What were your Hits and Misses last Black Friday?

[thistledown814]

For DD7 and DD10, the biggest miss was Squawkers Macaw (From a grandparent. I knew better.) whose novelty quickly wore off. The biggest hit was their pink Nintendo DS's that they had not even asked for. They still play with them almost daily.

[shopping mom]

Last year:
Biggest miss: My Twinn doll for DD5
Biggest hits: Wii for DS24 and DIL, Wii for DS17, Xbox 360 for DS21, Seagull Guitar for DD20
Polly Pockets for DD5 and a DS for DS22.

[racerfan]

Miss: All the Hannah Montana stuff, the dolls, the stage, the closet & tour bus etc. She still loves HM but does not play with that stuff. Going to goodwill I a week

Hits: Xbox360 & accessories & PSP & games for DS12, (his birthday is 12/21) Wii games, (DD10 & DS12) Guitar Hero 3, (DD & DS) DS games, (DD) Hannah Montana concert tickets. and
Hannah Montana 3-D movie tixs. (DD) 2 Sirrius Radios and boombox (DH) GPS (DH & me)

[zim05]

Hits: The biggest hit was the Wii for my sis. Also the Guitar Hero 3 for PS3 w/ the two guitars from Target was a hit for my younger bro.
I don't really remember any misses offhand...

[guilliam]

Hits: xbox 360, psp, and ipod touch
Misses: tickle me elmo xtreme (luckily I got it at retail and didn't pay a fortune on ebay)

[arci122]

Hit: Everything I need at Staples, Target tv/dvd player

Miss: WII

[jellybean051901]

the biggest miss had to be most of the toys from last year that just sit in DD4 room.

[jellybean051901]

We are usually pretty lucky and get everything on our list. We plan our trip after turkey. We write down everything we want and then divide it up by departments. When the doors open, we each take off for a different department. It has worked well for us.

[mgmckny]

My ds 11's biggest hit was a real tool kit that he hadn't asked for and had shown no interest in until my brother gave it to him. My older child only wanted a Zune so he was happy.

[Spotted1]

Hits were most certainly the My Little Pony teapot, and the wooden activity block with bead runner.

Miss was the skateboard we got a nephew. Apparently Ripsticks are cooler. :|

[chrisjuvers]

hit: we finally got a wii, accessories, for it & (along with family members) got 14 games. Guitar hero is super fun DS2, DS6, DS8, & DS12

[oneredhonda]

Last year was awful!! My husband and I worked hard (when money was VERY tight) to get something for all of the 15 kids we had to buy for (10 nieces and nphfew's and 5 cousins... we only do presents for the kids) but only 2 of them actually liked what they got. The rest did not even say thank you and at least 5 of them asked for there presents to be sent home with a parent and did not even come to the Christmas party. We decided on Christmas day last year that this year we are buying every one gift cards. I do not like them but last year was a terrible waste of time, energy and money. It was a very disapointing Christmas.
So I gess my hits were Battleship and a purse.
The misses were mp3 player, cabage patch, little pet shop, hand held football game, fisher price doctor set ect there was so much!!

[shopping mom]

Last year was awful!! My husband and I worked hard (when money was VERY tight) to get something for all of the 15 kids we had to buy for (10 nieces and nphfew's and 5 cousins... we only do presents for the kids) but only 2 of them actually liked what they got. The rest did not even say thank you and at least 5 of them asked for there presents to be sent home with a parent and did not even come to the Christmas party. We decided on Christmas day last year that this year we are buying every one gift cards. I do not like them but last year was a terrible waste of time, energy and money. It was a very disapointing Christmas.
So I gess my hits were Battleship and a purse.
The misses were mp3 player, cabage patch, little pet shop, hand held football game, fisher price doctor set ect there was so much!!

Don't feel to bad I think sometimes kids are just overwhelmed by all they recieve that they go into overload especially younger children. I would imagine that the things you bought got played with throughout the year.

[LondonAtDark]

To Oneredhonda-15 kids! Wowers! That is A LOT to buy for! I remember my grandmother always brought her grandkids McDonald gift certifcates. They came in a packet of 5 for $5.00 total. Anyone remember those? I always looked forward to receiving those!

