Besides me, how many will *NOT* go shopping today?

[Archae]

I went shopping on "Black Friday" a couple decades ago.

Never again.

[GoCubsGo]

1. Well, except for a trip to the grocery store...

And, I would wait until Monday for that if I didn't need eggs, which are on sale, and my coupon is expiring. You couldn't pay me enough to get me into any other sort of store today. I generally hate shopping, and any I will do will likely be online.

[True Blue American]

85. Same here

I had to pick up a Prescription so walked through Krogers. Not too busy , but was kind of surprised to see a couple of women filling their carts with appliances. Knowing full well those bargains will be cheaper before Christmas. It was the usual sale.

My kids suggested money so they coulld go shopping after Christmas sales. that is good if you wait until January as the week after has few sales except Christmas stuff.

[DiverDave]

137. Me three

Need food for the week. But maybe tomorrow.

[Shrike47]

142. Me four. I don't like crowds at all, at all. Food, on the other hand...

[PNW-Dem]

150. Only to the coffee shop...

Other than that, I avoid this "tradition" like the plague.

[allgood33]

155. I went out for ice, found myself at a SAM's store to pick up a special cheese we like. Store empty.

Shocked the hell out of me because this store is usually very busy over any holiday. I walked right up to one of several, non busy cashiers. I was in and out in less than 6 minutes. There were very few cars on the road and the COSTCO parking lot across the street was only half full (usually can't find parking space except underground).

What is going on?

[Demovictory9]

209. I went to grocery store and a few others. Didn't go to mall

[flibbitygiblets]

215. It was a great day for grocery shopping--all the drooling sheeple were at the malls today!

It's awesome to go food shopping when all the idiots are elsewhere.

[Rhiannon12866]

225. Same for me, I don't even like to go to the grocery store during "rush hour"

Which is late afternoon/early evening around here. When the parking lot is full, I usually decide I don't need anything that desperately.

[TEB]

2. Not a chance

Although I did run to store around 0500 to get milk that’s it.

[hlthe2b]

3. Me

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to each his own, but the last time I did so was >five years ago in Denver at 5:00 AM Best Buy to get a printer. I still have that laser printer and the ONLY reason I did so then was my printer had literally just died on Thanksgiving Day.

Once was enough.

[Just a Weirdo]

57. The one on Colorado and Mexico?

I wouldnt go there on Black Friday.

[hlthe2b]

59. Yup... An experience I won't repeat, but the cold and darkness with scores of others in line...

was only the start... At least I knew what I wanted and could make a beeline to grab it. The people just "looking" amidst the chaos were pretty much sunk.

[Just a Weirdo]

62. Yes because it had that one item in stock as in ONE

Thus the mad dash to get that one unique item to get you to miss and main each other. Last night I ordered from the DTC microcenter to be picked up. I still haven't received confirmation. So I'm in my comfy bed until I hear otherwise.

Hope your Thanksgiving was good! We had our usual Thanksgiving pizza

[hlthe2b]

66. You too...

I eat so much turkey throughout the year that pizza sounds less like an alternative than an absolute treat instead...

[Just a Weirdo]

68. Us too.

We eat turkey a few times a year. Plus Thanksgiving isn't really our thing. We just use that week to travel and visit other cities.

This year was Atlanta.

[Amsterdammer]

119. If you're still in Atlanta...

...and have a hankering for some good bbq, might I suggest Fatt Matt's Rib Shack on Piedmont Ave.

I was raised in K.C., and the ribs here are pretty damn good...high praise from a K.C. boy ;o)

On certain nights they have live blues bands, too.

Be safe, have fun!

[Just a Weirdo]

127. We got back yesterday

Next time!

[TlalocW]

204. I've gone out once for my own television

This is literally the only television I've ever bought in my 46-years on Earth (still have it). For years, I had a really small screen television my mom gave me in high school, and then a friend gave me a large, heavy old-fashioned boxy TV that I gave back to her (she still has it). What I bought was relatively large screen and a good brand of TV that was just over $300 without deals. Got it for under $200. Fortunately, I was in a relatively small town that was just big enough to have a Walmart so even though it was packed, it wasn't sardines tight. They let us in, and you could choose a line to get in for whatever big ticket item you were going for, and they went through the line giving everyone a ticket for that item. When they ran out of tickets, tough luck, and people accepted it and either went to try another line or bought some smaller stuff. They wouldn't sell the big stuff to us before a certain time so we were still waiting an hour before they would take the shrink wrap off the pallets that were in the various aisles. I had a deck of cards on me as I'm a magician so I entertained my line a little bit, and then some of us sat down on the floor and played cards.

It was pretty laid back compared to what I've seen on television.

TlalocW

[Raven]

4. Not me! For the following reasons:

Most my shopping is done and...

it's -3 degrees here this morning.

[Archae]

6. Cripes! Where are you?

North Pole?

[Raven]

11. SW NH and that's just the temperature not the wind chill.

[sarge43]

16. Central NH. Minus 6.

On Sunday predicted to be in the middle 40's. NH weather is creative.

[teamster633]

31. I guess it's pretty balmy out here in SE NH...15 degrees now that the sun is up...

[True Blue American]

87. 29 this morning,up to 50 by noon.

[Just a Weirdo]

58. Keep warm, and my best wishes to you and your family

Happy Holidays!

[mgardener]

13. -1 here

Spending day with grandson going to a museum.

[Freedomofspeech]

5. Not me...

It all sounds so awful...

[SallyHemmings]

7. Oh my goodness no

I picked up hating shopping from my Mum. If I wasn’t snapped like a pear, I would never walk into a store.

Hubby number 2 does the food shopping.

For my best friend, shopping is a sport. Bless her heart.

[marble falls]

19. Curiously - you got two hubbies?

[SallyHemmings]

27. Ah no

I got it right the second time. One is enough.

[marble falls]

33. Good for both of you!

[SallyHemmings]

43. Thanks

[Polly Hennessey]

97. I got it right the third time.

Lucky me ☺️. We drove over Donner Pass last night. I’m exhausted.

[mucifer]

8. I'm only buying stamps at the post office

[Yonnie3]

9. In general I don't shop on Fridays and especially not this one.

I do want to fuel the car today, but can avoid the big box stores in doing so.

[louis c]

10. I'm going to a working lunch today...

...that's it.

[d_r]

12. In our state

every state park has a hike today. My son is leading one to a hollow with a cave that has native American cave art. He has been studying his facts (his school partners with the state parks) and I was just wasting time as he is finishing up getting ready. optoutside.

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Me.

[tanyev]

15. Do groceries count?

My theory is that most everyone else will be at all the other stores and the grocery store will be slow. If I get to the grocery store parking lot and it is packed, I will abandon the mission.

[Iggo]

92. If you're a loner like me, the trick is to go groc shopping ON thanksgiving.

The day before is hell. Thursday's a breeze.

[tanyev]

108. I might try that next year.

This year we took advantage of no road trip in many, many years to go see an Early Bird movie. Theater was practically empty. It was awesome.

[Cha]

232. I flew from Albany, New York via

Dulles in D.C. to Portland, Ore Thanksgiving Day 2008. It was heavenly calm and peaceful.

[sarge43]

17. No way.

Scheduled for a hair cut and will stop at the local general store for a few this and thats.

Box stores: "I love humanity; it's people I can't stand."

[Lochloosa]

18. I confess. Went to Lowe's this morning.

They had saw blades I wanted 60% off.

Won 5 bucks off also for getting there early.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

20. Not going out...

Actually charting routes around the stores and malls to avoid the materialistic rush. Visiting family and friends so travel is unavoidable.

Big difference between *want* and *need*. My wife tells me that I’ve never went shopping, “you go buying” says she.

[lark]

118. I'm having lunch with a friend, then home to ice my back some more.

My crooked old back is complaining about all the house cleaning I did Wed. The house looked great, all the floors were spic and span, but I' paying the price today. It's ice and iburprofen, both before and after my lunch. Now that I'm retired, my shopping is cut in half and I can do it next week when hubby goes back to his part time job.

[shanti]

174. Your back too?

Mine is also feeling the hurt today from all the last minute cleaning and cooking yesterday! Motrin is my friend (and the only thing that works).

[silverweb]

233. I empathize.

Thanksgiving here will be a very nice, casual dinner with my son and some friends in our little apartment community. Fortunately, it's being held at a neighbor's apartment this year, not mine, because cleaning (especially floors) is painful due to scoliosis. "Black Friday" had previously been for stay at-home recuperation with ice/heat and ibuprofen. Now, I just relax.

[safeinOhio]

21. My Friday shopping is over until

next spring and yard sales begin again. The deals blow away the Big Box Stores. Then it’ll be back to getting up early again to beat the crowds.

[PatSeg]

22. Never have and never will

I worked in retail for years and busy stores with crazy crowds do not appeal to me.

[no_hypocrisy]

23. Not me!

My cup overfloweth . . . .

[Croney]

24. I'm going to the mall this afternoon.

My granddaughters, 11 and 13, want to see what Black Friday is all about. There's a reason they call me World's Best Nana.

[zeusdogmom]

25. Stopped at my local yarn store on my way to work

They were open early and having a good sale on yarn I love. I bought what I was looking for, enjoyed a cup of coffee and chatted with women who were there knitting. Very pleasant and saved a few bucks in the process. Good yarn isn’t cheap!!😃

[luvs2sing]

26. Never have, never will.

My goal for today is to put on fluffy clothes, knit, nap, and eat leftovers.

[Delmette2.0]

56. Me, too. Never have and never will.

My only task today is to go to the local hardware store for a new supply line for my toilet. I can go in the side door and be back out in 5 minutes.

[blueinredohio]

28. I also went a couple decades ago.

I said never again. You don't save enough money to put up with all that hassle.

[BaileyBill]

29. Just Tractor Supply.

Great deal on a new air compressor and Elvis, my beagle-mix, is welcome to mingle with the other customers. Things aren't too crazy here in rural Texas. Rest of day dedicated to a long nap.

[samnsara]

30. its 20 mile RT for me to go into town just for milk.....so, nope....

[NRaleighLiberal]

32. I just took advantage of a big price cut and got a new phone...from my sofa!

replacing my Samsung Galaxy Edge S7 with the new Pixel 3 XL - 400.00 off....can't pass that up and my phone was getting slow and not holding as good a charge - and I need that great camera for my work.

Need OJ and milk - that is the only shopping I will leave the house for today!

[DesertRat]

34. I'm shopping online Black Fri. deals

[onetexan]

35. well i typically don't go - just shopping online

but since we're @my sister's and to get some exercise with the hubby we're going to the big Nebraska Furniture store here in N. Texas to check it out. Haven't been there since it opened several years ago.

