Will you go shopping on Black Friday?

I won’t even leave the house.

Yeah, but you’re writing a flippin’ novel.

My mother is leaving in 30 minutes to go out all day.
I’m gonna sit here in my food coma and sleep all day.

@rangerr right on.

I’ll go, but I won’t be there yet when the doors open. It will be busy, but not too crowded by the time I show up, (between the early birds and the later regulars.)
I don’t think I would go in an urban setting though. I live in a rural area.

No! Too many people!! ‘Nuf said.

Yes. I’m leaving in about 45 minutes. Toys R Us will be a bitch, but I’m not going early enough to stand in line outside. We plan to get there when it opens, which will be bad enough. The moms who think they’re little angels must have the latest toy seem to be the worst, so I’m expecting that to be the worst by far.

I wouldn’t even go there if my BFF (Black Friday Friend) didn’t have three kids and a death wish.

I have a birthday book to get for a friend. That’s it. I have a feeling that my local B&N won’t be that crowded.

I never go out on the day after Thanksgiving. There is never anything I want to buy that badly, and I imagine that it is easier to think well of my fellow beings if I don’t see them on that day.

I was totally against the idea until I realized my little cousin’s birthday was this weekend. So it turns out I am going shopping in the madness tomorrow to pick her up a gift. Wish me luck! And if you don’t hear from me in a few days, I was probably trampled to death by a crazy woman who really needed to get her hands on that Plasma TV before they sold out!

Where are you, @Supacase? Where are you, @rangerr, or where’s your mother? I mean, what time zone are you in that you are going out now?

Actually yeah. Not to go Christmas shopping, but I need some things to take to college and I kinda want to see what it’s like to go shopping on that day since I don’t recall if I ever have. Union Square should be interesting. :)

Not me. Unless I go to the grocery store to get more coffee.

NO black friday is insane, its just a day where we put aside our better traits claw, bite, and stomp on/at other people so we can save $10 on a TV set.

I mean what the hell is Best Buy giving away/selling so cheap that would motivate at least 20 people I saw to sit in front of the store in 28 degrees? Its 10pm and there is a crapload of people there, some have tents.

@Jeruba East Coast. Most stores open at midnight.

I’m not going out, but my husband loves the challenge of getting some good bargains.

I wouldn’t go out in that mess if you paid me.

Tomorrow is for decorating!

I think I’ve been out once or twice; it’s not worth it.

However, going out after Christmas is another story. You can find some killer deals on lots of things.

Midnight. Egad. I didn’t know that. Insanity.

No, but since i work at a very large, very popular store, i will have to go out and fight the crowds, drive around looking for a parking space and hang on for dear life.

Just got back. It seriously made me feel like a huge misanthrope. I went with my little brother and his friends and they were being obnoxious, loud, jumpy, and generally annoying. Also the one store associate was a complete ass even though the store had only been open about 15 minutes, so I was plenty aggravated by the time we got back in the car. I gave them an ultimatum that if they kept acting like imbeciles I’d go apeshit and thankfully that shut them up.

I got my one time experience thing done, so I think I’ll just save up and shop at discount stores from now on.

Hell ya! I am at Starbucks right now. I have been out since 4, just so I can walk in to the store with a notebook, and write out my wish list. I know it is far fetched. But hey, I am a kid at heart, and Santa isn’t taking any letters this year. I am so sad. But I got to yell at a lady who snatched a barbie that I had in my hands that I was going to buy for my friends little sister.

I work at the mall :’(

I slept in til 9:30am. Now I’m eating pumpkin pie for breakfast and Fluthering. life is good

@deni – Oh, hon. :(

@aprilsimnel ITS AWFUL. mercy me. lol

Just got back from shopping. It wasn’t as bad as I expected. Just figured I’d stop in to let you all know I’m safe and nobody trampled me to death :)

@DominicX While you’re over there, check out this awesome antiques shop on the north side of 16th, between 5th Ave and Union Square West. It’s my favorite store in that area, with the possible exception of Filene’s Basement.

@DominicX tell SF i said hi and i pine for it…

I went, it wasn’t bad at all.
The shoppers and store associates were all polite and friendly.

I see now that SF also has a Union Square. I did think it was odd that Dominic would come all the way across the country for Thanksgiving. Thank you for deconfusing me, deni.

@deni Will do. :)

@wildpotato I’d love to go to New York again, though. :)

About to leave right now…

My mom just called me. “I got this iTouch thing today. Just letting you know you are not to mess with it. It. Is. Mine. See you tonight! You can help me set it up tonight!”
ughhhh.

@rangerr Tell her you can’t help her set it up, you were told not to mess with it. So there. :D

@avvooooooo Right? Except I’m pretty sure she’d break it if she tried by herself.

@rangerr “I’M NOT TOUCHING IT! YOU TOLD ME NOT TO TOUCH IT! NOT TOUCHING IT! Now, if you bribe me with a cookie or something… I might be tempted to break the prohibition…” :D

Gadzooks, I am not, IMO anyone who would waste time camping out to save money on whatever items they seek only have to do so because they are not rich. If they were rich they would have no need to stand out in the cold at all hours of the night and early morning to try and save $100 bucks. If they were rich enough they could buy whatever whenever.