Here are the ads for this year:
http://bfsavings.com/
good luck to those that are going, I hope you find what you are looking for
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| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 16-Nov-2006, 02:20 PM |
| Anyone going shoppong the day after thanksgiving? It is a tradition for all of us women in the family to go. Here are the ads for this year: http://bfsavings.com/ good luck to those that are going, I hope you find what you are looking for |
| Posted by: coastman 16-Nov-2006, 02:34 PM |
No shopping for my clan. Well, maybe some of the ladies may shop abit. We menfolks will be fishing and shrimping on Georgia's beautiful coast. Sorry, someone has to be on the water.  |
| Posted by: sisterknight 16-Nov-2006, 02:37 PM | ||
you mean, mean man......can i come along!!!!i'd rather fish than shop!! |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 16-Nov-2006, 02:49 PM | ||
I heard there are some bad storms that way  |
| Posted by: The Drayer 16-Nov-2006, 03:45 PM |
| My significant other is going at some unworldly hour of the morning whilst the wee ones and I are fast asleep! She'll be almost done by the time I wake up to go to work. YES I HAVE TO WORK THAT DAY!!!! |
| Posted by: MDF3530 16-Nov-2006, 04:35 PM |
| I ain't goin' anywhere near the malls that day. I usually do my Christmas shopping on a weekday during the day, and I do it all at once (and yes, I give gift cards). |
| Posted by: marti64 16-Nov-2006, 05:05 PM |
| When I was working in retail, I had to deal with all of the crazy people that shopped the day after Thanksgiving...Sometimes, it wasn't so bad...but that one vicious customer always got in my line.......Oh well...even though I will still be working a part-time job in retail this year, it will be ok......I just hope that I don't get the person that wants thier things double bagged!!!!!!!! Just laughing....It is fun to watch the people.....sometimes!!!!! |
| Posted by: ballydun 16-Nov-2006, 05:14 PM |
| I, too, have to work. And yes I am in retail. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) I am not in or near a mall and my shop is so specialized that we don't even have a sale that day. I know it will be busy though.  Maybe I won't have THAT customer this year. I wouldn't wish that one on anybody.Good luck if you are braving the crowds. No sale price is worth it to me! |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 16-Nov-2006, 06:16 PM |
| The last few years I have went, we didn't see a whole lot of hostile people...just a lot of people. I remember standing in line to check out for like 45 minutes |
| Posted by: haynes9 16-Nov-2006, 08:26 PM |
| Depends on what's for sale, but no early morning "cattle calls" for me. Did that a couple of times at Wal-mart and decided there was nothing I needed that badly! |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 16-Nov-2006, 09:20 PM |
I'm going to a wedding on Black Friday! oh no  I do hope that's not a bad sign!!! My oldest daughter is getting married at 2:00 on Friday. This will be her second marriage and I'm praying that it will be one that will last her and future hubby a lifetime. So for all you brave men and women out there who plan to put your lives in jeoparday...Good Luck with the shopping!!!! Have fun! maggiemahone1 |
| Posted by: Arien 16-Nov-2006, 09:53 PM |
| We go shopping the day after Thanksgiving, more for a Ladies Day Out than for the shopping. It's just fun. We don't do the early morning madhouse stuff either. |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 17-Nov-2006, 06:21 AM | ||
congrats to your daugther, I hope see has a wonderful future ahead of her ! |
| Posted by: Monarchs Own 17-Nov-2006, 07:15 AM |
| I am only going if there is something I really want which was so far once or twice in 10 years. LOL We usually try to avoid this day and stay at home. Most times my husband has to work anyways and so I am staying at home and relax a bit. We mostly did our christmas shopping before or do some few things after that day. |
| Posted by: ballydun 17-Nov-2006, 12:08 PM | ||
You have most of your shopping done! I am sooo jealous  I haven't even any ideas yet as to what to buy. It will be one long month for me! |
| Posted by: coastman 17-Nov-2006, 02:33 PM |
| Sisterknight if you lived close to the coast I would certainly take you. Yes we had gale force winds as the storms moved through Wednesday. You just have to use common sense on the water. Maggiemahonie1 congratulations on the wedding. By the way the biopsy was calcification. We are overcomed with joy. We have smoked turkey and shrimp and crabs at Thanksgiving. |
| Posted by: maggiemahone1 17-Nov-2006, 09:29 PM |
thank you coastman! I'm so glad that all is well and the biopsy was ok.  I haven't made the redeye gravy yet, but plan to before long. I would prefer shrimping and eating the fruits of my labor any ol' day than fightin' my way thru a crowd! maggiemahone1 |
| Posted by: Muircheartach 17-Nov-2006, 11:02 PM |
| Lots of opinions and options here... Since my family moved west, we either go for a nice drive along highway 1, down from Half Moon Bay to Big Sur to walk the beaches, or we go sailing. I, like coastman, like to be around the water on the day after Thanksgiving - actually, I like to be around the water most of the time, now I think about it. Contrast this with shopping in the holiest of holys, Macy's on 47th Street in NYC! Yes, I've been in that looney bin for more than my share of escalators that had so many people on them they stopped working and we had to walk up each floor, and fist fights in women's clothing. No one ever gets tired of seeing two gals from Brooklyn go at it over an Armani cocktail frock... Yep, you just can't go wrong which ever way you go! |
| Posted by: MDF3530 19-Nov-2006, 05:01 PM | ||
I'm boycotting Macy's. They bought Marshall Field's and slapped their name on it. They said it was for advertising purposes, but I think they just wanted that skin on their wall. And now they're whining about us Chicagoans not going to their stores. |
| Posted by: Muircheartach 19-Nov-2006, 10:19 PM |
| Hi Mike, Yes, my wife and I were in Chicago on business not too long ago and noticed that Macy's has a "rather large presence" at Marshall Field. I for one do not like Macy's owners, Federated Department Stores, since they decided around 10 years ago to do away with Emporiums, a great west coast department store that gave Macy's a run for it's money. They decided that only one giant should rule the roost, so Emporiums bit the dust. Too bad, they had a great selection on everything a person needed to furnish their home and put clothes on their back, and they had real sales, not the trumped-up ones that big red has. Happy Thanksgiving none the less! |
| Posted by: Muircheartach 25-Nov-2006, 07:55 PM | ||
Hello Lady of the Loch (and all who braved the crowds yesterday!), I hope you found what you were all after - from the sound of it, most people did. According to the news tonight, total sales have been totalled to $8.9B - which is six percent HIGHER than last year. So, I guess the only question I can ask is, what did you get me?  Best cheers to all, and to all a good night! |
| Posted by: Rindy 25-Nov-2006, 10:45 PM |
| I didn't brave the crowds as we had a true black Friday. We had a power failure in town that lasted for 6 hours and a lot of stores shut down so I wasn't able to do it if I would of wanted too. Did anyone get any good deals this year? Slainte  |
| Posted by: Muircheartach 26-Nov-2006, 12:14 AM |
| Hi Rindy, I'm guessing that you don't live in NYC? If that city shutdown for six hours, there would be be anarchy The up-side is that you have 29 days to shop! Blessings! |