Alas I have evaded the urge to venture out amongst the shopping hordes on this the holiest shopping day of the year. My wife and I try to make the majority of our Christmas
purchases through online markets in the months leading up to Thanksgiving. This helps keep debt off of the credit cards and maintains a lower blood pressure as we don't have to fight to drive across towns and battle other customers over who was in what line or I had this toy first. Its almost as if for one day sensibility evaporates from our minds and we become driving by one thing SHOPPING!!! Ah it feels good to know that I can just veg out today and hear about the yahoos on the news cast later tonight. The other thing we do to avoid the frenzy is venture up to Kittery Maine to the outlets. If you go between Thanksgiving and Christmas the deals are much better than Black Friday and they have all the clothing outlets we are looking for to clothe our children and nieces and nephews. Do you brave the masses or avoid it all together?
Some years I go out shopping, but I usually have to work. Black Friday shopping can be fun if you plan well, and look at it like a sport. You have to get up, get out, and get it done. We like to get it all over with by noon, then pass out for the rest of the day.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to go shopping on Black Friday. I just don't think you necessarily get the best deals, and its a lot of media hype. I prefer to sleep in and avoid the crowds of crazed holiday shoppers :)
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