MikeyBFTrooper

I hear ya on the Netflix capable player. There is a Samsung one out there that I see on sale nearly every week. It is about $250.00 right now. My girlfriend keeps demanding that we get the Netflix player cause she has an account with them. So I am hoping this one does go on sale for BF.

I think for some it is the one time of the year where you can go shopping crazy and just cut loose on buying. Especially for me. I am usually pretty conservative all year, cause I know that on Black Friday there are no limits and I plan on having a blast buying stuff. It's like the calm before the storm. Pardon the cliche of course.

I don't have much of an arsenal, its usually just me with my sister at some other store. As long as I have warm clothes on it's fine. However, would be nice to have a place to use the bathroom while waiting. It's tough for me since no one can hold my spot. Oh well. Guess I better avoid too much tea and coffee before hand.

I always go waaaaaaay overboard on DVDs every year. I usually plan on buying like 10 or so, but end up with like 25 or 30!! Of course most of these end up getting returned later or sold. Its hard to pass them up when you see tons of them right in front of you. Well maybe it's just me.

I agree. I think this is a sly way of getting people in the store with the usage of the "Black Friday" term. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but yeah I wouldn't hold my breath on there being anything too exciting. I honestly think alot of stores are gonna jump on the bandwagon with this kind of tactic before the actual day. I looked at the TRU "Door Buster" ad for this weekend and was not impressed.

I was thinking of trying Sears first this year actually. Have done CC twice in the last 2 years and WM once. Sears had some stuff I wanted last year but I never made it out there. What I am worried about is where to line up if this is attached to a Mall like most are? I heard some people are allowed to lineup in the Mall itself, while many others wait outside in the cold at the front door. I will give them a call I guess beforehand. I am liking those Blu Ray player deals and DVDs.

Well the good thing is I usually go for small items, dvds/cds/games etc. and whatever other random item catches my eye, which seems to happen alot on this day. But thanks for the info though, sounds like it ain't too bad at all. I will mark that as +1 in the "reasons to go" column.

I keep getting so tempted to stop at KMart on my way to my parents place each year, cause I leave so early I usually end up passing by two different Kmarts about an hour or so before they open on TG. And one that is right off the 99 freeway. I have yet to see what the crowds look like there on TG though, may be worth it, may be a bust who knows. But I do get that itchy feeling when I see that big red K closing in on me as I am flyin down the freeway. This might be the year!

Well the family lives up in the foothills about 35-40min away from Fresno. So it takes roughly that to get there. And the stores start right when you hit the first exit into Fresno. I know not to speed on that road anymore since I got me a ticket last year

I am starting to talk about it to my co-worker on almost a daily basis now. I am sure I will become annoying quite soon, But yeah, I keep thinking about it, it's so close yet so far away still

You know usually I am stoked for Circuit City, but this year I am more curious to see Sears and Target. A missed a few things from those spots last year. So those would be my top 3.

I have not done this yet. I am Mike or Mikey people call me either or. I am 31 live in Southern, CA near the beach. Single, live in a Apartment. Was married but divorced, No kids. Work in life Insurance. Don't worry, I don't sell it, haha. Have 3 step bros, 1 sis. Family lives in Central Valley near Fresno, which is where I attend the fine sport of Black Friday. Been doing Black Friday for 3-4 years now. Still considered a noob. Love the Atlanta Falcons!! Burner Turner baby!! And Angels and Giants for Baseball. Nice to meet all of you on here. You all seem like a great group.

hahaha. Love the employee's reaction at the opening of Circuit City. That says it all.

Usually when a store like CC or BB has a ton of DVDs on sale, they usually toss them in huge bins or boxes and move them to the front of the movie section. It is probably the first DVDs you will see on the floor once you hit that area. As for check out, Circuit City by my area has registers lined up and down the middle isles which goes from the movies past the music sections. Alot of people don't pay attention to these registers cause they don't look like them. They usually run to the front of the store to check out. Last year, after grabbing my movies I turned around and a CC employee said, "ready to check out sir?" I said yeup, no waiting at all behind anyone. It was pretty sweet.

First ever Black Friday was Walmart at 5am. Got out of there by 5:30 or so due to the crowd, it was nuts. Circuit City every other year. Last year I was most impressed with their organization of the checkout lanes. I grabbed the DVDs I wanted and was out of there at 5:00am cause they opened about 15 min early. I still had an hour to wait for Target, which was no worry since there are like 5 Targets within a 25mi radius out there. haha.

Well if I stay in OC for BF then maybe one or two friends may tag along. But visiting family in Central Valley makes that difficult so I usually go to the Fresno stores. My sister will come along, but she breaks off for a different store most of the time like Kohls or Walmart. So I am usually kickin it on my own.

Uggh, I hate this part. Cause sometimes I fall short of my intended amount, such as last year. But this time I got it figured out, gonna do all my car stuff like brakes/oil etc and important things this month, then I will have plenty of extra cash in November. I am gonna try for at least $450-$500. Should be more than enough for my items. Although we have not seen those ads yet, so who knows.

Probably one of those tiny fold out camping chairs you can get at Walmart for $5.00. And of course a few of the ads, and maybe something to drink. This however encourages having to use the bathroom. Oh and maybe a turkey sandwich crammed with all the T-Day leftovers, hehe.

Fresno, CA. Family lives in the foothills near Yosemite. So Fresno is the closest. But Fresno does do the over night camping, it gets bigger every year. :)

No one usually bugs me with that too much. Usually shop for myself. My sister calls sometimes but that is just to find out where to meet after all the smoke clears, hehe.