Anyone go Black Friday shopping?

[luv]

Feel free to share any experiences.

Three or four years ago, I went with a friend to Target. Wasn't too bad of an experience, so I decided to participate in Black Friday this year. No Wal-Mart, no Target, no Best Buy, and no Mall. I went to Academy Sports. I had a friend call me at 1am to tell me people were in line when the drove buy. The store wasn't opening until 5am, so I was going to head that way at 3am. Instead, I got there at 1:30, and there were about 25 people in line. I waited in my car until more people started lining up. I froze my hiney off from 2:20am until 5am.

Two good things I got from this experience. One, Christmas shopping for dad is done. Two, I am reminded why I don't do this, so probably won't again.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've been up for 20 1/2 hours, and I have to take my mom out for lunch for her birthday before meeting friends to watch the LSU/Arkansas game. I'm going to bed!

[007]

Originally Posted by KCFalcon59

Madden 12 and FIFA 12 are on Amazon for $28.

meh. sports games suck.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Stewie

I read a few of your posts and your persona is really odd. Do you only follow the trendy stuff that some prof/woman vomits into your brain? Do you think some hot chick will pay attention to you in yoga? Yoga? Really? Self-centered much? Try coed volleyball. If you can't find a women among the hundreds there then I understand your infatuation with yoga. That dude is hot!

The style of yoga I practice builds strength (core), improves flexibility, balance, & endurance, and has positive meditative properties. If you're too "manly" for yoga then that's your problem, not mine. I get more of a workout from a 90 minute yoga practice than I do doing cardio+weights at the gym.

[crossbow]

I was scheduled to work so I had a hell of a time finding parking all day. All of these merchants do the exact same things. They turn on registers that haven't been in use for over 9 months and then open service calls on them because most of them won't work. I tell them its a good idea to use them once a month but that would require breaking old habits which in turn requires effort so forget that idea.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Guru

meh. sports games suck.

its how i feel about first person shooters, but i havent played many sports games lately though. I miss my NFL2K so much.

So, i been into fighting games.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by crossbow

I was scheduled to work so I had a hell of a time finding parking all day. All of these merchants do the exact same things. They turn on registers that haven't been in use for over 9 months and then open service calls on them because most of them won't work. I tell them its a good idea to use them once a month but that would require breaking old habits which in turn requires effort so forget that idea.

Sounds like what I go through with air conditioners, everyone wait untils the first 95 degree day to turn them on and I get 20 ****ing calls in an hour.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Pants

1. Get FIFA for $28 from Amazon
2. Return to Walmart in a week for $60 credit
3. ???
4. Profit

why don't you just point and say "look over there" then grab $32 out of the register drawer?

[Pants]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

why don't you just point and say "look over there" then grab $32 out of the register drawer?

I don't get to keep the game, genius. They will still have the product to sell back at 59.99.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Pants

I don't get to keep the game, genius. They will still have the product to sell back at 59.99.

still not moral or legal, IMHO. You are taking from them the money for a non-existent sale. Eventually there will be a price drop and for each copy of the game they have in inventory they didn't order they will lose some profit.

[crossbow]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Sounds like what I go through with air conditioners, everyone wait until the first 95 degree day to turn them on and I get 20 ****ing calls in an hour.

He He,

And its a BIG emergency. Hey can you come right away? We never considered that you would have other people waiting for service? People are funny.

Say, did you know that scientists have developed a theory that the cosmos actually began in some of these retail stores? Yeah, and that the big bang originated right here in KC. Truly, that is how important this stuff is. Even string theorists are on board with it. Multiple realities of local retail stores that are the key to life in the universe. Without these people then there would be no reason for our existence.

[jAZ]

I bought 2 pairs of shoes at Payless. It was a zoo. Well, mostly because my son kept hiding under each of the little benches with mirrors they have on each aisle. Otherwise it was pretty quiet there and at OfficeMax.

I also bought a car. But that was a quiet little dealer off the beaten path. So no crush of people either.

[Fairplay]

Always bet on black.

[loochy]

Luv, I thought you were going to go buy a cheap laptop. What happened with that?

[loochy]

Here's what I did on Black Friday:

[luv]

Originally Posted by loochy

Luv, I thought you were going to go buy a cheap laptop. What happened with that?

My current laptop works just fine. While I want a new laptop, I need new tires and struts on my car. Priorities.

[luv]

Originally Posted by loochy

Here's what I did on Black Friday:

I think I'd much rather done what you did.