Black Friday

[Cheering472]

Nope can't stand the crowds unless there's music and drinking. I will have my son home and I think we are getting our Christmas stuff out to begin decorating. He's large and very helpful with heavy things

 

[Mermaid]

I don't shop Black Friday anymore because I get too aggravated with the traffic. And I like to sleep late after a good Thanksgiving feast! When I was first married, though, my sister-in-law and I used the spend the day shopping together and it was funn, but now we're both too lazy.

I am not, however, above sending Merman out on special expeditions for the kids' Christmas presents. I figure that he's more used to being up and out at the crack of dawn than I am. ;-)

 

[Paula]

Wow, Mango. I am definitely impressed. Your description of your black Friday is a hoot -- it sounds like a great tradition.

We don't do black Friday (though you may have inspired me), but we have our own shopping traditions. For over 15 years, one of my sisters (and it used to be my Mom too when she was alive) and I have a tradition of going to the discount mall about an hour and a half away from our house whenever she comes to Michigan (which is at least twice a year, for each kid's birthday). We leave at 8:30 a.m. after the kids go off to school, get there by 10:00 when the mall opens, go our separate ways to go to our favorite shops (Pottery Barn discount store is my favorite), meet at Uno's for the special pizza which we split with two salads, then back shopping for a few hours and then home to have dinner with the family. It's nice to have such traditions. And I think there really is research that says that shopping is good for women's mental health (doesn't have the same effect on men).

 

[Allifunn]

Mango...you are tooooo funny! :clap_1: You are some more organized!
The after Thanksgiving crowds...well... they just make me want to

However, I think, with your planning, I could DO IT!

 

[Jdarg]

I need Mango to get down here and get me organized.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Shopping doesn't go well with my lifestyle.

 

[Allifunn]

I need Mango to get down here and get me organized.

She'll do your ironing, too

 

[Mango]

Wow, Mango. I am definitely impressed. Your description of your black Friday is a hoot -- it sounds like a great tradition.

Paula, we have pee in or pants funn. If it was stressful, we wouldn't do it. The funn starts at night while we are having our coffee and the pointer gets broken out and map. It's not about the savings, just being together with close friends and family. I'll never forget last year when my sister bought 4 of those dish settings, (I didn't know she was egtting that many) and the back of my car was sinking down a bit. Then the picture of her directing the store clerk where the car was and them stacked on a dolly was priceless, not to mention that my car was busting at the seams by the time we were done.
Your family tradition sounds nice too. That's what it's all about.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Paula, we have pee in or pants funn. If it was stressful, we wouldn't do it. The funn starts at night while we are having our coffee and the pointer gets broken out and map. It's not about the savings, just being together with close friends and family. I'll never forget last year when my sister bought 4 of those dish settings, (I didn't know she was egtting that many) and the back of my car was sinking down a bit. Then the picture of her directing the store clerk where the car was and them stacked on a dolly was priceless, not to mention that my car was busting at the seams by the time we were done.
Your family tradition sounds nice too. That's what it's all about.

Did you say that you have fun peeing in your pants?

 

[Ocean Lover]

Seems as though I shop on Black Friday every few years. After each trip out I say.....never again!!! It really does get crazy. I got to Kohls last year at 6am and I was already way too late. The item I went in for was sold out and there were mile long lines to check out already. I walked out of the store and went home and went back to bed. Some trips have been successful. I bought Sam a mountain bike for her birthday at 50% off. I'm also a bargain shopper and don't buy a lot of things unless they're on sale. Those Thanksgiving Day ads always reel me in everytime. Mango, your trip sounds like a lot of funn. 4:30 eh?