Black Friday

FRPLG · 11-23-2007, 08:09 AM

Anyone else participating in this today? Anybody get any good deals? I don't mind getting up early but the people standing in line at Best Buy LAST NIGHT at 5 make me wonder.

dmek25 · 11-23-2007, 08:39 AM

no way would ever go anywhere near that disaster. besides, im leaving for Tampa today

BrudLee · 11-23-2007, 08:44 AM

There are a ton of Outlet stores in my hometown. I was at Starbucks a few days ago, and they were opening at 3 am today to accomodate the shoppers.

Three. A. M.

Frost · 11-23-2007, 10:03 AM

i went last night to compUSA,, they had the deals from 9pm to 12am, i got there around 8:30 there were around 300 ppl in line, it was pretty crazy but i managed to buy a 500GB external drive for 80$

Schneed10 · 11-23-2007, 10:20 AM

You couldn't pay me enough to go out shopping today. Being in a mall, even when it's a weekday in July, actually drains the life out of me. Ugh.

I'm a 100% online shopper.

mooby · 11-23-2007, 10:49 AM

I just got off work, i worked from midnight to 10 a.m. today. It was the first time i've worked in retail on a black friday, and lemme tell you, it absolutely sucked. When the doors opened at 5, people just came running in, and one of them was like, WHERE ARE THE ZUNES???????? because we had brown zunes on sale for 80 bucks, but she was shit out of luck because my fellow employees gobbled them up before any customer had a chance to get one, and then another chick ran it screaming AGHHHHHHHHH, and i was just like, yeah that's not gonna help you find what you want.

Overall the day was fast paced and it went by pretty quickly, but i was busy 100% of the time, i had my own little two man crew to help me out in my section that i was assigned to, and overall i managed to keep the hot items on the floor, but it was very hectic and overall i was glad that it's a one time a year thing, because i don't have to deal with this again until next year, and that's only if i'm working in retail again. The only break i got was five minutes to eat a donut n drink a soda, n then i had to get back to work again. They promised us lunch but they didn't deliver.

saden1 · 11-23-2007, 11:43 AM

The online revolution is wonderful. Point, click, buy! Got myself a Shoei motorcycle helmet, a Canon Rebel XTi SLR camera, and I finally pulled the trigger on a Garmin Nuvi 660.

EternalEnigma21 · 11-23-2007, 12:16 PM

im going to lowes later, but im dreading it... I buy for my kids, draw names between my sisters and their spouses (100 buck limit only one person) and buy for everyone in my wife's family...

Usually I do most of my shopping online, but I'll hit the toy stores and the fun ones, like sharper image and spencers (though I don't usually buy anything there... i just like to look...)

saden1 · 11-23-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by canthetuna

im going to lowes later, but im dreading it... I buy for my kids, draw names between my sisters and their spouses (100 buck limit only one person) and buy for everyone in my wife's family...

Usually I do most of my shopping online, but I'll hit the toy stores and the fun ones, like sharper image and spencers (though I don't usually buy anything there... i just like to look...)

Your sisters are getting a raw deal. lol.

As for buying toys, it's probably prudent to go to the toy store and make sure the label doesn't say "Made in China" first hand.

724Skinsfan · 11-23-2007, 08:44 PM

I'm with Schneed and saden (not literally- that would not be cool). I wholeheartedly refuse to go out shopping on Black Friday and just about any other day unless it's for me and an emergency. Online shopping works for me!

htownskinfan · 11-24-2007, 01:44 PM

I hit Sears about 7 am for a camera for my daughter,it was a madhouse but somehow I managed to be out of there within 10 minutes with the camera

love them hogs · 11-24-2007, 04:33 PM

A little fun "fact" I just heard yesterday was that it is called black friday because this is the first day of the year that retail companies are operating "in the black" as opposed to "in the red" .Anyone else heard that before?

Sammy Baugh Fan · 11-24-2007, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by love them hogs

A little fun "fact" I just heard yesterday was that it is called black friday because this is the first day of the year that retail companies are operating "in the black" as opposed to "in the red" .Anyone else heard that before?

Yes,

I scored a PHAT Laptop at Sams club but didn't heve to get up early. Just went in and bough at 10am Friday. Nice HP Wide Screen.

Gonna but $1,000 worth of lumber to build myself my Shop I had started next.
She gets a laptop and I get WOOD. lol Same as it ever was.

peace

saden1 · 11-25-2007, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by love them hogs

A little fun "fact" I just heard yesterday was that it is called black friday because this is the first day of the year that retail companies are operating "in the black" as opposed to "in the red" .Anyone else heard that before?

This isn't true for most retails. Though Black Friday boosts their overall annual profits most public retails operate in the black when you look at their quarterly reports.

skinsguy · 11-25-2007, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sammy Baugh Fan

Yes,

I scored a PHAT Laptop at Sams club but didn't heve to get up early. Just went in and bough at 10am Friday. Nice HP Wide Screen.

