Black Friday - whatcha doin'? whereya goin'?

leslisa
leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
Goin' out?
Where ya goin'?
What yur buyin'?
What's yur "standard"
What (if any) shoppin' yur doin' on Turkey

- Goin' out?: Yes

- Where I'm goin': Sports Authority

- What I'm buyin': $120 bike, 2 Adidas Extra support sports bras(50% off); 2 Footballs (B1G1); free weights(25% off)

- Standard: Bealls Outlet - Usually 95% off all clearance (regardless what the dot says) so I get work out clothes super cheap - waiting to see if they are doing same deal this year. Take someone over fifty and get an extra 10 or 15%.

- Shopping on turkey day? No way - that is family time :smile:

Anyone know of any kick butt deals on medicine balls, yoga balls, and/or free weights?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I'm moving out of the city and into the suburbs that day...

    nah, i think I'm buying my nieces christmas gifts, maybe a digitial camera for my wife and probably some fishing gear that's on sale.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    Wow I didnt know the bra's are 50% off. I might just head there!
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Wow I didnt know the bra's are 50% off. I might just head there!

    <insert joke here>
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I'll be asleep. Although I could use a new jump drive.
  • mdhummel
    mdhummel Posts: 201 Member
    I'll be in St. Maarten, but I still plan to check out the Black Friday deals online at Amazon and Best Buy.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I'll be at my sister's making mulitple trips between the couch and the kitchen. that is all.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I'll be at my sister's making mulitple trips between the couch and the kitchen. that is all.

    Sounds similar to my plans.
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    sadly I will be working Thursday and Friday (some one gotta ring up the customers)
  • johe28
    johe28 Posts: 108 Member
    No where, I refuse to shop and stand in line. I will be spending time trying to relax and workout. I'll either do most of my shopping online or wait until lines die down and see what's left.
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
    I hate black Friday !!! Unfortunately my sister's drag me out to a shopping center in Montgomery :grumble:
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
    I'm going to be at home watching back episodes of Scandal on Netflix.
  • cdanie13
    cdanie13 Posts: 108 Member
    I'm going to be at home watching back episodes of Scandal on Netflix.

    YES!!! Lol
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    I'm going to sleep.
    I don't need anything material nor to stand in line for anything. I cleaned the entire apartment last night, so that's good 'nuff for me <3.
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    Nowhere and nothing. All y'all shopping fanatics kind of freak me out.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I refuse to be part of any such thing.
  • Tiernan1212
    Tiernan1212 Posts: 797 Member
    I typically avoid Black Friday like the plague, but I am in desparate need of a new TV. I'm going to be limited in where I can go since I have to leave for work by 7am, so I'll be scouring the ads to find my best option. Would consider going out on Thanksgiving if the deal is right, never done that before either. Cyber Monday never seems to have deals as good as Black Friday on TV's (that I've seen anyway).
  • Dr_Flo
    Dr_Flo Posts: 465
    Ive honestly never attended this craziness until last year.. I was dragged there against my will and I have to admit, I was impressed with how good the deals really were.
    I mean I bought all kinds of stuff and walked out with a bill of less than $200.

    Computer
    15 HDMI cables
    Shop Vac
    iclock
    HP printer
    Sound Bar

    I dunno if I'll do it again.. the people were nuts.. stealing stuff out of each others carts.. The rush for Pirex was a little stupid. Old ladies fighting over cookware was youtube level.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    Wow I didnt know the bra's are 50% off. I might just head there!

    <insert joke here>

    if you come over to my place, it'd be 100% off
  • cmay89
    cmay89 Posts: 337 Member
    *eye twitch*

    as someone with the good fortune to work at the mall on Black Friday at my second job /sarcasm/ I refuse to join in on the Black Friday festivities out of principle particularly because it has already in a few short years started to cut more and more into Thanksgiving.

    And while some people may not want to spend time with their families, there are some who do and those are usually the people who have to work so that the others can shop! (especially when working on Black Friday is a mandatory shift to be "fair" to all employees)

    *additional eye twitch*

    E2A: I don't work retail, I just have the good fortune of managing a fast food restaurant that happens to reside in the mall.
  • wiscck
    wiscck Posts: 185 Member
    I have to work. And I don't work retail, either. I am planning on doing Small Business Saturday, though.
  • ski0721
    ski0721 Posts: 109 Member
    Will not be going out shopping.
    Will be going to the gym bright and early to burn some serious cals after Turkey Day.
    Good luck to all venturing out! :flowerforyou:
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i didn't see what i asked was in the OP
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,947 Member
    Not shopping!!!!! Honestly, with how prices and no hassle from online purchasing, why would someone really want to stand in line in the cold at 4am in the morning for a few bargains that are regular price on the internet?
    I worked in retail (Circuit City and Toys R Us) as a manager and can't tell you how obnoxious and rude Black Friday consumers are for that one day.

