OK - I don't have Joella's cute little lady at her desk with her panties poking out - but I DO have a question! I just saw an Old Navy ad and they open at 3AM on Friday morning! I'm stunned - my thought is who in their right mind would do Thanksgiving day with family, friends, and assorted loved ones and massive food, and THEN, get up at what - 2AM - to go to Old Navy? Gee, I see Walmart opens at 5 - and yes, I know there are people who have made their lists, who plot their mornings (OK - NIGHTS!) and head out into the dark. My question is, do I actually KNOW any of these people? Do you?

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To new adventures! Kerry

I personally never shop on Friday but my son does!!! I just shake my head...heard on the New York station that wall mart and some of the other stores like Old Navy can't think of the other are going to be open on Thanksgiving Day...Don't go for that at all we should have some days that families can be together and not have to go to work....Thanksgiving and Christmas should be among those

sheila

Those people are just plain kukoo in my opinion. I hate crowds and would not go near a store on Black Friday. I think most of the sales are over-rated. If it is a great item, they probably only have one or two and you are out of luck if you are not first in the door. I also think they inflate the "regular" price to make you think you are getting a great deal. They are not in it to loose money, period.

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Karen and Maggie Mae 34' 99 Pace Arrow 2005 Honda CRV

I couldn't, and wouldn't, be able to get up that early and be a functioning human being, and even if I did I wouldn't want to fight the crowds. However, I have a DIL that goes out with her friends every year and they have a great time. I also have neighbors who never miss the frenzy. However, he usually runs in to grab the deal while she circles the parking lots waiting for a parking spot. Not for me!

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Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, she became a butterfly.

I once went to a Wal-mart Black Friday sale....and it was wild and distressing! I didn't enjoy it, and the thing that really torqued my jaw was they had that TV still on sale for the very same price for the next few days, until they ran out. I could have shopped at a "sane hour", comfortably with no crowd!

I swore I 'd never go to one again...HOWEVER, Best Buy has a HP Laptop with Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive for only $197. Imagine what a neat gift for a kid for Christmas.

Best Buy’s Black Friday deals already featured a $249.99 Acer laptop, as well as extremely competitive Windows 7 netbook deals, including a $179.99 Compaq Netbook offering an Intel Atom Processor, 1GB memory and 160GB storage.

Now....if I needed a laptop.... I'd probably find myself trotting down to the nearest store with money in hand, and a big smile on my face!!!

Happy Black Friday shopping!

Joella

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