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[File Photo]OKLAHOMA CITY -
Making Black Friday sales
legal in Oklahoma, that's one lawmaker's goal as we head into the 2013
legislative session.
Right now Oklahoma
retailers can't offer the same deals as other states because of an old law on
the book but that could soon change.
News 9 first told you
about the discrepancies in advertisements like these during the holiday
shopping craze, where Oklahomans weren't getting the deals our bordering states
were.
The current law requires
retailers to sell goods at 6-percent above cost, which means there's no way
they can offer the door buster savings used in national ads.
On Thursday morning, State
Sen. David Holt announced a new bill that would do away with the decades-old
law and allow stores to price goods as they see fit. And not just during Black
Friday or Super Bowl Sunday sales.
"It's every day of the
year and it's not just sales. There are stores that charge below costs or would
like to charge below cost for certain items every day of the week you know, to
bring people in the door. All of that is currently illegal," said Holt.
The good news for shoppers,
if the bill passes the new law would take effect just before the holidays so
you may end up finding much better deals this year compared to years past. And
those who used to drive across state lines to get the deal will save on those
travel costs.
