Who's doing the Day After Thanksgiving shopping?

[diamondsnake]

Okay, so who is going to get up at the crack or dawn and do the whole bargain hunting thing? What stores are you hitting? What are you in the market for?

[GateandGarden]

I can't understand this at all. :distress: I can only take shopping for a few hours at a time, more like one hour of actual shopping and then a break to eat something. This girl in my history class says her family is always ready to go at 5:00 a.m. and they don't get back until that night. :shocked:

Hillary

[DrummerDeanna]

I can't understand this at all. :distress: I can only take shopping for a few hours at a time, more like one hour of actual shopping and then a break to eat something. This girl in my history class says her family is always ready to go at 5:00 a.m. and they don't get back until that night. :shocked:

Hillary

That's flippin' insane!!! I don't like shopping enough to battle the jungle of the day after Thanksgiving. There is nothing I need - and I find crowds to be big trials in anger management for me....people are rude and I usually can't handle the big crowded stores...not even for mega big sales...

[sparky]

Not to save my life or the freedom of my country. I would need a fistful of Xanax to deal with the crowds and frenzy. Sparky is almost done shopping. Little need for this madness. But, for those who like this scene, Knock Yourselves Out. :woohoo:

[strandinthewind]

In lieu of actual gifts, almost all receive from me a card that says a donation has been made to a charity in their name by be for the holidays. So, I have little shopping to do - but THAT certainly will not keep me outa the stores :laugh:

[dissention]

I get up around three and am out the door by four. :wavey:

[AliceLover]

Well im going Saturday and im going to be looking for stuff for my christmas list. All electronics- movies-cds-video games!!!


Jimmy

[ontheEdgeof17]

I'll be driving back home from my parent's house on Friday. I don't think I want to hit the mall or anything. I worked at Old Navy for two years and know how it is. It wasn't pretty. Besides, I hate to shop and have no one to shop for..... :cool:

[sparky]

I get up around three and am out the door by four. :wavey:

Crikey. You go out into that melee with your temper ?

[dissention]

Crikey. You go out into that melee with your temper ?

:laugh: :nod:

People are such assholes on the day after Thanksgiving, you can't survive without being one yourself. I was in the GAP last year and got into a fight with one lady over a pair of pants because there was only one left. I didn't get the pants, but I sure let her have it.

[Villavic]

When I went to NJ for Thanksgiving in 1997... err,, actually it was for the Reunion Tour, Madison Square Garden concert at NYC, but also to dine with my relatives, ha ha....

Well, the day after I woke up very early to go shopping at K-Mart (or was it Wal-Mart? can't remember). But the sales weren't that crazy I always heard. Yeah, cool prices but I didn't find any "incredible" sale, at least what I was looking for.

My uncles (who live in NJ) bought a TV, I think it was very cheap. Anyway, not a good idea for me to carry a TV to Peru, I looked for small stuff, but it wasn't big deal.

No big lines or crowded place, fortunately

[sparky]

:laugh: :nod:

People are such assholes on the day after Thanksgiving, you can't survive without being one yourself. I was in the GAP last year and got into a fight with one lady over a pair of pants because there was only one left. I didn't get the pants, but I sure let her have it.

Oh to be a bug on your shoulder for Friday's festivities. I can just picture you bickering with a woman over a pair of pants. That is rich.

[DeadliestPoison]

Mom & I will be out of here by 4AM on Friday. I need to get to Target, because Season 7 of Buffy's on sale for $17.77. Which is CRAZY. Buffy DVDs are usually $50-60 in stores, and there's NO WAY I'm letting anyone pay that much for Season 7 of all things. :laugh:

Other than that, I'm not sure what Mom & I are going out for. She can't really get stuff on my list, because... I'll be there. My sister just moved out, and I have no idea what she wants. :shrug:

[dissention]

When I went to NJ for Thanksgiving in 1997... err,, actually it was for the Reunion Tour, Madison Square Garden concert at NYC, but also to dine with my relatives, ha ha....

Well, the day after I woke up very early to go shopping at K-Mart (or was it Wal-Mart? can't remember). But the sales weren't that crazy I always heard. Yeah, cool prices but I didn't find any "incredible" sale, at least what I was looking for.

My uncles bought a TV, I think it was very cheap. Anyway, not a good idea to carry a TV to Peru, I looked for small stuff, but it wasn't big deal.

No big lines or crowded place, fortunately

You have to know how to get things cheap. For example, one little known fact:

If your local supermarket carries things like electronics and DVDs and advertises them in their flyer that week, you can get them for much cheaper by using triple coupons. I save coupons like "15% off your next purchase" and you can go into the store, get something on-sale for, say, $20 and then get an extra 45% off with that coupon and a triple coupon.

Always get flyers from all the stores around so that if you don't want to go to all of them, you can go to one that does price matching and get all the stuff you want in one store at the prices the other stores are advertising. Try to hit places like Circuit City and Best Buy when doing that because they also lop off another 10-15% of the competitors price. :nod:

[dissention]

Mom & I will be out of here by 4AM on Friday. I need to get to Target, because Season 7 of Buffy's on sale for $17.77. Which is CRAZY. Buffy DVDs are usually $50-60 in stores, and there's NO WAY I'm letting anyone pay that much for Season 7 of all things. :laugh:

Other than that, I'm not sure what Mom & I are going out for. She can't really get stuff on my list, because... I'll be there. My sister just moved out, and I have no idea what she wants. :shrug:

Amazon had all the Buffy seasons for $14.95 each a few weeks ago, along with a bunch of other Fox company DVD sets like MASH, Family Guy, Simpsons, Millennium, etc.

[DrummerDeanna]

I saw in a flyer that WAl-Mart has a bunch of DVDs on sale for $3.88 - pictured is You've Got Mail (which I've always wanted) - so actually I AM torn about whether or not to even battle that evil ass store....and inevitably I'll get there and they won't have that one movie that I want....

[dissention]

I saw in a flyer that WAl-Mart has a bunch of DVDs on sale for $3.88 - pictured is You've Got Mail (which I've always wanted) - so actually I AM torn about whether or not to even battle that evil ass store....and inevitably I'll get there and they won't have that one movie that I want....

I won't give a cent of my money to that wretched corporation, so I'm going to price match it at Circuit City and get Blade Runner for $3.88.

[DrummerDeanna]

I won't give a cent of my money to that wretched corporation, so I'm going to price match it at Circuit City and get Blade Runner for $3.88.

I would do that but I threw the Wal-Mart ad away...damn.

[dissention]

I would do that but I threw the Wal-Mart ad away...damn.

