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Black Friday
« on: November 24, 2016, 11:58:23 PM »

Offline Roy H.

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Anybody dumb enough to do this?

I'm standing in a line of 300+ people, in the snow, at Toys R Us. I'm hoping to save a whopping $35.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2016, 12:02:28 AM »

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Haha that is awesome. You're a savage. I hope your kids appreciate this commitment. Also, I hope you get the right toy.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2016, 12:16:24 AM »

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Standing in line because you are desperate to get a Hatchimal would make more sense.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2016, 12:31:02 AM »

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Wow I just looked up the Hatchimal. Mind blown.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2016, 04:39:30 AM »

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Never done Black Friday, hopefully never will. Madness.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2016, 05:01:13 AM »

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Quote from: green_bballers13 on November 25, 2016, 12:31:02 AM
Wow I just looked up the Hatchimal. Mind blown.
lol wow.  Just watched the video on it.  http://www.hatchimals.com/ ...  Intense.

I'd never stand in line for Black Friday deals.  Aren't most of them BS?  Aren't there tons of examples of them raising the prices significantly before Black Friday and then lowering them to normal price as the "discount"? 

I might check out some of the online deals, though.  There's a subreddit dedicated to it https://www.reddit.com/r/blackfriday/
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2016, 07:15:36 AM »

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Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on November 25, 2016, 04:39:30 AM
Never done Black Friday, hopefully never will. Madness.
Ditto.
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2016, 09:49:58 AM »

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I got the same deals folks in lines got online, waiting in line shows you love your kids RH.   
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2016, 09:59:06 AM »

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I did it exactly once. I didn't have anything I wanted to buy, but I had never done it before and was curious as to what all the fuss was about.

And now, I have no interest in ever doing it again.

Mike
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2016, 10:40:43 AM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on November 24, 2016, 11:58:23 PM
Anybody dumb enough to do this?

I'm standing in a line of 300+ people, in the snow, at Toys R Us. I'm hoping to save a whopping $35.
in all honestly, why? even your post implies that $35 is not a large amount.

in any case, hopefully you snagged your stuff and are home nice and cozy now.  ;D
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2016, 10:48:38 AM »

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Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on November 25, 2016, 04:39:30 AM
Never done Black Friday, hopefully never will. Madness.

Second. I don't like shopping on a normal day. Zero chance of getting up early to deal with that kind of insanity.
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2016, 10:51:17 AM »

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Quote from: hwangjini_1 on November 25, 2016, 10:40:43 AM
Quote from: Roy H. on November 24, 2016, 11:58:23 PM
Anybody dumb enough to do this?

I'm standing in a line of 300+ people, in the snow, at Toys R Us. I'm hoping to save a whopping $35.
in all honestly, why? even your post implies that $35 is not a large amount.

in any case, hopefully you snagged your stuff and are home nice and cozy now.  ;D

I'm still young and healthy enough to do it, so why not, right? 

The store was well-prepared for the most part, and the crowd was remarkably polite, so it worked out okay.
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2016, 10:57:15 AM »

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I'm not into it myself, but I give props to people that are sacrificing sleep for the kids.

Honestly, what is the major criticism with liking your kids?
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2016, 10:58:19 AM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on November 24, 2016, 11:58:23 PM
Anybody dumb enough to do this?

I'm standing in a line of 300+ people, in the snow, at Toys R Us. I'm hoping to save a whopping $35.

It is not about the money for everyone. For some it is just an experience. There is also something about bargains that just makes you want to buy. It seems that winning is part of the human genetic code, and a bargain purchase is a win, even when you do not need the item. IN this case a win win, you get the bargain, the store sells you what you do not need. You hit PARETO (for those that are not economists look it up).
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Re: Black Friday
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2016, 11:00:53 AM »

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If there is one thing I'll never understand in American culture it's the appeal of crowded, stampeding, shopping on Black Friday.   My kids are older now, but when younger holiday shopping was always in moderation - so dealt with regular crowds but not the Black Friday craziness (saving a few dollars or making sure the kids had the latest thing never seemed worth it) .   From what I see on TV, seems to be worse every year.  Hopefully good for the retailers but not sure it's America's proudest tradition.  No offense meant to those who love it (or who do it to put a smile on your kids' faces), but it has no appeal for me at all.
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