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Blanket

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Nov 24, 2010 2:40 PM
I am going out for the 1st time this year to try and get a couple deals at Walmart and I hope I get to see a scuffle.
Nov 24, 2010 2:40pm
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Bigred1995

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Nov 24, 2010 2:42 PM
Blanket;574164 wrote:I am going out for the 1st time this year to try and get a couple deals at Walmart and I hope I get to see a scuffle.
DO NOT GO OUT ON BLACK FRIDAY!!! You have no idea what you're getting yourself into! You will regret this idea!

Consider yourself warned!!!
Nov 24, 2010 2:42pm
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j_crazy

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Nov 24, 2010 2:43 PM
i might do some midnight madness black friday (from 12:00 to 6:00 am) shopping at an outlet mall but nothing other than that.
Nov 24, 2010 2:43pm
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Blanket

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Nov 24, 2010 2:46 PM
The biggest thing I am going out to try and get is the $98 19 inch Sansui HDTV.
Nov 24, 2010 2:46pm
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Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

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Nov 24, 2010 2:47 PM
HELL NO
Nov 24, 2010 2:47pm
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Belly35

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Nov 24, 2010 2:47 PM
Grove City outlet ..maddness
Nov 24, 2010 2:47pm
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Websurfinbird

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Nov 24, 2010 2:48 PM
Bigred1995;574167 wrote:DO NOT GO OUT ON BLACK FRIDAY!!! You have no idea what you're getting yourself into! You will regret this idea!

Consider yourself warned!!!

I would have to agree with this. I did it once and I don't think it was worth it. You get so caught up in the frenzy that you end up buying things you don't need or forget to buy the things you do.

Seems these days almost every retailer is offering deals for "Cyber Monday," with many offering free shipping on most or all items. Off hand I know Sears, Walmart and Target are offering this (some may have a minimum amount to spend).
Nov 24, 2010 2:48pm
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rydawg5

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Nov 24, 2010 2:48 PM
Amazon.com will save me as much as I need, no tax, free shipping, and no hassle.
Nov 24, 2010 2:48pm
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Fab4Runner

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Nov 24, 2010 2:49 PM
NO! Friday is our family Thanksgiving (has been for several years) and I would assume it will continue to be...therefor I will never have to think about going out on the town. Oh darn!
Nov 24, 2010 2:49pm
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BORIStheCrusher

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Nov 24, 2010 2:51 PM
I'm going out to lunch and drinking some beers.
Nov 24, 2010 2:51pm
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gorocks99

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Nov 24, 2010 2:57 PM
Fab1b;574181 wrote:HELL NO

This.

I'm driving from Chicago to Minneapolis that day, and going to a hockey game that night. No way do I go anywhere near a shopping center.
Nov 24, 2010 2:57pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 24, 2010 3:06 PM
My understanding is I'll be painting the kitchen on Friday.
Nov 24, 2010 3:06pm
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Blanket

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Nov 24, 2010 3:07 PM
Since I have never done this before, I have a question.

Does Walmart and other stores have a lottery system for the bigger items or is it first come?
Nov 24, 2010 3:07pm
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Bigred1995

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Nov 24, 2010 3:11 PM
Blanket;574228 wrote:Since I have never done this before, I have a question.

Does Walmart and other stores have a lottery system for the bigger items or is it first come?
I can tell you now, whatever you're looking to get, you might as well forget about it! In order to get one of the "bigger items" on Black Friday, you have to be one of the first 5 or so people in line. They all advertise having these "bigger items", but what they don't tell you is they only stock 5 - 10 of them. It's a ploy to get as many people in the store as possible.
Nov 24, 2010 3:11pm
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Blanket

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Nov 24, 2010 3:14 PM
There are other TV deals being advertised over the one I am going to try and get, but if I dont get one its not a big deal really.
Nov 24, 2010 3:14pm
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Con_Alma

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Nov 24, 2010 3:19 PM
There is an Ohio Sales tax when purchasing items online.

There's even area to report it nice and neatly on your State income tax form.
Nov 24, 2010 3:19pm
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Bigred1995

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Nov 24, 2010 3:28 PM
Con_Alma;574257 wrote:There is an Ohio Sales tax when purchasing items online.

There's even area to report it nice and neatly on your State income tax form.

My Ohio State income tax forms do not have that area!;)
Nov 24, 2010 3:28pm
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Con_Alma

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Nov 24, 2010 3:30 PM
It appears that most don't!! ;)
Nov 24, 2010 3:30pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Nov 24, 2010 3:44 PM
I'd rather sandpaper a bobcat's butt in a phonebooth rather than go out on Friday. It was bad enough out today.
Nov 24, 2010 3:44pm
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Blanket

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Nov 24, 2010 3:47 PM
I told everybody I could to stay away from the grocery stores today because it is always a mad house.
Nov 24, 2010 3:47pm
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Firad

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Nov 24, 2010 3:48 PM
Sort of. I'll be working the Midnight Madness shift on Black Friday. 9:00 pm tomorrow night to 6:00 am Friday morning at the outlet mall. FML.
Nov 24, 2010 3:48pm
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Nov 24, 2010 3:50 PM
I'll be going to at least Eddie Bauer (40% off everything in the store until noon). Other than that, I don't know. The only things I was hoping for a deal on was a Panasonic Plasma (S2 or G25) and a Kindle 3 and those appear to be non-existant.
Nov 24, 2010 3:50pm
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Heretic

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Nov 24, 2010 3:54 PM
Black Friday will indeed be a dark day for me, as I'm going out to...spend the day at the office working on a project that must be completed by Sunday night. Friday and Sunday are my designated "life sucks, I want to die".
Nov 24, 2010 3:54pm
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Timber

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Nov 24, 2010 3:56 PM
How did this term come about? Should it not be called Green ($$$) Friday, or Ben Franklin Friday? I suppose for those that spend a bunch of cash it becomes a Black Friday.
Nov 24, 2010 3:56pm
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Con_Alma

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Nov 24, 2010 3:58 PM
Black Friday...the day most retailers come out of being in the red financially.
Nov 24, 2010 3:58pm