Black Friday

[dalthauser]

For the first (and last)  time ever I participated in the 5am day after Thanksgiving sales.  I drug my friend with me and we hit Walmart (5am) and Target (6am).  I was amazed by how many people there were waiting in line at Target.

I hate that items get sold out within minutes of the sale starting.  That's BS.  They should offer rainchecks for at least 2 hours into the sale to make it fair. 

The only item I was interested in getting was one of the digital cameras that were on sale.  The Sony at Walmart was sold out by the time I got there (at 5:15am 15 minutes after the sale started).  I'm pretty sure they used that item as a come on - they probably just got in 10.  I did get the other deal offered by Target, and it's a great camera even though I'm not thrilled by the brand (Kodak M853 for $89.00).  I also got the 1gb card for $10.00 and a DVD of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory for $4.99.  These are all for my daughter. 

That's pretty much it. 

Comments

[jbluemoon.livejournal.com]

You're a brave one. ;)

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

Did you anything for yourself...a cookie?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

No, but I did refill my soda cup at the gas station on my way home.

[reyvin.livejournal.com]

I think they do just that - bait people in with a great deal of which they have only a handful. They do it with a lot of things, really, not just holiday sales. Car makers, game retailers, movie stores...they all order or produce less than the demand calls for, thus creating a frenzy and allowing them to charge even more when they flood the market with the second batch. Crooks, I tell you.