Black Friday

[CMcG]

Just got back from my neighborhood Vons. It was empty — to be expected on a day when most people are eating Thanksgiving leftovers. But there was NO ONE in line at the inside-Vons Starbucks, and this is a phenomenon I’ve only seen in the last two weeks or so. Used to be at least 10 people in line no matter what time of day.

The msnbc article gave props to CVS. I really like CVS. I used to go there when I’d visit my sister in the Wash D.C. area. I’m very glad they expanded west. They are going to be the home of the “Minute Clinic” you guys might have read about — where you can be seen by a nurse practitioner for minor ailments at a low cost. This is important to me because I am going to lose my health insurance at the end of the year.

As for Christmas shopping, I am a real cheapskate. I buy deals online or at the Sports Arena swap meet. My mall addiction was cured about two years ago.

[Coronita]

I should have clarified. Most of my "shopping" today was online. I did venture out to Los Angeles, and did notice that the malls were pretty packed (seemed kinda different than san diego).

 

Rest assured. Americans will continue the tradition of spending money they have and possibly even find more creative ways to spend money they don't. Credit crunch. It's not stopping the majority of the people it seems.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/news/economy/black_friday/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Coronita]

I should have clarified. Most of my "shopping" today was online. I did venture out to Los Angeles, and did notice that the malls were pretty packed (seemed kinda different than san diego).

 

Rest assured. Americans will continue the tradition of spending money they have and possibly even find more creative ways to spend money they don't. Credit crunch. It's not stopping the majority of the people it seems.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/news/economy/black_friday/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Coronita]

I should have clarified. Most of my "shopping" today was online. I did venture out to Los Angeles, and did notice that the malls were pretty packed (seemed kinda different than san diego).

 

Rest assured. Americans will continue the tradition of spending money they have and possibly even find more creative ways to spend money they don't. Credit crunch. It's not stopping the majority of the people it seems.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/news/economy/black_friday/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Coronita]

I should have clarified. Most of my "shopping" today was online. I did venture out to Los Angeles, and did notice that the malls were pretty packed (seemed kinda different than san diego).

 

Rest assured. Americans will continue the tradition of spending money they have and possibly even find more creative ways to spend money they don't. Credit crunch. It's not stopping the majority of the people it seems.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/news/economy/black_friday/index.htm?cnn=yes

[Coronita]

I should have clarified. Most of my "shopping" today was online. I did venture out to Los Angeles, and did notice that the malls were pretty packed (seemed kinda different than san diego).

 

Rest assured. Americans will continue the tradition of spending money they have and possibly even find more creative ways to spend money they don't. Credit crunch. It's not stopping the majority of the people it seems.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/news/economy/black_friday/index.htm?cnn=yes

[jeeman]

I went to Fry’s at 4:15am on Friday morning. Last year, I got there at 4:45am and the line spanned the front of the building and 1/2 way down the right side.

This year….the line circled the building 1 1/2 times. Over 5 times longer. What a nightmare. I didn’t get what I went for.

I drove by Walmart also…huge long lines. Don’t know how it compared to last year’s. We left without standing in that crazy Fry’s line and went to Starbucks. Starbucks was really busy at 4:40am.

Jeeman

[jeeman]

I went to Fry’s at 4:15am on Friday morning. Last year, I got there at 4:45am and the line spanned the front of the building and 1/2 way down the right side.

This year….the line circled the building 1 1/2 times. Over 5 times longer. What a nightmare. I didn’t get what I went for.

I drove by Walmart also…huge long lines. Don’t know how it compared to last year’s. We left without standing in that crazy Fry’s line and went to Starbucks. Starbucks was really busy at 4:40am.

Jeeman

[jeeman]

I went to Fry’s at 4:15am on Friday morning. Last year, I got there at 4:45am and the line spanned the front of the building and 1/2 way down the right side.

This year….the line circled the building 1 1/2 times. Over 5 times longer. What a nightmare. I didn’t get what I went for.

I drove by Walmart also…huge long lines. Don’t know how it compared to last year’s. We left without standing in that crazy Fry’s line and went to Starbucks. Starbucks was really busy at 4:40am.

Jeeman

[jeeman]

I went to Fry’s at 4:15am on Friday morning. Last year, I got there at 4:45am and the line spanned the front of the building and 1/2 way down the right side.

This year….the line circled the building 1 1/2 times. Over 5 times longer. What a nightmare. I didn’t get what I went for.

I drove by Walmart also…huge long lines. Don’t know how it compared to last year’s. We left without standing in that crazy Fry’s line and went to Starbucks. Starbucks was really busy at 4:40am.

Jeeman

[jeeman]

I went to Fry’s at 4:15am on Friday morning. Last year, I got there at 4:45am and the line spanned the front of the building and 1/2 way down the right side.

This year….the line circled the building 1 1/2 times. Over 5 times longer. What a nightmare. I didn’t get what I went for.

I drove by Walmart also…huge long lines. Don’t know how it compared to last year’s. We left without standing in that crazy Fry’s line and went to Starbucks. Starbucks was really busy at 4:40am.

Jeeman

[lostkitty]

I took my kids to a mall near us here in upstate NY (they wanted to see what all this “Black Friday” hype was about – and I had never been on this day myself). Parking lot was jam-packed. Everyone angry and aggressive trying to find a spot.

Inside the mall…. people everywhere. Crowded! My daughter bought a book and stood in a line of three people. That was the longest line in any store we went in all day. Place was mobbed, but very little spending going on. We bought three things all day. Really, there was nothing to buy. Only spent money at Borders, JCrew, and Gap. And we did not buy anything over 25$… even at JCrew.

We stopped by Target on the way home…same… no lines whatsoever.

[lostkitty]

I took my kids to a mall near us here in upstate NY (they wanted to see what all this “Black Friday” hype was about – and I had never been on this day myself). Parking lot was jam-packed. Everyone angry and aggressive trying to find a spot.

Inside the mall…. people everywhere. Crowded! My daughter bought a book and stood in a line of three people. That was the longest line in any store we went in all day. Place was mobbed, but very little spending going on. We bought three things all day. Really, there was nothing to buy. Only spent money at Borders, JCrew, and Gap. And we did not buy anything over 25$… even at JCrew.

We stopped by Target on the way home…same… no lines whatsoever.

[lostkitty]

I took my kids to a mall near us here in upstate NY (they wanted to see what all this “Black Friday” hype was about – and I had never been on this day myself). Parking lot was jam-packed. Everyone angry and aggressive trying to find a spot.

Inside the mall…. people everywhere. Crowded! My daughter bought a book and stood in a line of three people. That was the longest line in any store we went in all day. Place was mobbed, but very little spending going on. We bought three things all day. Really, there was nothing to buy. Only spent money at Borders, JCrew, and Gap. And we did not buy anything over 25$… even at JCrew.

We stopped by Target on the way home…same… no lines whatsoever.

[lostkitty]

I took my kids to a mall near us here in upstate NY (they wanted to see what all this “Black Friday” hype was about – and I had never been on this day myself). Parking lot was jam-packed. Everyone angry and aggressive trying to find a spot.

Inside the mall…. people everywhere. Crowded! My daughter bought a book and stood in a line of three people. That was the longest line in any store we went in all day. Place was mobbed, but very little spending going on. We bought three things all day. Really, there was nothing to buy. Only spent money at Borders, JCrew, and Gap. And we did not buy anything over 25$… even at JCrew.

We stopped by Target on the way home…same… no lines whatsoever.

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