Anyone else excited about black friday?

[Corbi]

Have all your stores picked out ans which deals you will score before scampering to the next store? Thrilled about the aspect of emptying your bank account or possibly maxing out a credit card or 3?


Yea me neither, working the next 2 days & will enter exactly zero stores and could not possibly care less about buying crap for people that the vast majority of the yr you wouldn't give the time of day to.

[Brackneyc]

Have all your stores picked out ans which deals you will score before scampering to the next store? Thrilled about the aspect of emptying your bank account or possibly maxing out a credit card or 3?


Yea me neither, working the next 2 days & will enter exactly zero stores and could not possibly care less about buying crap for people that the vast majority of the yr you wouldn't give the time of day to.

On our way home from the family gathering, we went past the mall. The line outside of Pennys was already several hundred people deep. FFS.

[Corbi]

On our way home from the family gathering, we went past the mall. The line outside of Pennys was already several hundred people deep. FFS.

All to save 50 cents of some piece of $hit that will be forgotten about on Dec 26th. Or even better when they wait in line and there are only 2-3-4 of the item they want and they are gone 12 seconds after the door opens.

[DuracellBunny]

Black friday pisses me off. You have infected us across the pond, yet again. We don't have thanksgiving, but as of the last few years, we now have all the black friday crap.

[Brackneyc]

All to save 50 cents of some piece of $hit that will be forgotten about on Dec 26th. Or even better when they wait in line and there are only 2-3-4 of the item they want and they are gone 12 seconds after the door opens.

Yup.

Black friday pisses me off. You have infected us across the pond, yet again. We don't have thanksgiving, but as of the last few years, we now have all the black friday crap.

Sorry about that. I will be sleeping in, working out, then going to do some shopping for a few things I would normally get on any regular day of the year.

[DuracellBunny]

Yup.



Sorry about that. I will be sleeping in, working out, then going to do some shopping for a few things I would normally get on any regular day of the year.

As far as I can tell, it was started by amazon and then everybody else joined in. I'm holding you all responsible though /shakes fist.

[Fishman15]

Black friday pisses me off. You have infected us across the pond, yet again. We don't have thanksgiving, but as of the last few years, we now have all the black friday crap.

Eventually Black Friday lasts until Christmas. Then, after Christmas, we have post Black Friday Holiday sales. I don't know how people don't end up in bankruptcy they are "saving" so much money...

[Karl_Hungus]

I hate it, but my wife loves it. So I will probably end up going to a couple of stores praying to God that a meteor descends from the heavens and strikes me dead.

[Brackneyc]

As far as I can tell, it was started by amazon and then everybody else joined in. I'm holding you all responsible though /shakes fist.

Sht, I love me some Amazon. I like to have something waiting on the porch a few days a week. Free shipping and "lower than store" prices? All day every day.

[Karl_Hungus]

Eventually Black Friday lasts until Christmas. Then, after Christmas, we have post Black Friday Holiday sales. I don't know how people don't end up in bankruptcy they are "saving" so much money...

I've always found that mentality odd. I had a girlfriend a few years ago that would buy a $2500 purse on sale from $4000 and claim that she "saved" $1500.

[kimm4]

Never done the black Friday and my Christmas shopping is done.

[LisaSkinnoble]

Black friday pisses me off. You have infected us across the pond, yet again. We don't have thanksgiving, but as of the last few years, we now have all the black friday crap.

Same here. Thanksgiving was in October. I think e-commerce has eliminated borders and retailers globally are taking advantage. My inbox is filled with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

[Corbi]

Sht, I love me some Amazon. I like to have something waiting on the porch a few days a week. Free shipping and "lower than store" prices? All day every day.

I am an Amazon fanatic and have ordered literally over 100 items this yr from there. Couple times a week I have packages waiting after work and love it.

[Fishman15]

Never done the black Friday and my Christmas shopping is done.

Cheater!

I wonder if BBdotcom has a BF sale? I could use a new shaker cup. I hate leakers...

