Who's Doing Black Friday? (a US thing) - Page 2

RainingLemur · 10-25-2011, 12:14 PM

I'll probably take a look around, but I don't know how much purchasing we'll be doing.

vivaldirules · 10-25-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Find the food court & park!

Will do, pooh - with my mp3 player and ebook reader. But after I go to the Lego store there, if I can get in.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-25-2011, 12:26 PM

Avoid. Like plague. The stores aren't safe. The parking lots aren't safe. The roads aren't safe. Anyone who asks me to go isn't safe.

tubemonkey · 10-25-2011, 12:55 PM

For DTB readers, the ad for Half Price Books is already posted.

sakura-panda · 10-25-2011, 02:04 PM

My husband and I go every year and do 75% of our Christmas shopping.

We go to my parent's house for Thanksgiving, leave the kids behind, study the ads when we get home, and head out the door around 5:00 am.

We live between three major metropolitan cities -- and avoid them all. The smaller towns close to us have the stores we want (Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, etc.) but without the huge crowds. (More like Saturday sized crowds, at 7am, and it only gets a little bigger than that. We've gone into stores that are practically empty at 9 am!)

tubemonkey · 10-25-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sakura-panda

My husband and I go every year and do 75% of our Christmas shopping.

We go to my parent's house for Thanksgiving, leave the kids behind, study the ads when we get home, and head out the door around 5:00 am.

We live between three major metropolitan cities -- and avoid them all. The smaller towns close to us have the stores we want (Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, etc.) but without the huge crowds. (More like Saturday sized crowds, at 7am, and it only gets a little bigger than that. We've gone into stores that are practically empty at 9 am!)

Have you done any online shopping on BF? Also, I don't know if you're aware of it, but most of the ads are leaked online before then, giving you ample time to plan your shopping so you don't have to do so on Thanksgiving.

Last year, I did all of my BF shopping online and was finished by 4am. I then spent the rest of the weekend watching videos, visiting, and relaxing. No long lines, no crowds; it was great.

sakura-panda · 10-25-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Have you done any online shopping on BF? Also, I don't know if you're aware of it, but most of the ads are leaked online before then, giving you ample time to plan your shopping so you don't have to do so on Thanksgiving.

Last year, I did all of my BF shopping online and was finished by 4am. I then spent the rest of the weekend watching videos, visiting, and relaxing. No long lines, no crowds; it was great.

I subscribe to the BF Ads emails.

Browsing the newspaper ads is part of the ritual and a part I really enjoy. I don't like browsing online -- I usually don't have a particular item in mind and it's not much fun for me to click through pages of scans. I prefer to sit at the table with my husband and share the papers and ideas with each other.

I know we could do it together around one or two computers, but like I said, it's an annual ritual that I enjoy.

I love shopping and with a full time job and three kids, I don't do it much anymore. Going out on Black Friday is an adventure -- it doesn't even bother me to not be able to get the things I want. It would be better if I got everything I wanted, and most of the time I do, but it's no great loss if I don't either -- I can spend the next month shopping online for the things I missed.

DixieGal · 10-25-2011, 04:03 PM

I love the crowds. But no more camping outside the stores and midnight mall parties. I need my sleep!

kindlekitten · 10-25-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I hate shopping with the hoardes and so always avoid that weekend. But this year, my wife and kids want to drive to the Mall of America (we'll be in Iowa at the time). I'm dreading it but will dutifully smile and be positive the entire time.

you're certainly a better puppy than I am! I would invent some dreaded 12 hour illness

vivaldirules · 10-25-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you're certainly a better puppy than I am! I would invent some dreaded 12 hour illness

Oh, my! Would I do that? (doggie pauses to think)

Nyssa · 10-25-2011, 08:44 PM

I never "do" Black Friday. There is nothing in this world I need to buy badly enough to risk getting trampled to death.

kennyc · 10-25-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Well, Black Friday will soon be upon us. The traditional day after Thanksgiving sale to launch Christmas shopping season is just a month away (Nov 25th).

Who plans on going out and fighting the long lines and crowds? ..
Slowly I've been staying home and doing the internet thing. Last year, I did all my shopping online and plan on doing the same this year.

...

Nay, I'll be home reading on my new Kindle Fire.

Internet Baby! Internet!

kennyc · 10-25-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

Avoid. Like plague. The stores aren't safe. The parking lots aren't safe. The roads aren't safe. Anyone who asks me to go isn't safe.

I'm with Steve!

cromag · 10-26-2011, 12:24 AM

I won't be on the roads -- I stock up on groceries like there's a blizzard coming so I can stay in all weekend! We have a regional shopping mall in my town and I have to avoid nearby roads because of the traffic.

I do most of my shopping online these days, but sometimes there's something I need to get at the store.

I can remember one time when I braved the crowds, though. Several years ago, on December 23rd, sitting at the breakfast table my son mused, "You know what I really want for Christmas ... ?"

(Why, no -- if it wasn't on your list I really don't! I made a last minute trip to pick up a cassette Walkman.)

phenomshel · 10-26-2011, 12:53 AM

It would take a crowbar, a team of wild horses, and a million dollars in bribery to get me to even CONSIDER leaving the house on that day... I'm asking for the day off work, too.

Edited to add: I'm with Steve and Kenny!!!

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10-25-2011, 12:14 PM	#16
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I'll probably take a look around, but I don't know how much purchasing we'll be doing.

10-25-2011, 12:26 PM	#18
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Avoid. Like plague. The stores aren't safe. The parking lots aren't safe. The roads aren't safe. Anyone who asks me to go isn't safe.

10-25-2011, 12:55 PM	#19
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,763 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	For DTB readers, the ad for Half Price Books is already posted.

10-25-2011, 02:04 PM	#20
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	My husband and I go every year and do 75% of our Christmas shopping. We go to my parent's house for Thanksgiving, leave the kids behind, study the ads when we get home, and head out the door around 5:00 am. We live between three major metropolitan cities -- and avoid them all. The smaller towns close to us have the stores we want (Target, Kohl's, Best Buy, etc.) but without the huge crowds. (More like Saturday sized crowds, at 7am, and it only gets a little bigger than that. We've gone into stores that are practically empty at 9 am!)

10-25-2011, 04:03 PM	#23
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I love the crowds. But no more camping outside the stores and midnight mall parties. I need my sleep!

10-25-2011, 08:44 PM	#26
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I never "do" Black Friday. There is nothing in this world I need to buy badly enough to risk getting trampled to death.

10-26-2011, 12:24 AM	#29
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,308 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I won't be on the roads -- I stock up on groceries like there's a blizzard coming so I can stay in all weekend! We have a regional shopping mall in my town and I have to avoid nearby roads because of the traffic. I do most of my shopping online these days, but sometimes there's something I need to get at the store. I can remember one time when I braved the crowds, though. Several years ago, on December 23rd, sitting at the breakfast table my son mused, "You know what I really want for Christmas ... ?" (Why, no -- if it wasn't on your list I really don't! I made a last minute trip to pick up a cassette Walkman.)

10-26-2011, 12:53 AM	#30
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	It would take a crowbar, a team of wild horses, and a million dollars in bribery to get me to even CONSIDER leaving the house on that day... I'm asking for the day off work, too. Edited to add: I'm with Steve and Kenny!!!