Black Friday

Okay I'm one of those crazy people that goes out shopping the day after Thanksgiving.  I have been doing this tradition for almost 25 years. 

For about the past 10 years my girlfriend Charline and I head off early in the morning to fight the crowds and to see if we can get really good sale prices on our Christmas Shopping lists.  Yes, it takes alot of patience to do this because there is tons of people and it can get overwhelming and you just want to get out of there.  I put on a BIG SMILE and just try to remember that it's only once a year.  I'm at that point now that if it's all gone at the store then it wasn't meant to be.

This year Charline thought she'd be funny and ask if we were going out at midnight when some of the stores open.  I just laughed.  I couldn't make it out there in the middle of the night.  I can't function at that hour of the day.  We decided on meeting at 5:45am which still means I  still have to get up around 4:30 to be able to leave the house at 5:00 to make it to the mall area.

I've already seen some of the store flyers that they have online but I'm waiting to get the actual flyer in my hand so I can mark the papers and plan our strategy for the day.  I already have most of my shopping done but have been waiting for some better sales and I hope to have it all done if not most of it by the end of the day. 

I'm happy that the weather is going to be great.  Sunny and around 50 degrees which will be great.  There is nothing like shopping in the rain when you have to wait for a parking spot and run through the parking lot to get to the store and then to find out that there are no more carts inside and you have to go back outside to find one before someone else.  Been there and done that! :)

We usually end up somewhere to have a good lunch to replenish our energy and catch our breath and go over what we've done.

We have a great time and help each other find the things we are after.  I can't mention what I'm looking for because I have other eyes that read this blog and I don't want to give anything away. 

All I can say is that when I get home I can barely walk and I usually fall asleep really early that night. ZZZzzzzzz

Does anyone else shop on this day!  What experiences have you had and do you find it worth it.  Let me know.