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Originally Posted by Greyson
I made the mistake of trying to do this "Black Friday" thing. Never again. People were in some sort of shopping frenzie. I did make it from the line outside into the store, then stood in another two separate lines inside the store.
I watched people cutting lines, sending other members of their posse, crew to strategic areas of the store using cell phones and some just literally yelling across the aisles. One family was using the old "Marco, Pollo" yell. That was the tame stuff.
To those who have the grit for Black Friday, happy hunting. Next year, I will stay in a nice warm place and continue to eat left overs and hang out with the TV, books and loved ones.
P.S. I finally told myself, Why are you here? Is it worth it? NO. I left the store with nothing.
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I had never been a Black Friday shopper. Over the last 6 or so years I have done it, I would guess, 3 times (for partner's kids electronics). I enjoyed it. All of those times it was for only a few specific items and I never had a problem in any of the stores (Kmart one year, Best Buy one year, and Target another year...this was before Target did their donation bullshit). Anyway, each time it was kind of fun to stand outside in the cold and talk with people. I was bummed last year when my girlfriend's son did want a large ticket item, so there was no reason to go (same thing this year and she is away, anyway).
My experience was a relatively orderly crowd. People walked quickly, but no one jumped link and/or pushed past each other going into the store. Two of those times the stores handed out numbers for the big items, so you were assured the item prior to going into the store, so that probably helped. On the other hand, not everyone was there for those items, yet people were still calm. Guess I have been lucky.