Monstermile

I signed up for the free trial of W+ thinking I could get early access. All I was after was the Cricut Air Explorer 2 bundle. Didn't work. Only paid subscribers could get in. I waited it out until 7pm and was still able to get it.

I haven't really looked closely at any of the ads. Are any stores even doing "in store only" items this year?? The last few years most stores have had the majority of their items online. But they've always had a few store only purchases.

Hoping to grab one. Looks like the only color they will have available is mint green.

30pc Husky racheting wrench set for $59.99 is a great deal. Lowes has a 20pc set for the same price. It was very limited on the first day and still is. I went to one local store and they only had two.

Grabbed Nobody on 4k for $9.99 (same price as Blu-ray) and the Lego Stormtrooper helmet that was on clearance for $35.99. And done. That Stormtrooper helmet sold out pretty quick.

I haven't used layaway in years. But with the baby it would have helped this year. And what's worse is they don't really make that policy seen anywhere. I was told it was on the website. Well bad on me for not checking there. I found out after waiting in line for 30 minutes being the next in line. The person on front of me had issues.

Very very light year this year. We have guardianship of my granddaughter so money is not as free as previous years. And my mom is in the hospital recovering from surgery. I actually got everything I really wanted online. Best Buy: Allita: Battle Angle, Hellboy, Mortal Engines and Bohemian Rhapsody all on 4k. Target: Jbuds Air Sport wireless headphones x2 Ventured out with the baby around 8pm Thursday. Went to Walmart and walked around a bit. Crowds were very light. Didn't buy anything. Headed to Target. Parking lot was still a madhouse so I passed. Passed by Best Buy on the way and still looked crazy so went home. Ventured out Friday morning and grabbed some toys for the baby. Went to Target and walked around a bit and didn't buy anything. I will say this. Walmart really pissed me off with their new Layaway policy. No item under $10 and the minimum amount has to be $50. Some of the toys I had were $5 each and taking them out of the equation took my total under $50. Seems like nothing more than a way to get people to spend more money.

Yes they are pretty much styled just like the wired earbuds.

With a 13yo you have to wonder if it's a fit thing or a name thing. Might be embarrassing to not have the high dollar ear buds. With that being said I tried Airpods and really didn't like them. They always felt like they were going to fall out. I use Jlab Jbuds now. Way cheaper and they sound just as good as Airpods. The only real advantage that Airpods have over all the others is they pair individually. Which is nice if you want to use just one at a time.

Still have a few things to get Everything I ordered has arrived. Just placed an Etsy order so have to wait for that. Wrapping? Ha!! I'm hiring. LOL

So during the whole fiasco I posted to Twitter about it. Sam's Club actually replied to my tweet..... "Hi Steven, please accept our sincere apology for any issue you may have experienced during our November One Day Event. Please private message us your membership number and email address." Just checked my email and they sent me a $30 egift card. [emoji106][emoji2533][emoji106][emoji2533]

My orders from Tuesday mornings early access sale arrived this morning. A full week ahead of what they were supposed to.

Walmart was dead. You would not even know it was Black Friday. They had all of the food aisles set back up. Movies were pretty well picked through but I did manage to find a few. Best Buy was steady but not packed. I managed to get the last thing on my list that sold out online. The Dark Knight 4k. I did notice that the employees were a bit on the attitudinal side. Not smiling or even remotely friendly. Yeah we get it you're tired. But at least try to fake it and keep your bitchy attitudes in check. One even got ignorant with me when I tried to ask her a question. Far cry from the hospitality at Target.

Skipped last night since I got the must-haves online. Out this morning in scavenger mode. Sitting at Target there are about 20 people. Went by Best Buy and there were maybe 5 people waiting.

My iPad shipped already.