I know a lot of people are there at the store to get what they want and with limited quantities, we strive to get the item before everyone else. But I have to say my biggest peeve on BF are rude people. We are all there to get stuff before the other, granted, but to physically shove a child (and I have seen this happen) is just- to me - pushing it a little too far (no pun intended). So what are your biggest BF pet peeves and what other things have you witnessed that you don't agree with? I love BF and I await it every year with HUGE anticipation, but sometimes I see things that make you wonder where the Christmas spirit has gone! :holiday12 Don't they know Santa is watching? LOL

my bf peeve is when parents bring there small children out at 3 in the moring,when its cold.these kids should be home in a warm bed.

A lot of people don't have a choice, though. I took my kids one year (ages 7 and 10 then) and it was cold but we stayed in the truck til they opened the heated foyer doors. Once the doors opened they were so into getting the items that they are hooked now! My daughter even looks thru the ads to "help" me find items she would like for Christmas! She isn't in to subtle hints! ;)

I haven't taken them the last couple of years though because it is harder to hide the items from them. LOL But I come back and get them later and we shop for their gifts they want to give.

my pet peeve is they rush the door after standing inline for hrs...grrrrrrrrrrrrr.....they just walk all over you to get in the door

my bf peeve is when parents bring there small children out at 3 in the moring,when its cold.these kids should be home in a warm bed.
AMEN!!!

I think 10 yrs old is diff from bringing babies out. i see alot of babies on BF. I just hope thier parents are more concerned about thier safety instead of the deals.

A lot of people don't have a choice, though. I took my kids one year (ages 7 and 10 then) and it was cold but we stayed in the truck til they opened the heated foyer doors. Once the doors opened they were so into getting the items that they are hooked now! My daughter even looks thru the ads to "help" me find items she would like for Christmas! She isn't in to subtle hints! ;)

I haven't taken them the last couple of years though because it is harder to hide the items from them. LOL But I come back and get them later and we shop for their gifts they want to give.
I think ages 7 and 10 is old enough to go along...I think "small children" that belong at home are more like kids that are my kids' ages...almost 2, 4, and 5.5. I will be getting the deals online for the most part. I may venture out later in the day or later that weekend, if there are sale items I want that might still be in the stores...but when it's a decent hour to have them out, and when the most, um, "zealous" shoppers are already done shopping.

People buying mutli-items when it's limit one per person. Especially the free limits at OM last year, limit one per household not a person. Greedy people.

I'd have to say inconsiderate and rude people. I guess it's that mob mentallity?

When you're waiting in line for 2 hours for something that they only have a few of (like at BestBuy) and you think you're like 8th in line... and then the people in front of you have friends join them just before the doors open that didn't want to get up that early..... so now you're like 15th in line (hmmmm I don't sound bitter do I?)!!!

People that are such a hurry to get a cart that they ram the person ahead of them in the back. It happened to me twice. It won't kill you to wait a couple of seconds so I can move out of your way.

I think ages 7 and 10 is old enough to go along...I think "small children" that belong at home are more like kids that are my kids' ages...almost 2, 4, and 5.5. I will be getting the deals online for the most part. I may venture out later in the day or later that weekend, if there are sale items I want that might still be in the stores...but when it's a decent hour to have them out, and when the most, um, "zealous" shoppers are already done shopping.


I do see your point there. I know the crowds do get pretty rough and it would be unsafe for very young children to be there. I know it can get really bad when there is only one dvd player left. :runaway:

I'm a single mother of a now 6 yr. old girl. I don't have someone waiting at home that can take care of her while I shop so she comes with me. She loves it! I've brought her with me every year since she was 3. A couple of years were a little rough because of the crowds but she was fine once I got her in a cart. I'll still do some shopping online so that there's be something from "Santa" waiting for her. :D

I think bringing older children is ok but definetly not babies. The year before last it was raining like cats and dogs and this women had a three or four month old baby with her. Everyone in line agreed that she could just wait in her car and reclaim her space when they were ready to open the doors. It was just too cold and to wet for a baby to be out side.

I hate people who think they can just waltz to the front of a line that I have been waiting in for two hours. Last year one guy tried that and he almost had the crap beat out of him. I don't like kids who do not want to be there being dragged out. It is not fair to them or others who have to listen to the whinning for hours. If I wanted to listen to that I would drag my son out!

Mine is when you have spent the last 4-5 hours freezing your butt off and right when the doors are being opened, people rush the door from the side and get in front of you. The nerve of some people is shocking!

I hate people who think they can just waltz to the front of a line that I have been waiting in for two hours. Last year one guy tried that and he almost had the crap beat out of him. I don't like kids who do not want to be there being dragged out. It is not fair to them or others who have to listen to the whinning for hours. If I wanted to listen to that I would drag my son out!
I have seen it get pretty nasty on more than one occasion when someone tries to waltz up to the front of the line!

I've been known to say a work or two to people who try this.

Mine is when you have spent the last 4-5 hours freezing your butt off and right when the doors are being opened, people rush the door from the side and get in front of you. The nerve of some people is shocking!

That's what grinds me about Wal-Mart. You stand in line at one set of doors and people have formes a nice orderly line behind you. Of course, the Wal-Mart dude opens the doors and all of a sudden fifty thousand people are cramming at you from the opposite side of the line.

My biggest BF peeve is that I can't be at all the stores when they open!!

