Black Thursday?

[indysteel]

When I participate in Black Friday, I usually start at Sears. They have just about everything there. And its not as popular a store as Walmart, Best Buy, etc. Plus there are multiple entrances. I arrive about 10-15 minutes before they open. If I enter at the door by the clothes, I can get right in, the line by the tools/electronic sections are longer. I'm usually in and out of Sears with just about everything on my list in about 20 minutes. It's not anywhere near the nightmare I hear about at other stores. You get a free tool bag with a $20 tool purchase--it's a small tool bag, but the nephews LOVE getting a REAL craftsman tool bag and it doesn't cost me a dime.

My dad is a morning person. He's always up at 3 AM. Since he's retired, he spends most of his morning between Menards, Lowes, Home Depot. Just chatting it up with other retiree's and vets. I usually give him a list and he does some shopping for me--he insists that he enjoys it More power to him!

That doesn't sound so bad. Do you live in a smaller community? Around here, it's more a mosh pit kind of a thing.

[limewave]

That doesn't sound so bad. Do you live in a smaller community? Around here, it's more a mosh pit kind of a thing.

I live in a moderate size city. We have the malltropolis with a smaller size mall, Walmart, Home Depot, Menards, Target, etc all right in the same area. Trying to get to Sears is a hassle--a lot of traffic. However, most everyone is in line at Best Buy or Toys R Us . . . much smaller crowds at Sears.

[jlnc]

It depresses me to see the inevitable news clip every year of people knocking each other over to get a good deal at 3am. I think Black Friday as a concept is fine, but it has gone to the extreme.
It's unfortunate that those who work in retail can't count on Thanksgiving as a day off.
Growing up, the only thing open on Thanksgiving was the local grocery store, only for a few hours, in case someone had a Thanksgiving day emergency ...they usually closed by noon or 2pm as i recall.

[Brandi]

I praise those who HAVE to work on Thanksgiving day! Health worker's firefighters, people who keep our light's on and feed the homeless. But to think that people can't just stop from spending money for one day! One day! I am so glad I leave in the town I do. Though our markets are open. Hence the friend we are having for dinner who is working that day. But she does get triple the pay. And has no family here except her husband. So for her it is extra money and not such a big deal. But when I found out she was working I knew she had to come over for dinner. Besides we are not one of those eat at 3:00 thanksgiving dinner people. We have it at the normal dinner hour.
I heard last year that the sales they have after thanksgiving are not different then the rest of the holiday season.
I am always hopeful that people learned their lesson after the 2008 crash but I still see them buying crap! Why oh why?
We actually waited for our old TV to break before we got a new one. Same with our computer's. We have a computer that is 8 years old and one that is 6. I have a little lap top i bring on the road with me. We wait till things break before we replace them. Well except our car because it needs to get us were we are going without breaking. But really. Eeerrrrr sorry to rant.