I noticed with my daughter I buy her accesorizes to go with what she already has. She has an American Girl doll, so I buy clothing for her doll. She has a GameBoy (We might have to upgrade her this year to the DS system) so then I would buy her games to play with hand held game.

I remember buying her Barbies and the houses and stuff and she never played with any of it. The dog usually wound up chewing the little pieces left out and sometimes thru it back up. Fun.

[backpacktwc]

Misses - Star Theatre, electric guitar, definitely clothes.
Hits - Oldest son's Canada Trip, remote control cars, airplanes, and a rocket.

I think the rocket was the best. We launched it from the park near us. We got three launches out of it, before the parachute strings burned. The kids want to get the rocket shaped like a port-o-potty. I may have to oblige them, as I'm the biggest kid of them all.

[dad2trips]

We are usually pretty lucky and get everything on our list. We plan our trip after turkey. We write down everything we want and then divide it up by departments. When the doors open, we each take off for a different department. It has worked well for us.

Gladiators Avatar! Cleveland Rocks!

[hockeyfanamo]

Hits: B&BW Sets for extended family, Night Vision thing for DH, Digital Frame for SIL and FIL
Miss: The MIL wanted this specific dual laser level thing. Gave it to her and she changed her mind she wanted something different. This year she gets a giftbasket like everyone else!
:rwb:

[dramaqueen72500]

HIT: electric keyboard from Target on BF for about $60

MISS: Daisy Razor scooter...DD8 is terrified to ride the thing!

[Bigbroad55]

game boy games 4.99
hannah momtana dolls 6.74

[conj]

biggest miss - I dunno - can't remember....

biggest hit - surprise! it was the sweatshirts from old navy for DD and the nice clothes DS got... (button down shirt, etc) they get the most use...

[ccasbury]

Hits- Cheap DVD's, New Ring For my misses, Leftovers from Turkey Day.:D
Misses -- Anything at Staples (way too crowded at 3 am)

[hnybee411]

The biggest miss was definately the fisher price kareoke thing my kids got. They loved it, but there is no way to plug it in and it takes a ton of batteries and burns through them to the point it won't play music anymore after about 15 minutes. If santa hadn't brought it, we would have boxed it up and taken it back to the store.

[4tiaras1crown]

Hit: Walmart $50 DVD Players; $5 PJ's
The players were cheap but are working awesome!!!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Hit: Stayed inside warm shopping online.. Called my brother in law who missed Staples bargins....

Miss: Son in law who called me to say Staples was sold out at 615AM

[Scanner420]

Hits:
DS-7- Wii, RC Air Hogs Heli
DD-6- MP3 player, HSM Dolls and Jammies,
DS-4- Cars Mega Blocks sets, Cars figures, Mack foldout racetrack, Bike.
DD-2- MM Cluhouse, Dolls, Playfood for her kitchen, Rose Petal Cottage

Misses- Dog ate the Helicopter 5 minutes after my son got it outside. I stepped on my daughter's MP3 player because she left it under a pile of toys.

[PentiumMMX]

Hits: I can't remember (I've slept since then)

Misses: Just about everything I received (I got a set of letter openers shaped like swords, which is cool, but I don't have much of a use for. I also got a set of knives, but I refuse to use it for the fact that the knives where that year's limited edition set)

[ChristmasShopping]

Hit: Wii, kitchen play set for niece

Miss: RC helicopter... couldn't get the thing to fly right no matter what we did

[deljack27]

Hits: Wii games, Sansa Shakers
Misses: My Little Pony Teapot, Dragonfly RC-it never flew!

[littlezar]

Hits:
DS13 - Games w/strategy guides (last year was DS Zelda & one of the Final Fantasy games, this year PC Spore), Manga Drawing Book, Disney Store Goofy PJ's (LOL)
DS11 - Wii Need for Speed Pro Street game, Airsoft stuff
DS7 - Disney Cars stuff (cars & playset), Scooby Doo headlamp ($4 at Big Lots...looks goofy with it on, but he loves it), legos
DS2 - Little Einstein Pat Pat Rocket & Higglytown Heroes toys and the Ratatouille chef hat that was packaged with the DVD

[samisma]

Last year was an easy christmas as my dd was more into wrapping paper than presents...

