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Occasions to be aware of:
- Sadie Hawkins Day
- Election Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Great American Smokeout – 11/20
- Thanksgiving
Traditional November Promotions:
- American Diabetes Month
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- National American Indian Heritage Month
- Peanut Butter Month
Fruits & Vegetables that are in Season for the Month of November:
- New- Means the item just came into season
- Peak - at it's best Price and Availability
- Waning- means it's availability is declining- it's going out of season
| Fruits in Season |
Status |
Veggies In Season |
status |
| Almonds | Waning | Artichokes | Waning |
| Anjou Pears | New | Beans, Green | Waning |
| Apples | Waning | Beets | |
| Bosc Pears | Peak | Bok Choy | |
| Comice Pears | Peak | Broccoli | |
| Cranberries | Peak | Brussels Sprouts | |
| Fuerte Avocado | Cabbages | New | |
| Fuyu (Firm) Persimmons | Carrots | New | |
| Guava | New | Celeriac/Celery Root | |
| Hachiya (Soft) Persimmons | Celery | New | |
| Huckleberries | Peak | Chard | New |
| Kiwi | New | Daikon | Peak |
| Kumwuats | Endive | Peak | |
| Lemons | New | Garlic | Waning |
| Mandarins | New | Kale | |
| Orange,Navel | New | Kohlrabi | Waning |
| Pomegranate | Waning | Leek | |
| Quince | Waning | Mustard Greens | |
| Parsnip | |||
| Pecans | Waning | ||
| Peppers, Hot | Waning | ||
| Peppers, Sweet | Waning | ||
| Pistachios | Waning | ||
| Potato | |||
| Potatoes, Sweet | Peak | ||
| Radish | Waning | ||
| Rutabaga | |||
| Salad Mix | |||
| Squash, Winter | Peak | ||
| Sunchoke | New | ||
| Turnip | New | ||
| Yams | Peak |
Sales & Deals you can Normally Expect in November:
- Autumn Sales- Apples, pumpkins, sunflowers, Leftover Halloween Candies, costumes, props
- Baking Season in full swing- sales on baking items, baking chips, chocolate chips, fruitcake, candied fruits, nuts, cake mixes, all baking supplies
- Holiday Foods- all the fixin's such as turkeys, pumpkin, stuffing mix, potato mixes, side dish mixes, butter, gravy, breads, rolls, frozen pies, cranberry sauce, fresh cranberries, canned goods, cocoa, coffee, tea
- Black Friday- Day after thanksgiving- sales on Electronics, clothing, toys, games, etc
- Cyber Monday- Online Deals the monday following thanksgiving- excellent deals on electronics, toys, games, most merchandise- usually free shipping is available
- Household Items- Quilts, blankets, pillows
- Great American Smokeout Promo- smoking cessation items such as nicorette, commit, lozenges, etc
Presenting . . .
The average family of 4 in the United States spends more than $700 a month on
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control while opening the consumers eyes to little known dirty manipulation
tactics employed by retailers to seduce unsuspecting customers into spending
sprees.
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