Black Friday, anyone?

**Luv2BeFrugal** · 11-21-2010, 10:28 PM

Anyone else heading out in the wee hours of the morning on Friday?

My Dh and I love to go out on Black Friday for the "free entertainment". We take snacks and water bottles in the car and just wander the stores. One of the stores up here has free coffee and donuts to start out the day.

We don't usually buy much of anything, but a whole day's worth of entertainment for about a gallon of gas is a pretty good deal.

hehe

**mauimagic** · 11-21-2010, 11:27 PM

Love your attitude!! Did it once - don't need to do it again!! Have fun!!

**Neeley** · 11-21-2010, 11:44 PM

DH and I go out, too. Sometimes we buy things, sometimes we don't. It is a lot of fun to just get out, have some coffee, donuts and people watch even if we don't snag any great deals. Snagging a few deals is just icing on the cake to a great outing.

**Palooka** · 11-21-2010, 11:44 PM

Sleep sounds way better.

I'll probably see some of the crazy stuff on the local news. So no shopping for me on that day.

This is the first year my DD has worked retail and her first black Friday!! She got lucky and doesn't have to go in way early but I'm sure she will have some funny stories to tell. She works in the mall.

**MTS04** · 11-21-2010, 11:56 PM

I used to do black friday when my nephews were wee little ones. Toyworks used to have a bomb-diggity sale that started at 5 am.
I would get home from work at midnight, sleep for a couple of hours then head out to that one store.
They used to open the doors at 4 a.m, just so that the parking lot wouldn't crowd with people. When you walked through the door, they'd give you a 30 gallon trash bag for your "shopping cart".
I would leave with a ton of loot for very little $. If I had it in the budget, I would buy for that year and the next year too (going age up appropriate in toys). Memories.

Now I stay far away from stores on BF. Instead I meet up with a bunch of friends and we walk our dogs together.

**Nana2two** · 11-22-2010, 12:04 AM

I did 1 time and thats all it took for me to stay home from then on out!. Crazy people out that day. LOL

**pollypurebred39** · 11-22-2010, 12:16 AM

I did Wal-Mart one year. CRAZY, Never Again. So after that awful experience I do the mall with DS1. He always has a few gifts to get.

It's pretty low key really. Go to Bath and Body Works and get their deals. Then to Boscovs for theirs. We look through all their jewelry, GREAT deals. Check out the door busters, hang out for their handbag sale that's at 11:00. Then lunch, and DS1 checks out game stop for himself. No crowds, or pushing or shoving.

We haven't done it now for 2-3? years, and we won't again this year. DS1 is working on Black Friday, he's bummed. I would have only been going for him this year so I'm fine with not heading out into the Christmas rush.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 11-22-2010, 12:35 AM

I can never picture being out there on that day. I always thought the ones who got out there at 3am were psycho. I know that it's good to save money, but when you risk your life for something like the hottest toy of the year for the lowest price it's not worth it.

I'd rather just buy online for those toys and then head out when I want the little things. Thankfully, the items on my list this year aren't "doorbuster' type of toys.

**pollypurebred39** · 11-22-2010, 12:47 AM

I agree 100% What Boscovs calls doorbusters are not what people would risk life and limb for, and they are beyond well stocked. No fighting, pushing, shoving. They have doorbusters every weekend all year long.

**Neeley** · 11-22-2010, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by pollypurebred39

What Boscovs calls doorbusters are not what people would risk life and limb for, and they are beyond well stocked. No fighting, pushing, shoving

Pretty much the same here. We have gone out every single year since as far back as I can remember, hitting a wide variety of stores from Office Depot, Best Buy, Wally World, the mall, etc...and have never been involved in or seen any pushing, shoving or anything close to risky behavior.

The riskiest thing we have seen are some of the outfits people will wear at 4:00 am. Just because it is sleepy time on the clock doesn't mean you should wear sleepy time clothes in public.

**Luckybustert** · 11-22-2010, 01:18 AM

I usually take the day off from work, but don't venture out to the stores. There may be some great deals out there, but the stress of dealing with the crowds and the parking just isn't worth it to me!

**madjen** · 11-22-2010, 01:24 AM

With the except of the parking lots, I enjoy shopping on Black Friday. I price match what I can at Walmart.

**frugalfranny** · 11-22-2010, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by Luv2BeFrugal

Anyone else heading out in the wee hours of the morning on Friday?

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME!!!!

I value my life and health too much to do that!

**Jayceef** · 11-22-2010, 06:51 AM

Oh shoot I have to work and early too. No Black Friday shopping for me this year. I went a few years ago by myself. It was really fun and I would love to do it again sometime.

**erinalexmom** · 11-22-2010, 06:57 AM

It is probably my favorite day of the year! but its not really for the shopping. My mom is one of 5 kids and all those siblings have kids (me and my cousins) and grandkids so any female over the age of 13 goes together to shop and eat lunch. We have about 15 people. We all meet at 430am and we have the same routine every year. Same stores, same place for lunch,ect.......i cant miss black friday...its tradition