Mariposa Bella 3 Posted November 21, 2007 Do you go out shopping on Black Friday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marimaru 7 Posted November 21, 2007 Normally I don't, but I'm going to be with my in laws for Thanksgiving and have been invited to go. I still haven't really decided yet, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgia girl 35 Posted November 21, 2007 I did it one year....and never again will I put myself through that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandster_1007 1 Posted November 21, 2007 Just FYI. go the the website Black Friday 2007 Thanksgiving Day Black Friday Ads at Black-Friday.net. they have had a lot of stores sales posted on there for about a month. the cool part is, each store has some things that can be bought online (sometimes with free shipping to store). i'm taking advantage of that this year. i will be up at 4:00 a.m. and online. (i have pretty much all of my purchasing done, but i want one of those gaming chairs, and wal-mart has one for $30). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
travelgirl 3 Posted November 21, 2007 Hell, no. There is NO deal good enough for me to get out there with those kinds of crowds. I really hate crowds.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
transformer 1 Posted November 21, 2007 I would rather slit my wrists, be burned at the stake, have bamboo shoots shoved under my fingernails, and be run over by a semi repeatedly than go shopping on Black Friday!!!! What can I say? I'm an on-line shopping kind of girl! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kat817 19 Posted November 21, 2007 We go every year! It is without a doubt a frame of mind! We make a party of it. Make our list--go separate ways get the biggies, then shop the other more abundant specials. I have gotten amazing buys---Last year we hit Best Buy as our main store, and we will never go to them again, it was total chaos, they attempted to organize things, which is funny in its own way! Yeah, organize bargain shoppers!! But they had aisles blocked off, and lines to get into line to get into yet another line....BUT!!! I did buy stacks of 100 DVD-R recordable discs....for $5.00 a stack of 100. I bought 5!! I still have plenty. Also got Flash drives for $5.00--great stocking stuffers. But they are going to have to settle for something less scary-we got trapped in a closed aisle---if there had been a fire, it would have been horrible! We had planned on hitting Walmart for a chance at getting the Nintendo DS Lite, for our nephews in Denver, but DH just called, and he won one at work, so no need to fight for that one....although he said he thinks it looks pink! We get our items we went after, then we hit the angel tree, each pick an angel and do the shopping for them---drop those off at the fire dept. do Breakfast....then shop some more. By afternoon, we are 98% done. Of course I am about 75% that way already! I had surgery Friday, so not sure I am up to Black Friday--makes me very sad! IF you decide to go---make the choice to have fun---if you get a good buy great, if not what have you lost, but a couple of hours of shut eye! Go with someone you love---and have fun! Kat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannabthin 0 Posted November 21, 2007 I LOVE black friday!!!! I get such a rush being out there. Can't wait for Friday!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmberWaves 0 Posted November 21, 2007 HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NO!!!!!! If I could get away with it I wouldn't leave my house until after New Years at this point...lol. I had to go to Wal-mart today to get some last minute Thanksgiving fixings and I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown before I got out of there, it was a mad house. I can only imagine what it'll be like on Friday. No way, no how! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mscathyl 0 Posted November 21, 2007 I get up at 5am and stand in line for the store to open Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyeblu79 0 Posted November 21, 2007 I haven't done it in years. I would like to go, but I need a day to relax and sleep in. I think I will try to get one of those deals on Amazon though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasGrace 1 Posted November 22, 2007 Since I've been with Avon...I don't do that anymore. I found my own way of getting 50% off without having to stand in lines or get up early. Just wish they sold XBox's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
argon 3 Posted November 22, 2007 So, Black Friday is some kind of pre-Thanksgiving day shopping extravanganza? Sounds like I should be glad we don't do that in Canada. But we do have Boxing Day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
travelgirl 3 Posted November 22, 2007 Black Friday is the day AFTER Thanksgiving. It's traditionally the day of the year when businesses go from being in the red financially to being in the black. Meaning that it's the first day of the year that they actually are making pure profit. It's a HUGE shopping day, and I prefer to stay the hell out of the stores at all costs.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenne 0 Posted November 22, 2007 I'm with Kat817. I LOVE this day!!!! My mom, sister, and I are out there at the mall at 5 am, and we have a great day together just shopping and having a girls' day to ourselves. I can't wait!!! I look forward to this all fall - but then I love the ENTIRE holiday season with a passion. Parties, family get-togethers, cooking fun stuff, shopping, just general togetherness - this season has always been a good time in my family. My dad, who had health problems and depression issues, LOVED Christmas, and this was the one time of year when he was happiest and my parents actually got along really well. I guess those positive impressions from childhood really stuck with me because from November 1st through the rest of the year I am in a continuous good mood! I really miss my dad though....and always wish he were still here to enjoy it with us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites