Jen08

WOW! I was just on ebay and was astonished to see how much these are going for. My mouth dropped when I saw $5000 but then I saw someone having it on there for $18,500!!! Yes you read that correctly. She has on there that the money was going toward paying hospital bills from where her husband had brain surgery from cancer. That tugged on my heart strings but if I can't pay $200 then I certainly cant $18500.

I haven't been able to get one either and I really want to get my FIL one. I'm not gonna pay anyone $200 for one though. If I don't get one then so be it. I was told by a guy at Toys R Us that they are shipping more out but he didn't know exactly when they would be getting them. I guess I'll just check all the stores online (wm, target, TRu, etc) and see if anyone gets them back in stock for me to order.

I bought 2 drones, but they weren't the super expensive ones. I bought 1 at Belk by Sharper Image for $49.99 and then 1 from a guy in the middle of the mall selling them. He was flying it in the mall and I figured it would be good one for DH to play with. He's like a kid himself and likes to get a "toy" for Christmas too. It was on sale for $59.99 but I talked him down to $55 (after taxes). LOL! I hope the one from Belk is a decent one. I bought it for my DS.

I know this topic isn't about Black Friday, but Cyber Monday has become pretty popular and I just wanted to see what all everyone got. I was able to snag a few deals. Targets website was pretty busy b/c I had to "wait in line" for the item I wanted and even when I was trying to get on their website, I had to wait around until it finally let me in. Once I got my item in my cart, I was able to pay for it pretty quickly. Here's the few deals I got though: Target Magic Kit $8.63 after 30% toy discount and the addl 15%disc. Free shipping Cabelas Turkey Call $29.99. Free shipping Kate Spade 2016 Agenda $21.99 after 30% discount. Free Shipping Dicks Sporting Goods Air Soft Gun 29.99. Free Shipping I've always been a "shop in the store" type of person but between the deals I scored last Wednesday and Thursday and then yesterday, I'm starting to really consider buying a lot of my stuff online next year on BF. I love going to the stores but I've gotten a little spoiled this year with finding a lot of my stuff online and being able to actually get it. LOL!

Awesome! You spoil us. Lol!

So this year was a really good BF. I was hoping to get atleast 90% of my shopping done and I really feel like I did. I even got a few things online Wednesday night and Thursday morning and I've never done that before so I thinking I may be doing more of that next year. Especially after how long I had to wait in line for the Xbox one at Walmart One line sales Toys r us Disney infinity 3.0 Walmart Canon camera package 399.99 Bass pro shop 2 pair of Red head camoboots I left Thursday evening and got to Walmart around 5:45 and then hit Belk. I got home around 9:45 and kinda sorta slept until 1:30. I was suppose to be ready to leave at 1:30 but I overslept and just as I turned on my bathroom light, my MIl was driving up so I literally got ready in 15 minutes which is a miracle for me to do. LOL! We went to target, Ulta, old navy, the mall, Cabelas, kohls and then home. We got home around 1:30 Friday afternoon and I was exhausted. My whole body ached. Here's all that I got though at the stores. Walmart Xbox 1 w/ $30 gift card. I stood in line for onepver an hour to get this bc they were making us pay for it in the sporting goods dept. Fitbit Wii u with splatoon and Mario smash bros games Forza 6 Xbox game Madden 16 Xbox game GTA 5 Xbox game 2 pair of kid pajamas 2 Xbox live cards 1box Rubbermaid bowls 1 set queen sheets 2 Star Wars swords Target 2 Disney infinity characters 2 iTunes cards 2 men's dove gift packs About 6 different dollar items for stockings 4 dvd movies 2 neutrogena facial washes Bounce off game Eos lip balm Otter box for iPhone 6 Belk 2 pairs boots 2 blue vest 1 box of white plate dish set 2 pair of lee jeans 1 pair of Levi jeans 1 blender 1 initialed necklace 4 men's shirts 1 men's hoodie 1 drone Ulta 2 cans of Joico styling foam 1 make up set 1 box of sampled perfumes 2 small stocking stuffer items Express 1 pair of jeans Nordstrom 1 pair of Kate Spade earrings Middle of mall Another drone Boutique in mall Scarf blanket Cabelas Mount to scope your gun with. ( have no clue what it's exactly called but my hubby wanted it) Kohls Queen bed set I think that's it but I really feel like I'm missing Lot of stuff that I got at Walmart and target. I just can't remember it all right now. I still feel a little tired but now I gotta get on decorating 2 Christmas trees with the hubby and kids. Debating on whether or not I'll look for some stuff tomorrow on cyber Monday. I still have a few more things to get and then I'll be done. Already can't wait until next year.

My 13 DS wanted the $59 one at Walmart so my brother stood in line for an hour to get it for me while i stood n line for the Xbox. Funny thing is, he doesn't really need the Fitbit. He wants it bc that's what all the kids are wearing at school. I figure when he's tired of wearing it, I can just use it. Win win situation!

