First, I hope you have recovered from Thanksgiving and had a wonderful day of food, friends, and fun. I did. I was not nearly as exhausted as I thought I would be last night, and everything  pretty much went off as planned.

This morning was a little crazier than I thought, though. I really wanted to scoop up that Sony VAIO for $399 at Best Buy for my two younger ones, but a friend told me that yesterday at noon there were people already camped outside the door, so I decided not to even bother. But crowds were everywhere I went this morning. 

I was at Staples right when they opened at 6:00 AM and got a Color Laser Printer for $99.99. It was not a gift or a planned purchase. But then I saw it in the flyer yesterday, and I knew I had to get it.  That is a great deal.

Then I headed on over to Target, which was a mob scene. I hadn’t planned on going there either, but my sister was already there and was finding deals fast and furious. She told me about an under-counter mount TV like the one on my Wish List that she threw in her cart just in case I wanted it. I was thrilled to find out that it was actually a 12″ Wide Screen AudioVox for $199 - even a better deal than what the 9″ originally was. So, again, I bought myself a present. I picked up a few toys and games that are not on anyone’s list, but at $5 and $7, they are great gifts for the Toys for Tots drive. The lines at Target were out of this world, and there was some kind of credit card problem, where everyone in line was being declined. It was an internal problem, but each and every card had to be called in. I almost left the line to pass up the bargains, but I didn’t.

After Target for some reason I decided to head into the Mall, but quickly left. No deal was worth the crowds and all of the pushing and shoving.

My sister and I met my Mother for a quick breakfast, and then we all went to a seasonal Christmas store where everything was 50% off. It was packed, but I love to decorate and they had some really beautiful Christmas items in there. I had a basket full of more lights, garland, pretty gold decorations and even some outdoor decorations. I checked out, said good bye to my family and shopping was done for the day.

It was crazy, and 2 1/2 hours worth was definitely enough for me. But I am in full decorating spirit now. I wonder if I can urge my husband to drag all of the Christmas stuff out a few days early. Nah - maybe I should just go back to bed.

Source: Crazy Black Friday Shopping! [Aging Fabulous]

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