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23 Nov 2010, 11:22 pm

are you going shopping on black friday and what are you buying



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24 Nov 2010, 1:05 am

No, I don't really need anything to fight all those crowds. Last year, I got stuck getting up at 4 a.m. to carry a TV and fridge for someone that went for the early bird specials. For some reason, I am always the first person people come to when they want something carried. Those events are madhouses.



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24 Nov 2010, 1:12 am

I don't understand Black Friday.I refuse to be a consumer :twisted:



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24 Nov 2010, 7:45 am

nope I avoid the malls on Black Fridays. I actually prefer online shopping.


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24 Nov 2010, 7:59 am

I'll go shopping any day of the year, other than Black Friday. Why do they call it Black Friday for?


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24 Nov 2010, 9:37 am

I've only done it once before. My sister is aching to do it again. I might feel discouraged to leave empty handed so i'm going to pass it year. :?



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25 Nov 2010, 12:13 am

NEVVVVERRRRR.......


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25 Nov 2010, 12:33 am

CockneyRebel wrote:
I'll go shopping any day of the year, other than Black Friday. Why do they call it Black Friday for?

It's the day of the year that store's are supposed to go "in the black" (making a profit) for the year.

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I don't understand Black Friday.I refuse to be a consumer



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25 Nov 2010, 5:54 am

aamj50 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'll go shopping any day of the year, other than Black Friday. Why do they call it Black Friday for?

It's the day of the year that store's are supposed to go "in the black" (making a profit) for the year.

I thought it was called black because people get crazy that day(well crazier) & black represents something bad/evil like a black cat or the black plague :twisted: Cops don't like Black Friday.

I usually buy things I want/need when I want/need em instead of buying something simply because it's supposedly on sale. I worked at WalMart doing floor-cleaning for 25months & I was there 3 ThanxGiving nights. Crowd started forming in lines to buy stuff at about midnight & when I left at 7; it was kaouse(I'm not sure how to spell that word & spell check cant figure it out). I would NOT recommend going shopping that Friday. The money you save by buying something on sale won't be enough to cover the the cost of therapy or anti-anxiety meds that may be needed to deal with the crowds. I do need another computer chair & I haven't been able to go to the office place the last few weeks. There's a chance my parents may offer to take me there Friday but I would only go that day if that's about the only store we're going to



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25 Nov 2010, 9:13 am

no way am I ruining my day off by going shopping like that with all those people.



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25 Nov 2010, 2:15 pm

nick007 wrote:
aamj50 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'll go shopping any day of the year, other than Black Friday. Why do they call it Black Friday for?

it was kaouse(I'm not sure how to spell that word & spell check cant figure it out).


It's spelled "chaos"


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25 Nov 2010, 2:38 pm

What is Black Friday? An American day of shopping after Thanksgiving? That's how I'm understanding it.


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25 Nov 2010, 4:34 pm

I would if it felt like a normal shopping day ... but the shoppers act like monsters here, it get's so crazy I'll wait til Cyber Monday



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25 Nov 2010, 6:45 pm

Titangeek wrote:
nick007 wrote:
aamj50 wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
I'll go shopping any day of the year, other than Black Friday. Why do they call it Black Friday for?

it was kaouse(I'm not sure how to spell that word & spell check cant figure it out).


It's spelled "chaos"

Thanx I thought it started with a C but teh spell-check couldn't figure it out :x that happens a lot with me 8O & after a few tries I decided to try spelling it like it sounded

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What is Black Friday? An American day of shopping after Thanksgiving? That's how I'm understanding it.

By god I think you got it

Raymond_Fawkes wrote:
I would if it felt like a normal shopping day ... but the shoppers act like monsters here, it get's so crazy I'll wait til Cyber Monday

I think the shoppers are monsters.

I checked the sale paper & the office place is having some deals on chairs; some are 50% off. My mom's also talking about getting a laptop(she doesn't know a lot about that & she doesn't do heavy duty stuff & she's not really sure which one she would want yet) so I guess I may be going shopping tomorrow but I'm not sure yet. If a place here would sell bullet-proof vest; I'd go there 1st to be safe :lol:



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25 Nov 2010, 9:53 pm

Going out on the morning of Black Friday is insanity. Pure insanity.

My mother dragged me out once back in 1998 at like 5 am, wait in line for over an hour for the 7 am store opening. I wouldn't want to ever deal with that again.

Being out before Noon in any decent sized city is a mistake and a half, cause all the malls, shopping centers, big boxes - mad houses.



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26 Nov 2010, 6:51 am

I was talked into joining a friend for some Black Friday shopping once. It ranks as one of the worst experiences of my life to date. That's just asking for overload. Just thinking about it makes me want to crawl inside of a turtle shell.


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