[Mr. Ected]

36. Yuck! Are you kidding me?

Never have, never will. Black Friday brings out the worst in people; it's the jumpstart of a season that should bring peace and generosity but instead means pressure and competition.

[llmart]

94. Not to mention mall shootings.

[USALiberal]

196. Really? Paranoid much? nt

[forgotmylogin]

37. Not at any retail department or big box store for gifts of any kind.

I might need to swing by the grocery store for water or snacks, but no Christmas shopping.

[Hortensis]

38. Lol, not today because we went yesterday. (OMG!)

It's an after-turkey tradition with our DIL and some on her side of the family, so I go, help out by standing in long lines, but purchase little. It's a game and social event and generally fun because of that.

Since I tagged along with enthusiasts chasing mostly big items, I came home with only an $8 blouse 50% off its clearance price (the line obligingly stretched past women's clothing), a used book for our grandson because I had us swing by a great bookstore at 11 p.m., what may be terminal aversion therapy for Penney's -- incredible crowds (why?) with lines that literally stretched around the store, and genuine gratitude for on-line shopping.

LOVE shopping from my favorite easy chair.

[kairos12]

39. Me.

[Wolf Frankula]

40. Can't. I have to work

n/t

Wolf

[FloridaBlues]

41. I wait until cyber Monday to shop online

[justhanginon]

42. I gave in this year. The local (small town) hardware, sporting goods store had bird seed on sale

At 6.99 a bag for a forty pound bag couldn't pass it up. No crowds and they were out of the seed advertised so they gave me two 50 pound bags of their better quality seed for the same price. Yahoo! Damn birds will eat you out of house and home worse than a teenager.

[irisblue]

44. Groceries

Refills on cream & coffee& cat food. Tomorrow is the Michigan-Ohio State game, so the obligatory snack foods.

[pazzyanne]

45. I am a member of the "never again" group.

[watoos]

46. 15 degrees out

the birds are hungry, but shouldn't be many people at the feed store.

There was also an 8 point buck in my yard this morning, I thought about getting some corn but I don't want to bait him in for hunting season, here in central Pa. My wife wouldn't like it if I got him shot.

[Jarqui]

47. My wife manages a store in a major mall

Dropped her off at 6:15am.
People were already shopping.
It was cold so I wanted to drop her close to the entrance
Had trouble due to the line of media vehicles there to cover the spending madness.

I do not like shopping except when I get to watch my wife shop (mainly groceries). She tries so hard to please her family - get a good deal and the favorite brand, etc. It's special to watch because you are watching her care for her family.

Otherwise, I don't understand the rest of it. How people can line up in the cold for hours to get some latest fashion thing ... it won't compute.

[Thekaspervote]

48. Raking my pin oak leaves b4 the snow and freezing temps settle in. Wouldn't go anyway

[phylny]

49. Never have, never will. n/t

[Glorfindel]

50. I won't. I do most of my shopping online nowadays.

Today, I'm too pooped anyway. It looks to be a beautiful day coming up, so I'll probably take my nephew's dog for a long walk.

[KatyaR]

51. Not a chance.

I live 2 blocks from a major shopping mall, Walmart, and an expressway one way, and about a mile from Target, Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, Lowe's, Michael's, Office Depot, etc. the other way. I've learned long ago that if I need to get anywhere from Thanksgiving to New Year's, I need to take a different route. I live in a quiet area, but I have a couple of different ways I can get around the traffic. I may get out tomorrow to get a haircut and some milk, but that's pretty much it for me for the rest of the week.

Happy "Post-Thanksgiving!"

[Arkansas Granny]

52. I don't do Black Friday. I don't plan on going anywhere today.

[badhair77]

53. No thank you. Been there, done that.

I might do some online shopping. I’ll wait till tomorrow for the small-list grocery run since today’s temps are too cold.

[Baltimike]

54. taking the car for emissions testing...

were it not for procrastination, I wouldn't be spending one red cent this day

[Just a Weirdo]

55. I'm shopping

Because I have work to do in getting a 90 year old client a refurbished all in one computer set up.

He may be old but hes still very active.

[Sancho]

60. I'm going to an equally insane activity - tailgating at a football game!

Tomorrow, my wife wants me to get decorations out of the shed so she can get ready for the holidays.

There are plenty of crazy things to do without shopping on Black Friday!

[Maeve]

61. Possibly to grocery, nothing beyond

Not worth the hassle (and I'll probably walk to grocery)

[The Genealogist]

63. Not going near it

I don't have money to spend on consumer goods, and I've seen how people act st these things, up to and including pepper spraying a crowd of people to get some silly piece of merchandise for a small discount, and trampling people to death to get a free video game or something. Considering too how hateful people have gotten since Trumpmcsme in, just no thanks.

[Delphinus]

64. Haven't been in ages.

Haven't celebrated the "holiday" of christmas in almost 30 years.

[Liberal In Texas]

65. I might go out for food, but wild horses couldn't get me to a retail outlet. n/t

[helpisontheway]

67. I LOVE Black Friday shopping...HOWEVER, I will not be going this year because

I have already completed most of my shopping. A few stores offered me Black Friday prices early so I already purchased the major gifts. I might get a few stocking stuffers for my older "kids" but I already purchased stocking stuffers for my youngest son (during our recent trip and on Amazon). Also, if there was something that I REALLY wanted then I could avoid crowds and purchase online... I do LOVE going out to the stores while sipping on a Starbucks drink though. Oh the sound of Christmas music in the background while I find the perfect gift for a loved one.. Plus we would go eat at Chick Fil A afterwards. Fun times...

