friday sales. Now we just lie on the couch and click Add to Cart in a comatose state. A sluggish state, however, is no excuse for mindless shopping. The trick to emerging (from a spree, not a food coma; I&#8217;m still figuring the latter out) without regret is to strategize. A few ground rules must be established before you immerse yourself in cyber sales: Never&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/carrie-bradshaw-shopping-sex-and-the-city.jpg"}