Black Friday

[Natalia Evans]

I know this is late but I didn't get around to posting it.

Has anyone here ever done it or did it this year? I did it for the very first time on Thursday night. My brothers love doing it and I decided to try it just for the experience. I didn't find it bad at all and I decided I could do this every year. I ended up buying a few things for my son for his Christmas or birthday because the prices were good. But I had to stand in check out line for an hour and I didn't want to go back for more stuff. It wasn't that long when I waited outside to go in because it went pretty fast. Then I decided to hit Best buy and saw another long line and thought "forget it" and went home. I didn't want to be gone all night. Plus I don't need any new video games because I have enough already, same with movies and CDs.

[P7PSP]

I don't bother because if $X savings = X hours in line than I calculate how much my time and lack of aggravation is worth. I understand some people get in line the night before.  Not worth it to me.

[odeon]

There's no way I'd spend hours in line waiting to buy something cheaper.

[Al Swearegen]

No idea what black Friday is. I know it is Friday the 13th. What this has to do with shopping I dunno

[Charlotte Quin]

Is it just another excuse each year to have sales and rake in cash?

I don't see why they have it on Thanksgiving. The shops are probably already busy.

[TA]

The secret to avoiding the hassle is shopping online, I am surprised everybody does not realize that. People tend to get stupid on this day, maybe the food went to their head. For that reason, I avoid it at all costs.

["couldbecousin"]

No idea what black Friday is. I know it is Friday the 13th. What this has to do with shopping I dunno

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)


  I stay home that day.  I don't want to be in the midst of otherwise-rational adults fighting
  to the death over the last Furby on the shelf.  I bought my new phone the Wednesday
  before.   I spent this year's Black Friday cleaning house and doing laundry. 

[bodie]

I didn't have a clue what black friday was either?

I know now but it don't happen here.


Where i live,  if you want to get something cheap you order it from the
shoplifters.  Cost is usually a third of RRP.

No que's.  We give up on government to keep the cost of living down here
in scumsville.

[Queen Victoria]

This was my first Black Friday in about 20 years.  Usually I'll go late in the afternoon.  But they did have a good sale on this TV, so I figured I was "paid" $25 an hour($100/4 hours total time) to buy it.  I also went to the store late Friday afternoon for groceries, but missed the chaos.  I'm not sure if I would do it again.

[Natalia Evans]

Yeah doing it online is a lot easier I would say.

[Icequeen]

Spent an hour clicking on Amazon last night trying to get a 32" LCD for $97.00 on a lightening deal.

No cheap tv for me and my shitty slow internet connection.

I still say it was rigged. They probably had 3 of them in stock and were fucking with everybody. 

I'll shop online, but I won't go near a store until after New Years. Can't deal with the crowds.

[skyblue1]

I'll shop online, but I won't go near a store until after New Years. Can't deal with the crowds.

my sentiments also

[Parts]

I have never gone to any black Friday thing or ever will, the deals are just not worth the crowds and aggravation

[odeon]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

["couldbecousin"]

It seems to be mostly an American thing. It's only spreading because of teh interwebz.

  Don't blame the internet, you *know* you want to be like America in every way!