Get the local paper tomorrow night or Friday morning, they're sure to have the flyers for every store in them, including that wretched one. :woohoo:

[GypsySorcerer]

:laugh: :nod:

People are such assholes on the day after Thanksgiving, you can't survive without being one yourself. I was in the GAP last year and got into a fight with one lady over a pair of pants because there was only one left. I didn't get the pants, but I sure let her have it.


You are such a diva. :laugh: :xoxo:

[gldstwmn]

Actually, I've been shopping all week. The stores are stocked and not crowded yet. I'll probably finish it up today.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Hell yes. It's an annual tradition for my mom and I. I'm hitting Target and some stores in the malls. I hate shopping, but it's fun on Black Friday, since I enjoy watching people getting all riled up over a pair of sneakers or whatever.

Plus, I'm cheap. :P

-Kate

[dissention]

Actually, I've been shopping all week. The stores are stocked and not crowded yet. I'll probably finish it up today.

I haven't gotten one thing yet. :cool: I usually have my Christmas shopping done months beforehand, but for some reason, I've been slacking this time around.

[amber]

:laugh: :nod:

People are such assholes on the day after Thanksgiving, you can't survive without being one yourself. I was in the GAP last year and got into a fight with one lady over a pair of pants because there was only one left. I didn't get the pants, but I sure let her have it.
okay, you didn't mean 4 in the morning, right? cause that's absurd. But, also, you were fighting with a girl over some pants? You are the flaminest "straight" guy ever. That reminds me of the Will & Grace where they're at the Barney's sale, and chicks keep offering Will money for his jeans :lol: Anyway, were they girls or boys pants?

[dissention]

okay, you didn't mean 4 in the morning, right? cause that's absurd. But, also, you were fighting with a girl over some pants? You are the flaminest "straight" guy ever. That reminds me of the Will & Grace where they're at the Barney's sale, and chicks keep offering Will money for his jeans :lol: Anyway, were they girls or boys pants?

Of course at four in the morning. If you aren't out there early, there's absolutely no point in going.

The pants weren't for me, they were for my friend Jamie. ;) I ended up getting better ones anyways.

[dissention]

Hell yes. It's an annual tradition for my mom and I. I'm hitting Target and some stores in the malls. I hate shopping, but it's fun on Black Friday, since I enjoy watching people getting all riled up over a pair of sneakers or whatever.

Plus, I'm cheap. :P

-Kate

If there's an FYI near you and you don't have the Blondie Singles Box yet, I saw it on sale for $25 the other day and it might be cheaper on Friday. :woohoo:

I never buy anything from FYI, though, I just like to go in and laugh at the ridiculous prices. :laugh:

[amber]

Of course at four in the morning. If you aren't out there early, there's absolutely no point in going.

The pants weren't for me, they were for my friend Jamie. ;) I ended up getting better ones anyways.
I don't really get it, i've never gone shopping on that day at all. Could it really be that crowded? How weird, that i've never experienced this phenomena that everyone else seems to know about and take for granted. I'm not usually sure whether i can buy Xmas presents until the week of, I guess that's why. :confused: But i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be worth getting up at 4 in the morning, for me, anyways... :p

[dissention]

I don't really get it, i've never gone shopping on that day at all. Could it really be that crowded? How weird, that i've never experienced this phenomena that everyone else seems to know about and take for granted. I'm not usually sure whether i can buy Xmas presents until the week of, I guess that's why. :confused: But i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be worth getting up at 4 in the morning, for me, anyways... :p

If you don't have a lot of money to spend, it's the best day to go Christmas shopping. :shrug: Black Friday is the biggest sale day of the year and once it's over, everything gets jacked up. Stuff is mad cheap and stuff is even cheaper if you know how shop. :nod: It sure is a zoo, you'll get angry and probably yell at someone, but it's worth it.

I am the coupon and sale King. When I go grocery shopping, they're ready for my ass. It may take a little extra time to clip coupons on Sunday mornings, but if I didn't, I wouldn't be getting $125 worth of groceries for $30. :p Try this website, this is how I got started:

http://www.refundlebundle.com

[ontheEdgeof17]

I don't really get it, i've never gone shopping on that day at all. Could it really be that crowded?


It's still crowded here in WV on the day after T-giving, but we recently (within the past five years) started to have a TAX FREE WEEKEND. That weekend (Fri-Sun) has become bigger than Black Friday.

[amber]

If you don't have a lot of money to spend, it's the best day to go Christmas shopping. :shrug: Black Friday is the biggest sale day of the year and once it's over, everything gets jacked up. Stuff is mad cheap and stuff is even cheaper if you know how shop. :nod: It sure is a zoo, you'll get angry and probably yell at someone, but it's worth it.

I am the coupon and sale King. When I go grocery shopping, they're ready for my ass. It may take a little extra time to clip coupons on Sunday mornings, but if I didn't, I wouldn't be getting $125 worth of groceries for $30. :p Try this website, this is how I got started:

http://www.refundlebundle.com
kay, thanks. I get most of my food at whole foods, i hope it works out for me. :wavey:
I usually only have (maybe) six or seven presents to buy. It's usually really easy for me to find almost everything i need on Telegraph in Berkeley. Maybe next year i'll think about saving up before Thanksgiving...hmmm....

[dissention]

It's still crowded here in WV on the day after T-giving, but we recently (within the past five years) started to have a TAX FREE WEEKEND. That weekend (Fri-Sun) has become bigger than Black Friday.

We had tax-free Saturday here in Mass. a few months ago and it ended up having a normal Saturday consumer turnout. You would think that those living in Taxachusetts would take advantage of it. But they also had so many restrictions on what you could and couldn't buy that it was too much of a pain in the ass.

[dissention]

kay, thanks. I get most of my food at whole foods, i hope it works out for me. :wavey:
I usually only have (maybe) six or seven presents to buy. It's usually really easy for me to find almost everything i need on Telegraph in Berkeley. Maybe next year i'll think about saving up before Thanksgiving...hmmm....

:shocked: Whole Foods is ridiculously priced. Don't you have a Trader Joe's? It's so much cheaper than Whole Foods (formerly Bread & Circus). I used to shop at Bread & Circus all the time, but I got sick and tired of paying $6 for a four pack of natural soda. When Trader Joe's opened up, I was in heaven. They're the Wal-Mart of natural foods. :laugh:

[amber]

:shocked: Whole Foods is ridiculously priced. Don't you have a Trader Joe's? It's so much cheaper than Whole Foods (formerly Bread & Circus). I used to shop at Bread & Circus all the time, but I got sick and tired of paying $6 for a four pack of natural soda. When Trader Joe's opened up, I was in heaven. They're the Wal-Mart of natural foods. :laugh:
It's far away, and i don't have a car. Plus, they don't have as much natural food as i would want...mainly i get produce and meat at whole foods. and bread, when i get bread. Unfortunately, i have to go to the regular store to get my cat's food, cause the little bitches only like one kind. But i also shop there for some stuff when i'm really poor, or if it's not produce...
The last time i went into trader joes they had some weird stuff... :confused: It wasn't extremely natural foodsy....

