okannie

Fayetteville, AR...WPS!! always lots of choices and great bargains...

If I find a good buy on something that is on my watch list then I grab it...last night I bought shopkins season 3- 5 pk buy 1 get 1 and a big joe bean bag chair for 9 dollars...I bought a couple of Breyer horses when they had a good sale on Breyer sight

Best memory...hard to choose, so many great times after my kids got old enough to go with me but one memory stands out...it was when the shopping was in the early mornings, it was real cold out, my DIL and I went to Toys R Us while my DS stood in line at Target. When we went to go in at Toys R Us line jumpers tried to rush the entrance and one tried to pull my DIL out of place but all the shopper banded together with the employees and the line jumpers were sent to the end of the line. Then we joined my DS at Target and were at the head of the line when it opened. Later we saw a news clip with us entering Target and DS yelling " Woo-hoo!! Go, Go Go!" We laughed so hard because we didn't realize he had hollered that out. Worst memory...the afternoon starts at Walmart...all the crazies crowd the store and people grab stuff only to ditch it later around the store.

I Won!! ...Love the caption contest and reading everyone's captions... Congrats to all the winners ...Thanks Brad..

Harbor Freight- 10/20

1. And you thought going camping in the woods was primitive? 2. We are going to have a big screen tv in every room with this deal...even the bathroom! 3. And they're OFF...shopper green shirt is neck and neck with black ensemble ahead of the pack...

I like some of the stuff Walmart has to offer...still waiting on the Lowe's ad...not sure we will be waiting in line anywhere but may plan to be out and get some of the things..interested if I can just get it online but most are only doing free shipping if $50 so that could make me have to go to the store...amazon if they price match would work out well with prime...Hmmm...decisions, decisions...lol

I shopped Bath and Body today...buy 3 get 3 free, used my $10 off $30 coupon plus get a free regular size with any purchase so walked out with a bag full for $33 and another $10 off $30 coupon good through the New Year...used the JCPenney's $10 off $25 to buy the boots my DD wants then went to Kohl's used the $10 off $25 and 20% code to buy purse DDIL wanted...let the savings begin

Haven't seen anything I am really after yet....but with all the coupons coming out from various stores you just never know and there were some decent deals with the Walmart stuff..

So excited to be getting my shirt soon...I have one from previous year so now someone else in my family can wear one...

I have made the trek out to the store in the bygone years when we shopped at 5a.m. and I have done the newer Thanksgiving Day version....I think if you enjoy the going to the store and the madness and you do it with family who is it hurting because obviously the corporate world has decided...I still love the stores that wait until Friday though....my family and I have some great memories of former shopping adventures...I do admit that as the online shopping has become available Wednesday night, if I can order it then I do so I have fewer stops to make out in the crowd....Not sure how it will be for us this year, we are talking about just lingering over Thanksgiving dinner, taking in a movie and then maybe going to check out some sales afterwards because honestly, we are downsizing on the amount of gifts and we already have a lot of it bought...still will keep my eye out for anything extra that is a good deal either online or in store... happy bargain hunting to all

Want to see Toys R' Us, Walmart, and Lowe's...already have a lot bought but if a good deal pops up on something I wouldn't mind picking up....I will grab it...missed out on snow globes last year as they didn't come in until the next day at Penney's..could use a good catch on super hero infinity stuff...

I strongly dislike the Thursday store openings! Thanksgiving Day should be about enjoying family gatherings, football and food. I loved the fun of going out early in the a.m. Friday morning after an enjoyable Thanksgiving Day to shop for all the deals. We would get in lines, do our shopping and then have brunch. Now with so much on Thursday, a lot of the fun is gone plus there are twice the people crowding in the stores at the earlier times. It doesn't mean better sales as a lot pick it up only to ditch it at the register or around the store. So many of the stores have multiple sales all through the night which I don't like either because we live about 40 minutes away from where we shop so it is hard to hang around all through the night for all the different hours of the sales. With the old way, all on Friday, most of the sales would be at 5 a.m. with a few late ones at 10 a.m. which was perfect.

Usually about 2 weeks before Black Friday so I am going with the 12th....could be as early as the 10th....I am ready to get my game on

I think a lot of us have the same pet peeves. For me the pet peeves that come to mind: People who bring young children out. I once saw a woman leave her under ten year old to stand in line at Target while she went to Toys R' Us. People who ram you repeatedly with their cart, the first time is an accident but after that pay attention, we are all in the lines going slow. All the people that crowd the stores just to be there, not really shopping. People who show up 30 minutes before start time and think they deserve the hot deals and are shocked they are so far back in the line or can't get close to the pallet of stuff.

On the rare occasion that the thing someone must have doesn't really go on sale, then yes, I would pay full price . Before I would do that, I would of done my research to be sure that in no way could I save any money because I all about stretching the dollar.

My oldest son and daughter-in-law go with me...my son is 6ft. 4in. tall so he can reach into the crowd an pluck out what we are after...my DIL is small so she can squeeze into the small spaces and grab stuff....it is great fun to score all our treasures...

We decided to draw names in our small family as several are on tight budgets, that way everyone just has to get 1 or 2 gifts for $60 or less each. The one granddaughter is already bought for since she is big into Breyer horses, we bought some at Breyerfest in July and have been picking up since then. Santa already has his tucked away for her too. I have some of what my son and DDIL are getting from me as I drew their names. I will probably get the other 2 kids something small but is it. Depending on what we see in the ads, may do any of it online if we can get.

As we have scaled down the gift giving except for for granddaughter, don't plan on hitting the stores, will be doing any shopping online this year. We will stay home and enjoy the ballgames, food and family. The last couple of years the finds haven't been that great in the store plus with the change of hours, the crowds are horrible. We may venture out later or on Friday but the list is short, we shall see.

I will be waiting....

Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy...

The year I remember being funny to our family, my son, daughter-in-law, and I had waited at Target for the opening at 5 a.m. As usual when the doors opened we rushed through with the crowd. Later that evening when we got home, there was a clip on the local news and you could see my 6ft. 4in. son and hear him yelling: WOO-HOO!! GO, GO, GO!!....so funny...great memories...

I have been at this 24 years...my middle child was six and wanted Nintendo with Mario...I was newly divorced with 3 kids so needed to stretch my dollar as far as it could go...Walmart had the new Nintendo with games for a great buy...when I got in the store couldn't find them in the electronic department as they hadn't brought them out yet...I had my ad so manager went to look for them and people were getting them before he could get them over to the front of the line but I managed to push my way to him and said I was first in line so he handed me one right there... Score!!...been at it every since. I do miss the days of leaving the house at 2 a.m. to go stand in line at some store with other crazy BF shoppers ....my kids and I have some fun memories of the chaos and talking with people in years gone by. The new hours and encroachment onto Thanksgiving day has taken a lot of the fun out of it.

Scour GottaDeal for all the ads and special buys...then decide what we need or want...what stores have what hours...then plan our attack...who goes where and gets what....

We were avid collectors of the JCP snow globes....love them...