Do you do Black Friday?

[PPBart]

I must admit that I look forward to Black Friday and usually spend a few hours in the mall and local Walmart -- not to shop, but rather to just watch people. I like to get a big cup of coffee and wander thru the crowds, find it fascinating to see people so determined to find and buy those "specials"! Most of my actual shopping is done on-line.

FWIW, there was a report on TV recently that the lowest prices are actually found on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Any day is a good day to bring your camera to Walmart. If your into strange people.

 

[XDguy]

There is no sale good enough and no people entertaining enough to get me to go into that nightmare.

 

[au01st]

If by "do" you mean work, then yes.

 

[olivs260]

Did Black Friday a couple of times as an employee... never again. It's just chaos and trash everywhere. We do Cyber Monday instead.

 

[Vermiform]

Cyber Monday only. In the past we have always come down with some illness the day after standing in those lines, shoulder to shoulder with the diseased masses. Never again.

Last year, my wife decided she just had to break the rule and have something from Target. She brought the plague home with her and got 2 credit cards cancelled to boot. Thanks Target!

 

[bayoupirate]

NO

 

[mr.z28]

I've been a time or two for tv's...matter of fact a 50" is still sitting in the box from last years




visit for laughs

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

 

[nola_]

I started a thread asking if any site sponsors will be having BlackFriday sales, but so far no responses. If I'm dropping $ I'd rather do it locally than to a chain

 

[CEHollier]

In a simple word. No!

 

[Hermit]

Oh Hell no!
I buy everything, but food, online anyway.

 

[Creoleman]

Haven't done it yet. And from the looks of some videos I've seen, I don't believe I ever will.

 

[Neil09]

I've been a time or two for tv's...matter of fact a 50" is still sitting in the box from last years




visit for laughs

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

I've been once for a 55" Samsung, I may pick up another tgis year in case this one goes out.

 

[AustinBR]

Did Black Friday a couple of times as an employee... never again. It's just chaos and trash everywhere. We do Cyber Monday instead.

Same. When I was 17 I worked at American Eagle and I worked an 18 hour shift on Black Friday. It was a bunch of fun since I was kind of in a supervisor type role and got to sit back and laugh at people on many occasions!

 

[Kraut]

Wife and kid will be in Disney, and main family get together will be on Wednesday, so Thursday night into Friday morning I will be making $45/hr. on detail at Best Buy with all the crazies. Hard to pass up $45/hr.

 

[LACamper]

I usually hit the sears sale on black Friday. They usually have some of their tools at half the usual price. I go in the hardware door, buy what I need and get out! 30 minutes max...

 

[DAVE_M]

NO. Never again!

I went into Bass Pro, four years ago, on black friday. That was a mistake, I didn't even realize it was black Friday when I went. I waited in line for an hour, to use a birthday gift card. I'm even wearing the sweater, that I bought that day, right now.

 

[olivs260]

Same. When I was 17 I worked at American Eagle and I worked an 18 hour shift on Black Friday. It was a bunch of fun since I was kind of in a supervisor type role and got to sit back and laugh at people on many occasions!

First year, I was in computer sales. We had a bunch of laptops for like $200. There was much chaos.

The second time, I was running the cell phone dept, so it wasn't too bad. They flexed me over to whatever departments needed help during the day, but I was able to avoid most of the crazies. Black Friday is the devil's day.

 

[Rhandhali]

I've done it a few times in the past. There's not much that goes on sale that would make me want to wait or deal with the crowds or whatever. A few years back at computer stores it would be occasionally worth it but after almost seeing an employee get knocked off the top of a 15 ft ladder when he was trying to unload some 4 gig (tiny now) external hard drives I just don't care that much about it anymore.

The south park episodes on Black Friday are classic though.

 

[4thMiss]

Never going to happen.