I've never once shopped on Black Friday --- Generally speaking, I'd rather have elective surgery than face the crowds! 
However, since moving to Austin, DH & I have been talking about getting a GPS to help us navigate the maze of roads here (it would be especially useful in our house-hunting efforts), so I contemplated putting on my shopping armour and fighting the hoardes if I could find a screaming deal.
I've been reading up and know what sorts of features are desirable, and got a general idea of prices. When yesterday's paper came I went through all the advertisements and looked at all GPS on sale. I looked at everything, including (but not limited to) the door busters.
Generally speaking, the sale prices were not any better than what I could find on-line or elsewhere. There was one door buster item that was $30 less than the next-cheapest price (and $30 is not an inconsiderable savings, so I would have been willing to muster my courage and venture out), but the model that was offered in that case wasn't very highly rated and seemed to be an out-dated and not very desirable model.
I started thinking that Black Friday is just a bunch of hype, and that people aren't really getting the deals they are lead (by the retailers and even the media) to believe they are.
End result = I'm still sitting here at home, blogging. My record of never once shopping on Black Friday stands.
P.S. - Maybe I'll find the sort of deal I'm looking for on Craigslist after the holidays, when someone is trying to unload an unwanted gift or has buyer's remorse??? If anyone wants to unload a good GPS at a fantastically discounted price, let me know!
Black Friday = Big Fakeout?
November 23rd, 2007 at 04:59 pm
November 23rd, 2007 at 07:42 pm 1195846942
I'd rather stay home.
Good luck on the GPS! We're going to look at those probably in a year. Let prices come down a bit more. But I could see wanting to speed that up if we just moved. would make things easier.
November 23rd, 2007 at 08:06 pm 1195848409