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This years Black Friday sales are the worst I've seen, ever. Last years sales weren't that good either, but quite a few items on this years list are cheaper now than the "sale price." The only item that sticks out would be the Arcade Xbox 360 w/ Free Guitar Hero III bundle at Walmart. You can buy a refurb 20 gig HDD from MS for $30.
If you still feel the need to go out and suffer, here are a few tips.
-It's going to be cold, so dress in plenty of layers. I'd strongly suggest wearing multiple pairs of socks, sweatshirt+coat, etc.
-Bring a friend. Sitting in line just playing pocket pool for hours in the cold makes the time go by very slowly.
-Make friends with people in line. This comes in handy so you can save your spot in line while you go out back and take a dump in a gatorade bottle, or whatever.
-Don't take any shit from the asshat that lets their entire family cut in line at the last moment. This seems to happen every year.
-Hit up the lesser popular chains like Radioshak, Staples, etc. The lines are a lot less pathetic than places like Best Buy.
I haven't actually participated in the Black Friday hysteria in forever, but I did wait in line for a Wii when they first came out. In general, I'd strongly suggest avoiding it altogether.
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