Black Friday- Will YOU Be Out There?

Well, we do not have Thanksgiving here in Germany, and I have never heard of Black Friday.

There are several reasons why I will not hit the stores on that day:

1. I'll be working
2. I try to shop as little as possible, since I HATE shopping
3. I am already done with christmas shopping
4. I will be meeting a friend for coffee that day in the afternoon
5. I am invited for dinner in the evening

Bohne- I think that you will find this article illuminating:



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

I think that explanation makes a lot of sense to me.

I have never shopped on that day and do not intend to start risking life and limb now by doing so.

I hate shopping.
I hate crowds.
I get as much shopping done online as I can before I resort to shopping IRL.

As Bears second cousins married and started having children, it became a "tradition" that on Thanksgiving Day they tore through Aunt Natilies paper shopping, planning, making their lists. They developed a route, who would go to which store and buy which items and where they would meet for lunch to exchange what they had bought on behalf of the others.

The men were relegated to watching the kids during this time.

I'm not sure for whom I felt the most sorry.

I'm easy to shop for so squinney doesn't need to go out. The escort services all deliver 24/7.

It's a nightmare that I refuse to live.

I can't stand being in a group of people like that. Shopping around the holiday's makes me crazy. I get all claustrophobic and cranky. Get the hell away from me! That sweater is NOT so important that you need to be on top of me to get it! UGH!

And, fold the damn thing back up, you inconsiderate jerk!


(Yeah, I'm thinking I probably ought to avoid the crowds, as well.)

Oh don't get me started on what pigs people are....my god, it takes 5 seconds longer to refold that thing instead of tossing it into a ball so that the next inconsiderate jerk can come a long and pick up another one and think it's ok to throw it in a ball on top of the already balled up sweater until soon, you have every one unfolded and in a ball! Arg!

I avoid the malls year round.

Black Friday is a day when routine Hunting and Gathering is elevated to an Olympic level sport.

I don't participate in Midnight Madness any more than I watch football or run to a rave.

This Brave New World is full of people providing color and enthusiasm for my amusement.

No way. Unless someone bribes me with coffee and dinner afterwards.

My regular grocery store has already converted into an insane asylum. I don't get it.

I was looking about, enjoying some browsing, and you know, most of the stuff is JUNK. Who needs this stuff? What is the panic?

Thanksgiving is over here, but xmas insanity has begun. Boxing Day:no way will I be anywhere near a store.

Black Friday was a big deal when I was a teenager. We would cram into a bus at 6 AM and go to what was at the time the largest mall in the state. We bought all kinds of crap, mostly for ourselves. We ate bad pizza at the food court, gossiped, got our picture taken with Santa as a goof, and flirted with boys. When you're 16 it's fun. Now, many moons later, I don't go to malls unless I need something like a formal winter coat or good shoes. Most shops are aimed at teens and tweens. My family stopped the holiday madness years ago, only children under the age of 14 get gifts. We do a lot of baking, eating and visiting, but we have successfully gotten rid of the plastic decorations and swap meet.

We refer to Christmas as Capitalmas, a celebration of our capitalist system. It has made some rich and some poor, but it is the fuel of America.

Exactly as I do! I try to get everything done online and have it shipped
directly to the recipients (while I sip a cup of tea).

Did it once a couple of years ago and had a ton o fun.

I was considering driving to Watertown on Friday just to be part of it again.

EhBeth--

You'll enjoy your own funeral.

but but but those $1 pants ... they're gawgeous

and I really did have fun

EhBeth--

If I ever have to survive a Natural Disaster, I'll make every effort to join you. Your group will be easy to find--just keep an ear out for the bells, whistles, banners and hiking boots.

I've never been to a black friday sale, surprisingly I've never even heard it was called black friday before this year. And this year might be the first one I go to, in order to buy a laptop, I (semi) need one of those since I started university (3 years ago) but dont' want to spend a lot for something that decreases it's cost that quickly.

So enter Best Buy with it's decent laptop for $250. I might just pay a visit with my laptopless friends and have fun (or sleep) while waiting, I have heard they hand out tickets before hand to try to stop the riot that can be shopping.

I hope I do get that laptop, finally.

Knock yerself out. I'll be home with my feet up munching on leftovers.