If the whole weekend counts, I DID finish by Thanksgiving.

After watching the news coverage/hype and getting one firsthand intelligence report of Friday morning, I vowed not to leave the house until Monday. Yesterday I was told the world momentarily regained sanity with the roads and stores not even up to normal weekend traffic. Very skeptically, I called and got conformation. Late yesterday I made a cautious dash to the supermarket to find no waiting at the deli counter as expected the days AFTER Thanksgiving. I very reluctantly and slowly approached a shopping area like the apes at the opening in "2001 Space Odyssey" approaching the obelisk. There were check-outs with clerks looking up the isle for customer that might enter their lane. After crossing 4 things off, I stared at the last two items on my list.

I checked my fuel gage for a near full tank incase I had to quickly swerve off course onto a avoidance detour, recounted my cash and wrapped it in the freshly printed exchange rate sheet for pesos and kanuck$, laid in a GPS course to approach the 'MALL' from the back truck entrance road and made sure I had a full magazine. After sliding up a deceivingly empty ramp I merged into light traffic that allowed me to pass cars in the middle lane of the freeway. I got off the freeway one exit early and found the road that lets me sneak in the back way and rounded the corner of my target, Target.

I slammed on the brakes and rechecked my position to find the very sparsely populated lot was in fact the parking area. After slowly cruising the entire perimeter I headed on a glide path towards the doors. I pulled into a row of cars and was able to creep straight ahead to the next row and stopped the car, nose out, in case the need for a quick escape. I was within 150 ft. of the doors.

Looking through the glass I could not see the clusters of people and had two leaving and one other person that just charged through the doors without checking ahead. I watched her advance unmolested until she was out of sight. After a few seconds I went through the portal and saw as many clerks and sales people milling about as customers. I showed a smock wearing young lady my list of two items and she was able to give me headings right to the departments. Quickly moving in only a slight zig-zag pattern, I was there, found the items on the front of the shelf and was to the checkout with only one person in front of me. Out the door without incident and I'M FINISHED!

I hope they made their $$$ on Firday because it didn't look like they were doing it Sunday.

So are you a person who doesn't care for the crushing mobs of Madison Avenue Zombies, or one that enjoys the hustle & bustle of the season shopping and door-busting excitement?

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I do my shopping during the dead hours in the middle of the day in the middle of the week or during the extremely dead hours of the very late night. I hate crowds. I want in, the stuff I'm seeking, and out as quick and painless as possible. That and I had to work Friday-Sunday.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

I wonder how much more of the Thanksgiving Weekend spend has moved online?

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Eudaimonia

Frottage.

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Ah what the hell no shopping done this w/e and brought Lorie .... my wife to the ER this morning only to find out she has a hernia and needed surgery ASAP Lifting too many turkeys I'm thinking we do an open house TGD at our church she's resting comfortably in a local Hospital keep us all in your prayers

themi01,

Yessir. Shall do.

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The only shopping I ever do on Black Friday is another run to the local grocery stores for more supplies for the con suite I run forthe Darkover s/f con. Otherwise, I'm working my non-existant ass off for the convention. I couldn't ever judge the amount of whacko shopping rush, or lack thereof.

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I anxiously ventured out to wallyworld on Friday, just to pick up a deal on a Sony widescreen the wife wanted. Crowds were heavy, but not terribly out of control, yet still I felt like peeps were just trying to block me out of Electronics. I finally wormed my way there, no display model out, saw boxes of the next 2 sizes up from what we wanted but not the 32", saw no "helpful associates" to find out if any more were hidden in the back, said "screw this" & headed home to recover from my agoraphobia. Went online & ordered it "ship to store", now it's a waiting game. I'll still have to fight the crowds to pick it up, but it'll be mineminemine!

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

No good deed ever goes unpunished

Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

After a hectic and chaotic Black Friday, things have calmed down here some although the stores still seem to be pretty busy. Did just a little bit of shopping yesterday and it wasn't too bad. Not all the registers were open, but the ones that were seemed to have a fair number of people shopping.

I do hope the season will be good for retailers. Especially the small, local shops that depend so heavily on holiday shopping.

I saw the crowds from the other side. Went to work at midnight for Black Friday. We had people lined up outside when we opened. When I got off at 9am it was bedtime.

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Yeah, my daughter worked the 0400-1300 shift on black Friday. She survived, but I'm not real sure how.

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That is the first time in all our years that you mentioned a daughter. Wow.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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Only seven and a half years. Not bad for a Northern Hemisphere reptile.

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Nope...took me a while but I found it:
http://www.pixies-place.com/forums/...hlight=daughter

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