Me, my MIL and SIL use to find coupons in the Thursday paper that were almost hidden in the paper. Sometimes they would be with the actual ad, but we would find some of ours in the paper away from the ads. They didn't fool us. LOL!

tomorrow is suppose to be a high of 68 and then Friday a high of 70. I can honestly say I don't remember it ever being that warm on BF here. I'm usually either freezing or close to it. LOL! I've already picked out my black Friday outfit. Ive gone for cute in the past, but this year its all about comfort, tennis shoes, black leggings and a long (covering my butt!) long sleeve shirt. It almost looks like a work out outfit, but considering all the walking around I'll be doing, I'll basically be getting in my work out for the day anyway.

I remember when I first started going BF shopping, (before we could see the ads online in advance) we would sit around on Thanksgiving and look at all the ads. We would always have lots of coupons in the paper/ads for us to use at so many different stores. I've noticed in the past few years there just isn't as many coupons offered on BF anymore. Don't get me wrong, I still have some coupons to B&BW, New York & Comp, Hallmark and Ulta, but I remember having soooo many more! I'm guessing they just aren't doing coupons much anymore b/c the sales are better?? What do yall think? Even my Belk coupon never works on BF b/c they have sooooo many exclusions that you can't use them. I've even told a cashier that I didn't know why their company even did coupons b/c you never got to use them. LOL! Do yall have a lot of coupons your able to use this year?

I have this same thing written down as one of the items I wanted to look at on Bf. I am hoping to get a good deal at Great Wolf lodge or at the Sheraton Resort we always stay at during our summer vacation. I know someone who got a place at the same resort last year on BF for $500 for the entire week. That's a great deal considering we pay close to $1000 just for 3 nights at the same place.

imo, I also agree that Kohls is probably the best place.

I'm excited for this contest to be over....I'm ready to find out who wins the Ipad!!! LOL!!

Ill be tuning in. I've always just waited for the sales at the stores and not really "tried" to get the online deals (just b/c I love being at the store) but this year I am going to try really hard to get some of my items online. I'll still be at the big stores (walmart, target etc) but if I can get the big items online then I'm certainly gonna try! Thank y'all so much for doing all this work for us! I hope y'all know how much it means to us!

I have my list of items that I need at Walmart and Target as well as a list of items I'm gonna first try and get online. My Christmas Planner is filling up fast with everything that I need to buy. I'm so excited! I love this holiday!!! And Yes, BF is a holiday...to me!

IDK if they do, but that would be awesome if they did!!! LOL! IDK if your Belk has vineyard vines, but they might have it 20% off. I know when I went to their Charity Sale 2 weeks ago, they had it 20% off. There's a V.V outlet that's about 1 1/2 hours from me and they might have a good sale, but I haven't heard yet. I should call and find out. It might be worth the trip up there!

Absolutely no camping for me!!! I'd rather be home with my family as well. Around here though, we don't have anyone that camps out. Then again, places like Best Buy, where people do camp out is a good 30 minutes from me. Even so, I don't think they'll have anyone camp out there either. If they do then it will be someone who gets there maybe late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. I've never seen anyone camping out around here.

I personally don't think great deals is a thing of the past. I just think it all depends on who your having to buy for. If you have a child then it's great for toys and if you like electronics and games then it's good. I'm sure once I don't have to buy toys or electronics then I may feel like that about the sales but for now, I still think their pretty good. That's not to say every store has a great sales ad. Some just aren't good every year. You have your good ad years and your bad ad years.

I remember the first year our local outlet opened at midnight on thanksgiving. My DS was only 1 (he's now 13) and my SIL went with her book and a comfy chair. She wanted to hit up Tommy Hilfiger for a lot of gifts. I remember her getting some great deals, and even being on tv. I just don't think the deals are enough for me to add it to a list of places for me to stop at. I have gone in years past, but its usually on Saturday and the deals are just as good...IMO.

To be honest, I just want something that takes decent pictures. I don't plan on turning it into a hobby and I don't know a lot about cameras since I've always just had the point and shoot, small ones. I guess I have my work cut out for me. I'll have to research all the ones that are in the ads and figure out what I'm wanting.

Oh sorry about that. I failed to mention that I wont be at Target til around 2-3am, Friday morning. LOL!

So, I am wanting my DH to buy me a camera this year for Christmas. I see that Target has a Nikon bundle for $499 and I'm sure Walmart will have something as well. My question is, are cameras a hot item on Bf? I bought the $99 one from Target a few years ago and it sucks so I'm looking to get a much nicer one, but not sure if I'll have a chance at snagging one. Of course since my DH doesn't shop on Bf, I'll have to pick it up and give to him to wrap for me but atleast I'll be getting what I want. LOL!

I was hoping Walmart would have been released this morning, but I'll keep checking back all day. I forgot about Big Lots so I'm excited to see theirs as well. I was fairly happy with Target's ad. I have a list of items I need from them, unless Walmart has it just as cheap and I'm able to get it from there. I'm getting more excited every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait, Chick Fil-A will be closed on Black Friday?? How did I miss this? We always eat there on Friday morning

Ok so all my items are from Target, b/c right now they have the best ad, in my opinion and my list for stuff I need from them is pretty long! Here's just a few things that I need/want Xbox One $299.99 32 inch TV by Westinghouse $99.99 Nikon Camera bundle $499.99 Disney Infinity 3.0 $34.99 5 pc Luggage set $49.99 Grand total: $984.95 With whats left of the $1000, I'd probably take me and my MIL and SIL out for breakfast at Chick-fil-a LOL!