Weather Anyone go Black Friday shopping? - Page 4

**luv** · 11-25-2011, 05:41 AM

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!

**kysirsoze** · 11-25-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by R8ers

I support small business America everyday because once the Walmarts price the little guys out they can then charge anything they want and nothing can be done about it then.

Walmart gets very little money from me, I am not going to say I buy nothing from them but I live a half mile away from one and I have probably been in there 3 times this year.

I try to use small businesses around my apartment complex when I can, but for Christmas presents, it just doesn't work. I do almost all of my shopping online for Christmas and smaller online retailers just charge too much for shipping. It would probably increase my spending by %50 or more. Amamzon prime is just too nice to have.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 11-25-2011, 09:45 AM

I never go out. I stayed up until midnight for online sales, playing my NCAA dynasty to bide the time. I got a hell of a deal on a golf club, and bought some gifts for others, including a PS3 bundle, wireless router, digital camera.

Rasputin · 11-25-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

So, didn't someone die last year at Walmart, from being trampled? Perhaps someone needs to start a Black Friday, death watch thread.

From what I'm able to tell, this year we have seen people go full reerun, some old hide nailing fellow crazy people with pepper spray, a few donnybrooks at the checkout counter, but no one has hit the dirt nap list.....yet.

I wanted to keel the sumbitch that ran into me with his shopping cart last year. If I wasn't in so much agony at the time I would have decked him. Couldn't bring my arm up to make a swing tho.

Dr. Johnny Fever · 11-25-2011, 09:51 AM

I'd rather have my eyes gouged with white hot pokers than shop any other day of the year so there's no way in hell I'll ever go out on black Friday. No one needs anything for anyone that bad in my world.

By the way, black Friday is racist.

jspchief · 11-25-2011, 09:53 AM

Who the **** needs a waffle maker anyway? If you're the waffle-making type, you already own one. If not, its unlikely the lack of the waffle maker is what's holding you back.

**** anyone that gives waffle makers as gifts.

Dr. Johnny Fever · 11-25-2011, 09:56 AM

I would like a waffle maker though if anyone else is shopping.

**Bugeater** · 11-25-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Who the **** needs a waffle maker anyway? If you're the waffle-making type, you already own one. If not, its unlikely the lack of the waffle maker is what's holding you back.

**** anyone that gives waffle makers as gifts.

BUT IT'S A GOOD DEAL!

Spott · 11-25-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by beer me

I would like a waffle maker though if anyone else is shopping.

I got one for Christmas last year but haven't had any waffles yet. I tried using pancake batter in there and soon found that it doesn't work that way. This year I'm going to ask for waffle batter.

**Munson** · 11-25-2011, 10:22 AM

I had planned on doing some early morning Black Friday shopping for the first time. But when my alarm went off at 3 am, I said "fuck it" and went back to bed. I'll just check out some online deals instead.

**Bob Dole** · 11-25-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Spott

I got one for Christmas last year but haven't had any waffles yet. I tried using pancake batter in there and soon found that it doesn't work that way. This year I'm going to ask for waffle batter.

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs in large bowl with hand beater until fluffy. Beat in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, just until smooth.

Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Serve hot.

Dr. Johnny Fever · 11-25-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Spott

I got one for Christmas last year but haven't had any waffles yet. I tried using pancake batter in there and soon found that it doesn't work that way. This year I'm going to ask for waffle batter.

I must admit I didn't realize there was really a difference. That's good to know for when I get one.

ToxSocks · 11-25-2011, 10:33 AM

Did the midnight thing last night.

Yeah.

Never. Ever. Doing that again.

memyselfI · 11-25-2011, 10:33 AM

Only online. Might have paid 10% more but had no lines, no trampling, no hassles, no idiot morons, or no lost sleep to deal with. Bought everything I've wanted at the stores online.

**DaKCMan AP** · 11-25-2011, 10:45 AM

My yoga studio had a deal for 50% off a 1-year unlimited membership so I bought that online. Works out to $22.50/mo for unlimited attendance. Crazy cheap. Awesome.

**Predarat** · 11-25-2011, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Fat blue shirt girl should be checking out good deals on belts. Strong ones.

That dude was groping her. Nasty.

11-25-2011, 05:41 AM
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1240000	Anyone go Black Friday shopping? 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!
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11-25-2011, 09:45 AM	#47
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7149572	I never go out. I stayed up until midnight for online sales, playing my NCAA dynasty to bide the time. I got a hell of a deal on a golf club, and bought some gifts for others, including a PS3 bundle, wireless router, digital camera. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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11-25-2011, 09:51 AM	#49
Dr. Johnny Fever stax of wax Join Date: Feb 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	I'd rather have my eyes gouged with white hot pokers than shop any other day of the year so there's no way in hell I'll ever go out on black Friday. No one needs anything for anyone that bad in my world. By the way, black Friday is racist. __________________ courtesy of BoneKrusher "Baseball? It's just a game. As simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It's a sport, a business and sometimes a religion." Ernie Harwell
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11-25-2011, 09:53 AM	#50
jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	Who the ** needs a waffle maker anyway? If you're the waffle-making type, you already own one. If not, its unlikely the lack of the waffle maker is what's holding you back. ** anyone that gives waffle makers as gifts. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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11-25-2011, 09:56 AM	#51
Dr. Johnny Fever stax of wax Join Date: Feb 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	I would like a waffle maker though if anyone else is shopping. __________________ courtesy of BoneKrusher "Baseball? It's just a game. As simple as a ball and bat, yet as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It's a sport, a business and sometimes a religion." Ernie Harwell
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11-25-2011, 10:22 AM	#54
Munson Roy E. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Olathe, KS Casino cash: $8219646	I had planned on doing some early morning Black Friday shopping for the first time. But when my alarm went off at 3 am, I said "fuck it" and went back to bed. I'll just check out some online deals instead.
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11-25-2011, 10:33 AM	#57
ToxSocks Needs more middle fingers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $2053063	Did the midnight thing last night. Yeah. Never. Ever. Doing that again. __________________ Life is like a dick. Sometimes it gets hard for no reason, but it can't stay hard forever.
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11-25-2011, 10:33 AM	#58
memyselfI CHANGEd your mind yet???? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lunatics Anonymous Casino cash: $10005234	Only online. Might have paid 10% more but had no lines, no trampling, no hassles, no idiot morons, or no lost sleep to deal with. Bought everything I've wanted at the stores online. __________________ Meet the new boss same as the old boss. BigChiefDave:"Anyone who thought we would only be in Iraq for a few years is either stoned or just stoopid." "It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last 6 days, 6 wks. I doubt 6 mths." Rummy 2/7/03
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11-25-2011, 10:45 AM	#59
DaKCMan AP Beloved & Awesome CP Celebrity Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Florida Casino cash: $5604952	My yoga studio had a deal for 50% off a 1-year unlimited membership so I bought that online. Works out to $22.50/mo for unlimited attendance. Crazy cheap. Awesome. __________________
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