Who is going shopping on "Black Friday?"

[DianaB]

I got my Wal-mart sale ad for Friday and they have a lot of things that are a good buy. I'd love to get the Cricut Expression and that's a really good price for one!!! I'm wondering if I can talk someone who's already going into getting one for me!!!!! Hmmmm.......I'll have to check with my family!!!!!

[donna1990]

NOT ME!!!!! Some stores open at 4AM.

[judy]

Originally Posted by HALEY

now i have to look for a 19 inch tv too, my tv is shot in my bedroom it keep buzzing, oh well i got that tv when i was in college some 19 years ago, i got my money out of it at least... it was an RCA tv its so old you can't even hook a DVD player to it... haaaaa... LOL

I got a 19" flat screen, LED, HDTV in Walmart about a month ago for about $225.
I bet they're on sale for even less now. It's a Panasonic and is just fine.

[Shada]

I went one year and swore never again.
It was horrrible!!!! People were shoulder to shoulder...

wellI got talked into it!!!!!!!!!!! A friend is on her way over and we are going out of town shopping on Black Friday!!! I just know it is going to be horrible again. I don't know why I let myself get talked into this. My shopping is darn near done, no real reason to get out on this day of wild people.

Wish me luck... only good thing about it is that I will get a good meal out of it.

DEEP BREATH here... it will be ok... egads, I hate crowds!!!!!!

[Janet]

I was thinking of going to Wal Mart this morning, but checked online to see if the Frankfort store had the items. I was looking at the Digital Picture Frames, 8" for $39....great price and so any of you know if the Garmin nuvi 200 is any good? They are $97. They are probably gone now, plus online the prices were higher.

[gja1000]

Well, I WENT at MIDNIGHT!!! We went to the outlet mall that opened at midnight. It was a MADHOUSE - but a lot of fun. We were in the first group to get into the Coach store - it was WALL TO WALL PEOPLE! OMG! But we were able to grab a very cute purse for my granddaughter at 70% off. Everything in the store was 30-70% off, pretty good!

When I left the mall at about 3:00 people were still lined up to get in there! They had to have lots of merchandise, because it was amazing at the amount of purses going out that door!!!

My daughter got some great deals on things at Gymboree - a kids clothes store. My granddaughter got some cute clothes at the Gap, we all got some other things for self and gifts.

There were waaaaay more people there than I expected!! And the lines to check out were so long! But most stores had lots of registers open and it didn't take to long to get out.

I came home and slept for a few hours, Granddaughter and I are going to another mall for a while today. I'll be dead by afternoon.

[DianaB]

My son and daughter-in-law were here visiting last night until 1:30 and then she was getting up and driving to a nearby town so she could be there by 5:00. She was going to pick up a few things at Wal-mart for me. She went with her SIL. I bet that she's dead tired!! I'm home with the kids!!!

[Gina]

Nope!! I slept late till 9:30 and it felt wonderful. I will venture out later. I do need a dryer and a new Christmas tree but I was to lazy to wake up at 3 A.M.

[highlans]

Originally Posted by judy

I never did the day after Thanksgiving shopping, but so many people do.
I don't really know why - I would guess there are fabulous sales.

Is anyone going to tackle the crowds this year?

Why Black Friday??

[donna1990]

Why do they call it Black Fri.

[Janet]

If I remember right...some of the stores are operating in the 'red' (in debt), but on this day, the day after Thanksgiving when everyone is out and shopping for the best deals, it puts the stores back in the 'black' and make more of a profit.


Isn't this right ladies???? I'm sure someone could explain it better...lol

[2tiredmom]

Yes Janet, Your memory is still working Congrats. This is the time of year that they make the most money. And Christmas eve.

[Ponyup]

We went. It wasn't really a lot of fun. We go to this town about an hour a way from my in-laws house. I got car sick on the ride there. Then we went to Bed Bath & Beyond. It was crowded but not too bad. I took Logan in with us in a carrier, everyone loved him. Then we went to target. I took Logan with & got kicked out. The lady was pretty rude about it & followed me to make sure I left. It was just an absolute mad house. It's usually not that crowded down there, but this year was just crazy.

[donna1990]

Originally Posted by Ponyup

We went. It wasn't really a lot of fun. We go to this town about an hour a way from my in-laws house. I got car sick on the ride there. Then we went to Bed Bath & Beyond. It was crowded but not too bad. I took Logan in with us in a carrier, everyone loved him. Then we went to target. I took Logan with & got kicked out. The lady was pretty rude about it & followed me to make sure I left. It was just an absolute mad house. It's usually not that crowded down there, but this year was just crazy.

I can't believe you go kicked out.

Janet, thanks for telling me, I guess I never paid attention before.

[judy]

Janet,
The Garmin 250 is good. I don't know about the 200, but if it talks to you as well as showing the directions, it will be fine. The only thing is that you can't use the radio because the Garmin's volume isn't loud enough. I run mine through the radio and transfer audiobooks or music onto it's mp3. The music stops and the spoken directions are given, then the music goes back on. Check out the 200 for that feature, otherwise it's pretty boring driving without the radio.