I talked Hubs into going to Walmart with me last night, just for kicks, because I'd never done the black Friday thing. We were home by midnight. We got up this morning (at 9:45) and went to Kohls, came home, and around 1:30 walked over to Joann's and Burlington Coat Factory. We managed to get most of our shopping done which was nice.
Any Black Friday shoppers here? Any die-hards who did the midnight or 5 a.m. thing?
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I've gone out for the past couple of years, but this year I shopped online.
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We were watching the news this morning, and part of the coverage (in Europe) was the police activity in Walmart because of the crazed shopping. My husband declared those people "insane."
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Hubby did the 3am thing last year and scored awesome stuff. This year, stores opened at midnight and he did that too. He doesn't mind and I think likes the experience. He came home with a lot of good stuff, for good to insanely good prices, and maybe about half of our holiday gifts for family... I'm definitely not complaining!
During the day, we went to a few stores with both kids and it honestly wasn't that bad. Going shopping in our city though is always somewhat about the crowds anyway so maybe we're used to it, but it's not like there are stampedes and pandemonium everywhere.
Between all that and going online, we are practically done with our shopping for the year... I love getting it done in one day!
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My husband and I had a Black Friday tradition of going out early in the morning just for fun. We would pick up some presents for the family and make an adventure out of it. This year we stayed home for the first time, and it felt a little odd.
While I didn't plan to leave the house, I couldn't pass up Anthropologie's additional 50% off on sale items. I tried to shop online, but my husband convinced me to see what was in store. I'm very glad that I went because I scored some great pieces, and it's been a long time since I bought any clothes for myself.
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I have never really done this before. I don't buy into big business and all of the politics that go with stirring up a ton of issues and problems for savings that you can really get any other day of the year. However, last night at about 7pm we decided to go out and we landed some pretty good deals. Everyone else was home and pooped so we didn't stand in lines, got to park close to the front of the store, and still got the sales.
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I went out around 10am and picked up a few things. The rest I bought online.
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My husband and I went to walmart last night and sat on the floor for 3 hours in the garden section waiting to buy an xbox/kinect bundle. It was sooooo crazy in there, I have never seen so much hostility in a single building. Then MIL and I left at 4:30am to go actual black Friday shopping. We didn't get back til around 3pm and I was so tired lol.
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We went to Buy Buy Baby around lunch time and registered. We didn't end up buying anything though, and they didn't have much in the way of crazy deals going on.
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Nope. I have worked retail, and I know that most of those stores will have stuff at the exact same price at other days without the massive crowds of insane people. Some stores have items that they only carry for Black Friday, and I know places like Best Buy sometimes have crazy-not-to-be-repeated-until-next-year sales. IF I were to drag myself out of bed, (or in this year's case, stay up to shop), it would only be to go to those types of stores.
However, Kohl's and the like...nope. As a former employee, it is honestly not worth it. Stay home, sleep in, shop online if you must shop. All those "Power Hours" and "Doorbusters" will be repeated again many times over before Christmas.
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My Mom and I went out at 6:30am. It was great - the mall was empty and there weren't many lines. We hit up Belk, Macy's, Home Depot (not at the mall) and Kohls. At Kohls we waited a total of 5 minutes in line. In and out, I like it like that!
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