The Early Birds Get the Best Sales.....?????

I have NEVER gone shopping today, and never will. I don't like to shop anyways, so doing it under these conditions would drive me to drink (more). It does not look like fun to me and I don't understand why the stores have to goad people into acting like idiots for "Holiday" deals. Argh!!! Actually, I do believe this is the first year I didn't work on the day after Thanskgiving. Normally, I like to work this day because it's nice and quiet at work and I can get a lot done. I did take today off though - I need a 4-day weekend!!! Oh, and yes, the stores around here do have these same "staggered" sales all year long. JC Pennys is great at having a "door-buster" sale every couple months. the people that shop before noon get the sales prices and after noon it all goes back to normal. I've gotten some great deals with that before. Usually all the stores in the mall will do something that same day so if you're diligent you can make out pretty good.

Very good dsicussion let me tell you at first.At first i want to answer for the last question, where is the spirit...Nowhere. I don't think there is such a thing for all those stores. All what they think about is business and how to sell the most and got your money.I have just experienced this black friday shopping first year and didn't see the sale you was writing about with %, but there were some hot stuff on sale like a plasma tvs and if you come late, there would be none of them. Also my man tell me how it really works, how people are rude to each other and just for the thing they don't care if they will hurt you or stole something from your cart, just to have it. What a crazy thing.

I personally feel that such offers and discounts offered on a specific day are just hypes and nothing more than that and some are even manipulated, as far as i can tell from my experience from my side and in our country.

Wow, reading this, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only female who hates to shop! If I have to go, I like to run in, get what I need, and get out ASAP! But this year I did go to one store at five am, and I promise it will NEVER happen again! The item I wanted had been sold out two hours before the store opened, with those tickets they handed out. But we got to stand out in the cold and snow before we got to find this out. Not a pleasant morning. My husband was actually growling by the time we left. I told him if one more person ran over my toes or into me, I'd end up doing more than growl, I'd be biting!lol. Not really, just felt like it tho! Not a fun time, to say the least, and to leave with nothing to show for it was just the icing on the cake. I really didn't think it would really be that bad...live and learn, I guess!

The reason that is happening (50% 5-8, 40% 9-12 and so on) is because they are trying to get people to come at different times than after they had a good sleep and a clean up and decide to go at 12-1 when most people go shoping in such days. This way if 50% of the people that go later decide to go early that means that they wont have that big of a growd later on.

You know, even if I have off work on Black Friday, I won't go out. I try to just stay in my house the entire day lol. I live just outside the city so it gets REAL busy around here. And yes, what IS the deal with people getting so mean? Where IS that holiday spirit? GEEEZZZ!!! And I certainly do NOT want to get up or stay up till 4am to go stand in line for HOURS until the stores open to buy something half-off. I'll pay the extra for the convenience. lol. I think the term Black Friday come from meaning that the stores are in the "black" in their company bank accounts. Meaning in the profit.

Well my friend it comes down to the buck! Which I cant stand. There really is no holiday spirit when people go out and act like vultures. Ive never gone shopping on black friday. No its not fun. I know the people would get on my nerves too bad. Im fine staying at home!

I think a lot of stores only have limited amounts of things and if you are crazy enough to get out of bed to go shopping, you'll get the discount and the item for that price. The stores hate it, but yet they do it every year because they know that people will be crazy enough to go shopping and buy the stuff because it is so cheap. It's a big profit time for the store, so the earlier you get out, the better the deal you'll get on some of the most expensive items.

We have also these timed sales in Winnipeg, Canada and the reason is that they have to get rid of old stock. So what it means that if you are selling toys and they are last years's, it is best to get rid of them early and even with fifty percent off, the store still makes a profit. Now there are also introductory sales and there might not be that many of a product, so the store sells, lets say, LCD High Definition TVs for $1000 when they are really $1500. Now the store is counting on you not getting up at midnight, and the only ones who will be there are those who really want the product. Because if getting a high def Tv even for $1000 does not matter, you will wait until maybe six am and get something you really want.

Hi Bayleigh, I'm with you!! What is the big deal about these short timed sales? The only thing that I can think of is that the stores must have limited supplies of stuff that they put on sale. The earlier that you get there, the bigger the savings? Well, I would prefer to stay home in my nice casy bed than to be out there in the madness. I just don't see the sense in it all. People can be just vicious, rude and brutal, if they want something. If you happen to be between them and their target, look out. No telling what will happen. To me that is not the Christmas spirit. What ever happened to just going out shopping when you feel like it? Personally I prefer a more relaxed atmosphere to shop in. I do not care to be out in big crowds. The bigger the crowd, the faster I get out of there. Happy posting..

I guess cause like dramatic price cuts, i am not sure.. i have never been to "black friday" but i did go into walmart yesterday evening..and my daughters clothes WINTER CLOTHES AT THAT....all 2.00 a peice~ I was soooooo upset because i had no money right then....so for now on.. never on this"black friday" will i go to a store again! i know if i dont have money ill be sad.lol or if i do i wont by the time i leave the store!.lol i agreee with you.. there is no holiday spirit in ramming people with your cart and stealing stuff out of their basket.lol.(just story's ive herd) not me i swear:P.lol id send the man.....lol