[Boomer]

69. Couldn't pay me to go shopping today.

I plan on staying at home as much of this weekend as possible, to avoid the shoppers.

[Freddie]

70. I am done shopping

My tablet and Visa are done and I’m even mostly wrapped. Waiting for a couple small things. Today DH and I are making our annual trip upstate to chop down a tree. He usually has to work Black Friday so this is a treat.

[lastlib]

71. Moi.

Working today. In the f*cking rain. And shitty wind.

-- --

[Bettie]

72. Nope. I hate crowds

and I hate going to stores where I can't get to things. As I'm an at-home mom, I do my holiday shopping on, like Wednesday mornings when the stores are nearly empty.

[marybourg]

73. Never have, never will.

[SweepPicker]

74. Nope

not gonna happen

[Fuzzpope]

75. Here.

Frak that nonsense, i’m not some windup toy mindlessly plowing into others, careening madly towards debt in the ugliest wealth harvesting scheme in the country.

Consumerism in its highest form, a pure madness like a financial rabies. People stampeding, shooting each other like witless beasts for a metallic red blender that’ll be busted in two months, nope.

Thank you, Bernays. Your pet monster lives on well after you lay forgotten.

[HopeAgain]

76. But consumerism is the State Religion

Would that not be heresy?

[47of74]

77. Probably not.

When I worked in retail I had to work black Friday’s. So I’d really rather not go shopping then.

I’m working today but it’s a slow day since most of the team is off. I’m going to do some maintenance stuff today.

[Heartstrings]

78. Never have...

Never will....

[dameatball]

79. Not me. No way. My 98 year old neighbor always gets my Sunday paper when I am done with it.

Yesterday her daughter came over and noticed the Thursday paper on the walkway. I told her to just take it to her mom. It had all the Black Friday ads in it. I have a feeling that the daughter will now have to make a shopping trip today. Good luck to her.

[lisby]

80. Not a chance in the world.

I'd rather be eaten by voles.

[Solly Mack]

81. Oh, my, no. I'm far too grumpy for that much crazy.

I find myself in the calmest of times wanting to body check people with my buggy. I hate it when people hog the aisle or block the shelves.

[duforsure]

82. Not me,

Don't plan on spending on anything I can keep from spending on until trump's out of office, but especially this weekend. Even gasoline from not driving any more than I have too. I am retired so it makes that much easier for me to do. Stocked up and ready to set and wait.

[marlakay]

83. Driving into the mountains on way home

Today. We were lucky to travel between storms yesterday and only got a bit of wind and fog instead of bad rain or snow.

Decided to take our time going back staying in Mt Shasta City tonight. Rain predicted but tips of mountains are filled with snow and pretty.

Much better than shopping.

Also lucky to get first clean air day in bay area boy did they need it after fire.

[shanti]

176. Isn't the rain wonderful?

I'm in Sacramento and the clean air is a blessing.

[marlakay]

219. Yes we were in Sacramento

Visiting family and the fresh air was to be thankful for!

I ended up stopping in Redding at Cost Plus because we don’t have that store in Oregon and I like it.

[old guy]

84. No! A thousand times no.

[tberry65]

86. Not Me

We do not attempt to shop on Black Friday, even for groceries! People are crazy out there!

[Martin Eden]

88. Does an online purchase count?

Backpacking is a recreational activity I enjoy. I sleep in a hammock, and my favorite American cottage industry maker of this specialty gear has a sale once a year on Black Friday. I'm looking to upgrade the tarp that hangs over the hammock I bought from Warbonnet last year

[CottonBear]

188. Good tip! I need to buy a hammock tarp for my son.

He’s started hammock comping with his Scout Pack. He needs a good rainfly. We’ve been using a plastic tarp. I need a hammock too!

I really enjoy camping with my son. It’s great to get outside and into nature.
⛰ 🌲 ⛺️ 🌲 🔥 🌲 ⛺️ 🌲 ⛰

[Martin Eden]

197. I highly recommend the Warbonnet Blackbird XLC

It is cut so you sleep a slight angle to the hang, which means you're fairly flat instead of bent like a banana. It has an integrated net to keep bugs out, double layers (one of the options) on the bottom side for an insulating pad (though an underquilt is needed in colder temps), and a stash pocket off to the side for things you may need to reach. There a a variety of tarps to choose from. I bought the Mountainfly. Here's a link to the Warbonnet site. 25% off ends today, I think.

The best source of information for hammock camping is at the Hammock Forums community.

[CottonBear]

206. Thank you for the info & links.

Hammock camping is a whole new adventure! There is a lot to learn.

Thanks again!

[ghostsinthemachine]

89. Im a Buddhist

But I will go shopping today. Pet Food.

And a cannabis dispensary.

Then to Fleetwood Mac in Sacramento.
I do love the holiday decirations downtown. I really love San Francisco during the Holidays. So beautiful.

[yuiyoshida]

154. HeY where do you shop for weed?

I go to Harvest shop on upper Geary ...its awesome!

