I’ve never “done” a Black Friday. Frankly, by the time this big sales day after Thanksgiving rolls around, I’m already done shopping for the holidays. But, this year I decided to see what a Black Friday was all about, so I went with a friend to the local Kohl’s at about 4:30 this morning. Yes, that’s 4:30 am, before the sun comes up.
Kohl’s - at least the one here - isn’t that big. But, the check out line started at the entrance and wound around the store to the cash registers. After my friend finished shopping and found a place in line, I went off to see what I could find. Frankly, everything looked a little cheesy to me. I looked at what other people had in their baskets - mostly toys, some clothes at half price, and a few bargains like fake Christmas trees (what store wants those around in January?). I found a Brother sewing machine for $60, and that was my big buy for the day. I haven’t owned a sewing machine since…well, we won’t go there…
Would I do Black Friday again? I doubt it. But, I’ll have to admit - that’s a different crowd that shops at 4:30 in the morning. They’re courteous and talkative (we were in line for 1.5 hours - you can’t avoid meeting your ‘neighbors’ during that time frame…), and they seem to take the wait in line in stride - it’s all part of the Black Friday ‘job’ (of course, Kohl’s isn’t WalMart). I certainly wouldn’t camp out overnight in front of a store - but then again I wonder…that might be fun, even if I wasn’t there to buy anything…I could just be a Black Friday groupie!
Photo via Wired Home.
Posted by Linda at 8:00 AM PST
