Black Friday Shopping.

Retailers here have have started advertising Black Friday over the past couple of years.. last year was the first time that people took any real interest in it, and it pretty much mirrored what happens over there.. large crowds, fights, police.. why they thought it was a good idea to introduce this piece of trash over here I don't know.

Anyway, I've been into town today and there isn't much difference between today and last Friday.. apparently people aren't bothering this year after what happened last year. In fact, a lot of retailers have stopped doing Black Friday sales all together. Hopefully it will completely fade away.

 

I just shop online. No real reason to get involved with these savages anymore, kinda makes me wonder why anybody still goes to the store on black friday.

 

I get enough of the busy crowds on Boxing Day, so I've never gone Black Friday shopping. But I do shop online and see if there's any deals on video games.

 

Nope, it's not for me, plus, the things I plan to buy, you can't go out and get at most stores anyway, unless you went to a specialty board game store, or a fetish shop in the UK, which is a tad far. So mostly, I'll order my gifts online. I generally use ABE for books, as I like to give a few first editions out for presents; board games from various places, sometimes auctions...naughty stuff from various UK based places.

So there isn't much of a draw to black Friday for me...unless malls these days have some very different stores than they used to.

Thus, I'll enjoy a cozy day in my little den, as others claw, push and bite their way through herds, packs and swarms of snarling, aggressive stampeding shoppers!

 

Same.

 

I don't care much about Black Friday itself, but it bothers me quite a bit that it's extended early into Thanksgiving now, taking away from one of the few truly family days of the year. Midnight was bad enough, but it's stupid that it starts early Thursday evening now.

With that said, I did stop by the mall at around midnight last night which was completely jammed as expected. I'd never do that for myself as I'll gladly pay a few more bucks to avoid the hassle of finding a parking spot and pushing my way through crowds, but my grandfather wanted to buy a new computer for my grandmother and the Microsoft Store had a pretty good deal so I took one for the team. There were a ton of people but everything was civil from what I could see; I wouldn't have wanted to go during the day today which I imagine is even more crowded. From what I can tell though the fights typically happen over "door buster" deals which I'd never bother with.

 

With online shopping, I don't see much of a point putting yourself in physical danger for deals. I just bought a couple records online with a nice little discount.

 

I avoid black friday shopping like the plague. There's no way I'm going into any local retail store with the pack of rabid, angry holiday shoppers.

I'm too broke anyway. :lol:

 

Broke college kid so mope

 

I don't partake. I think they'd have to offer up a free Tesla, 60inch TV, beachfront home in Malibu AND dinner with Brad and Angie before I'd even consider going.

One issue I've had, though, is everyone posting on facebook and such about how bad it is and it's all the retailer's fault, etc. etc. why are people still going then? It's like the Kardashian's - everyone bitches but they're still super high rated and ever-popular.

 

i agree online is the way to go. i think it's the rush & the way to blow of some steam after being civilized the day before.

 

Black Friday isn't so much of a thing where I live: only five shops held sales specific to Black Friday, and even though they were slightly busier than usual, the customers were mainly me and loads of old people.

 

The only shopping I do on Black Friday is that which is necessary routine (e.g., grocery store stops). I actually take a sort of strange pride in not doing any big shopping.

 

You can get some sweet deals on Black Friday. So yeah, I do go shopping then, but at Friday evening and we avoid the crowds.

 

I really don't like it really. I mean, yes my family and I went to like Walmart and Target on Thanksgiving day but we didn't really shop. We just looked around and made fun of people who were shopping and who were putting big items in small cars.

I work at a home improvement store and yesterday was crazy! it was busy all day long and I was so ready to go home after 10. Now I can see why retailers do not like working on Black Fridays. Worse day ever

 

I think it takes workers away from their families, and the fighting and competition over who can buy the cheapest stuff is about the antithesis of the holiday spirit. I don't participate and think it should be illegal.

 

I love Black Friday shopping. I've went several years. As for the videos I'm sure that stuff does happen but it's kinda like the news they only show the bad stuff and not the good..so you have to keep that in kind. I try to make sure the stores I go to for Black Friday are in a good area and I try to go to the same location every year since I know those stores don't get as busy and they have plenty workers and security etc. I went to Walmart to pick up a few things for the Black Friday sale on Thursday nights and it was pretty calm. I waited in line like everyone else and when they relapsed the items each person took what they want and that was that. The worst part was some people just trying to get through and accidentally bumping you or your cart..but if you seen the lines and how small the spaces were to get up to the front you would understand. The following day I went to petsmart and everyone there was really nice as we waited in line we met people and talked to them and how excited we were to be shopping etc. skin general it just depends where you go and what type of people are there.
The only thing I wish is that it was all actually on Friday rather than on thanksgiving day