[GardenStateGirlie]

Not on your life. Thank God I don't have to work on Friday. It took me far too long to get to work tonight and we're near a mall. It? is out of control already here in Jersey. I won't be going anywhere near a mall or a store. Best wishes and safe travels to those who are :nod:

[dissention]

It's far away, and i don't have a car. Plus, they don't have as much natural food as i would want...mainly i get produce and meat at whole foods. and bread, when i get bread. Unfortunately, i have to go to the regular store to get my cat's food, cause the little bitches only like one kind. But i also shop there for some stuff when i'm really poor, or if it's not produce...
The last time i went into trader joes they had some weird stuff... :confused: It wasn't extremely natural foodsy....

Trader Joe is all natural. They don't sell anything with chemicals or **** in it. Everything is natural, no preservatives or any of that. I haven't been to their site in a long time, but it tells you everything they sell. If I were you, I'd ride the damn bus just to buy their Kung Pao Chicken bowls. :laugh: Best stuff in the world. Their almond butter and pistachio butter is to die for, too.

I am the most anal driver in the history of the free world, so I only go down there once a month. But I stock up as if I'm going to shack up in a bomb shelter.

[dissention]

Not on your life. Thank God I don't have to work on Friday. It took me far too long to get to work tonight and we're near a mall. It? is out of control already here in Jersey. I won't be going anywhere near a mall or a store. Best wishes and safe travels to those who are :nod:

My word. Y'all are chickens! It's as if you think Tony Soprano is waiting down there for you to bash you in the skull with a pipe. :laugh: It's only other people and a STORE!

[GardenStateGirlie]

My word. Y'all are chickens! It's as if you think Tony Soprano is waiting down there for you to bash you in the skull with a pipe. :laugh: It's only other people and a STORE!

Honey, if you lived here, you wouldn't want to come back out into this either. Not only is there one mall down the road....a few miles after that is a second mall. Not to mention Rt. 70 and Rt. 73 have been profiled to be some of the busiest roads on news programs and we're talking when there isn't a holiday. I'm finished work at 8 and one of my friends and i are going to get something to eat around here. I'd be willing to bet you my liver or a kidney that it will take me AT LEAST 15 minutes to make it down the road. This? sucks.

[dissention]

Honey, if you lived here, you wouldn't want to come back out into this either. Not only is there one mall down the road....a few miles after that is a second mall. Not to mention Rt. 70 and Rt. 73 have been profiled to be some of the busiest roads on news programs and we're talking when there isn't a holiday. I'm finished work at 8 and one of my friends and i are going to get something to eat around here. I'd be willing to bet you my liver or a kidney that it will take me AT LEAST 15 minutes to make it down the road. This? sucks.

Darling, I'm in Boston. :laugh: Prudential Tower on Black Friday? :eek:

[pianogirl04]

Absolutely. Ever since we started doing it a few years ago, we've done it ever since. Walmart was our favorite store for a while... a few years ago we got a digital camera and a computer... my grandparents got their first computer too. I'm not seeing much in this year's Walmart blitz ad that I can't live without.. I was expecting them to have sweats on sale but they don't. They've got a 128mb jump drive for $15 and I've been looking for one... it's just on sale though, not blitz. My dad got in today and he says he's in the market for a digital camera for work, though...

When does Target's Christmas blitz ad come out? I think we might try that insanity for a change.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Darling, I'm in Boston. :laugh: Prudential Tower on Black Friday? :eek:

Being near or in any city right now just blows. Everyone from Philly decends upon us...not to mention local lunatics are out in full force. Fabulous.

[amber]

Trader Joe is all natural. They don't sell anything with chemicals or **** in it. Everything is natural, no preservatives or any of that. I haven't been to their site in a long time, but it tells you everything they sell. If I were you, I'd ride the damn bus just to buy their Kung Pao Chicken bowls. :laugh: Best stuff in the world. Their almond butter and pistachio butter is to die for, too.

I am the most anal driver in the history of the free world, so I only go down there once a month. But I stock up as if I'm going to shack up in a bomb shelter.
sorry, they didn't have much at the one i went to. And i couldn't find ezekial bread there. They had a lot of sea food things, and chinese dishes i never heard of :confused: They didn't have any produce, though, so there ya go. And they had a lot of frozen food, but no regular butcher/meat section. And a lot of stuff with refined sugar? how weird, maybe i should try another one. But Whole foods is right up the street from my house, and so is berkeley bowl, which is like whole foods, but cheaper, but also more confusing and chaotic to maneuver and find stuff. I only spend 20-40 bucks a week on groceries usually, anyway. (not counting cat food) and if i took the bus to trader joes, i couldn't stock up much anyway, cause i could still only get a backpack and one-two bags full of groceries, just like now :rolleyes:

[dissention]

Absolutely. Ever since we started doing it a few years ago, we've done it ever since. Walmart was our favorite store for a while... a few years ago we got a digital camera and a computer... my grandparents got their first computer too. I'm not seeing much in this year's Walmart blitz ad that I can't live without.. I was expecting them to have sweats on sale but they don't. They've got a 128mb jump drive for $15 and I've been looking for one... it's just on sale though, not blitz. My dad got in today and he says he's in the market for a digital camera for work, though...

When does Target's Christmas blitz ad come out? I think we might try that insanity for a change.

OMG, there's a store that has a digital camera for $70 but I forgot which one!!!!!!!! It'll come to me eventually...

[dissention]

sorry, they didn't have much at the one i went to. And i couldn't find ezekial bread there. They had a lot of sea food things, and chinese dishes i never heard of :confused: They didn't have any produce, though, so there ya go. And they had a lot of frozen food, but no regular butcher/meat section. And a lot of stuff with refined sugar? how weird, maybe i should try another one. But Whole foods is right up the street from my house, and so is berkeley bowl, which is like whole foods, but cheaper, but also more confusing and chaotic to maneuver and find stuff. I only spend 20-40 bucks a week on groceries usually, anyway. (not counting cat food) and if i took the bus to trader joes, i couldn't stock up much anyway, cause i could still only get a backpack and one-two bags full of groceries, just like now :rolleyes:

They didn't have produce or meat?! Must be a small Trader Joe's.

