Black Friday

[bokelley]

Anyone know if Nordstrom is going to do a sale?

I usually don't go out but I need to get dh Christmas gift. I usually do everything on small business Saturday and try to buy from local stores.

Anyone heading out?

[diggitydot]

I'm avoiding it entirely this year, whether intentional or not. There's just NO WHERE to shop here for anything other than farm supplies, animal feed, or tack.

[v-girl]

All I'm shopping for is an iPad. And it's no hurry. If we drive by Target and it isn't a madhouse, we'll run in and get the 32gb iPad. If its a madhouse, we'll wait and buy on Amazon.

[niener]

I actually finished most of my black Friday shopping this morning, lol. But I only needed like 3 things. Macys has some good stuff 40%-50% off. I got a nice kitchenaid blender 40% off. Last year Amazon had some great cyber Monday deals, I'll be keeping an eye out for those too.

ETA: I do all my holiday shopping online. I've never seen a deal so good worth standing in line at midnight for, but then again there's rarely anything I *must* have.

[ladymoreta]

I usually go with my mom, sister, and aunt, but it didn't work out this year, so we did a shopping trip last Saturday. Still had fun! I will probably check out some online deals tomorrow and Monday, but I don't have anything specific I'm looking for.

[Meenah]

I went a few years ago with my next door neighbor. She talked me into it at around midnight when we were drinking wine, and we went a shopping at 4 am. I'm pretty sure I still had an alcohol level at that time or I never would have gone.

[ides]

I don't think I'm doing any shopping tomorrow other than for some milk. I think I'm doing nearly all my shopping on line this year.

[v-girl]

DH and I went to Target. It took about 45 minutes but we got the iPad.

[alison]

I just bought some dresses for dd and a Christmas present for a friend's daughter. Tea Collection is having a $15 dress $10 leggings sale for Black Friday.

[MrsK]

Don't hate me but I'm just about done with my holiday shopping. I look for bargains throughout the year and when I see something that "so-and-so would love", I buy it then and set it aside. I reviewed my stash about a month ago, made a list of a few things I still wanted to buy, and filled in over the last few weeks. I've got birthdays and holidays done through February. I might look around for some bargains on line this weekend and I'll hit up the after-holiday sales for next year.

On the news last night they were interviewing people who had camped outside Toys R Us since noon yesterday. These people had missed Thanksgiving with their children so the kids could have a "good" Christmas. It bothered me. A good holiday is one spent with family regardless of the quantity of gifts.

[SuzySunshine]

I think if Thanksgiving isn't a big deal in your family its one thing but I agree, shopping on Thursday is out of control. I looked up my old mall this morning and they opened last night at 8pm, I'm so glad I'm no longer in mall management. What a nightmare.

I have my eye on an train on Amazon and will try to go to Home Depot today for a fake tree that is a good buy but otherwise I'm not shopping. I do most of my shopping online unless I see a really good deal. I will order DH's treadmill today because Sears has it on sale but I can do that online too.

[Chrisada]

I don't do Black Friday. It's madness to me personally.

[SoonerTexan]

Went to Target at midnight with my SILs. Really disappointing. Most of the deals were crap

[diggitydot]

Most of the deals were crap.

I discovered that several years ago, too. I think the only good deal I was able to find that really surprised me was at a JCPenny Home store where all of their high-end holiday decorations were crazy cheap.

[Curegirl]

The only time I was excited about Black Friday was when I had to buy cotton balls at Target a few years ago. The register broke so the manager gave everyone in line $10 gift cards. It was a pretty short line and I didn't mind waiting, but thanks, I'll take it!