are you one of those crazy people go shopping on black friday?

[pennquaker09]

I do go, but I don''t necessarily go for the deals. Last year it was a huge group of us - my family and his.

 

[Elmorton]

Oh heck no...I''ve gone once, and one year, DH and I completely forgot it was Black Friday and went to Target for some Xmas lights. There were no carts available...that was crazy to me.

This year, we''re doing as little retail as possible - we''re donating $ in our loved ones'' names and volunteering at various organizations. For each person, we''re choosing an organization that has a cause which is important to the recipient. Though I love the holiday music and decorations at the stores, I can''t stand how frantic and rude shoppers get during the season. I think it will be nice to avoid that this year.

 

[AprilBaby]

Nope, I hate crowds. I heard the stores are desperate for customers this year anyways so I am going to assume every day will be black Friday till Christmas.

 

[IloveAsschers13]

Annie- I was just about to say the same thing.. I basically COLLECT movies.. I have like 300 and I always end up buying them for myself- but come on, All the Austin Powers for 1.96 each? haha it is basically nothing.. But I did go last year for the first time because I moved into my apartment this year and since I am in college, it wasn''t really a high priority to get nice quality stuff so I do have to say I got a bunch of great deals.. a toaster and a mini chopper for 4 dollars each? a toaster oven for 10 dollars.. I mean you really can''t beat it. Me and my brother have made it a tradition kind of, we are going this year. Last year we woke up at 5:30 and hit Walmart first, then Target, then Best Buy, and then Circuit city.. I got a lot of stuff. I would recommend it for cheap stuff!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 11/8/2008 8:52:08 PM
Author: ~*Alexis*~
Call me crazy but I LOVE going to shop on Black Friday...its AWESOME!! I get a large coffee and I get my blood going....today FFI and I went to Walmart at 6 am and got a compaq laptop for $300.....so we are starting early....they are going to have a sale every saturday morning until christmas....FFI would rather be in bed though....he''s a party pooper....although he did thank me this morning when I scored him that deal on the laptop.....

Alexis, my daughter got one of those, too! She and a friend actually went to the store at 5am! Their WalMart was only selling 10 of them, but they both got one!

I have not shopped on that Friday in years and never before about 10am. But I prefer internet shopping now. There are great deals online that day as someone already mentioned.

 

[Dee*Jay]

I would rather poke my own eyeball out...

 

[~*Alexis*~]

Date: 11/9/2008 8:09:47 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006

Date: 11/8/2008 8:52:08 PM

Author: ~*Alexis*~

Call me crazy but I LOVE going to shop on Black Friday...its AWESOME!! I get a large coffee and I get my blood going....today FFI and I went to Walmart at 6 am and got a compaq laptop for $300.....so we are starting early....they are going to have a sale every saturday morning until christmas....FFI would rather be in bed though....he''s a party pooper....although he did thank me this morning when I scored him that deal on the laptop.....

Alexis, my daughter got one of those, too! She and a friend actually went to the store at 5am! Their WalMart was only selling 10 of them, but they both got one!


I have not shopped on that Friday in years and never before about 10am. But I prefer internet shopping now. There are great deals online that day as someone already mentioned.

That was such a good deal and I could not pass it up. Its just one of those things. I think that most people this year are going to be shopping sooner and getting things before that weekend. I have been shopping since the end of July and we got all the big ticket items and now its just the little stuff or the stocking stuffers. those kinds of things. We are actually toning things down this year compared to last year.

 

[marcy]

I love to go shopping that day but don''t get up any earlier than if I was going to work (about 6:15 am).

 

[Dreamgirl]

There is just something that is SO MUCH fun about shopping on that day! I never used to up until about 6 or so years ago. I''m never looking back. Shopping must continue every Black Friday from here on out in my world...lol

 

[Dancing Fire]

get ready ladies !!!

 

[monarch64]

To answer the original question: no, I''m not one of those crazy people who shop on Black Friday. I was in retail for a number of years, which required me to WORK in the shopping environment on Black Friday and ruined me forever as far as shopping, period.

I must confess, though...I did hit Sam''s Club on BF two years ago around 10 a.m. for some grill lighters I wanted to buy for friends on my way out of town. It honestly wasn''t that bad of an experience, not too crowded and I found a parking space no problem. Maybe I''ll try it again some day, but not this year.

 

[fieryred33143]

Yes I''m one of the loonies!

I''ll be at one store at midnight tomorrow to not deal with the 5AM traffic.

Then I''m meeting up with my bf at 5AM and hitting Wal-Mart for the twins, circuit city for something she has to buy, and the mall for everyone else!

 

[BlueSki231]

Ha, I''ve never actually done the get up and go shopping at 4 am on black friday. In HS and College I worked retail so unfortunately it was a requirement to work on that day...

But I think this year I''m gonna brave it and see what deals I can find!!
I''m not a morning person so we''ll see when my alarm goes off at 5am if I can actually get my booty up...

 

[that_someone_special]

5am-- yup! but not earlier.. and if it''s snowing... eh.. I wont get there until they actually open.

I LOVE BLACK FRIDAY!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I am thinking about it!

Maybe even at 4 am I''ll probably still be awake.

 

[that_someone_special]

Oh and the biggest things we get (bf and I) would be movies. We collect movies and have HUNDREDS and hundreds. I figure, if I''m going to watch it at least twice, it''s worth buying. For instance, one of my favorite buys was The Office. I own all 4, and purchased them for less than $50 -- NEW-- and total. Best Buy is selling all 4 in a package for $125!! So yeah, I''m a deal hunter, and movies are my favorite thing to get!

 

[Itgirl76]

I would rather be poked with a red hot poker....No way I did once when I was a teenager I have never done it since...I am in my early 30''s

 

[Lexie]

The New York Times recently called Black Friday "a quintessentially American ritual of self-sacrifice at the altar of consumerism," and I wholeheartedly agree with that.

What really disgusts me, however, is reading headlines like this: Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede.

I know that times are tough and that people like great bargains, but c'mon!

As far as I'm concerned, internet shopping is a godsend.

ETA: Looks like strmrdr beat me to breaking that story. Oh well!

 

[diamondringlover]

I actually did go out today, didnt buy much, but the mall we went to wasnt that bad, it was crazier last year.

 

[radiantquest]

no. never