black friday.... is it really worth it?

[Dar]

I know black friday is the friday after thanksgiving (nov 27th this year?)

Is it really worth it?

My friend and I were planning on booking the Thursday and Friday off work and head south for a little shopping...

BUT:

I have heard some really nasty things like people getting trampled to death for a $5 television at Wal~Mart...

is it all media hype or is it really that bad that you have to dress like a line backer, or wear a Kevlar vest?

and are the deals really worth it?

 

[hikerchick]

There is nothing I want to buy badly enough to go out on Black Friday.

 

[Dar]

Quote:
wow its that bad?

 

[wildorchid053]

i suppose it depends on what your after.. if there is a great sale on a popular item then expect to be trampled.. if your looking for something off the wall you should be safe lol

 

[speckledhen]

I dont buy Christmas gifts anyway, but I would avoid that day at all costs. Let others get trampled, not me.

 

[redhen]

Yeah..its a pretty crazy day to shop..
good deals though..

 

[teach1rusl]

I second Hikerchick's comment. I think people who do the black Friday thing are in it more for the excitement, adrenalin rush, whatever, than for the bargains. Personally, I prefer less stress and shopping at my own pace rather than a race.

 

[fordmommy]

I went once. Never again. Everything that I wanted to get was gone except one thing. And the other stuff I got later and was that same price.

So-if you ask me......NO. Not worth it.

 

[Dar]

this may sound silly but we cant get the same stuff up here that you goys have in the states...

I was in Wal~Mart with my DD last weekend and she seen an R/C car she wanted, I said when we get home i will get it..

looked here at home... nothing even remotely like it

Its really hard to get shoes for my Dh here.. (size 15

) i can find them all over the place in Buffalo

 

[bwebb7]

I enjoy it! My sister and I were supposed to go together, but she slept in so I shopped with her via the telephone. I live in small town so my Wal*Mart is not bad at all. I love the navigation system that I picked up for my family and hers too!