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woodsprite

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43. Me! It used to be the first day that my daughter and I would do serious shopping.

Fri Nov 29, 2024, 05:02 PM

Nov 29

As kids in the family have grown up and the adults have retired, they've all dispersed across the US. We went from buying for everyone for years (27 people), as kids grew up and got jobs we moved to drawing names, so now it's down to no Christmas gift exchange. I still get something for them if I see something that they'd really like.

It was always a blast shopping for 13 kids at Toys-R-Us and the sporting goods stores!

Maybe some part of our enjoyment came from getting a late start. We did lunch, mapped out of plan, then hit the stores. We'd get there when a fresh set of clerks/attendants came on duty, and the early morning crowds had dispersed. Usually didn't have a problem finding parking and lines weren't too bad.

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Who misses going to the stores on Black Friday [View all] Henry203 Nov 29 OP

Jesus no. Maru Kitteh Nov 29 #1

Not me. I hate shopping. Srkdqltr Nov 29 #2

Try working in them. DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 29 #3

My niece used to work for Big Lots and one Black Mike 03 Nov 29 #6

Not me The Madcap Nov 29 #4

*See new Netflix doc: "Buy Now" nt intrepidity Nov 29 #17

I used to buy Chinese-made toys for my nieces and nephews Shermann Nov 29 #40

What I miss most about Black Friday is listening to the police scanner Mike 03 Nov 29 #5

Not even a little bit, but thanks for asking Hekate Nov 29 #7

Not me. It's just too big a time waster. patphil Nov 29 #8

Actually.... ProfessorGAC Nov 29 #41

Right now there's nothing I need that desperately that I would ruin a perfectly good day to get. patphil Nov 29 #44

Right With Ya! ProfessorGAC Nov 29 #45

Exactly. There's a 65" 4K TV on sale at my local Shop Rite for less than 400 dollars. patphil Nov 29 #46

Sure, I long for being trampled to death by a crazed mob of hunter-gatherers RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 29 #9

I never did it. phylny Nov 29 #10

I can't see anything fun about the lines JI7 Nov 29 #11

I still usually go out to our local stores Elessar Zappa Nov 29 #12

I went once, many years ago; no desire to ever do it again. LoisB Nov 29 #13

Never took part in the craziness! LeftInTX Nov 29 #14

i never did black friday stores before internet shopping and i never will again! Takket Nov 29 #15

I'm already in line H2O Man Nov 29 #16

Absolutely not. AltairIV Nov 29 #18

So many MAGATs The Madcap Nov 29 #19

More than a decade now--the last time at Best Buy to purchase a printer... hlthe2b Nov 29 #20

I never have. Lunabell Nov 29 #21

I think I did that once around 40 years ago. Emile Nov 29 #22

Did it once, mwmisses4289 Nov 29 #23

I'm at Walmart right now getting tires on my truck k55f5r Nov 29 #24

Never have. Never will. LudwigPastorius Nov 29 #25

Never did the BF thing, so nothing to miss NewHendoLib Nov 29 #26

Crickets...NO. 33taw Nov 29 #27

I do. Mom and I would go when I was home Raven123 Nov 29 #28

Yep it was one of the few days Henry203 Nov 29 #33

God, no! Just an ordinary trip to the store for some essentials, Ocelot II Nov 29 #29

Never even entertained the idea of participating. n/t flvegan Nov 29 #30

I hate everything about it. johnp3907 Nov 29 #31

Never did, never will. usonian Nov 29 #32

Not me. Susan Calvin Nov 29 #34

Once was enough for me Kaleva Nov 29 #35

Not me The Third Doctor Nov 29 #36

Never Rebl2 Nov 29 #37

No. I hate shopping, period. La Coliniere Nov 29 #38

Never Did It ProfessorGAC Nov 29 #39

Just went DeepWinter Nov 29 #42

Me! It used to be the first day that my daughter and I would do serious shopping. woodsprite Nov 29 #43