I will be super busy at work today (again, yesterday was nightmareish with not enough people on) Eddie Bauer for the first time is doing a Black Friday thing in Canada with 40% off everything, speaking of which I am 15 minutes behind schedule already so I best disappear

Dont GAP have a price match guarantee? We brought something in Toys-r-us yesterday and were actually told to buy it yesterday (as they had stock) and then bring the receipt in this morning to get the $60 back as its $60 cheaper today.

UK as well in stores like Apple,Amazon etc

Originally Posted by el_richo
Erm, isn't Black Friday in America only?

I guess it depends on what time you go to work or get up. This morning was definitely dark so it could be considered as Black Friday at that moment in time but yes it is traditionally a US of A sort of thing but the bandwagon jumpers are onboard ( bit like Man City fans) so we are seeing it here more.

You aren't complaining about work are you now?

It seems like it is coming our way sadly. Our store (teen clothing type retailer) has been gearing up for it for a little while. Although noone in the mall quite knows what to expect crowd-wise given that the whole Black Friday in Canada thing seems relatively new and we're less than an hour from the border

I personally love a bargain but really couldn't be bothered to fight hundreds of other punters for it...

I went into WalMart this morning around 9am - I picked up a KitchenAid Mixer for $188 and was pretty happy about it. The $200 32" LCD TV's were long gone - apparently there was a line-up at 7am when the doors opened and the TV's were gone by 8am. I don't have that kind of dedication, and don't really need another TV.

I didn't see too many other really great deals - though I think there was a wireless printer (Canon) for about $40 - I paid about $100 for a similar one about a year ago.

Wow. Paying less for the same thing instead of more than is necessary seems to be catching on.

YES I AM! It was crazy busy, not enough staff or organisation as per, I guess it gives me a taste of how crappy the Christmas season will be, ho hum and bah humbug and all that.

New years resolution - get out of retail

I'm with you on that having seen todays Black Friday nonsense in the mall. Eek. Can't wait for Boxing Day...

Not that I would dream of complaining of course

Actually dell.ca had some pretty good deals I just went for the xps 8300 - pentium i5 3ghz, 8gb ram, 1gb radeon graphics, 24" LED screen and so on all for $799.

Being a petty git I checked the american site and it was $1168, so feel pretty vindicated!

Chinnook Centre in Calgary was pretty mental last night, just about every store, both US and Canadian, had a sale on. Hadn't seen that many people since a regular Saturday afternoon at the Trafford Centre,

Felt quite claustrophobic and didn't realise there are actually so many people living here!

I'm hoping things have calmed down a bit, I'm being dropped of at Cross Iron while OH goes to the scrap yard this afternoon, not what I had in mind after already spending 40+ hours in a mall this week

Might see you there Piff Poff....agreed to take teenage daughter to Cross Iron to buy a dress for her school dance. Know I am in for an afternoon of fun NOT.

Heard quite a few English voices while I was there. It wasn't as busy as I thought it would be, managed to get a couple of Christmas pressies and a lovely pair of boots for me