You might have noticed that people are starting to talk about holiday shopping. Catalogs are overflowing mailboxes, big-box stores are getting ready for Thanksgiving night openings, and people are starting to strategize for the long post-turkey buying spree.

All this is not lost on our astute Patch bloggers, who in the past couple of days have proffered some great (and some debatable) advice about the big shopping days and how to keep your significant other happy. In case you missed these posts, here's a roundup:

Holiday Shopping Guide for Men, by Lori Duff

What to Buy a Dude: A Woman's Guide, by Jason Brooks

Black Friday: A Nightmare on Any Street, by Ryan Brooks

Is Your Business Participating in Small Business Saturday? by Jonathan Wofford

There will surely be more to come, and you can get into the action by blogging yourself.

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