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Here are a few of my own personal rules:
- Do not go to: Walmart, KMart, or Best Buy. Those stores are all well and good on any other day of the year. But I refuse to wait in a line that stretches around and around or worse, I refuse to be a part of a stampede. Those three stores always seem to have some sort of crazy door buster, that will literally, cause people to bust the doors down to get at 'em. No thank you.
- Do not stand outside waiting for the doors of a store to open. Sit in your car. Drink your coffee. Eat your power bar. Whatever. Listen to some Christmas tunes. Unless you live in a warmer part of this country - do not stand outside in the cold waiting.
- Be nice: The past few years I've learned something - if you're nice to the people working - they'll be nice to you. If their computer system is not working quick enough, it is NOT the fault of the person at the register trying his/her best to get through the morning. Being grumpy will do you no good. Take some deep breathes, relax, and think about how crazy it is that you and all these other people are out in the madness - that should make you smile - and if it doesn't - go home and go back to bed.
- Do not fight over the last whateveritis: I don't care how good the deal is - it is not worth fighting over. Try the "nice" approach - even if you have it in your hands first - if you see someone who wants it - offer it to them. Last year I had the last king size bedding set at Carsons - I heard two people talking and trying to find a king size of what I had. I offered mine up. Yes, it was a good deal, but really, we didn't need a need bedding set. It was hard for me to convince them to take mine, but eventually they took it and thanked me.
- Smile at other shoppers. Offer them extra coupons that you won't be using. Tell them about good deals you saw at other stores. This is my favorite part about Black Friday.
- Last, but not least, go with a list and a plan. Tomorrow I'll be going to Carsons, Target, the Mall, Costco, and breaking my first rule, I will try to go to Best Buy to see if they happen to have any receivers left - if they do - great, if not, oh well, and then Kohl's. (Note - if getting into Best Buy is crazy later in the morning I will just skip it. Nothing is worth that stress. Nothing.)
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No, skip Kohls, they don't actually have that good of deals, I have found things supposedly marked down, only to find them cheaper at Target or Toys R Us
Great rules, all of 'em. I am thinking of venturing outside with Huck in tow so we'll try and steer clear of the madness but still search for good deals. Happy shopping!
Already planning on skipping kohls. Found what I was going to get there at carsons for the same price! Now waiting for target to open. In my car, of course!
I had NEVER done Black Friday shopping until this year. I was one of the "crazies" in line at Toys R Us for opening at Midnight. I did have all my shopping done and back home in bed by 6am!
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