What the heck is Black Friday?

**Katie** · 11-26-2009, 11:18 AM

I just heard about this from a friend. It's a massive shopping day in the US???? Is it worthwhile for me to cross the border? What is normally on sale, the department stores, hardware, ???

**Justin** · 11-26-2009, 03:54 PM

Hi Katie,

Black Friday is considered the start of the holiday shopping season for many retailers. A lot of stores open at ridiculous hours (some at midnight tonight) and feature many items at good deals for the brave that join the crowds. I heard many of the "deals" this year are less than stellar. Personally, I avoid shopping on Black Friday as it's nuts in most stores.
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**Katie** · 11-26-2009, 06:35 PM

Thanks! Think I'll just stay home

**Dave** · 11-27-2009, 06:27 AM

Now there are at times that there are deals, which would rouse the dead. My daughter waited in line for 4 hours to get a $700 laptop for $200. Of course I paid for it but I was not going to wait in line. She just called and said she was the 13th out 29 available.

Yesterday I picked up a Blue ray for $69 and a home theater system for $99. I did not even have to wait for those....

My son went with my daughter and got an 8gig flash drive for 9.99 and 10 movies at $3 each.

For the die-hards and the young at heart, it can save you hundreds.

Two years ago I was at Staples to get a $169 leather chair for $29. I had the chair in my hands and a little old lady said she wanted it. I almost gave it to her until the profanity started to flow from her vulgar mouth. I ask he ifshe kissed her grandkids with that mouth, then she proceeded to kick me. She was asked to leave the store.

Moral of the story is that there are good deals, but it brings out the absolute worst in people, maybe not all, but a bunch of them.