[ghostsinthemachine]

173. In Sacramento

Only for extracts, vape cartridges. I grow my own flowers and make my own medicinal oils, but wont make waxes or vape oils so Ive gotta hit a store up for em.

[bitterross]

90. You couldn't pay me enough to go shopping today.

I actually volunteer to work on our tech support line on Black Friday so people with families can have the three-day weekend. So, I'd rather work than endure shopping!

[Mrs. Overall]

91. I never shop on Black Friday, but I like to support Small Business Saturday--

by doing a little shopping at either online small businesses or brick and mortar businesses in my area.

[better]

93. Me, for the most part...

I may have to bite the bullet and head down to the auto parts store and pick up a new gas cap to (hopefully) clear the evap emissions code on my van so I can pass inspection, but other than that, I'm staying home where it's nice and warm, or at least will be once we get our dead furnace replaced!

[MoonRiver]

95. I don't like crowds, so have never shopped on Black Friday.

[ChazII]

96. Volunteering at the clothing bank

that my church runs on MWF. Other than that I am staying a home and off the roads.

[NoMoreRepugs]

98. One stop. Have to pick up my juice cleanse.

[Freethinker65]

99. First year working a seasonal temp mall retail job

About to leave for my shift in a bit.

I never really shopped Black Friday sales though. I was usually on my way home from spending Thanksgiving with family. I guess I finally will get to see some of the frenzy in person.

[tanyev]

111. Ooh, good luck.

Hope you're allowed to wear comfy shoes!

[Pacifist Patriot]

100. I am sitting in front of a roaring fire with no intention of moving.

[SMC22307]

106. Sounds perfect.

Enjoy! I'll be taking the dog for a long walk, raking some leaves, then plopping in front of a "roaring" firepit on the deck.

[SMC22307]

101. No way. I'd rather pay full price than deal with that mess.

And considering I'm not that big of a consumer to begin with, the hit wouldn't be much of hardship.

The Macy's Christmas Store turned me off years ago -- boxes and boxes of Cheap$hitFromChina had just been delivered and all I could see was excess, exploited workers, CEO greed, plastic, etc. Not very Christmas-y. Plus, fights breaking out at big-box stores over cheap electronics? Happy Birthday, Jesus!

[llmart]

102. Never have, never will.

Heck, I barely shop for much of anything any more. I have everything I need as do my grown children, who have more than they need. I purchased two small toys for my granddaughter online about three weeks ago.

I despise "recreational shopping". It's taken the entire holiday of Christmas and ruined it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

103. I have to go to a big box store to get some supplies.

I don’t want to sit around like a slug all weekend so we are installing some can lights and ceiling fans for my mother in law.

[El Mimbreno]

104. Nope

No need to, big box stores are 100 miles away and I need to work in my woodshop getting stuff ready for the artisans holiday market next weekend.

[muntrv]

105. Me. I mostly buy gift cards for my family, well after "Black Friday."

Besides, I am working today.

[Iggo]

107. I've been shopping at malls on the day after thanksgiving since I was a teenager.

I go alone. I take the bus. (I suppose uber would work, too, but I pay for a monthly bus pass, so why not use it...) Bus drops me off right at the front door of the mall. I'm in. I'm out. Back on the bus, and I'm gone.

Being alone in a crowd for me is...exhilirating, I guess. I like it. It's kinda like the same feeling I get when I'm at an outdoor metal show and I take off from the group to go to the head or the concession stand. I love moving through a sea of people toward my destination. Trying to keep up with others or waiting for others to catch up to me kinda sucks. But if I'm alone, I'm golden.

LOL. Pardon the therapy session there.

But yeah, I go every year.

[catbyte]

109. Nope nope nope nope nope.

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[Borchkins]

110. Raises hand

[samplegirl]

112. Me

But will go out for my cat food!😻

[Squinch]

113. Pajama day agenda: get up, drink coffee. Read for an hour. Get some leftover turkey.

Wash a few dishes. Put a couple of things away. Repeat hourly throughout the day, alternating turkey, pie, turnips, lemon cake, very nice dinner rolls for the food part.

[LAS14]

126. Yup! Ditto that! nt

[klook]

114. Not even online.

http://abillionpeople.org/buy-nothing-day/

[Chalco]

115. I'm going to get a pedicure. nt

[csziggy]

116. Not me

The only reason I might leave the house today is if the car I looked at on Tuesday has checked out with the mechanics. Then I might drive across town and close the deal for it.

Sometime next week my husband or I will go to a bookstore and buy a stack of gift cards for our great nephews. I used to pick books for our nieces and nephews but I don't know this generation as well and am out of touch with children's books. So we now send them gift cards and each child gets to go to the bookstore, pick out their own books, and learn how to spread their own funds around.

[MustLoveBeagles]

117. I'm not doing it either

Even as a kid I never saw the appeal of it, but I've never liked crowds anyway. The dubious "deals" aren't worth trouble and aggravation.

[sellitman]

120. Just food shopping.

Nothing else.

Love a four day weekend though. Needed to re-charge the batteries.

[Babette]

121. Today

I put together two boxes to donate to the Salvation Army this weekend (they're the only place around here that takes donations).

[Loki Liesmith]

122. I'll probably do some tbh

[elmac]

123. I never get into the wall street bankster created hysteria

which includes xmas.

