What is it with Black Friday?
Nov 18th 2008, 11:22 am
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
To my vast displeasure, I may be one of them. Best Buy has a doorbuster bargain on a laptop (maybe Office Max will too). I have never before participated in the madness... shiver...
So, if they have say 15 at least per store, and I'm in a suburb (not crazy busy but not deserted) how early does anyone think I'd need to get there (store opens at 5)? I still can't believe I'm doing this...
So, if they have say 15 at least per store, and I'm in a suburb (not crazy busy but not deserted) how early does anyone think I'd need to get there (store opens at 5)? I still can't believe I'm doing this...
Myself, I put up the Christmas tree and drink and sing to the Muppets version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Nov 18th 2008, 11:27 am
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
Black Friday is essentially marketing hype to generate foot traffic in stores and encourage people to buy loads of stuff they can't really afford. A great day for avoiding malls and their attendant traffic jams and overcrowding.
Nov 18th 2008, 11:44 am
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
this is my fav site so far. I go in daily and do my shoping list. You might joke .. but cvs is also on my list. playtex for 99cents!! Sears for a tv. I am going to be darting all over the place. Took the day off extra. Going to pick up my sister, and my brother is coming over on Sunday for a week and he is going to get roped into my little excursion.
Nov 18th 2008, 1:32 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
www.blackfriday.info
this is my fav site so far. I go in daily and do my shoping list. You might joke .. but cvs is also on my list. playtex for 99cents!! Sears for a tv. I am going to be darting all over the place. Took the day off extra. Going to pick up my sister, and my brother is coming over on Sunday for a week and he is going to get roped into my little excursion.
this is my fav site so far. I go in daily and do my shoping list. You might joke .. but cvs is also on my list. playtex for 99cents!! Sears for a tv. I am going to be darting all over the place. Took the day off extra. Going to pick up my sister, and my brother is coming over on Sunday for a week and he is going to get roped into my little excursion.
Nov 18th 2008, 1:36 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
I did it one year and I will never do it again
After the first store (Target) I was ready to go home unfortunately my expert shopper friends were not so I parked myself at a Starbucks and waited for them to finish
After the first store (Target) I was ready to go home unfortunately my expert shopper friends were not so I parked myself at a Starbucks and waited for them to finish
Nov 18th 2008, 2:01 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
We're sitting down tomorrow and making our list to email to the outlaws so they can do it all for us....
Hopefully when (if) we arrive before Christmas we will have no shopping to do!
Hopefully when (if) we arrive before Christmas we will have no shopping to do!
Nov 18th 2008, 2:23 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
For any deal you can find on Black Friday, I'm confident I can find a better deal online sometime during the year.
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
Nov 18th 2008, 3:12 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
For any deal you can find on Black Friday, I'm confident I can find a better deal online sometime during the year.
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
I spent a few years at a big box retailer and on black Friday we would bring in over 250k on that day, a normal Friday saw 35-40k in sales.
Nov 18th 2008, 3:28 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
Oh no! That means I will never ever fit in here!
Can't see myself camping out a store overnight for a special deal, not even for blueray players for $10,- (if it was a couch though I might be thinking about it... absolutely need one as we only have a couple of chairs in the house )
Can't see myself camping out a store overnight for a special deal, not even for blueray players for $10,- (if it was a couch though I might be thinking about it... absolutely need one as we only have a couple of chairs in the house )
Nov 18th 2008, 3:39 pm
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Nov 18th 2008, 3:42 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
I made the mistake of popping into a Super Target in a shopping center next to the megamall in Durham this past weekend.
It was absolutely chaotic in the Super Target parking lot and the parking lot for the mall was pretty much full.
I've now decided I will avoid the whole area at weekends between now and the end of the year.
It was absolutely chaotic in the Super Target parking lot and the parking lot for the mall was pretty much full.
I've now decided I will avoid the whole area at weekends between now and the end of the year.
Nov 18th 2008, 3:56 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
I should have used numbers.... 
My husband's the cloggie. He's been here close to three years now.... his perspective on sales are that it's fun to get a bargain, but most bargains here are only found on crap goods. Now, if he could find quality things like zware shag and Costa Rican coffee for 10 cents per kilo.... that would be a bargain.
My husband's the cloggie. He's been here close to three years now.... his perspective on sales are that it's fun to get a bargain, but most bargains here are only found on crap goods. Now, if he could find quality things like zware shag and Costa Rican coffee for 10 cents per kilo.... that would be a bargain.
Nov 18th 2008, 10:34 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
It's not unheard of for people in my neck of the woods to literally camp out outside the stores. And all of our malls are out in the suburbs here in L'ville so they're all crazy busy. I wouldn't get there any later than 3am. You need to find out how many they are going to have at each store so that will give you an idea of what kind of a chance you may realisticly have if you show up later.
Hate to tell you but if it's one of the big electronics sales you need to be there overnight. (I'm glad I'm just pixels incase you find yourself to be the only idiot freezing your arse off.)
Myself, I put up the Christmas tree and drink and sing to the Muppets version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Myself, I put up the Christmas tree and drink and sing to the Muppets version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
I've never gone shopping on that stupid busy day, and it'll be just for the one thing if I do.
www.blackfriday.info
this is my fav site so far. I go in daily and do my shoping list. You might joke .. but cvs is also on my list. playtex for 99cents!! Sears for a tv. I am going to be darting all over the place. Took the day off extra. Going to pick up my sister, and my brother is coming over on Sunday for a week and he is going to get roped into my little excursion.
this is my fav site so far. I go in daily and do my shoping list. You might joke .. but cvs is also on my list. playtex for 99cents!! Sears for a tv. I am going to be darting all over the place. Took the day off extra. Going to pick up my sister, and my brother is coming over on Sunday for a week and he is going to get roped into my little excursion.
Nov 18th 2008, 10:38 pm
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
For any deal you can find on Black Friday, I'm confident I can find a better deal online sometime during the year.
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
Obviously I'm not including the genuine "door busters" like $5 plasma TVs or a $20 Nintendo Wii, but I'll include whatever crappy laptop Best Buy has on "special offer". TracyM, you are aware that Best Buy is ~30% more expensive for all its electronics than many reputable online stores, aren't you?
Generally I don't buy anything at Best Buy. But supposedly this is a good deal I've been told for $379.99:
Toshiba AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Notebook Computer w/3GB Memory, 160GB Hard Drive
I'd be delighted with any better suggestion though. This is for a gift - all it needs to be able to do is get on the internet, and word processing. Looking for low end here - but one that works. And not a mini - at least 14" screen.
Nov 19th 2008, 12:20 am
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Re: What is it with Black Friday?
If you hurry you can get to the big M and S sale!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...ncer-debenhams
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...ncer-debenhams