Gonna but $1,000 worth of lumber to build myself my Shop I had started next.
She gets a laptop and I get WOOD. lol Same as it ever was.

peace

LOL! That's funny! Well, I did go out on Black Friday, but not because I wanted to. I needed to purchase a new fridge and oven for the house I'm moving into, and Sears had some great deals that day. Actually, when I was in there, they were having some awesome deals on LCD and Plasma TVs, but alas I didn't get one. Kind of kicking myself over that, but I'm sure they will have some good deals closer to Christmas time.

11-23-2007, 08:09 AM	#1
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 10,164	Black Friday Anyone else participating in this today? Anybody get any good deals? I don't mind getting up early but the people standing in line at Best Buy LAST NIGHT at 5 make me wonder.

11-23-2007, 08:39 AM	#2
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 62 Posts: 10,672	Re: Black Friday no way would ever go anywhere near that disaster. besides, im leaving for Tampa today __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

11-23-2007, 08:44 AM	#3
BrudLee Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rehoboth Beach, DE Posts: 3,494	Re: Black Friday There are a ton of Outlet stores in my hometown. I was at Starbucks a few days ago, and they were opening at 3 am today to accomodate the shoppers. Three. A. M. __________________ There's nowhere to go but up. Or down. I guess we could stay where we are, too.

11-23-2007, 10:03 AM	#4
Frost Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burke, VA Age: 41 Posts: 278	Re: Black Friday i went last night to compUSA,, they had the deals from 9pm to 12am, i got there around 8:30 there were around 300 ppl in line, it was pretty crazy but i managed to buy a 500GB external drive for 80$ __________________ "He can run like Jerry Rice and hit like Night Train Lane" 21

11-23-2007, 10:20 AM	#5
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 44 Posts: 12,416	Re: Black Friday You couldn't pay me enough to go out shopping today. Being in a mall, even when it's a weekday in July, actually drains the life out of me. Ugh. I'm a 100% online shopper. __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

11-23-2007, 10:49 AM	#6
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,355	Re: Black Friday I just got off work, i worked from midnight to 10 a.m. today. It was the first time i've worked in retail on a black friday, and lemme tell you, it absolutely sucked. When the doors opened at 5, people just came running in, and one of them was like, WHERE ARE THE ZUNES???????? because we had brown zunes on sale for 80 bucks, but she was shit out of luck because my fellow employees gobbled them up before any customer had a chance to get one, and then another chick ran it screaming AGHHHHHHHHH, and i was just like, yeah that's not gonna help you find what you want. Overall the day was fast paced and it went by pretty quickly, but i was busy 100% of the time, i had my own little two man crew to help me out in my section that i was assigned to, and overall i managed to keep the hot items on the floor, but it was very hectic and overall i was glad that it's a one time a year thing, because i don't have to deal with this again until next year, and that's only if i'm working in retail again. The only break i got was five minutes to eat a donut n drink a soda, n then i had to get back to work again. They promised us lunch but they didn't deliver. __________________ Hail to the Football Team

11-23-2007, 11:43 AM	#7
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 44 Posts: 10,069	Re: Black Friday The online revolution is wonderful. Point, click, buy! Got myself a Shoei motorcycle helmet, a Canon Rebel XTi SLR camera, and I finally pulled the trigger on a Garmin Nuvi 660. __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

11-23-2007, 12:16 PM	#8
EternalEnigma21 Assistant Regional Mod Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carbondale CO Age: 44 Posts: 2,958	Re: Black Friday im going to lowes later, but im dreading it... I buy for my kids, draw names between my sisters and their spouses (100 buck limit only one person) and buy for everyone in my wife's family... Usually I do most of my shopping online, but I'll hit the toy stores and the fun ones, like sharper image and spencers (though I don't usually buy anything there... i just like to look...) __________________ I am the brute squad.

11-23-2007, 08:44 PM	#10
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Black Friday I'm with Schneed and saden (not literally- that would not be cool). I wholeheartedly refuse to go out shopping on Black Friday and just about any other day unless it's for me and an emergency. Online shopping works for me! __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

11-24-2007, 01:44 PM	#11
htownskinfan JUST LIVIN Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: houston,tx Age: 62 Posts: 4,878	Re: Black Friday I hit Sears about 7 am for a camera for my daughter,it was a madhouse but somehow I managed to be out of there within 10 minutes with the camera __________________ Make The Redskins Great Again

11-24-2007, 04:33 PM	#12
love them hogs Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Baltimore for now Age: 45 Posts: 235	Re: Black Friday A little fun "fact" I just heard yesterday was that it is called black friday because this is the first day of the year that retail companies are operating "in the black" as opposed to "in the red" .Anyone else heard that before?

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