If you go on the South Beach Diet, it wouldn't really make a difference if you went to Whole Foods or a regular supermarket, honestly.

[amber]

They didn't have produce or meat?! Must be a small Trader Joe's.

If you go on the South Beach Diet, it wouldn't really make a difference if you went to Whole Foods or a regular supermarket, honestly.
well, my meat wouldn't have hormones if i went to whole foods, my veggies wouldn't have pesticides, my cheeses would be hormone free, my vegetable juice wouldn't be as high in sodium, my salmon would be best possible...basically, what the hell are you talking about it wouldn't make a difference? :confused: :xoxo: :wavey:

[dissention]

Being near or in any city right now just blows. Everyone from Philly decends upon us...not to mention local lunatics are out in full force. Fabulous.

Ain't that the truth. :laugh: There's no parking in Boston as it is.

[amber]

They didn't have produce or meat?! Must be a small Trader Joe's.

If you go on the South Beach Diet, it wouldn't really make a difference if you went to Whole Foods or a regular supermarket, honestly.
they had meat in packages...mostly fish...yeah, it was small... :shrug:

[dissention]

well, my meat wouldn't have hormones if i went to whole foods, my veggies wouldn't have pesticides, my cheeses would be hormone free, my vegetable juice wouldn't be as high in sodium, my salmon would be best possible...basically, what the hell are you talking about it wouldn't make a difference? :confused: :xoxo: :wavey:

All research proves that there is no difference between the foods with hormones and pesticides and the ones without it when it comes to the effects on your body. Also, most of those produce products are not sprayed with pesticides and chemicals, but 90% of them come into contact with those exact chemicals because they come from farms that use them. I don't like the idea of eating all that ****, though, which is why I buy stuff to clean my produce with. Sure as hell beats the ridiculous Whole Food prices. :nod:

[amber]

All research proves that there is no difference between the foods with hormones and pesticides and the ones without it when it comes to the effects on your body. Also, most of those produce products are not sprayed with pesticides and chemicals, but 90% of them come into contact with those exact chemicals because they come from farms that use them. I don't like the idea of eating all that ****, though, which is why I buy stuff to clean my produce with. Sure as hell beats the ridiculous Whole Food prices. :nod:
I absolutely do not believe that about the hormones in meat. I absolutely believe they affect us. Besides, lean ground beaf at 3.99/lb? that's not so expensive...green leaf lettuce $1.49 ea, instead of 1.29 ea? Not too bad... :shrug: yeah, some stuff is outrageously expensive. Although, i can't think of what that stuff is right now. maybe, like, cookies and stuff, which i don't buy anyway...

[dissention]

I absolutely do not believe that about the hormones in meat. I absolutely believe they affect us. Besides, lean ground beaf at 3.99/lb? that's not so expensive...green leaf lettuce $1.49 ea, instead of 1.29 ea? Not too bad... :shrug: yeah, some stuff is outrageously expensive. Although, i can't think of what that stuff is right now. maybe, like, cookies and stuff, which i don't buy anyway...

I guess it depends on where you live. I'd rather pay $1.09 for a head of lettuce at Trader Joe's than $2.19 at Whole Foods. :nod:

[ontheEdgeof17]

I guess it depends on where you live. I'd rather pay $1.09 for a head of lettuce at Trader Joe's than $2.19 at Whole Foods. :nod:


I'd rather not eat. :woohoo:

[dissention]

I'd rather not eat. :woohoo:

By looking at your frame, I didn't think you did. :lol: j/k

[amber]

I guess it depends on where you live. I'd rather pay $1.09 for a head of lettuce at Trader Joe's than $2.19 at Whole Foods. :nod:
that's quite a price difference. It really does come down a lot to convenience for me, though. the store is a 10-15 minute walk from my house, and i just rollerblade on the way back. I just asked the guy here what he thinks of trader joe's here, and he says he's not thrilled with it. But, this town has like a glut of organic places, so, my prices are pretty good.

[DeeGeMe]

With each passing day I become convinced that Diss is a long-lost cousin of mine. But I swear, his price matching strategy is one I've never actually even tried so he's got me beat!

I'm a bargain shopper too. I'm also a competitive shopper and I despise the amateur shoppers that come out on Black Friday. Which is why I'm always up and at 'em as soon as the stores open. I get the Thursday paper, go through the sales ads, and create a strategy map. I'm usually home by noon at the latest.

This year, however,I've already done all my Christmas shopping. Long story short: I'm taking a drug for my arthritis which lowers my immune system down and I couldn't get a flu shot because there are none to be had in this part of the world. So I wanted to do everything I could do to minimize my risk by avoiding large crowds whenever and wherever possible. I'll miss not being out on Friday but I'm sure that I can still get in a few bargain hunts via the internet. (At this point, I'm just buying gifts for me because hey, no body loves me like I love me)!

And on edit--how the heck did I miss the WB sale on Amazon? Woe is me! Diss-let me know how I can find out about these things in the future!

[amber]

What's WB? Besides Warner Bros. :) That's a nice shopping strategy, BTW. I don't get frustrated with shopping, really. I'm a really fast clothes shopper, though. I never go with my friends, cause they just wander around and can't seem to tell what they want :shrug: I'm like the speed reader version of a clothes shopper :cool: I can't imagine doing much planning, though. but if I did the day after TG thing, i guess i'd have to.

[WelshWitchPMD]

We had tax-free Saturday here in Mass. a few months ago and it ended up having a normal Saturday consumer turnout. You would think that those living in Taxachusetts would take advantage of it. But they also had so many restrictions on what you could and couldn't buy that it was too much of a pain in the ass.


There were a few Rhode Islanders that took advantage, too :lol: I bought some software.

[dissention]

With each passing day I become convinced that Diss is a long-lost cousin of mine. But I swear, his price matching strategy is one I've never actually even tried so he's got me beat!

I'm a bargain shopper too. I'm also a competitive shopper and I despise the amateur shoppers that come out on Black Friday. Which is why I'm always up and at 'em as soon as the stores open. I get the Thursday paper, go through the sales ads, and create a strategy map. I'm usually home by noon at the latest.

This year, however,I've already done all my Christmas shopping. Long story short: I'm taking a drug for my arthritis which lowers my immune system down and I couldn't get a flu shot because there are none to be had in this part of the world. So I wanted to do everything I could do to minimize my risk by avoiding large crowds whenever and wherever possible. I'll miss not being out on Friday but I'm sure that I can still get in a few bargain hunts via the internet. (At this point, I'm just buying gifts for me because hey, no body loves me like I love me)!

