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Well, the biggest sales day of the year is in full swing as I’m writing this. I don’t know about you, but I got up with the crazy shoppers and headed out at 4:15 this morning.

Although I saw an ad for the Nintendo Wii at Walmart, and they opened at 5 a.m., I didn’t think I’d have much of a chance to find one. So I opted for the Target store that opened at 6 a.m. They had deals on some other goodies I wanted.

My family said “Don’t go out and stand in the cold and freeze, it’s not worth it”. But to me, it wasn’t about the money I might save. It’s just that Black Friday is the kick-off of the holiday season (at least in my family) and it’s always been tradition to go ‘together’. You know, kind of a family thing. There’s just something about the excitement of it all.

So I arrived at my local Target store (1-1/2 hours before their opening time…yawn), there were already about 75 people there. Some in chairs, some with blankets wrapped around them. I found my way to the end of the line and made friends with the people around me. It was verrrrrry cold… the kind of cold that makes your nose turn red and stick together. Snowflakes were falling all around, and the ground became covered, but it added some Christmas ambiance to the festivities.

After a lot of jumping jacks (to stay warm) and conversations (to pass the time), the doors finally opened. In the back of my mind, I’m always worried about how rowdy the crowd will get and if there will be a lot of pushing and shoving (some people take this WAY to far). But the crowd stayed in line and moved into the store in an orderly manner. There were a few police officers there to block the people trying to cut in line (nice policeman). Yes, on the outside of the store, there was congeniality and calm.

But that’s where it ended. Although the first thing I noticed inside was the warmth, there was suddenly an urgency and A MISSION. Carts started being grabbed and running people over, items were flying off shelves and people started running to the … um … the … oh yeah … the ELECTRONIC’S DEPARTMENT. (What’s Christmas without technology, eh?)

Luckily I had my two girls with me. Now that’s the way to do it. I had held ‘our’ spot in line in the cold so that they could stay warm in the car until the store opened. They came and jumped in line with me as the crowd started to move indoors. (No, that’s okay Officer… they’re with me… grin?) We all took a few items off the list and made a bee line for the departments we wanted. I gave them the list for the Electronic’s Department where the mob was swiftly moving to, and I took the slower-paced Houseware’s Department (my Momma didn’t raise no dummies). As we parted, everyone’s swift gait suddenly became an all-out race, so I did what every good Mom would do. I stood back and yelled “RUN GIRLS RUN”.

Well, the rest seems like a blur, but thankfully we ended up with everything on our lists (except the Nintendo Wii… oh darn). But, we can put another notch in our Black Friday belts and store away the memories ’til next year.

Now… at home… it’s time to hit the Cyber Black Friday sales. I’m surfing for more ideas and know that lots of you folks will soon be too. Don’t forget to check out my site for special links to deals and sales that are only available for a limited time.

Check out computers and related items HERE
Get ideas for unique gifts and a 10% discount at Amazon.com HERE

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving, and are ready for the Christmas season which is upon us.

Treasure wisdom… For wisdom finds treasure - KC

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