Is there anything better than...

[cocowum]

Opening the paper Thanksgiving morning and seeing all those wonderful flyer's?

 

[scarlett873]

You crack me up...

 

[dpuck1998]

So where are you heading? I'm stopping at Sams Club at 5am and then off to Target!!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

I just grabbed our paper off the front step and was actually a bit disappointed as I thought it would be a lot bigger...haven't started reading the ads yet but I'm hoping there's some good stuff!

 

[BRobson]

Do all the shops have sales on Black Friday - what kind of deals do you usually get ? Do tell

 

[Just People]

Ugh! There is just not enough of a good deal out there for me to deal with the masses in shopping centers tomorrow. Parking is enough to drive me crazy. Tomorrow is my day to stay at home and get some delivery food!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Do all the shops have sales on Black Friday - what kind of deals do you usually get ? Do tell

Black Friday has gained momentum over the last few years and just about every major chain store participates. In most cases there are actually only a few items that are drastically marked down...and you usually have to get there way early and wait in line (some people camp out overnight at the electronics stores!). I don't go out as early as I used to, now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom I have the time to find those "must-have" items early on. As a matter of fact, I've turned into a personal shopping assistant for most of my friends that work -- but I don't mind though as it feels good to help them save some time and money.

 

[BRobson]

Black Friday has gained momentum over the last few years and just about every major chain store participates. In most cases there are actually only a few items that are drastically marked down...and you usually have to get there way early and wait in line (some people camp out overnight at the electronics stores!). I don't go out as early as I used to, now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom I have the time to find those "must-have" items early on. As a matter of fact, I've turned into a personal shopping assistant for most of my friends that work -- but I don't mind though as it feels good to help them save some time and money.

Sounds like our Boxing Day sales although it is just all the tat from Christmas they sell half price

I do love a bargain though

 

[tickledtink33]

My mom and I were heading out for Thanksgiving dinner today at about 3:30pm, and when we pasted by the mall there were already people in line in fromt of Best Buy. I couldn't believe it. It was only three thirty in the afternoon and they were already lining up. THAT'S INSANE

 

[Alztybrn]

My mom and I were heading out for Thanksgiving dinner today at about 3:30pm, and when we pasted by the mall there were already people in line in fromt of Best Buy. I couldn't believe it. It was only three thirty in the afternoon and they were already lining up. THAT'S INSANE

Fools...I ordered all my Best Buy deals this morning online. Got all the doorbusters I wanted (2) and had them shipped to my house with free shipping.
No need to be inline 12 hours before they open!

 

[dpuck1998]

Fools...I ordered all my Best Buy deals this morning online. Got all the doorbusters I wanted (2) and had them shipped to my house with free shipping.
No need to be inline 12 hours before they open!

I think people like waiting in line...I blame ebay for this madness, people buy the crap then sell it for morons on ebay for more than it is worth.

 

[robind]

So where are you heading? I'm stopping at Sams Club at 5am and then off to Target!!

Sears, then Target, then nap. Then all the girls go "shopping" at the fancy mall w/ the good restaurants while the boys stay home and watch Va Tech crush UVA.

 

[cocowum]

So where are you heading? I'm stopping at Sams Club at 5am and then off to Target!!

Walmart (price match everyone else's deals), Macy's, Target, Michaels and then the mall.

I just grabbed our paper off the front step and was actually a bit disappointed as I thought it would be a lot bigger...haven't started reading the ads yet but I'm hoping there's some good stuff!

Yeah, the deals aren't that great but I go for the fun. I'm actually done Christmas shopping.

Ugh! There is just not enough of a good deal out there for me to deal with the masses in shopping centers tomorrow. Parking is enough to drive me crazy. Tomorrow is my day to stay at home and get some delivery food!

It's my favorite day of the year, that is next to Christmas. Throwing a bunch of elbows at the mall really gets me into the Christmas spirit!

Fools...I ordered all my Best Buy deals this morning on line. Got all the doorbusters I wanted (2) and had them shipped to my house with free shipping.
No need to be inline 12 hours before they open!

Yeah, I pretty much found all my big ticket items on line.

Happy shopping everyone!

 

[DVCsince02]

So I went online this morning at 5:30 to get a couple things from Walmart. Well I added the items to my cart and suddenly the site needed to undergo "maintenance". By the time it came back up, guess what was sold out? UGH!

 

[Launchpad11B]

So I went online this morning at 5:30 to get a couple things from Walmart. Well I added the items to my cart and suddenly the site needed to undergo "maintenance". By the time it came back up, guess what was sold out? UGH!

Alicia called me, ring side, from an old fashioned beat down at Wal-Mart this morning!! A skinny guy and a big ole angry woman were throwing down over a cheap Blu-ray player!

 

[DVCsince02]

DH set the alarm for 4am and it didn't go off, so I went online and well, you already know what happened.

Sometimes it's not about what you buy, but what you get to watch all around you. Madness!

 

[Renysmom]

We were at Best Buy at 5:00 to buy one of the TV's on sale for SD... I will say for a store that has only been open two weeks they did an incredible job.. Handed out vouchers while in line for the items you wanted so that there would be no rushing and pushing.

We were in the middle of the line with about 150 before us and the same arrived behind us (we arrived at 4:30). Most were there to get the laptops and digi cameras from what I could tell. Saw a couple putting away their chairs and TENT just before 5:00, they said to someone who asked when did they get there and they said 11:30 last night and they were 20 something inline...
That's crazy, but in these economic times I can see why..

I've since taken a morning nap and will now start my day

 

[EpcotLove]

ugh, black friday, another corporate holiday... I will be hiding out in my apartment and hoping that I can make it to work this afternoon.

 

[halliesmommy01]

I was at Walmart at 4:15. Thought I was going to see a beat down over the Xboxes but everyone behaved, except the man who thought it was appropriate to pick me up to move me out of his way when I was getting the camera for my daughter. I had just put my hand on the box when I felt his hands on my waist. Apparently I look mean because he started apologizing. What a rude person. I did get the camera though.

Becky

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

I was at Walmart at 4:15. Thought I was going to see a beat down over the Xboxes but everyone behaved, except the man who thought it was appropriate to pick me up to move me out of his way when I was getting the camera for my daughter. I had just put my hand on the box when I felt his hands on my waist. Apparently I look mean because he started apologizing. What a rude person. I did get the camera though.

Becky

OMG Becky...are you serious, the guy actually tried to forcibly move you? I would have yelled for security!!!

This is the first year I didn't go out at all for BF and it's like I'm having withdrawals or something. The only thing we were really looking for was a laptop for DS, but I knew there was no way I would start standing in line in the wee hours of the morning to try and get one of the doorbusters somewhere. I'll just keep watching the sale flyers up til Christmas to see what we can come up with (DS has to put some of his own money with it -- so were going to let him decide what he can afford ).