And on edit--how the heck did I miss the WB sale on Amazon? Woe is me! Diss-let me know how I can find out about these things in the future!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Start with RefundleBundle.com for your groceries. I haven't paid more than $50 for a full cart of groceries in almost two years.

As for online bargains for DVDs and CDs, try DVDTalk.com. Click on the forums up top, then go down to the Bargains forum. I'm telling ya, I am the King of saving money. I can't remember the last time I paid full price for something.

Another good thing to try is just typing in random stuff like "amazon coupon." That'll usually get something to come up, though you'll have to wade through the results. Also, if you go to Amazon and find something you want, be sure to check the "New and Used" section. More times than not, people are selling brand-new and factory-sealed items for much cheaper than what Amazon is charging and the shipping is cheaper. That's how I get a lot of books and CDs. I don't even bother with Half.com because all the folks on there are greedy bastards and eBay has made it so that people can charge more than half the list price. Schmucks.

The online DVD rentals are good, also. Sign up for the two week free trial and some of them (like Blockbuster) will give you a whole month free if you try to cancel at the end of the two weeks. You can find coupon codes for those places at the DVD site above. After the free month is over, cancel and sign back up with a different credit card. :lol:

I could give you tips on places like Columbia House, too. :lol:

On Black Friday, make sure you have flyers for every store and that you carry them with you all the time. Try to price match at a store that gives an extra 10% over the competitors price. :woohoo:

[DeeGeMe]

What's WB? Besides Warner Bros. :) That's a nice shopping strategy, BTW. I don't get frustrated with shopping, really. I'm a really fast clothes shopper, though. I never go with my friends, cause they just wander around and can't seem to tell what they want :shrug: I'm like the speed reader version of a clothes shopper :cool: I can't imagine doing much planning, though. but if I did the day after TG thing, i guess i'd have to.

In one of Diss's earlier posts he mentioned that Amazon had had a sale on Warner Brothers series editions of Angel, Buffy, etc.

I'm a speed shopper too, actually. I can breeze through a store in record time. You should see me scouring the sales racks at places like TJ Maxx & Marshall's. I like HomeGoods too.

I like expensive, "label" names, but I loathe paying full retail for anything. I wait for my favorite labels to go on sale at my local department sales or wait for when they're having a special promotion or something where you get a certain percentage off of whatever you want. Sometimes they make you use your store department charge card but I pay mine off every month so I avoid the interest charges. I also have had great luck at finding designer labels for less at places like TJ Maxx. I scored a Dooney & Bourke purse for $80 and a pair of Coach shoes for $39 in recent outings. But you really have to get into the racks and hunt to find the good stuff!

And on edit--I only shop with people who have my shopping speed/traits. Usually though, I go it alone.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I started tonight by accident. I got a few ads in the mail today so I started to go through them. I found a new store called National Wholesale Liquidators and they had DVD+Rs and CD-Rs on sale. I saw the ad at 8:15 and they closed at 9PM but I made it in time and got I them!

[amber]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Start with RefundleBundle.com for your groceries. I haven't paid more than $50 for a full cart of groceries in almost two years.

As for online bargains for DVDs and CDs, try DVDTalk.com. Click on the forums up top, then go down to the Bargains forum. I'm telling ya, I am the King of saving money. I can't remember the last time I paid full price for something.

Another good thing to try is just typing in random stuff like "amazon coupon." That'll usually get something to come up, though you'll have to wade through the results. Also, if you go to Amazon and find something you want, be sure to check the "New and Used" section. More times than not, people are selling brand-new and factory-sealed items for much cheaper than what Amazon is charging and the shipping is cheaper. That's how I get a lot of books and CDs. I don't even bother with Half.com because all the folks on there are greedy bastards and eBay has made it so that people can charge more than half the list price. Schmucks.

The online DVD rentals are good, also. Sign up for the two week free trial and some of them (like Blockbuster) will give you a whole month free if you try to cancel at the end of the two weeks. You can find coupon codes for those places at the DVD site above. After the free month is over, cancel and sign back up with a different credit card. :lol:

I could give you tips on places like Columbia House, too. :lol:

On Black Friday, make sure you have flyers for every store and that you carry them with you all the time. Try to price match at a store that gives an extra 10% over the competitors price. :woohoo:
this stuff sounds great! I have no credit card.... :shocked: :distress:

[DeeGeMe]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Start with RefundleBundle.com for your groceries. I haven't paid more than $50 for a full cart of groceries in almost two years.

As for online bargains for DVDs and CDs, try DVDTalk.com. Click on the forums up top, then go down to the Bargains forum. I'm telling ya, I am the King of saving money. I can't remember the last time I paid full price for something.

Another good thing to try is just typing in random stuff like "amazon coupon." That'll usually get something to come up, though you'll have to wade through the results. Also, if you go to Amazon and find something you want, be sure to check the "New and Used" section. :

Thanks for the tips Diss. I sometimes find out about discount shopping codes and free shipping codes from the alt.fashion newsgroup. I've done the internet search for codes before too. I've already bopped over to RefundleBundle and am about to head over to DvdTalk.com!

[GypsySorcerer]

this stuff sounds great! I have no credit card.... :shocked: :distress:

That isn't necessarily a bad thing. I had to cut up one of mine recently. :lol:

[dissention]

this stuff sounds great! I have no credit card.... :shocked: :distress:

Apply for one, the worst they can do is turn you down. ;) When I was in my teens, I had my mother get a card in my name to use. She would buy one thing each month on the card (something small like a video or book) and then pay it off when the bill came in. Needless to say, I had exemplary credit by the time I turned 18.

[dissention]

That isn't necessarily a bad thing. I had to cut up one of mine recently. :lol:

I guess that's better than a store cutting it up. :lol: :laugh: :wavey:

[amber]

In one of Diss's earlier posts he mentioned that Amazon had had a sale on Warner Brothers series editions of Angel, Buffy, etc.

I'm a speed shopper too, actually. I can breeze through a store in record time. You should see me scouring the sales racks at places like TJ Maxx & Marshall's. I like HomeGoods too.

I like expensive, "label" names, but I loathe paying full retail for anything. I wait for my favorite labels to go on sale at my local department sales or wait for when they're having a special promotion or something where you get a certain percentage off of whatever you want. Sometimes they make you use your store department charge card but I pay mine off every month so I avoid the interest charges. I also have had great luck at finding designer labels for less at places like TJ Maxx. I scored a Dooney & Bourke purse for $80 and a pair of Coach shoes for $39 in recent outings. But you really have to get into the racks and hunt to find the good stuff!