[LAS14]

124. Count me in on the boycott, out on the shopping. nt

[nevergiveup]

125. The odds of me shopping today

are the same as the odds of me voting Republican. Today I will be freezing my ass raking leaves. It took them forever to fall and temps are way below normal.

[IrishEyes]

128. I'm not going this year.

I usually go Black Friday with my friend but she is out of town this year. I wouldn't do Black Friday by myself. We will do a shopping day some time in December instead.

[Olafjoy]

129. Stopped at one store last night

It gave me a great excuse to bow out when the overdrinkers started LOUD TALKING about nonsense. Picked up a few gifts. Apologized to cashier for her having to work on Thanksgiving but she said she didn’t mind. Gave her an excuse to get out of her house as well 😂 Son went to visit friend who works at Best Buy. Said he was glad to get out of there alive. Today is for decorating.
Wishing everyone joy and comfort.

[Moebym]

130. I won't do any Black Friday shopping today

But I did buy myself the gift of a Nintendo Switch right as doorbusters went online late Wednesday night on Best Buy's website.

No more waiting in a physical line for me, though; I tried it once many years back, and it was not worth it. Besides, with stores now opening on Thanksgiving Day, I feel awful for the employees forced to work long hours for inconsiderate shoppers.

[dlk]

131. What Black Friday Shows is How Poor American Consumers Have Become

Wages have been depressed for decades. If the minimum wage from the 1990's was adjusted for inflation (and not increased), it would be around $22/hr. today. Many jobs today only pay half that, or less. It's a challenge for too many Americans just to live indoors. Shoppers look to Black Friday specials to afford Christmas gifts. What an oligarchy we have become!

[CottonBear]

132. Not me. I may go to the local grocery store for my mom.

Can’t afford to shop. I Don’t need anything anyway.

I’m going to enjoy a day off with my family.

[Atman]

133. I'm buying snow tires.

Does that count?

[Oldtimeralso]

228. The last set of snow tires...

The last set of snow tires I bought, melted on the trip home🤗😋😉

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

134. I have to make a quick run to the grocery store, but

apart from that there's no way I'm doing any serious shopping today. I hate malls on a good day, and today would not be a good day.

[smirkymonkey]

135. Ugh, no. Never!

Sounds like my biggest nightmare. I don't like shopping and I hate crowds so there's no way I would subject myself to that.

I'm not buying much this year anyway, but almost all my shopping will be done online.

[meow2u3]

136. I'm not shopping today

I not only hate the unruly crowds, I also can't stomach the fact that you can't find a parking spot within human distance from the stores. Deep discounts are not worth the hassle of stampedes.

[kimbutgar]

138. Never have in my life

I’ve always been a shopper of good deals if you’re look around on any day. Or buy it second hand.

[malthaussen]

139. You couldn't drag me out of the house today...

... for anything short of a natural disaster.

-- Mal

[Liberty Belle]

140. Each Black Friday I avoid malls but visit small shops in our local mountains.

Sometimes I'll stop at one of the local wineries that now offer "purple Friday" deals and bring home a couple of bottles of wine. This year a mulled wine kit is on my list for my holiday party. I'll visit a mountain town and shop at their unique gift shops offering things like locally made jams and jellies, hand-knitted scarves, wood carvings, pottery, art, hand-crafted jewelry, a gems and mineral shop, local herb farm, camel dairy that makes soaps and lotions in aromas like myrhh and frankincense, a alpaca farm with soft, warm woolen goods, for my holiday shopping. I may stop in for lunch at a mom and pop restaurant and bring home a Julian apple pie for the family, too.

Shopping only online is forcing many businesses under, so while that may be fine if you're lookiing for a TV or other big box store type item since those stores also have an online presence, please remember to help the local stores, farms, artists and artisans that add to the character of communities.

[central scrutinizer]

141. Our family stopped doing gifts years ago

Except for handmade stuff - lots of knitters in the family. We each put $25 in a hat along with the name of a non profit we want to support. A name is drawn and we bundle the money and mail it.

[Progressive dog]

143. Waiting till tomorrow

when the temperatures improve.

[Kaleva]

144. Cleaning house after yesterday's family Thanksgiving dinner.

It's in the low 40's today so I may hang up the icicle Christmas lights around the roof of the front veranda. Did the dishes, doing laundry, picked up the toys the grandchildren were playing with, bagged the garbage, fed the wild turkeys, fed the worms in the worm farm, topped of the two 5 gallon buckets of sauerkraut I made a few days ago with salt water,

[kpete]

145. staying home

to digest yesterday's meal

[northoftheborder]

146. staying home; slept late, lounging around recuperating from Thanksgiving Day; eating leftovers!

[gopiscrap]

147. me

[Tobin S.]

148. I see you all started the War on Christmas without me.

How dare you!

[Hekate]

149. Not on a bet. My niece and SIL went out last night, f'godsake...

[wryter2000]

151. Not leaving the house today

The one time I did it, I swore never again.

[yuiyoshida]

152. NO THANK yoU...

i don't have anyone to buy for...so I am good staying at home!

[Hotler]

153. Yo! nt

[niyad]

156. same here. I avoid the plague of black friday like the plague.

[TexasBushwhacker]

157. Hell no. I worked retail for 13 years

And that was before they had the "doorbuster" craziness.

[Blue_playwright]

158. We usually don't leave the house on Black Friday!

But it’s my eldest daughters 18th so we are taking her out for lunch.

Then coming home to hide.

[Laffy Kat]

159. Not spending a dime on or off line. nt

[RainCaster]

160. I'm watching a college football game today {TV}

Why go out in that mess?

[Retrograde]

161. I'm out of milk

so I may have to walk to the local store when it stops raining.

[AllaN01Bear]

162. not i.

[pioche4]

163. Traveled home to CA from NYC family wedding yesterday

Enjoying my family sleeping in and cuddling with our furries, and that our NorCal air is not smoky after the couple of blessed rainy days.

Other than groceries later, I’m putting money toward the animal rescue for the fire.

https://www.nvadg.org/

Please consider a very worth cause of helping reunify families with their pets, and the enormous effort to care for them until they are reunified.

[Nonhlanhla]

164. Staying in

Bought groceries on Tuesday. Staying inside on this freezing day. I did buy some quilting fabric online.

[Generic Brad]

165. I'm out

I prefer to forego the shopping and plan a winter getaway instead.

[haele]

166. I'm teleworking today, only have a couple short breaks scheduled.

And my feet hurt too much from all the standing and cooking I did yesterday. Someone else can wade through the "bargain hunters".
We do Kickstarters and Etsy - or the occasional gift card = for Xmas and birthday gifts, anyway. For the "winter clothes" and grandkid's seasonal clothes requirements, we go to consignment and thrift stores, so we're already getting the bargains.

Haele

[Marthe48]

167. Not me

If I shop for Christmas, I wait till closer to Dec. 25. I want the Christmas holiday to be as short as possible. tree and decorations up 12/15, baking 12/17, wrap presents 12/24 at 2 am. Get the tree down 1/1 and done until the next time.

I went shopping on black Friday once. I remember when it was called the day after Thanksgiving.

[MontanaMama]

168. No way no how.

Came into work to write paychecks for our employees - most of whom are off work today and when that's done I'm going right back home to hang out with my kiddo. I don't even have Thanksgiving with my sister any more because she and her family are out shopping by 6pm on Thanksgiving evening!! It's ridiculous.

[Ohiogal]

169. I hate shopping on a normal day.

Hubby and I went to buy dog food b/c we had a coupon almost ready to expire. Came straight home.

He is more of a shopper and browser than I am.

I have a friend whose in-laws shop like it's a favorite hobby.... They just love stores ...Ugh, not me.

I've been cooking and cleaning for two days. I plan to spend the afternoon on the couch with a book. And we're having takeout pizz a for dinner. 😁

[zentrum]

170. Kick. Just food to cook at home.

[Adrahil]

171. All online....

though I do think I will shop for a sofa sometime this weekend... desperately need a new one.

[shanti]

172. It's been many, many years

since I stepped foot in a store on Black Friday. It literally makes my blood pressure rise just thinking about it. And to think some people are energized by it!

[MaryMagdaline]

175. Me. Not a shopper. Don't like crowds.

[Grasswire2]

177. we are reminded to be exceptionally gracious to service workers today.

Our old friend Will Pitt has written a beautiful tribute to service workers facing hell today. Be kind. Smile. Say thanks. If you must go. (I won't copy Will's piece here, to avoid a fight.)

[Nay]

178. I haven't shopped on Black Friday for 20 years. nt

[50 Shades Of Blue]

179. HELL no. Never have, never will!

[LiberalLovinLug]

180. Never understood why its so imperitive to shop then when deals are on longer

....past Black Friday all the way to Christmas, and to the new year.

Sure you may not get the door crasher 50% off deal, but you might get a 40% off deal somewhere else if you look around in the following weeks. Most retailers will be having sales to drive customers into their shops all way up to Christmas. And then they have sales to get rid of old and excessive stock before the new year.

Its a big scam.

[homegirl]

181. Black Friday is like

New Years Eve-strictly for amateurs!

[Honeycombe8]

182. I shop from home, now. Online Black Friday. Then there's Cyber Monday...unless that's at Christmas.n

[polmaven]

183. No way

will I shop on Black Friday...or Small Business Saturday, for that matter.

[flying_wahini]

184. Never have and never will.

[BadGimp]

185. I'm tempted to buy a mattress online but NO brick and mortar store shopping.

[Rizen]

186. Me neither.

[TwistOneUp]

187. I'm not going anywhere...

It's raining, and I don't want to move my car. (Parking wars...)

[TygrBright]

189. I won't willingly go anywhere near any retail establishment today. n/t

[nancy1942]

190. Never have and never will.

[treestar]

191. Me

Never ever ever. I hate shopping anyway.

[rocktivity]

192. Still have nightmares of a Black Friday at Macy*s

several DECADES ago.

I stock up and don't leave the house -- I don't even shop online.


rocktivity

[Different Drummer]

193. The last time I went shopping on Black Friday...

it took over an hour for me to get from a big box store less than a mile from a local mall to the mall itself. This was maybe about ten years ago and I haven't left the house even briefly on subsequent Black Fridays.

[GoneOffShore]

194. Almost went today, but the only thing I wanted to buy wasn't on sale,

And it rained all day.

[shanti]

195. Crossposting from the Lounge...only for Costco fans!

https://www.costco.com/Munki-Munki-Unisex-Flannel-PJ-Set-Exclusive-Costco-Theme.product.100432577.html

[tammywammy]

198. I went to Target this afternoon

I needed shampoo, conditioner and cat food. Store was a little busier than when I go after work normally, but I was in and out quickly.

Ulta has Not Your Mothers on BOGO and there's some of their shampoos I've been wanting to try. I ordered two shampoos and a Big Sexy Hair root volumnizer (also big discount) online. I also ordered a video game off Amazon last night that was a good deal.

Last night I also hit three stores looking for something specific, but I got to the stores an hour or two after they opened so they were sold out. The stores were busy but not crazy mobs.

[trueblue2007]

199. HOPE !! hubby works p.t. for FRED MEYERS. they have a SUPER-Duper sock sale. he got me 3 pairs

3 pairs of Christmas socks. 2 pairs Santa socks and 1 pair Christmas cats.

We are having Chicken Curry sandwiches tonight with FRENCH FRIES !!!! Tomorrow i will do us a turkey dinner. we always to to my sisters and i do us a small turkey with all the goodies day or 2 after thanksgiving.

God bless you all. I hope you all had a marvelous thanksgiving.

[TlalocW]

200. I remember one year

One of my nieces went out earl for Black Friday because her mom and dad wanted her to go get a flat screen television that they would pay her for. They were going to give it to her brother as an Xmas gift. Brother-in-law asked me later that day to go with him to help get it in the car. As it wasn't a huge TV, I went along with him just for funsies and to see his reaction when we picked up a 20 pound package together. He almost fell over putting too much effort into it.

TlalocW

[pdsimdars]

201. not me

[Raine]

202. No way in hell

would I go, I HATE crowds!

[DinahMoeHum]

203. Too many jerks crowding the stores today.

No online shopping bullshit for me either.

I do my holiday shopping locally, in leisurely time, shopping at local stores that have been around for decades.

[Ilsa]

205. Me. Home all day. NT

[Garrett78]

207. We did buy an Instant Pot online, but that's it. We never go out on Black Friday.

Have you ever watched The Story of Stuff?

[pansypoo53219]

208. i never liked regular consumerism. prefer used stuff or old stuff.

[alittlelark]

210. I usually buy Nothing..... but I needed cheese....

...Which led to chocolate kisses and cranberry juice.

[ewagner]

211. Me...n/t

[Dem2theMax]

212. ME! Never have, never will.

I hate crowds. I don't care how much money I could save, I will never go to a Black Friday sale, or any other sale for that matter. In fact, I will avoid any store but the grocery store until about mid-January. I do this every year. Takes a lot of stress out of the holidays.

[fantase56]

213. Took a drive to Bosque del Apache

Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico..... Beat the hell out of any alternative

[Boomerproud]

214. I'm so so so sick of it. It's on the news every freaking year and it's NOT NEWS.

n/t

[Niagara]

216. My first and last "Black Friday" shopping happened

21 years ago.

Now all my shopping is done online.

[Totally Tunsie]

217. Having more fun in convalescent rehab after spinal fusion surgery last Tuesday.

Lots of pain, but good drugs!

You couldn't pay me enough to be in the stores today!

[Hulk]

218. Done with this lunacy of buying and receiving sweaters and shit nobody needs...

I give money. I’m done shopping. Bah, humbug. My days of throwing money out the window to say “I love you, and you matter to me” are over.

Black Friday...Boxer Day, or whatever the hell its called are dead and gone to this old boy. I give my wife flowers and cash, and I honestly don’t want anything! Bought a pair of $175 New Balance shoes for myself and my wife. I guess that’s my “Christmas” splurge.

This is all one seriously stupid event. I’m down in central Mexico now, and the thing I love the most is NONE of that superficial crap to deal with. Decorate if you want...go to church, if that’s your thing...but you don’t see people fighting over X-boxes, or some silly “made in China” shit. It’s heaven...especially for us “Bah Humbuggers”.

[oldlibdem]

220. Nope! To much of a circus...

But, I did get a new watch for 40% off at the supermarket today. (Meijer's)

[orleans]

221. i don't really consider the grocery store

black friday shopping.

[jimlup]

222. I avoided it totally!

[Jack-o-Lantern]

223. Ha! Ms. Jack & I stayed in bed until noon watching old (1940's) movies.

Who in God's name would go out into 20 degrees temperatures with snow on the ground (Michigan), and stand in line at 4 AM to get 20% off on a toaster??
If it came to that we would simply “exchange glances” on Christmas.

[AwakeAtLast]

224. Hell, I didn't even wake up until 9:30!

We did go to dinner at a local restaurant. Steak was superb!

[yellowdogintexas]

226. I never go out on Black Friday

I briefly considered getting a haircut and going to the bank and decided not to go even though those places would not be in the line of fire so to speak

[friend of m and j]

227. Not me

I don't have to put up with all that craziness. I live in Mexico in a relative small town and when I get ready to buy gifts for Christmas I just go to the local market and buy some gifts that folks back home will think "look at these beautiful gifts that were make by some artisan in Mexico (probably made in China).

[DFW]

229. I went down to Koeln, met a friend and bought two pair of shoes

My Friday appointment in Stuttgart was postponed late Thursday, and I don't know when I'll get another day off.

[fierywoman]

230. Me.

[Kahuna7]

231. OMG. I normally avoid black Friday like the plague. But I went to Kohls

with and for my granddaughter who lives in another state, and I was ending my visit today. Oy! I went after noon, to avoid the crazies. The crazies were gone, but there were two lines that wrapped around the store. It took an hour to checkout. Never again.