But the big hit & miss for my godson:
hit: sansa mp3 player
miss: clothes..

i don't know what i was thinking, he's officially a teenager now, i can't keep up with the styles..


as for personally, the biggest hit? diapers from babies r us - We still have 3 cases left and we're in the process of potty training so... :D

[JohnnyLaRue]

Hit : Mp3 player w/ video (even though i am not big on music but found out I can put podcasts of radio shows on it)

Miss: Large oversized novelty remote. Thought it was a joke gift but it was not. Tried to return it but the store refused (Brookstone) even though the box had their store name on it. Vowed never to shop there again. Went to the centre of the mall and stood on a bench and said "Who wants to trade for a large remote?" Nice lady traded me a box of tea for it.

[wx4svr]

Hit: EVERYTHING!!

Miss: For the first time ever.. NONE.

[dramaqueen72500]

Last year was an easy christmas as my dd was more into wrapping paper than presents...

But the big hit & miss for my godson:
hit: sansa mp3 player
miss: clothes..

i don't know what i was thinking, he's officially a teenager now, i can't keep up with the styles..


as for personally, the biggest hit? diapers from babies r us - We still have 3 cases left and we're in the process of potty training so... :D

Oh, I got those diapers too! $10 a case--that was the best! I was 9 months preg and wasn't sure I would like the diapers so I only got 4 cases-I wish I bought more. I hope they do that again this year!

[KrystalMae1231]

I did great last year, was first in line at Kmart TG day sale for the wii, and 2nd in line for the CC Compaq laptop for 299 with free router and printer.
This year I am determined to be in line for the LCD/Plasma Tv's. High hopes anyway.

[KrystalMae1231]

I dont' think I have ever missed a DB that I wanted. I am fierce come shopping time. Knock on wood!!!

[Kandy]

Hit- the DS Lite Zelda and DS lite Nintendo Dogs (DS and DD loved them and they were not on their list)

They already had a DS, but DD ds hindge was broken and they wanted as much as a ds to "fix it" or for $10 less than the bundles I got I could have traded it for a DS lite (um, no thanks, I use it now, ;) works fine you just have to be careful of the one hindge)

MIss- Nothing

[shadowsjc]

hit: mio c320 gps @ radio shack for $150. wide screen, and very 'hackable' (i was able to get new maps on it, new voices, and text to speech on it, so my $150 gps performed very similar or even better than $300+ units)

miss... kinda: zune 30 gb (the old one) for $99 @ radio shack. i wanted a new video /mp3 player and i got the zune, but i never really got used to it. it was ugly, big, heavy, and didnt support alot of formats. on the bright side, i held on to it for a few months, and sold it as a "slightly used" (exaggeration since i really only used it 4-5 times tops) unit on craigslist for $110 (so a $10 profit :) )

[allshoppedout]

Hits: Wii System @ Toys R Us the weekend before Thanksgiving. DH was 10th in line. We were thrilled! Play it all the time, love it.
TomTomOne @ BB, recommended to me by another very knowledgeable gottadeal member ;) I think it may have been like $129.00-- I love it!

Miss: Cannot think of any at this time.

[len_mullen]

No misses. The hit was the Navigon 2100 with lifetime traffic for $100 from staples. Love this and bought a second unit later in the year.

[allshoppedout]

Ok, I remembered the MISS: And boy what a miss, it was around $30, and I ordered from Target.com, some Dance Mat for two (not American Idol, nor Hanna Montana, just some mat that got great reviews--it was just AWFUL purchase.....So very :gdyelling:at those who gave it a good review!

[miller205]

DD17 still loves her Compaq Laptop from CC, is using it in college (just not liking the Vista on it so much). DVD's still get used too. Gosh, I cannot even remember what all else I bought that day either!! Various items at Old Navy, VS, etc/

OH!!!! And that Radio Flyer Spring Horse that I got DS3 at TRU on special!! He still plays on that thing almost every day.