And on edit--I only shop with people who have my shopping speed/traits. Usually though, I go it alone.
Sounds like full force Virgo methods at their best! :laugh: those are good deals. Yeah, about shopping with people. but i'm the same at most stuff, ie, fast! I have this one friend, she has no concept of time, people waiting, or anything resembling such. And my other friend, doesn't even like to shop! :confused: It's fun going with her, just to pick out stuff that would look good on her, though! hehehe. I don't care about name brands (why? seems strange, and shallow - not that your shallow, i just have a philosophical aversion to people who care about that, and would judge others because of it. it stems from the only thing people could make fun of me when growing up was being poor, and not having the "right" clothes. anyways. :D )
and lately i always buy cheap clothes. But the important thing to me is that people always admire my clothes anyway :thumbsup: I'm like "thanks! it was 10 bucks!" hehehe. But a weird thing i read about Cancers is that they would be good fashion buyers, because their "extra sense" makes them able to discern the public's taste :shrug: And i'm only saying that cause i know you enjoy astrology :p I would assume that you have plain, but high quality, well cut taste. right? :)

[WelshWitchPMD]

this stuff sounds great! I have no credit card.... :shocked: :distress:


You could get a debit card, too. If you have a checking account you can apply for one as long as your checking account is in good standing.

You can use it as an ATM card or to make purchases in a store or online. It will have either a Mastercard or a Visa logo on it.

[amber]

Apply for one, the worst they can do is turn you down. ;) When I was in my teens, I had my mother get a card in my name to use. She would buy one thing each month on the card (something small like a video or book) and then pay it off when the bill came in. Needless to say, I had exemplary credit by the time I turned 18.
I know. i had those. baby steps... :p

[Vianna]

Not me! I spent the whole day today shopping so as to avoid the mobs...

[amber]

You could get a debit card, too. If you have a checking account you can apply for one as long as your checking account is in good standing.

You can use it as an ATM card or to make purchases in a store or online. It will have either a Mastercard or a Visa logo on it.
Due to an unfortunate incident, just lost my bank card. *shrugs sheepishly*

[GypsySorcerer]

I guess that's better than a store cutting it up. :lol: :laugh: :wavey:

A lot to be thankful for on this holiday. :laugh:

[Lisa1769]

I absolutely do not believe that about the hormones in meat. I absolutely believe they affect us.

Don't they pump dairy cows full of hormones?? I mean it would explain why girls are starting their periods at a much younger age. It was normal around 13 or so. Now days girls are starting around 9 or 10. :eek: :eek: It also would explain why they are more blessed with larger chests.


Back on topic. No way, I dont think I could handle it. Like someone else stated before, I'd have to have some help in the zanax department. On the news last night they said Target was offering a free wake up call. So, I thought this could be fun. I was gonna sign some friends up that I new was gonna be sleeping and not shopping a 4 a.m. wake up call from the lady with a cat. You'd just have to check it out just to hear how she talks. Anyway, after you type in the phone number and submit, it says you have to call within so many hours from that phone number. Damn!! :thumbsup:

[amber]

Don't they pump dairy cows full of hormones?? I mean it would explain why girls are starting their periods at a much younger age. It was normal around 13 or so. Now days girls are starting around 9 or 10. :eek: :eek: It also would explain why they are more blessed with larger chests.
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Exactly. yes.

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

I plan to spend 37¢ for everyone on my list and cash in on this fat boy holiday. Here’s the plan. Get yourself some cheap money cards at the dollar store. Now you have to be stern with these bozo’s or they’ll sh*t all over you and you’ll end up with squat. :shrug:

You write inside the card “Here’s $100 you better buy me something for at least $50 you cheap bastard.” The catch is you don’t put any money inside for these whining sacks. Cut a slit in the end of the envelope and mail it to the undeserving slugs. When they get the card it looks like some ruthless thief at the post office stole the cash. In return you get something worth about $50 from every sucker on your list. :xoxo:

If they buy you some cheap hunk of junk you’re not out much and you can use it against them next year. :thumbsup:

[strandinthewind]

Exactly. yes.

They totally do. My parents have a farm and they had cows. THey refused at first and still do a little - but it seriously screws with the cow. Free range beef is the best!!!!

[DeeGeMe]

Hey Amber, I've lost my wireless twice trying to type replies to you, but yes, it's my Virgo side that does the serious planning when I shop. It may be the Virgo side that likes the labels too but that could be my more flashy Sagg moon coming out there! I think I like the labels because they tend to be better made and just hold up better-but not always. And remember, I try to get those at cut-rate prices too! :) I will go cheap for faddish style items-I just brought a poncho at Ross for like $10. Can't beat that!

[amber]

I plan to spend 37¢ for everyone on my list and cash in on this fat boy holiday. Here’s the plan. Get yourself some cheap money cards at the dollar store. Now you have to be stern with these bozo’s or they’ll sh*t all over you and you’ll end up with squat. :shrug:

You write inside the card “Here’s $100 you better buy me something for at least $50 you cheap bastard.” The catch is you don’t put any money inside for these whining sacks. Cut a slit in the end of the envelope and mail it to the undeserving slugs. When they get the card it looks like some ruthless thief at the post office stole the cash. In return you get something worth about $50 from every sucker on your list. :xoxo:

If they buy you some cheap hunk of junk you’re not out much and you can use it against them next year. :thumbsup:
:laugh: :lol: LMFAO!!! Capricorn cheapness. But, i have to say, i'd love to come to your thanksgiving, and would enjoy one of your "homegrown" presents! :laugh: :wavey:

[amber]

Hey Amber, I've lost my wireless twice trying to type replies to you, but yes, it's my Virgo side that does the serious planning when I shop. It may be the Virgo side that likes the labels too but that could be my more flashy Sagg moon coming out there! I think I like the labels because they tend to be better made and just hold up better-but not always. And remember, I try to get those at cut-rate prices too! :) I will go cheap for faddish style items-I just brought a poncho at Ross for like $10. Can't beat that!
:laugh: :lol: :laugh: Sag moon rules, i have one too. But i also have Mars in Leo, and Venus in gemini to add to my fashion sense. :) I have to see you in a poncho, dude. LMFAO. I'm glad you're more flashy! Yes, that's true about name labels, actually. My bad. Actually, all my shopping recently has been at Ross :distress: but i look fly, so i'll try not to be sad! :laugh: :wavey: Well, it looks like i've found my ideal shopping partner, for sure. But you have to bring me coffee when you wake me up at 4 am! And maybe a sausage mcmuffin... :laugh:

[estranged4life]

some shopping this week to avoid having to go anywhere Friday...So we'll be staying home on Friday.

