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Redjake · 11-15-2006, 03:43 PM

To the poster that said "an hour before" :

Here in North Carolina, last year, I showed up at Best Buy to get the coveted "$400 laptops" that were the rage. At 2:30 AM, there was 700 people in line at Best Buy. 700 On Black Friday.

I went to Waffle House and showed up when they opened at 6:00 AM and got in line, given up on the laptops. All I wanted was The Shield DVDs for $20 each. By the time I got inside, every single big sale item, including The Shield DVDs, were gone.

I STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY recommend either 1) Get to the store you want the NIGHT BEFORE, as in 9 PM on Thanksgiving Day, or 2) Don't even try. It's not worth it. Circuit City, Target, Staples, Office Depot, Wal-Mart, they were all the same. Anyone with a hot item, such as a $400 laptop (which turned out to be hunks of junk anyway) or other ridiculously low priced items, had 100s of people outside in the early morning after midnight. I got into Best Buy, looked for the DVDs, they were gone, and I left and went home and went back to bed. When I left Best Buy, there were around 300-400 people in line to check out, wrapping completely around the store. In 5 minutes after they opened. It was then that I decided to never go shopping early for Black Friday ever again. /tear

11-15-2006, 03:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	To the poster that said "an hour before" : Here in North Carolina, last year, I showed up at Best Buy to get the coveted "$400 laptops" that were the rage. At 2:30 AM, there was 700 people in line at Best Buy. 700 On Black Friday. I went to Waffle House and showed up when they opened at 6:00 AM and got in line, given up on the laptops. All I wanted was The Shield DVDs for $20 each. By the time I got inside, every single big sale item, including The Shield DVDs, were gone. I STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY recommend either 1) Get to the store you want the NIGHT BEFORE, as in 9 PM on Thanksgiving Day, or 2) Don't even try. It's not worth it. Circuit City, Target, Staples, Office Depot, Wal-Mart, they were all the same. Anyone with a hot item, such as a $400 laptop (which turned out to be hunks of junk anyway) or other ridiculously low priced items, had 100s of people outside in the early morning after midnight. I got into Best Buy, looked for the DVDs, they were gone, and I left and went home and went back to bed. When I left Best Buy, there were around 300-400 people in line to check out, wrapping completely around the store. In 5 minutes after they opened. It was then that I decided to never go shopping early for Black Friday ever again. /tear __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.