BLACK FRIDAY

[Palehorse]

Okay, so its coming and I am sure all of the stores are prepping for it, but how about any of you? Getting up at 0400 to hit the stores hard and long??

Those of you that are may want to consider what a leaked circular for Wallyworld is saying they're selling between 5am and 11am. . .

Items with confirmed prices for the day-after-Thanksgiving sale are a Sanyo 50-inch plasma 720p HDTV for $598, a Magnavox Blu-ray player for $78, a Tom Tom GPS for $59, select children's clothing for as low as $3, a $7 reversible fleece jacket for kids and adults, and the Barbie Power Wheels Ride-On, a toy Jeep, for $88.. . . According to the circular, other early bird deals on Black Friday include a 32-inch Emerson LCD 720p HDTV for $248, and a 42-inch Emerson Plasma 720p HDTV ($448).

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/news/companies/walmart_black_friday_ad_2009/index.htm?cnn=yes

Those of you still not up to par when it comes to your boob-tube, may want to pay attention to the bold potion of the above quote. Sure it's not 1080p but are you really going to be able to tell the difference? I doubt it unless you are some kind of techno freak. (And if you were you would already have a 1080p now wouldn't you?)

I can tell you that yes it will make a HUGE difference in your picture and it is worth every single penny of the $598 dollars they're charging for 50 inches of screen in HD. (If you love sports you will love the difference, even at 720p). I've got a 46 inch LCD model and I love it so much I went out and bought a 32 incher for the Master bedroom. (And I paid a LOT more than these prices for both of them!)

Myself. . . I am not braving the throngs of mindless women suffering from sleep deprivation in do-rags and slippers for anything! (Course now, if they happen to be selling a blu-ray player for super cheap I might consider giving my PS3 a rest for that duty).  Oh wait! $78 bucks!? I'll be the one in the Navy sweats! 

[Palehorse]

One of the juiciest Black Friday deals from Wal-Mart's rival Target (TGT, Fortune 500) reportedly is a 32-inch Westinghouse LCD HDTV for $246.

Target. (From the same article)

a Hewlett-Packard laptop with a 15.6-inch display, 3GB memory and 250GB hard drive for $298

at wally world - from the same article.

[me]

We don't even venture out of the house to go to the grocery store on Black Friday.  We have a 63in HD TV and 3 others so even thinking about getting in that mess for another one is out of the question.  I plan to sit right here in this chair and play mindless games or make mindless posts.....er wait a minute.....uh.....make that play mindless games and post....

[Palehorse]

Now that I think about it, maybe I'll just skip the whole thing. . . I hate crowds and crabby crowds are the worst!

[me]

Now that I think about it, maybe I'll just skip the whole thing. . . I hate crowds and crabby crowds are the worst!

Crabby vicious crowds.....

[Palehorse]

My wife usually goes, and from the tales she has had to relate afterwards, I'd prolly end up in jail if I went. I mean she once told me about these three women pummeling each other over some blouse. . . She said, "They were grabbing and snatching at it like a linebacker in the pile after a fumble!"

I'd have to administer a good beating to anyone trying to snatch something I am buying away from me! 

[me]

I've never liked to shop anyway so it don't bother me in the least to miss out on the "good deals".

[Anne]

I used to go but now I just wait until the crowds thin. I am too old to fight the crowds effectively. I let my daughter do it for me.

[Palehorse]

Hell I hate it myself. Usually if I am going, I have a list of what I want and a good idea where it is located in the store. I go straight to it, grab what I want, and then head for the checkout. Typically I am in and out inside of 5 minutes, 20 if I am grocery shopping.

I never get to go unless it's a "ran out" mission or I'm picking up a gift for someone. . . and I like it that way! 

The only exceptions to all of this are:

• Sporting goods stores with firearms and fishing stuff
• Electronics and musical instruments

Put my ass in one of those stores and you won't see me for hours! 

[Sandy Eggo]

I don't do black friday, but I have a friend who does and she cleans up on great inexpensive gifts. I love to save money, but I hate to shop more, especially in combative conditions.

Last year it seems like some companies were offering black friday prices online. That's my kind of shopping

[kimmi]

My mom and her boyfriend map out everything.  I like sleep too much to get up at the butt crack of dawn to fight crowds.  I haven't found anything on the black Friday websites that make me want to get out of bed.

[Exterminator]

Some nice butt crack at dawn might make me want to stay in bed!   

[me]

Some nice butt crack at dawn might make me want to stay in bed!   

  You sure you don't want to rephrase that? 

[Exterminator]

Why would I?

[pariann]

LOL.....I'll zip my lips.