Brian j.

[sparky]

:shocked: Whole Foods is ridiculously priced. Don't you have a Trader Joe's? It's so much cheaper than Whole Foods (formerly Bread & Circus). I used to shop at Bread & Circus all the time, but I got sick and tired of paying $6 for a four pack of natural soda. When Trader Joe's opened up, I was in heaven. They're the Wal-Mart of natural foods. :laugh:

80% of everything I eat is from Trader Joe's. And I can almost walk to one. It rocks. So much cheaper than any other store. Plus amazing food. They just opened a WHOLE PAYCHECK near me. That place sucks. With those prices, I want a BJ with my cart of groceries.

I am totally cheap too. Coupons, sales, and searching. I have designer taste and am too much of a Capricorn to EVER pay full price for anything. Plus, I have to shop for a living - I can be in and out of a mall like a scud missle. I don't LIKE shopping, but I love saving money. I make it work.

[amber]

80% of everything I eat is from Trader Joe's. And I can almost walk to one. It rocks. So much cheaper than any other store. Plus amazing food. They just opened a WHOLE PAYCHECK near me. That place sucks. With those prices, I want a BJ with my cart of groceries.

I am totally cheap too. Coupons, sales, and searching. I have designer taste and am too much of a Capricorn to EVER pay full price for anything. Plus, I have to shop for a living - I can be in and out of a mall like a scud missle. I don't LIKE shopping, but I love saving money. I make it work.
man, i need to hire one of you weirdos for my personal accountants! (Capricorn or Virgo preferred) Apply at... :laugh:

[DeeGeMe]

To me it's like the "thrill of the hunt" when it comes to finding the good stuff at places like TJ Maxx or Ross or Marshall's. I thrive on it. Getting a great deal is just like such a huge rush for me! And yes, I will go to great lengths to get a good deal, like getting up at obscene hours of the morning!

I just went through all my sale ads that came today in the newspaper and I honestly didn't see anything that would have interested me if I didn't already have all my shopping done. In fact, I did better at the October and early November sales. The doorbusters/blockbusters things are usually great deals that they only do on Black Friday but none of them grabbed my attention today!

[DeadliestPoison]

Amazon had all the Buffy seasons for $14.95 each a few weeks ago, along with a bunch of other Fox company DVD sets like MASH, Family Guy, Simpsons, Millennium, etc.
Well, yeah, but Season 7 wasn't released then. And I already have 1-6. :laugh: Hooray for obsessions!

[DeadliestPoison]

Wow, there is NOTHING good on sale this year. I'm going through all the ads marking everything and... meh.

[pianogirl04]

Wow, there is NOTHING good on sale this year. I'm going through all the ads marking everything and... meh.

True that. I was kinda lookin forward to finding something great but I guess not. Bummer. :rolleyes:

[DeeGeMe]

Wonder what the deal is? Or more correctly--where are the deals???

[GardenStateGirlie]

Wonder what the deal is? Or more correctly--where are the deals???

I always see better deals AFTER Christmas and not before. Not sure where they're all hiding.

[DrummerDeanna]

Well against my better judgement (and probably my mental health) it looks like I will be dragging my ass out of bed at some un-Godly hour JUST to go to Best Buy (I'm avoiding Wal-Mart like the plague, diss) - for their 5 for $25 DVD sale- they had You've Got Mail in the add...sad how much I want this movie (but don't want to pay full price)...

I'm also a sucker for sales etc...but I'm more of a hater of crowds - so that side of me usually wins over my sale-loving side...not to mention the fact that I shouldn't be spending money on anything right now...but oh well...heh

[estranged4life]

Well against my better judgement (and probably my mental health) it looks like I will be dragging my ass out of bed at some un-Godly hour JUST to go to Best Buy (I'm avoiding Wal-Mart like the plague, diss) - for their 5 for $25 DVD sale- they had You've Got Mail in the add...sad how much I want this movie (but don't want to pay full price)...

I'm also a sucker for sales etc...but I'm more of a hater of crowds - so that side of me usually wins over my sale-loving side...not to mention the fact that I shouldn't be spending money on anything right now...but oh well...heh

ya can say a bit at Wal-#$%^&-Mart on the "You've Got Mail" DVD since it is listed at $3.88 in their dumbass ad for tomorrow's "5 hours of suckass Special saving" sale :lol:

Brian "Die Wal-Mart...DIE!!!!!!!!!!!" j.

[ontheEdgeof17]

I always see better deals AFTER Christmas and not before. Not sure where they're all hiding.


:nod: Agreed.


I just get money for Christmas and shop afterwards. The sales are outta this world.

[DrummerDeanna]

ya can say a bit at Wal-#$%^&-Mart on the "You've Got Mail" DVD since it is listed at $3.88 in their dumbass ad for tomorrow's "5 hours of suckass Special saving" sale :lol:

Brian "Die Wal-Mart...DIE!!!!!!!!!!!" j.


Oh crap. I threw the ad away and was some reason thinking it was $5.88 - so ****. Looks like I just won't be getting it cheap at this time...there's no way I can brave Wal-Mart tomorrow...and I'm much too in love with sleeping to get out of bed early enough to be there without a horrendous crowd.

[estranged4life]

Oh crap. I threw the ad away and was some reason thinking it was $5.88 - so ****. Looks like I just won't be getting it cheap at this time...there's no way I can brave Wal-Mart tomorrow...and I'm much too in love with sleeping to get out of bed early enough to be there without a horrendous crowd.

saving an extra $2 or having extra sleep...Well anyone with an IQ over 2 will pick the sleep, Right? :nod:

Brian j.

[DrummerDeanna]

saving an extra $2 or having extra sleep...Well anyone with an IQ over 2 will pick the sleep, Right? :nod:

Brian j.

I think so - yes :nod:

I've seen the movie a million times and can probably recite it - I think tomorrow I'll preserve my peace of mind - not going into public places will decrease my chances of absolutely losing my temper and doing things I'll regret - like ramming people with shopping carts or something...

[estranged4life]

like ramming people with shopping carts or something...

I run over those damn Unarco built shopping carts at Wal-@#$%-Mart without thought or care or consequence...Call it stress relief from a former Unarco employee :nod: :laugh:

Brian "DeathRace 2005-The Wal Mart Parking Lot!" j.

[strandinthewind]

I run over those damn Unarco built shopping carts at Wal-@#$%-Mart without thought or care or consequence...Call it stress relief from a former Unarco employee :nod: :laugh:

Brian "DeathRace 2005-The Wal Mart Parking Lot!" j.

