Black Friday

Times have changed. It’s been awhile since I hit the Black Friday sales early in the morning. There used to be several hundred people roaming about at 5 am. Now there are thousands!! Tracy and I were at Staples this morning before they opened. The line extended way out but it really wasn’t too crazed, and we got what we wanted, even after waiting for the hundred or so people in line to enter the store. The Staples staff had everything very well-organized and everyone was super relaxed and friendly. A great beginning. From there we went to Circuit City—truly a zoo. They had opened an hour earlier and all the surrounding parking lots were full. The lines had to be at least an hour’s wait. Fortunately or not, the item we wanted there was sold out. We encountered the same scene at Target. I went in, Tracy searched for a parking spot, and we communicated via cell phones. By the time I found out the items we wanted were already sold out, he had finally found a place to park. We had better luck at Linens & Things where we bought a full-size Areo Bed at half price. We’ve been wanting one of these but had never seen them at half off before. So it was a 50-50 deal—half the places had what we wanted, half did not. We went to breakfast at Mykonos and were home by 8:15. One lesson learned:  never attempt to do this alone and make sure you have your cell phones.