Originally Posted By KatieKate123 I had a great time black friday shopping. My favorite part is not the sells, its the getting to know who is behind/front of you in line. I mean you are in line for 20 minutes, butsept for the crazy mothers who wake their kids up at 3 a.m to go black friday shopping most people are alone. I mean my husband was home with my kids. So its nice getting to know people that you would never normally talk too.
Originally Posted By Labuda I had a similar experience to Katie's in talking to strangers when I was volunteering on Thursday morning. What fun to chat with the others who were there helping, too.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We ended up having a great time We didn't leave the house until 10:30 and didn't really decide where we were going until we had to make the decision which way to head on the freeway. DD was TICKED at Macys when her coupon didn't work on a pair of shoes she wanted. Didn't "go off" on the salesperson but vowed to never go to a "sale" at Macy's again. Otherwise Old Navy was AWESOME! Good sales, pleasant smiling people working and organized lines. Hit Cost Plus for some browsing and stopped at Starbucks for a holiday coffee. Ended the day at a wedding store where DIL to be found a wedding dress! Very random, unrushed day with lots of happy shoppers.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 I'm happy that some of the sales continue through the weekend. We're going to Lowe's to have a look around this evening. It will be our first time there! I hit Michaels yesterday around 3pm and had no problem getting the Christmas merchandise I wanted... plus a small item for hubby with a 50% off coupon. I was happy. Tonight, after Lowe's, we'll go over to Cost Plus and Tuesday Morning to look around. I think I'll end the evening with a frozen yogurt from Golden Spoon. We've got the relaxed approach to holiday shopping this year and I'm enjoying every moment of it.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >> it must be tuff to wait all year to get on the good side of the balance sheet in the last few weeks of the year.<< For the big boys (WalMart and Target) its just icing on the cake. But others definitely count on us spending money we don't even have (charge it!). You have to hand it to the merchants, they redefined not only Christmas but when its celebrated. Not too many generations ago Americans waited until Christmas Eve to put up the tree, and the "Christmas Season" followed Christmas Day. (The 12 days of Christmas are AFTER Christmas Day, not before) Now we set up decorations for a religious holiday a whole month before said holiday. Why? Because the merchants have trained us to do that. (Incidentally that time period as been known as Advent, and not Christmas for millenia) Something worth thinking about, IMHO.
Originally Posted By fkurucz "We walked into Bestbuy last night and bought the Wii for 170.oo..no lines, no hassle, took maybe 5 minutes." I think that there is a lack of a "must have" thing like the Wii used to be. I stayed home, and will be doing my modest shopping online this year.