I getting that visual and, consequently, am LMMFAO :laugh:

[estranged4life]

I getting that visual and, consequently, am LMMFAO :laugh:

of my major quirks with Wal-FN-Mart :nod:

Seeing those damn carts which cost us between $55-65 each to build but WallyWorld would only offer between $10-$15 for each one we built...My rage against the baskets isn't aimed at Unarco, it's aimed at WallyWorlds arrogant attitude of "Either ya except our figures for each cart or we will take our business to your competitor who has already offered to manufacture the carts for less than our current contract with you..."

So I have no love lost for W-FN-M...I still have great respect for my friends who are still employed at Unarco Commercial Products in Wagoner, OK.

Brian j.

[DrummerDeanna]

My ex-boyfriend and I (mature people that we are) would have wal-mart fun by randomly ramming shelves or displays with our carts...knocking things over etc...immature - perhaps...but going to that store brought so many feelings of rage to me...I needed to take it out somehow...hahaha...

Why did I keep going to WM? In my hometown there was no where else to go for groceries..there was a mass exodus of grocery stores a few years ago - it's wal-mart and one other store which was way out of my college student price range...

[estranged4life]

My ex-boyfriend and I (mature people that we are) would have wal-mart fun by randomly ramming shelves or displays with our carts...knocking things over etc...immature - perhaps...but going to that store brought so many feelings of rage to me...I needed to take it out somehow...hahaha...

Why did I keep going to WM? In my hometown there was no where else to go for groceries..there was a mass exodus of grocery stores a few years ago - it's wal-mart and one other store which was way out of my college student price range...

****. There's one WM in the town where we both work (Chickasha) and for WM having competitive prices with other stores in the area that is so far from the truth...

Example-The Monday night before the release of SYW in 2003, I asked the clerk in WM's electronics dept. how much would the SYW disc be on sale for, to which she replied "It depends on how much the competitors in town are listing that cd for...", To which I replied "There's no competitors in town..." which was met with a smirky "Oh well...It will probably be at full price" (Which I saw the next day listed at $18.99!!!)

I dont see how college students at the liberal (Ohh, there's that word again) arts school USAO (University Of Science & Arts Of Oklahoma) can afford to shop at WM for the newest electronic releases & etc. :shrug:

Brian "Bitch slapped Sam Walton" j.

[DrummerDeanna]

****. There's one WM in the town where we both work (Chickasha) and for WM having competitive prices with other stores in the area that is so far from the truth...

Example-The Monday night before the release of SYW in 2003, I asked the clerk in WM's electronics dept. how much would the SYW disc be on sale for, to which she replied "It depends on how much the competitors in town are listing that cd for...", To which I replied "There's no competitors in town..." which was met with a smirky "Oh well...It will probably be at full price" (Which I saw the next day listed at $18.99!!!)

I dont see how college students at the liberal (Ohh, there's that word again) arts school USAO (University Of Science & Arts Of Oklahoma) can afford to shop at WM for the newest electronic releases & etc. :shrug:

Brian "Bitch slapped Sam Walton" j.

It seems that Wal-Mart came into my old town then had these amazing low prices...then the mass-exodus of other stores...and BAM WM prices went right up...jerks....

[strandinthewind]

It seems that Wal-Mart came into my old town then had these amazing low prices...then the mass-exodus of other stores...and BAM WM prices went right up...jerks....

Thus, their (and just about every other large company's) business model :shrug: If it violated anti-trust laws for the airlines to do it in the late 80's and 90's (they coordinated a scheme to lower prices in markets where discount airlines were emerging in an effort to make them unable to compete - then it violates them now.

Again, I think if any business (or person for that matter :laugh: ) is analyzed too closely, flaws will be exposed. WM, however, seems to have glaring faults. WM needs to clean up - which they say they are doing. So, although businesses tend not to - I hope they do.

[estranged4life]

It seems that Wal-Mart came into my old town then had these amazing low prices...then the mass-exodus of other stores...and BAM WM prices went right up...jerks....

what they have done in every town in Oklahoma that has brought WM to town...

Matter of fact, According to an article on Yahoo.com I read awhile ago in OKC alone nearly 42% of the local grocerers near a newly opened WM Stuper-store have permanently closed shop due to loss of retail dollars...And once the competition closed the prices at WM slowly rose!

We, Deb & myself, Drive 100+ miles to OKC to shop for groceries at "Buy 4 Less", And we can fill our cars back seat for around $75 whereas shopping for groceries at the closest WM (26 miles from here) we can spend over $100 and not even have half as much as we bought at "Buy 4 Less"

When the local WM moved to their new location (After becoming a Stuper-store the Homeland that shared the shopping center closed shop...And it publicly learned that WM has an agreement on the lease of the now EMPTY shopping center as to who can move into it. A regional Dialysis facility? Yes...A regional retailer such as Atwoods? Hell NO!!! That is a sad sad FACT!!! Allowing no competition to move by tying up a lease agreement with possible legal redtape is bull****!)

Brian j.

[DeadliestPoison]

My ex-boyfriend and I (mature people that we are) would have wal-mart fun by randomly ramming shelves or displays with our carts...knocking things over etc...immature - perhaps...but going to that store brought so many feelings of rage to me...I needed to take it out somehow...hahaha...
Hee. That reminds me of what my dad & I do in Menards (a home improvement store). We play Jeopardy! with the doorbells until an employee says something to us. :laugh:

And whenever I have a cart from a grocery store, I always have to go to the other aisle of cars and run over and shove the cart into the corral. Fun for all!

[WelshWitchPMD]

what they have done in every town in Oklahoma that has brought WM to town...

Matter of fact, According to an article on Yahoo.com I read awhile ago in OKC alone nearly 42% of the local grocerers near a newly opened WM Stuper-store have permanently closed shop due to loss of retail dollars...And once the competition closed the prices at WM slowly rose!


Brian j.


Sam Walton based Wal-Mart on a store here in Rhode Island. Wal-Mart moved into RI a few years ago. Guess what? That RI chain that WM was based on went bye-bye a few years ago. Sadly it was my favorite store.
I can't stomach going into a WM. :(

[sara1998]

Wal-mart does suck.

I'll be up at 5 am, and I'm going to target. I'm getting Sara a Leapster for $70 with a free carrying case. That's the cheapest I've seen it on sale for. So, were hitting Target, Best Buy, and Toys 'R Us (have mercy on me :shocked: ) That'll be real fun!

And I'm a virgo, but I really suck at getting the best bargains. I just want to get it done, and go home!

Maria