    For me, it's hit the gym, teach a class and catch a movie with my family.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Going to gym, other than that...staying home w/ the kiddos.
  • KelARita7
    KelARita7 Posts: 2,694 Member
    Going to the Nebraska/Iowa game...probably no shopping...not a black Friday fan!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    cyber Monday is way better...I don't have to get up early and stand in line with a bunch of dumb *kitten* who trample each other to save a couple bucks on some bull**** they probably don't even need...but it's 40% off yo; gots to have it...

    edudemic.jpg

    ^^^this is asinine...plus I don't like people touching me, so some mother f'ers would get hurt for sure.
  • lt3ag4s
    lt3ag4s Posts: 835 Member
    I will be my Battalion's Staff Duty Officer. Hopefully, it will be quiet.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    Short version: I dunno yet; haven't checked the ads yet. But I am NOT shopping on T-day; that's family time.

    Background:
    I USED to be a Black Friday addict! The adrenaline rush, staying awake 24+ hours and hitting a dozen stores, midnight madness, etc. However, last year was the first year since 1995 where I didn't automatically have both Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday off. I was only a few months into the job, so I didn't want to burn any leave unless sick. I did hit WalMart's T-Day night sale and got 2 excellent TV deals, cheap BluRays, and other stuff. But I worked on Black Friday.

    I essentially became a "Cyber Monday and afterwards..." shopper. I think it might have stuck. I haven't even checked out the Black Friday ads yet this year and I used to spend days mapping out sales and strategies. I'm talking spreadsheets, GPS maps, etc.

    Three other things might also turned me off from (most of) the Black Friday madness.
    (1) They keep pushing the sales backwards in time; T-Day night was one thing, but now you have stores starting T-day morning! At this rate of one-ups-manship, in a few years the midnight sales will start a week earlier! #SMDH
    (2) Cyber Monday has become so popular, Black Friday deals aren't as spectacular in comparison as they once were. Except for the 2 TVs I bought, pretty much everything I would've wanted on Black Friday was available for similar prices the following week.
    (3) There used to be a bit of 'forbidden fruit' aspect to getting Black Friday ads early. Seeing the stores sending "cease and desist" letters to websites,etc., kinda made you feel like you had an angle that others didn't. A lie, yes, but you could live that lie. Nowadays, the stores proactively send their ads to this sites weeks in advance. There's no more 'taboo' left to it.

    Having been an avid, regular Black Friday shopper for close to 2 decades, I will say this. First, the majority of my buys were actually worth the time/effort. Second, the stores have VASTLY improved their strategies! 2011/2012 was WAAAYYY nicer than even 2008! Take Walmart for example. In 2010, they ran outta shopping carts because people (including me) snatched them all up hours before the sales started. It was a mystery where everything was, so most of the carts were jammed up around the electronic dept. When the sales actually started, you had to abandon your basket cuz of the glut of traffic in one area. I and others were walking around carrying stacks of boxes for hours until it cleared up some. Nowadays, they provide maps on the website and app, they spread stuff out all across the store and mark it off with balloons so you can see from afar. And in a genius move, the most popular deals are in the grocery section where they can cordone off aisles and wrap lines in a neat serpentine fashion. Last year, I got EVERYTHING that I wanted with time to spare.
  • cyber Monday is way better...I don't have to get up early and stand in line with a bunch of dumb *kitten* who trample each other to save a couple bucks on some bull**** they probably don't even need...but it's 40% off yo; gots to have it...

    edudemic.jpg

    ^^^this is asinine...plus I don't like people touching me, so some mother f'ers would get hurt for sure.

    *sits next to Wolfman in agreement*

    Drinking a nice hot cup of coffee on my back porch and watching my children play!
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    The day after Thanksgiving in our little family is officially known as "Christmas Tree Day" so the only thing we'll be shopping for is a Christmas Tree. We found a new farm last year that has amazing trees so we'll be going there since our old farm (the one we've been going to for almost 15 years! :cry: is closed this year.) We schlep all over the place trying to find that elusive "perfect tree" until we're all exhausted. Did I mention that we usually have a HUGE, "Griswold Family Christmas" sized tree? Then we get to drag that sucker back to the car and of course we usually find one in the farthest corner of the place! It usually overhangs our Suburban when we tie it up there.

    Plenty of exercise for the day after Thanksgiving! Which is good because we usually start the day off with a little left over turkey and a piece of pie and end it with our official "Christmas Tree Day Molasses Cookies" that our kids make. We eat these while drinking cocoa and watching "A Christmas Story" after having decorated the tree. By that time we're all too exhausted to move so if anyone is hungry they get to pick meat off the turkey carcass and eat more pie. My kids told me a couple of years ago that it's their favorite day of the entire year. :heart: