stopbush
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:41 PM
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Poll question: Do You Shop On Black Friday? |
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Edited on Tue Nov-24-09 08:52 PM by stopbush
I can't imagine anyone doing so, but here goes:
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:44 PM
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1. What's Un Black Friday? Wed the 25th? |
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Never heard of it.
Nobody in my family lives near me, so I always shop online and have it sent to them. haven't been out on BF for years.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:46 PM
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but you brave souls who get up at 2 in the morning to endure that madness are the holiday vanguard.
i have known people who even enjoy this ritual. not me. i'm hoping to have too many glasses of wine on Thanksgiving and to wake up nice and late the net day. 10 at least.
and then i'll hit the treadmill to make up for my pigout the day before.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:49 PM
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:51 PM
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5. Never, and the same for the day after Christmas. |
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Madhouses, that's what those days are...
I HATE crowds.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:51 PM
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6. I am certainly not one of those who is there when the door opens, but |
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if I have the time (or a babysitter this year) and money, then yes, I will brave the crowds. I love shopping anyway. Especially for other people, and now that I have a child, I think it will be even more fun shopping for her.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:52 PM
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7. I participate in both the national and international |
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Tue Nov-24-09 11:26 PM
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Although I will allow myself to buy gas or food if necessary, but I don't "go shopping"
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:53 PM
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8. no; Black Friday utterly disgusts me |
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it is a testament to materialism and greed
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:53 PM
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9. No, but I may be this year. |
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I need a new TV. Might go to BJs after I wake up to see if they have any deals.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:54 PM
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10. Hell no...I can't even stand being in the stores the rest of the year |
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I do all my shopping online so my UPS guy has a job.
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Tue Nov-24-09 08:59 PM
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11. I've worked in retail |
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You couldn't get me near a store or mall on Black Friday for anything now. :scared:
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:03 PM
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12. I think I would rather gouge my eye with a stick. |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:03 PM
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13. I don't even leave the house |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:09 PM
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14. I stay home and avoid being on the roads. |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:12 PM
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15. I do online - there are some amazing deals to be had on many websites |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:22 PM
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16. Never - if I'm out of coffee or something, I will go to the grocery, |
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but we got our last purchases of the week this morning, should not have to buy anything for a while.
I will actually be cooking out Thanksgiving dinner Friday-will mainly eat and watch recorded stuff on TV to miss all the parades.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:23 PM
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17. You mean the Steely Dan song? |
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Eh. I can take or leave those guys.
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:25 PM
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18. I would not have the money, even for bargains! |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:54 PM
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19. Went once - never EVER again!!! |
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Tue Nov-24-09 09:59 PM
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20. Never gone on Black Friday |
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Edited on Tue Nov-24-09 10:00 PM by TlalocW
For the past ten years or so, all my Xmas shopping has been done on computer on eBay when I could, buying from individuals. I have friends and family who like KU Jayhawks, Dallas Cowboys, Star Wars, Horror Movies, Cats, the Muppets, etc. so it's hard to find stuff for all of them. What they need they can buy themselves, but I like to find little fun things in these categories for them. This year, an Archie McPhee catalog came at the right time so I've decided to make it a weird action figure Christmas. Friends will be getting things like Mr. Bacon versus Monsieur Tofu, Crazy Cat Lady, and Zombie action figures along with weirdly-flavored mints, and a packet of gummy candy that looks like bacon.
Ultimately, I'll probably have to go face the crowds once for my 78-year-old mother, but staying out of the stores keeps me in the Xmas spirit and gives me more time to bake cookies.
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:06 PM
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21. I used to go shopping every year on BF... |
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but now I shop online, make my best deals and also get rebates. (found mnoney) It's great for travel too. Check it out. Sign in so they can track your rebates. http://www.marketamerica.com/greatportal
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:07 PM
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22. Never have, never will. |
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:30 PM
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23. I'm thinking there will be lots of people with video cams at major stores BF morning just in case... |
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.... some dumbass kills or gets killed.
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:36 PM
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24. There once was a lady from Queens, |
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Who went to the Walmart it seems, The crowd was so neat, and classy, and sweet That they trampled her triple starched jeans.
She went down in a flash on that day, Someone lifted her cash in the fray, She was stomped she was beat from her head to her feet That'll teach her to stand in the way.
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Tue Nov-24-09 10:38 PM
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25. I don't even go shopping at the grocery store at peak hours |
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Tue Nov-24-09 11:16 PM
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26. Last year's Black Friday featured a death toll of 3. No fuckin' way for me. |
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Tue Nov-24-09 11:49 PM
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30. If you don't buy something you actually save 100% on it. Wouldn't you rather have your money for |
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Tue Nov-24-09 11:51 PM
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31. "What Never?! ... Hardly everrrrrrrr!" |
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I hardly ever shop that day!
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Tue Nov-24-09 11:59 PM
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the ugliest Americans are out on that day elbowing, shoving, grabbing, screaming, stampeding, and generaly exhibiting sorry behavior. Plus, it's gotten downright dangerous.
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Wed Nov-25-09 12:21 AM
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33. I love paying full price for things |
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god forbid I would save all year to purchase when there are deals at just about every store. Particularly stores which almost never have sales. I love being owned by the system. I hate getting good deals. I retain my moral purity by hating doing what everyone else does and I get to pay higher prices. It's win, win.
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Wed Nov-25-09 11:45 AM
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38. Then you should have picked the second option in the poll. |
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Wed Nov-25-09 01:27 AM
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I don't even leave the house.
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Wed Nov-25-09 01:28 AM
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If you're not doing that doorbuster bullshit, then it's just another shopping day. A little crowded, but so what?
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Wed Nov-25-09 01:36 AM
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36. The Friday after Thanksgiving is just another work day. |
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I don't have time for such nonsense.
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Wed Nov-25-09 03:59 AM
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37. Once was enough for me. |
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Wed Nov-25-09 12:15 PM
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39. When did they start calling it "Black Friday?" |
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In my teens and early 20s...late '70s and '80s, I often shopped the day after Thanksgiving.
It wasn't as crowded then.
When I noticed the crowds and the hype ramping up, I quit. I'd shop after work in the evenings.
With the advent of internet shopping, I did less and less shopping in stores, reserving local shopping for local, family-owned businesses only.
It's been more than 15 years since I went to a shopping center to shop for xmas. I've paid so little attention that I was surprised to see a commercial on tv for "black friday." I didn't remember ever hearing it referred to that way. (I don't watch much tv, either.)
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