Good morning, Washington. For many of you, the holiday gluttony has persisted beyond Thursday, but if you can manage to move this afternoon — and you didn’t spend all your precious cash on Black Friday — you can capitalize on Shop Local First Day, when independently owned stores across the District offer discounted merchandise.

The shopping madness that follows Thanksgiving Day is a boon for some, a bummer for others. It offers not-to-be-missed price reductions on much needed consumer goods, or represents just one more indication of our society’s inevitable downfall. There are always alternatives, though. Here are a few.