Black Friday

BLACK FRIDAY WHERE ARE MINT USERS SPENDING LIKE THERE'S SNOW TOMORROW? Ahh, Black Friday-the infamous day when waiting in interminably long lines with crazed shoppers becomes a national past-time. In which cities do people spend the most on clothing and electronics-the staples of retail stores? We sought to answer this question using Mint user data from the week of Black Friday, 2010. CLOTHING National Average $191 Average amount spent during the week of Black Friday by Mint users who purchased clothing: Least Spent Most Spent Seattle, WA $179 MOST SPENT $256 Minneapolis, MN $157 St. Paul, MN $152 Portland, OR $172 Detroit, MI $172 Cleveland, OH $161 New York, NY Brooklyn, NY $195 Milwaukee, WI $164 Bronx, NY $161 Chicago, IL $190 Philadelphia, PA $159 San Francisco, CA $232 Columbus, OH $155 San Jose, $208 Denver, CO $156 Keeping up with the Joneses costs Las Vegas, NV $160 Cincinnati, OH $157 New Yorkers a pretty penny (or maybe there are just too many Indianapolis, IN $151 Los Angeles, CA $196 St. Louis, MO $184 Phoenix, AZ $152 great stores). San Diego, CA $173 Dallas, TX $207 Atlanta, GA $188 Tucson, AZ Austin, TX $168 $145 LEAST SPENT San Antonio, TX $154 With an average high of 72 degrees in November, few Tucsonians are out Miami, FL $186 Houston, TX $182 shopping for fur coats. ELECTRONICS& SOFTWARE National Average $260 Average amount spent during the week of Black Friday by Mint users who purchased electronics and software: Least Spent Most Spent 24 New Yorkers living in Manhattan Seattle, WA $223 Minneapolis, MN $234 spend the most MOST SPENT on electronics St. Paul, MN $212 and software Gadgets, after all, Portland, OR $251 Detroit, MI $219 are a commuter's $227 best friend. $324 Cleveland, OH New York, NY Brooklyn, NY $264 Milwaukee, WI $226 Bronx, NY $208 Chicago, IL $232 Philadelphia, PA $231 San Francisco, CA $295 $174 LEAST SPENT Denver, CO $290 Columbus, OH San Jose, CA $306 Las Vegas, NV $263 Cincinnati, OH $242 Indianapolis, IN $223 The city's namesake may have done a lot of exploration in his time, but today's Columbus residents are spending less Los Angeles, CA $287 St. Louis, MO $217 Phoenix, AZ $236 time than other cities exploring the "new world" of tech." San Diego, CA $253 Dallas, TX $253 Atlanta, GA $247 Tucson, AZ $219 Austin, TX $263 San Antonio, TX $234 Miami, FL $279 Houston, TX $259 *All figures are from Wednesday, November 24 to Tuesday, November 30, 2010, as it often takes two or three days for credit card purchases to post. Numbers were averaged from Mint users who purchased items on their credit and/or debit cards in these categories. mint.com