Gone are the days of 3am wakeup calls on the wee hours of Black Friday. I can recall maybe 2 or 3 occasions where I actually awoke half-asleep or possibly pulled an all-nighter and braved the cold, sometime snowy and mostly always wet suburban shopping plazas in an attempt to snag the red hot deals. So what if it meant I'd be stuck with a flat screen TV that I didn't need or that $3 slow-cooker for one! Seriously it's kinda genius if you're flying solo and wanna whip up some pulled pork or a mashed potato. But some wiser years later, at the end of the day I realized sure those were good deals but did I really need them? Would I have bought them any other day? Maybe. Deals aside, I guess I just can't be bothered with the whole waiting outside in line like a zombie. One year there was a woman with a baby.. a small BABY at 4 in the morning at Target - true story. Tad loony and probably not the warmest and safest place for an infant when you're surrounded by ruthless take no prisoner Black Friday shoppers. Which is why now I take it all leisurely. Do I love a deal? Heck yes. Am I willing to sacrifice my 1st born for said deal - no way Jose.
But still I do find myself curious on Black Friday. I wanna be out there but on my time and my way. The day is here and I think I'm ready. My plan is to hit up the lesser popular of Black Friday stores. I'll swing by the Container Store (love that place even for just perusing. Organization makes me weak in the knees, not that I'm by any means on top of that but seeing it made possible gives some hope). After that perhaps Michael's, let the Christmas decor begin! And then maybe just maybe Old Navy and Target for some staples and also the kid needs snow pants. I completely forgot about snow pants! Snow has arrived and my little guy is just in awe looking out from the window. Can't wait to see him toss around in it.
So there it is, that is my plan for today. I don't have high expectations and I'm okay with not striking gold. Just gonna enjoy the day and hope to get a few things and maybe get started on that Christmas shopping.
Are you going out today? What was the best deal you got?
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