Black Friday
 

So I've only "done" Black Friday twice, and it's been several(7 or so) years, since I did. I was SO freaking miserable, the last time, waiting outside in the cold, and then trying to get in and out of the sardine can.

But this year, I'm going to try, again. The main reason is that it's starting at midnight!!! I'm not a morning person, AT ALL, so there's no getting up at 5AM, dealing with that crap.

The second reason is, that Best Buy has a 42" LCD TV for $199! And a 24" for $80. Hello bedroom and kitchen!!!! As frugal as I am, and HATE discarding my working CRT TVs that I already have, I CAN NOT pass up these deals. A 42", IN MY BEDROOM!

Who's going?

Not me...maybe. I'm hoping to avoid shopping, but my mother-in-law is a professional and I'm sure she has planned the day for us already. :laugh:

Good luck on those TVs! Quantites are usually limited to 2-3 per store so it can get crazy. Let us know how it goes. :)

I'm working all day at my retail job on Black Friday.

Yeah.

The ad says minimum 15 per store, of the 24", and 10 per store, on the 42". I'm planning on getting there an hour before they open, and hoping for the best!:lol:

After having worked in retail for many years in the past, I don't "do" Black Friday... I think it's an ill of society. That said, I can fully appreciate that deals are to be had. ;)

Brandon, I couldn't have said it better. I can spot a great deal but I worked on days like that in retail far too many times... days which are their own special brand of Hell. Same goes for Boxing Day sales. Stay at HOME - you mean people who can't wait an extra day to return a gift!

Well, and I'm totally willing to have a 32" for $200, but IF I have a shot at a 42" for the same price, I've GOT to TRY!!!

I know one thing. I'm not going to get trampled on for a LCD tv set or a laptop at 5am friday morning.It's a shame that people lost their lives because some nutcase shoppers want to get a big deal of the year. It happend already in the past couple of years. The news said this year alot of people will be do their buying on their Ipads and their computers.So all the shipping outfits will be very busy delivering packages at 8pm at night until the holidays. Come think about it All of these years as a Stevie/FM fan . I never stand outside and camp out all night for tickets.I'm not going to rise out of a warm bed at 4:30am camp out at a store for a tv set or a cheap laptop.Unless Stevie is doing a CD signing there.Hehehehe......


P.S. Good Luck shopping.Be safe.....

BTW I think WB records should promote IYD with ad's in the media for this holiday.But I doubt it.

I love Black Friday! It's my favorite holiday (sorta). Since I live in the middle of nowhere, I go to the local Wal-Mart first (And by local, I mean 15 miles away in another town), and shop there to warm up. Then I go to another town (35 miles away) where all the stores are, the Mall, Kohl's, Barnes & Noble, etc. and by the time I get there, the lines are all down, but all the good stuff is still there, and it's easier to move around, though still hectic. I'm not one of those people who are gonna camp out or stand in line outside of a store waiting for it to open just to buy one item when I might not even be able to get it anyways. The way I do it it's alot less of a headache. Also for those that are going and go to Wal-Mart, check out at the jewelry counter. Hardly anyone ever thinks to check out there and the lines are way shorter.

I've seen all the prices, and at least on electronics, Best Buy seems to be kicking Walmart's ass....

I was further soured on Walmart a few years back after that person got trampled in the Black Friday rush of mad cows, and died. That says it all to me right there.

But again... in these days of shaky economic times I reckon you must save a dollar when you can.

Did you pick up the TV you were after?

It's still 29 hours until the sales start....
But come on....a 42" LED for $199!!!!! I'll risk getting trampled!;)

Oh sorry, i forget its not here yet... Good luck on the new tube :lol:

Well it's not like I need it. I just got 55" for the family room, a few months ago, at BB. But when something seems like a deal that too good to be true, I almost can't pass it up!

Thanks, though!:angel:

I was tempted by that TV too.
But I know I won't fight a mob
to get it. Good luck Homer!

Personally I think the stores that
are opening on Thanksgiving day
should be ashamed. Everyone in
America deserves that day off.
Pure greed.

Are you serious?! Stores are actually opening on Thanksgiving now?

Yeah Brandon. Most stores are starting at midnight now, instead of Friday morning. This is the first year(afaik).

I personally LOVE it, as I'm allergic to mornings, and that was really 85% of the reason I refused to do Black Friday.

Yes. I received a few weekly ads in
the mail this week, with some mentioning
that they would be open on Thanksgiving
Day. Not just midnight Friday, during
the actual day of Thanksgiving.

Kind of says something about America
doesn't it?

I do need a new tv.I will check the ton of newspaper ads out.There is so much flat tv's now.I was checking out Costco yesterday with my dad.they have a huge 70 inch set there for about $2.100 dollars.I do have the room for it .but not the cash for it 42 inch would be great for the bedroom.Which I could use right now.I agree about Best Buys is killing the big W on electronics.We also got a P.C. Richard in the area too.I will check them all out.

:distress:

Tragic. But I suppose it's a blessing for those who want to pretend Thanksgiving doesn't exist.

Hey!!!:mad: Thanksgiving EXISTS!:mad: Tomorrow, I will eat, and drink wine with my wonderful family, and play cards with my wonderful family...WHEN does Thanksgiving end? At 12AM, on November 25th, EXACTLY when the new Black Friday begins.

Don't be a hater, for my new TV....:D:blob2::wavey:

So did you get one?? I've not been able to sleep.. the tension!! :D

LOL... I was referring to people having to work ON thanksgiving day, not at you. G'wan... go get your TV! :lol:

I still have 21.5 hours to go, until the f*cking sale starts!....:laugh::wavey:;)

That's IT! You're all jinxing me!!!!

Now I gotta trample some assjack's face into the ground, to get one.....it's all YOUR fault now.....:laugh:

:laugh: I can't wait for the photos...

I can taste that damned TV!!!:D There's no slack in any segment of the American economy now...:shocked:

That's what I meant too! :lol:

You and your words! How does one define an assjack??

Ummm... this idea is a little "shocking". Maybe best stick to eating paste! :nod:

Hank Williams, III did that for me.....

Hey. Did you get your TV.

Sometimes people are just the worst.

Yea I just seen this.It's sad that some wacko shoppers got to ruin it for others.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7AO0L820111125

No.

It was ABSOLUTE INSANITY!!! So I drove by Best Buy, four hours before they were to open. There were at least 100 people in line. I texted my friend, who was in line, who said that everyone was after "my" TV. So with only 10 guaranteed TV's per store, what was the point?:shrug:

So, I resort to plan B - Wallyhell. I get there at 10:30(as the sale doesn't start until midnight). Well, firstly.....I couldn't get into the lot! ALL parking was gone. Even the gas station in front, was parked full of cars. Pedestrians were crossing the busy highway, to park in the restaurants on the other side of the highway! The access drives into Wallyhell were even lined with parked cars(which aren't parking spaces!)! I can't begin to FATHOM how insane the store must have been inside, but when I saw the lot, I PULLED THE PLUG on my project. Nothing is worth dealing with a crowd like that!:(

I'm going to venture out today, and see what's still available. Really though, I'd rather pay $50 more, than have dealt with that MOB that was out last night!