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Black Friday Shopping?

November 28, 2008 By Megan Smith

So, who has already been shopping today?

Not me!

While I love a good bargain, I do not so much love bargain hunting.  And that includes standing in long lines, dealing with crowds, and waking up in the wee hours of the morning for shopping.  So today, I will be sleeping in.  I admit, later in the afternoon, I may hit up the local shops in my neighborhood, see what the bargain hunters have left for the rest of us, plus it’s just a nice lazy way to spend an afternoon.

Last year, I spent Thanksgiving with a friend and her family, and part of their holiday tradition includes going shopping at midnight, then going shopping again around 6 am.  It was rough.  Fun, but rough.  We went for the adventure of it more than anything else, and I admit, I did find a few bargains, including some dishes at the Williams-Sonoma outlet that I use all the time and a sweater that I absolutely love.  Were these great bargains worth the exhaustion?  Probably not.  It was fun for a one time thing, but it won’t be happening again this year (of course, I’m also doing Thanksgiving with a different group this year).

I don’t know how I feel about the bargain hunting trend.  On one hand, saving money is awesome!  But on the other hand, is there anything that I need so badly that I need to camp out the night before in order to get the best deal?  I know for a lot of people, bargain hunting and Black Friday shopping is an adventure.  I have one friend who goes purely to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.

I understand the idea of getting the most for your money, and I totally get that parents are often working to make Christmas as great as possible for their children, but I sometimes wonder what sort of a lesson that teaches.

Either way, whatever you choose, enjoy your day after Thanksgiving.  And if you do go shopping and find a great bargain, be sure to let everyone know!

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Comments

  1. Vikki, a foodie says

    November 28, 2008 at 11:53 am

    I set my alarm for 6 this morning, so I could get to the grocery store for their early bird specials. We actually got out of the house by 7:30 – me and Son to grocery, and Hubby to car repair place. I passed by a Wal-Mart, K-Mart and various other stores, all of which were jammed packed. I did that Black Friday shopping when I was young, but not any more. I could barely tolerate the crowd at the grocery! (But I got great Thanksgiving meal ingredients for great prices.)

    Like your blog, by the way. We are a family of 3, working very hard to not overspend. That’s why, when Wal-Mart put sweet potatoes on sale on Monday for 38 cents a pound, we bought enough to last the Winter (stored in cool place properly). We are definitely penny pinchers.

    Vikki http://www.thorntonwilliamsfamily.blogspot.com

  2. Carlos G. Salgado says

    November 28, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    Hey, like your blog…. Did you see the Wal Mart employee that got killed by the ‘bargain hunters’ this morning??

    Black Friday’s are disasters…
    Have a great day,
    CG Salgado

  3. jennydecki says

    November 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    My better half left the house at 2am to get my computer at Best Buy. It’s a fantastic deal and he doesn’t mind waiting in the cold (especially since it wasn’t as cold this year as it was last year) and loves scoring a great electronics deal.

    It’s his day of reverting to hunter/gatherer or something. Whatever it is he’s wired all day and gets all macho. It’s hilarious.

  4. frugalchick says

    November 30, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    I didn’t do the Black Friday thing. There was nothing we really need anyway. Besides, 4 am in the morning is only good for sleeping, not shopping.

  5. Sarah Hill says

    November 10, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    I will be there, probably the night before sleeping outside stores…if the deals are right! I signed up and am awaiting my email ads from my favorite stores (you can sign up on BlackFriday.info to get the ads you want early)….once I get those I’ll draw up my game plan.

    JennyDecki – that’s hilarious about your husband, and awesome for you!!

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