[steffo99]

I think e-commerce has eliminated borders and retailers globally are taking advantage. My inbox is filled with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

Same here and just ordered two shirts. I'm too weak to resist.

[quietchef]

Or more disgusting is when people who are living paycheck to paycheck pay outrageous fees to submit an anticipated tax return or equally bad, a payday loan to 'save.'

Shameful.

[Gabbar99]

About 15 years ago we badly needed a washer and drier and I waited at the Sears door at 4 AM to get one of those amazing deals that they have only a few of to get you into the store. As far as I can recall, that's the only time I've participated in Black Friday in person or online. And it was an amazing deal on a good washer and drier that lasted for years.

We go by the principle that no matter how much something is discounted, it's still cheaper to not buy it.

btw, Black Friday existed for decades before Amazon.com existed.

[geer_matt]

Nah

[so-tex]

I absolutely love black Friday. I make a killing selling $300 dollar tents and $150 canopies to those souls so they can save 25 dollars.

[Bando]

btw, Black Friday existed for decades before Amazon.com existed.

Yes, it's when retailers typically go from being in the "red" to the "black" as far as profit and having a thriving Capitalist society goes.

I guess we should all shun that and the time and a half that a lot of retail employees enjoy, not to mention the Chinese kids making our Rokus and FitBits.

Chinese kids need that money!

[dazlittle]

Until 2010 it didn't even exist in the UK, I believe it was Amazon that started the trend. Now everyone is mad for it.

I won't be visiting any stores but will be taking advantage of the offers online as there is some stuff I need anyway so I might as well make some savings.

[TGUK]

Senseless, rampant consumerism, people buying **** they don't need and didn't realise they wanted just because it's there. **** Black Friday.

[SteveWright1]

Its the utter disregard people have for others when waiting in line and the doors open that gets to me
all that rushing and pushing past people to be first in the store is a recipe for injury or worse

if you are participating

consider your fellow human beings

Black Friday Life's Matter

[mtpockets]

[DuracellBunny]

btw, Black Friday existed for decades before Amazon.com existed.

Not in the UK.

[MissHolly]

Good Lord, Corbi I thought you'd lost your mind when I read this thread title. I am not a shopper. Buy all my kids' presents online if I can.

Was in retail for 13 years. Dealing with all those F'ing people on black Friday was the absolute worst. I am often thankful that I'm not in that business anymore.

[Firminator4]

Working so I don't have to be involved with it at all.

SIL is a State Trooper - his assignment on Thanksgiving night - a Walmart store. smh

Firm

[PiperBill]

Norway has adopted this black friday thing. I couldn't stand listening to the radio today for all the black friday commercials. Some have taken it a step further and are saying stuff like "We are running black friday all week".

There was a progam on TV last night showing how most shops screw up the prices a week before by 25% and then drop back 20% on black friday and announce a great 20% discount when in fact the price is higher than normal.

Doesn't appear to have made much diff to the brainless masses crowding outside shopping centers before opening times though. What a sick world-

[Clinos]

I get the boys back together from our old fire team and we descend on a few of the busier stores in mock training to keep our skills sharp. We canvas, locate, extract, and protect an asset, sometimes we aid occasional older citizen secure a particular purchase. So far we’ve only been banned from 1 store, special nod to the L.P. staff at Merle Hay Mall Target store in Des Moines it was a pleasure working along side you guys.

[Brackneyc]

Cant think of a single thing I would want bad enough in any of those stores to deal with what I hear goes on at those black friday events.

In all honesty, I've done it a few times, and have never seen anything like the horror stories in the news. Parking tends to be a bigger issue, and slightly longer lines in the stores.

I don't look forward to it, plan for it, or need it in order to get my shopping done. We used to car pool with a couple we were tight with, and it was not the horror it has become famous for.

With that said, I had a sweet training session today, and we are heading out later to pick up a humidifier for the house.

Life on the edge I tell ya.