Things sure have changed. I went on my 1st Black Friday adventure 15 years ago and it was so exciting! I would get up early pack a breakfast and lunch and sneak out of the house. The following year my daughter was 6 months old so I brought her with me, she slept in the carrier the whole time but that was the last time she would come with me. Now she is 14 and there is no way she would get up before noon! Anyways.... She was great motivation for black friday shopping. Those days of 5 Dollar barbies, playdoh, polly pocket, and gameboys, turned into portable dvd players, ipods, and then there were digital cameras, ipod touch, wii systems & games, then xbox system and games, laptop, ipad. So now what? My daughter is 14, there is no quest for me. When I ask her what she wants she doesn't even look at me... Why? Oh her beats are on... I ask again and she frees one ear, looking over at me in her 14 year old way, and says CLOTHES! I guess my days of black friday adventure have fizzled a bit. Maybe in another 15 years when I have grandchildren my thrill will be back.