I haven't a choice about keeping my daughter at home this year (she'll be 20 months) due to hubby being in Iraq. Last year hubby took her at 8 months but he didn't wait in the cold, I was the 1st to leave at 6am. He left alot later. I can agree that a newborn shouldn't be outside in cold weather at 3am but if it's not THAT cold, later in the morning, and you have no choice, I don't see a problem with it.

This is kind of a year-round peeve but I have a problem with people in parking lots. Namely the ones that want the parking slot you are in but pull up so close to your car that you can't back out without hitting them. Then there's the people that park so close to your car that you can't get in except thru the other side. Another thing that drives me crazy are the chatters. You know, the people that are in their car and see someone they know that's also in their car and they pull up opposite each other and sit there blocking the lane yakking away, totally oblivious to the fact that the rest of us can't get past them.

Oh, and pet peeves are those who cut in line or ram ya in the heels with their shopping carts! LOL

My biggest is when the sign says limit one per household and people try to cheat. As for people getting pushy - heck that is part of the fun. I find bf to be more like a sport than a shopping experience

My biggest BF peeve is that I can't be at all the stores when they open!!
lol...thank you for saying this one.....mine to

I get irked about the one per household as well. I have seen people line up soooo many people that are obviously a family...then the store employee will still give it to the 12 year old girl....

My BF peeve is getting all pumped up for the BF and then finding out that the deals are not that great. Plus the rude inconsiderate people that take things out of your buggy because they can't find it.

my bf peeve is when parents bring there small children out at 3 in the moring,when its cold.these kids should be home in a warm bed.

I think this is one of my biggest. I understand that some can't get babysitters, but then you don't bring them out in the big crowd. :splat: Just think of all the germs. I also can't stand when people don't say excuse me. It's not like they're hard words to say.:splat:

I haven't a choice about keeping my daughter at home this year (she'll be 20 months) due to hubby being in Iraq. Last year hubby took her at 8 months but he didn't wait in the cold, I was the 1st to leave at 6am. He left alot later. I can agree that a newborn shouldn't be outside in cold weather at 3am but if it's not THAT cold, later in the morning, and you have no choice, I don't see a problem with it.


Hi! I know this is a little off subject, but I noticed you said your husband is in Iraq. My brother just got back last year from there and may be deployed again b4 this year is out. I just wanted to say hi and let ya know I hope he comes home safe! :)

Hi! I know this is a little off subject, but I noticed you said your husband is in Iraq. My brother just got back last year from there and may be deployed again b4 this year is out. I just wanted to say hi and let ya know I hope he comes home safe! :)


Thank you very much! He'll hopefully be home for Christmas, so this year is almost over with!!! :woot2:

Mine is people who actually will shove you to get down a certain aisle when the doors open. I couldn't believe it when this lil ol lady pushed me a couple years ago......to get a doll that was on sale. :mad:

I realize there are limited quantities, but pushing at our age is ridiculous! I couldn't imagine pushing someone out of the way to get a toy or whatever the product is. Of course I've never been pushed as Im 5'11. I don't think they would have the nerve. LOL

When you watch the news on BF afternoon its just amazing all of the stories they report from pushing and shoving.

i have taken my son out when he was younger i had no choice . this year i have a baby girl so my mom is going to watch the kids for me. can anyone answer this ,can you get the same deals online as in the store and what about shipping is it free.

as for my biggest peeve its when you turn your back and people steal stuff out of your cart. this happened to my mom at walmart last year. she was really upset

i have taken my son out when he was younger i had no choice . this year i have a baby girl so my mom is going to watch the kids for me. can anyone answer this ,can you get the same deals online as in the store and what about shipping is it free.

as for my biggest peeve its when you turn your back and people steal stuff out of your cart. this happened to my mom at walmart last year. she was really upset
Yes, many stores will have their deals online, and there will be a section here for online deals to make it easy to find them. As for shipping, almost all stores will have free shipping if you spend "x" amount of money...the amount will vary from one store to another.

I dont care if you are single, married, babysitting...CHILDREN UNLESS THEY WALK (actually more around 10 yrs of age) SHOULD NOT BE THERE.

You're childs safety is worth more that a half priced item. And if you think otherwise, then get some therapy.. I cant stand parents bringing out little babies and small children.RIDICULOUS. They dont belong there.

AND YES..YOU DO have a choice. Whats that choice? NOT GO!

Wow, I am surprised at how opinionated people are over whether children should or shouldn't be out on BF! I have kids, but they don't go shopping with me - I do almost all my Christmas shopping that day, so I don't want them seeing what I'm buying. However, other people having their children - or babies - with them doesn't bother me. In fact, in all honesty, if I had to shop with a child, I would much rather shop with an infant I could carry and feed in a sling than with a five year old who can walk. In the end, as long as I get what I'm out to get, you could bring your neighbor's children for all I care.

You're childs safety is worth more that a half priced item. And if you think otherwise, then get some therapy.. I cant stand parents bringing out little babies and small children.RIDICULOUS. They dont belong there.

AND YES..YOU DO have a choice. Whats that choice? NOT GO!

Ok, because I have a child means that I shouldn't be able to buy things at a fraction of a cost for gifts? Um, that sounds a bit harsh to me. My child walks and won't be walking around..that's when she could actually get hurt! I will carry her or put her in the cart. I'm not going to trust some 13 year to babysit my child and being military, means that 90% of the time you are nowhere near family to get their help! I'm not going to Seattle or to Atlanta for a babysitter! I also don't camp out at 3am in the freezing cold, my first stop is almost always Walmart and there are 6 of them here to choose from and all of which are open 24 hours a day, so no waiting in lines! *Blah*