Braving Black Friday
I was on the fence before about getting up and doing any shopping on Black Friday. In fact, even after going through the ads in the paper this morning, I was unsure if it was really worth it. I only saw a handful of things I thought might be worth my time and money.
Somehow, though I ended up with a list of 7 stores I want to try and go to. Some are actually only back-up plans if items I want at other stores are not available. I’m most intimidated about Toys R Us. I went last year and the line was long, the crowds cranky, and the 2nd line to get into the electronics section was hideous. Last year I was not interested in the electronics, but this year I want to try and buy some games for the Nintendo DS I just ordered for my daughter on Amazon. The DS is being sold in bundles at all the stores tomorrow and includes games that look pathetically worthless. The pink DS I want is the same price everywhere, so I just decided on Amazon since I had over $35 in gift certificates that needed to be used there.
I’m not sure you will find me anywhere at 4 a.m. I might get up and go around 8, though. I do not enjoy the pushing crowds or the fist-fights. My dad says he called his local Wal-Mart and since they are open 24-hours, they are not closing and re-opening the store for Black Friday. They are letting people inside and will simply have the Door Buster items on the floor in shrink wrap. At 5 a.m. they will cut the shrink wrap. Anyone else see the problem there? I would not want to be within 100 yards of that mess.
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