im hoping to go.....my sis in law will be picking me up and all the stores and the mall is only 10 minutes away from home.so when i had enough i can come home. i like to get all the deals. have done good in the past. this year i will prob have to drive those handicapped motorized thingys around. i love it.

I cant be bovvered wiv it. I have just a small list I will go when I can during next week, i need to get foood more than anything else.

I can't stand the crowds anymore. I used to love to shop on Black Friday, but haven't in about 4 years.

We went our to the local bar last night, usually very slow in there on Weds. night, but all the kids are home from college for the holiday. I couldn't take it, had to come home! Too loud, too much pushing and shoving. I actually told one VERY tall girl, to back off, I was sick of her hitting me in the back with her huge purse. I think I scared her, she moved all the way across the room, LOL!

not on your ever lovin life lol

I'm still sitting here waiting on a phone call to tell me the details of where to go for my new job that is supposed to start monday.... the call was supposed to come this monday though and then tuesday then wednesday they still hadn't heard anything and today is thursday....

My husband is part of the local mall mgmt. and will be working 12+ hours a day tomorrow. We only shop for our son and his wife and I do all my shopping online. I don't like to shop to begin with, so I avoid the stores year round.

Nope am broke til the 3rd of december so that pretty much eliminates having to brave the cold and the crowds.

I used to love to go shop the day after thanksgiving. This year has been tough on us, I usually have all my xmas $ saved, and $ saved for bills during the month i get off of work, of which i dont get paid for. So this year xmas is going to be slim pickins. It sucks, between the price of utilities going up and the price of gas going up, what i normally would throw in the savings account now goes into our gas tanks to get back and forth to work.

The last time i went shopping the day after thanksgiving 2 woman got into it at walmart right by the shoe dept. One lady took something out of another lady's cart bcause they were all gone and she wanted this item pretty bad i guess, these 2 woman literally got into a fight, i mean, punching, kicking, pulling hair, for the both of them. The cops ended up coming, they both ended up out of the store, ambulance was there, not sure if either got arrested but lucky me, i just happen to be back there in the clothes dept, right next to the shoe dept, the store manager and a few workers made us all move over to the back wall, i said, cant we just walk that way towards electronics, no, the police might want to talk to u, i said, im not talking to no one, i said, if these 2 idiots were stupid enough to get into it over something as stupid as that they both deserve to go to jail, i dont care what today is.
that was it for me, people push and shove to get thru the doors. If i want something i find it online. Some stores will also have great deals on their websites also.

For those of u going shopping tommorow, have fun, don't overdo it, and please dont get into any fights. lol

Ah malls. Haven't been in one for years. Used to love just watching people.Will be sticking to the old sears catalouge if i can afford anything at all. lol marilyn

Several years ago, SEVERAL years ago I used to love to get up super early & go to the sales. I got my dad a bread machine for $30 one year as a doorbuster deal.
Nowadays, I hate crowds! My anxiety kicks in big time, I have a panic attack & need my inhaler. I can't stand the pushing & shoving. Then just to top it off, all those store floors hurt so bad that I haven't shopped for an hour before I'm ready to leave. So nope, not me, not gonna do it!! I've become VERY fond of online shopping, plan to do most of my shopping that way this year. I too though am struggling to find the $$ for Christmas this year. We usually use my husband's bonus at work for Christmas, but they cut it out this year because of this horrible economy!

I have been going since my babies were born but this year I don't think I will have the money working very little right now... And besides my girls are older and they don't have much for teen agers just MP3 players and mine have those.... Wish I could go just for the fun of it... Might ask my boss for a loan... after all when I do work I tend to over do it for them.... Will see if they loan me some then I will go my girl still beleive in SANTA

uh, NO!!!

NO WAY am I going out in that mob lol, I figure everything goes on sale off and on ...I can wait another day ;) Hope those of you who are going have tons of fun though! *hugs

HA! I used to work in retail at Macy's in the Estee Lauder counter..when I actually had "looks". Now, I'm just old. :) Anyway, I would work from 6 am to 11 pm on Black Friday....hey, I was only 20 back then. I could stand in the aisle and spritz many unsuspecting customers who would run screaming like I now do!??!? LOL

I have not seen a mall on Black Friday since 1985. So.....I think the consensus will be....Fibromites..DON'T DO BLACK FRIDAY!!!

IT'S JUST NOT HEALTHY FOR US. ANd if you do, bring a walker, wheelchair, and cane, face mask and many pain meds and alot of water bottles....at that point..is it really worth it?

Shop on line...OR better....GO to my infamous "Inexpensive gift idea post" which seems to pleased quite a few on here!!
Problem for me is, I can't do crafts...I suck at them.....

But I hope I was able to help those who CAN DO them.

Love and hugs to all....and remember proceed to Black Friday/malls...at your own risk...

Morus

Even though I know it's going to hurt me I go anyway, I've always gone. We live on such limited funds that I need the deals, I usually get just about everything I need, I have a whole plan in motion though, I go with a friend and we split up in the store, we make lists of what we want and we get what we wanted and get out! I've kinda got things mapped out now to where I don't have to do a devastating amount of walking and I'm not out for too long, I'm just really tired cause I leave my house at like 3am! I'm weird it's fun for me to go, I like the rush of it I don't get out too much so it's fun for me!

I was avoiding it like the plague, but my mom-in-law decided to drag us all out & rough the crowds. I already have almost all of my xmas shopping done, but I agreed to run defense! I'm praying that I don't get torn from limb to limb. Wish me luck!