Black Friday traditions
1I didn't want to throw my good experiences in @JonT's horror stories thread, so I made a thread here.
Most of my family has a tradition where we go out on Black Friday around 8:30-9 am, and shop at the cluster of stores not too far away. With a bunch of stores of different types close by, and usually not going for anything in particular (except for the discount DVD bins), it's actually a pleasant experience more often then not.
Crowds are usually greatly decreased, and what crowds there are in the big stores are much better managed (Best Buy especially) than in past years.
If you go to HomeGoods, you get free coffee (and donuts if you are early enough).
After the shopping, we go to breakfast, and then back home to enjoy the day and whatever we bought.
Anyone else do something on Black Friday?
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I play wiffle ball.
unfortunately, I have to work...every year...ahh the joys of retail.
@earlyre this is only the second year that I've had a job that's not 365. Never in retail but I feel ya
I'm all about the DVDs @Dashcloud I hope you live far from me so we don't fight over movies ;) Wal*mart, Best buy and Target me and my besty last year we ate out this year I'm back to cooking. Very exciting
Work... The sick don't decide to get healthy for Black Friday.
@Cinoclav Nor the old younger I worked at a retirement community for 9 years till they laid me off due to the cheap a$$ bastard who took over. I now consider myself lucky from what the people I used to work with say. Oh and to make it sting a little less my Mom who worked for the same people quite a month latter too (she had that planned before they laid me off)
@Foxborn I guess on the bright side I usually have time to sit in front of the computer and look for some online deals. At least I love what I do (Nuclear Medicine) so I'm okay with not facing the crowds.
@Cinoclav oooh Nuclear Medicine sounds fun, but very very sad too
@Cinoclav From someone who's taken radioactive iodine a few times, thank you for what you do.
@Foxborn @bluedog It's not always sad. Actually helping patients find out what's wrong with them is rewarding for both of us. Which of course makes it absolutely my pleasure in doing what I do, no thanks are necessary. Hope your thyroid (or the lack thereof) levels are good these days!