ziggy29
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I tend to think for the most part, the FIRE crowd tends to be introverted and thus the thought of being among the early morning Black Friday throngs is about as appealing as the thought of a root canal.
2am, black friday shopping....someone smack me!
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freebird5825
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Good for you, thefed. Wish I could have been there. 
I have NEVER done Black Friday shopping. I will NEVER do Black Friday shopping.
Any questions?
I have NEVER done Black Friday shopping. I will NEVER do Black Friday shopping.
Any questions?
I never thought I'd shop on Black Friday, but I was curious...
Went to the mall at 9:30. A lot of people, but not too bad. I've seen it a lot worse on a normal weekend during the day. Around the mall, traffic was light, mall parking lot full, but I found parking almost immediately.
Bought 2 iPod Nanos for $138 and an iPod Touch for $268, at the Apple store. Good prices.
I then went to Costco and bought an LCD 32" 1080p TV for $450, and while waiting in line, realized I get $60 off with coupon. I also bought $60 iTune gift cards for $48 (20% off). They had iPod Nanos for $128, limit one. I was tempted to return the other one at the Apple store, and probably would have, if I could have bought two at Costco. Apparently, saving $20 is worth it for me, but $10 not so much. Mostly because it looked more people were hitting the stores.
Next I stopped by a local bakery to buy a pie for our Thanksgiving dinner. We were having it Friday night, instead of Thursday, because my spouse was working Wed/Thurs. 20% off of holiday pies.
I was skeptical of Black Friday shopping, but after this year, I might make this a yearly tradition... Of course, you'd never see me out there at 5am.
Went to the mall at 9:30. A lot of people, but not too bad. I've seen it a lot worse on a normal weekend during the day. Around the mall, traffic was light, mall parking lot full, but I found parking almost immediately.
Bought 2 iPod Nanos for $138 and an iPod Touch for $268, at the Apple store. Good prices.
I then went to Costco and bought an LCD 32" 1080p TV for $450, and while waiting in line, realized I get $60 off with coupon. I also bought $60 iTune gift cards for $48 (20% off). They had iPod Nanos for $128, limit one. I was tempted to return the other one at the Apple store, and probably would have, if I could have bought two at Costco. Apparently, saving $20 is worth it for me, but $10 not so much. Mostly because it looked more people were hitting the stores.
Next I stopped by a local bakery to buy a pie for our Thanksgiving dinner. We were having it Friday night, instead of Thursday, because my spouse was working Wed/Thurs. 20% off of holiday pies.
I was skeptical of Black Friday shopping, but after this year, I might make this a yearly tradition... Of course, you'd never see me out there at 5am.
W2R
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We were determined not to participate in Black Friday shopping, but ended up going to Barnes and Noble around 3 PM just for something to do. Surprisingly, there were several parking spaces available. Frank bought the new Clive Cussler book and we were just third in line at the checkout.
ziggy29
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I wonder if they had "presold" theirs to people who called in about it beforehand...
Walmart's Black Friday Rip-off - Business Center - PC World Business Center
Amethyst
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Good hunting!
Not me; I'll talk to anybody, and will start a conversation in a line just to get all those grumpy-looking people to crack a smile awreddy.
One thing that keeps me away from the sale lines: I get uncomfortable when I have to stand for long periods on a hard floor. It has been this way for me since my teenage years. Does this bother anybody else when shopping?
Amethyst
W2R
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That, and the fact that I get a little "germ-ophobic" when I am surrounded too closely by masses of bleary-eyed, unwashed, drippy nosed, smelly, sneezing humanity for too long. Call me a snob.
ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
Snob.Call me a snob.
W2R
Moderator Emeritus
Well I asked for it! 
Goonie
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She said that after a search of the stockroom by the grunts and management, they deduced that they'd been mistakenly place out on the sales floor weeks ago as regular stock....Oops! (don't know how other SprawlMarts are run, but our local store has always been one giant cluster-****)
Wormrider
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Black Friday is certainly a good excuse to spend money on something you don't need but want.