[timko27]

Hit: The Sharp 46" LCD I bought at Circuit City.. Still loving it to this day
Misses: I live in the middle of nowhere so I would say anything that went on sale online early.. A miss because we still didn't have high speed internet available yet :(

This year however things will be different!

[MICKEY3601]

Hit: WII..I was at Target pretty far from the front of the line when an employee stated they had given out all the tickets for the WII's. Then someone in line gave 2 tickets back to her. I couldn't believe my luck when I got one of the tickets. I was not shopping for a WII yet I got one. It is the best game system especially the bowling!! Although I must admit the adults play it more then DD7! :)

Miss: Toys...DD7 plays with none of her toys. So this year anything except toys!

[ToastyOasty]

I did great last year. I was in line at 4:45 at Sears for a video camera, somehow was first in line inside when they opened the doors, was the first to check out and be gone. Was in line at target at 5:10 and got the ticket for the t.v. and got guiter hero before it was gone as well. I was done and going through the starbucks drive thru at like 6:30 and the guy asked if I was going shopping. I was like...honey I'm DONE. :smirk:

[newmom517]

To Oneredhonda-15 kids! Wowers! That is A LOT to buy for! I remember my grandmother always brought her grandkids McDonald gift certifcates. They came in a packet of 5 for $5.00 total. Anyone remember those? I always looked forward to receiving those!




haha, yes we always got those in little stockings that were on the tree. Definitely loved getting those...meant more happy meals :D

[newmom517]

Hit- fisherprice kitchen for ds...he loves it and still plays with it.



miss- Wii that we got off ebay as a bundle...paid 450 for the whole bundle and only played it maybe 5 times... traded it in for a xbox 360 w/ games and everyone loves it...so something good did come out of it.

[ophelia]

I need to learn to stick with the less pricey toys for my picky kids. Last year was kind of a bust.

Hits: DS and Wii games for DS12
Misses: Little Tykes kitchen set, Smart Cycle, and Clickstart system for DS3

[theboyzmom]

Butterscotch was both hit and miss here....I got it for my son who LOVED it and screamed and laughed and loved it to death the first week...then slowly tapered off...however when I said something about giving it to the kids at the shelter, he cried and said we couldn't get rid of his horse...so I'm just not sure

other son wants Biscuit this year...not sure if I want another large toy like that which will be loved but not played with that much

other hits; rockband, real electric guitar

miss; rc helicopter (from grandparents), stupid thing wouldn't fly well at all

[MusicMama]

Hits --
SanDisk Shaker pink for the youngest niece (except that her mother lost the 3 memory cards that my daughter made specially for the her cousin)
Neon guitar lamp for the 18-year old niece
Books for 2 of the nieces
Cash and gift cards

Misses --
Cabbage Patch & Care Bear for 27year old niece who used to collect them but apparently quit and never told me
Bratz lamps for 2 "middle" nieces who put them on their Christmas lists
Disney SceneIt for one of the above problem nieces who asked for it specially
Books for the same problem nieces - they get gift cards this year, if anything
RC helicopters for the nephews; they never flew right

Also a miss -- the cheap stuff that my sister-in-law continues to buy for me and my sisters from the "school sale".

[areno79]

For DD7 and DD10, the biggest miss was Squawkers Macaw (From a grandparent. I knew better.) whose novelty quickly wore off.

Ugh, my SIL bought this for my niece last year...and by the end of the day on BF driving around hearing the stupid thing talk I wanted to smash it into a thousand pieces. Luckily her girls are really rough on their toys, so it didn't last long :D

[princez916]

I don't know how you guys remember all this stuff! Hit that I remember is my dd12 computer I got off ebay. ds17 star wars psp, and ds14 mini fridge. They liked their clothes and I don't remember what else I got them!! lol

[loves30]

hit: 3 lap tops, 1desk top, 3 gps ,toys at other stores cant remember . those were my important items .

miss.. the diapers that were 10. tho i really did not need them but like to buy to give away to people that do need them .

[areno79]

I bought myself the DVD camcorder that was on sale at Walmart last year (I think for $200) that I just HAD to have. I've used it once. :rolleyes: