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View Poll Results: will you be shopping on black friday?
yes 8 28.57%
no 20 71.43%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-26-2008, 11:36 AM
 
Location: Coachella Valley, California
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Nope. Don't like the crowds. When I do shop for Christmas I do it throughout the year and put some thought into what I buy because I had been listening to what people really wanted and had taken mental notes. I usually buy online and have it shipped to me. This year, we will be taking a vacation instead because we already have too much "stuff".
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Old 11-26-2008, 04:34 PM
 
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I will shop the black friday deals online like I did last year. By the way, shopping is not the same as buying. I'll just be looking around.
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Old 11-26-2008, 08:41 PM
 
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I just got back from shopping. I went to little stores and asked for the same price I'd get on Friday, and the ones that gave it to me got the sale. (only one said no)

There were no crowds, I didn't have to wake up early, and I got all my Christmas shopping done in two hours with clerks bending over backward to help me.

It was a very good shopping trip.
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Old 11-27-2008, 04:42 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles Area
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I will likely go out and look around on Friday. I will only buy something if I see something that I want that is a good price, or perhaps if I find a good gift for someone. Mainly, I just want to get out of the house and do some people watching though.
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Old 11-27-2008, 06:51 AM
 
Location: Florida
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That is so far from my idea of 'fun' I'd rather do the proverbial stick in the eye thing.
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Old 11-28-2008, 12:22 PM
 
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I usually do BF every other year and this year seemed to be lighter than others with traffic and people.
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Old 11-28-2008, 12:37 PM
 
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We went and there was hardly any crowds at all! Scary...
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:08 PM
 
Location: State of Superior
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Black Friday is amateur day , there are so many ways to invest your time better than that. Just to hear the news , that happened on Long Island , Wal Mart.is enough to make you sick , a security guard is dead , and , the hoards just kept on " shopping ".........the store did close eventually , for a while , now its open as usual...sad.
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