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Song: Mary Did You Know Lyrics: And in despair, I bowed...

Who did the map last year? That was really cool to see all these cities represented. I would have no idea how to do it though (I couldn't even get my pin on the map last year. lol). Anyway, I'll be in Norman and Moore, OK.

We're still trying to find our way to new traditions with the "new" sale times. I guess the only thing that has stayed the same is our very first stop is at Sonic for a drink .

Song: Mary, Did You Know (One of my favorites!) Lyrics: There's magic in Motown

Song: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer Lyrics: Send somebody to the Stop-N-Go

Song: Angels We Have Heard on High Lyrics: When the snow is on the meadow and the sleigh bells jingle bright...

Song: Silent Night Lyrics: Gosh, Oh Gee, How Happy I'd Be

I don't think I know that one. And I thought I knew them all. LOL All I want for Christmas is You Song Lyrics: ...Voices singin' "Let's be Jolly"...

I can't speak for everyone, but I use the heck out of your charts. Thank you so much for all your hard work!

Thank you! I'm getting them now instead of just a blank page, so it probably was due to the server issues.

Are the 2014 charts hiding somewhere? The current charts are showing 2015, and the link for the 2014 charts gives me a blank page. Might be a problem on my end?

I have 5 (I think) t-shirts, and a pink hoodie from last year.

I wouldn't say I get nervous. I do get butterflies and my anxiety increases, but for me it's thrill and excitement. Now, sometimes if there's something I really really hope to get, I might get nervous leading up to the event, but it's not very often anymore (since my kids are grown) that I'm shopping for MUST HAVEs.

My kids almost always get a t-shirt for their team of choice (OU/OSU - I have a divided family). Fanatics had a great sale (found here on GD!) a month or so ago, so those are taken care of.

More and more online, but we will definitely be in the stores also. For one thing, I am hanging on to our Black Friday traditions by the skin of my teeth. They will not take BF away from me! lol But also, there are always item on our lists that aren't available online.

That's my biggest problem with the Thursday evening sales vs. Friday morning. It's a whole different class of people.

I guess the best, in recent years, was 2 years ago. I got my daughter (in law) an iPad. I didn't see much reaction, but her mom told me later that she texted her and said "OMG, Tami got me an iPad! I guess she really does love me!". (In my defense, I really do love her and I really do show it without spending tons of money on her. She was just a little insecure for a while there). And the worst, I guess, was about 7 years ago. My youngest was 13 and one of the things on his list was a metal detector (don't ask me why). So, not knowing anything about them, I found one on BF for like $20 and I got it. He never even took it out of the box, to my knowledge. When I asked him about it several weeks later he said "Mom, that's a toy, it wouldn't find much". LOL, oops, my bad. He did get plenty that year that he WAS excited about, and he never would have complained about the metal detector if I hadn't asked.

#5 - a janitor (My FAVORITE movie )

Walmart is always a must. One or the other of us always has something on our list from Walmart. Then it's Target, Gordman's, Academy, and Atwoods (I think Atwoods is just a local store, but it's kind of like Tractor Supply). We might hit many other stores, depending on the ads, but those are our go to's every year.

I googled the first one, so I won't answer here - let someone that actually knew the answer take the credit Question 2 is "The Bishop's Wife", I believe.

I keep track of what I spend on Christmas every year. A few years ago I started tracking what I SAVED as well as what I spent. Last year, I saved well over $1000 on Christmas just for my kids, just by following Gottadeal year round.

Sure, If something I want is on sale, and I can afford it, I'll pick it up. I just have to make sure I'm not spending my Christmas budget on something for myself . This year, I have a list of a few things I'm looking for, for myself/my house. For instance, if the sale is good enough I plan to get myself an Amazon Echo. I also plan on getting myself a few of the 2 qt slow cookers for $5 at Walmart if they have them again this year (I'm hoping to use them for melting chocolate and caramel to make Christmas candy). OH! And if Home Depot has the same tree on sale as last year (or one similar for the same price) I plan to grab one of those too. That was my BF regret last year, not getting one of those trees when I had the chance .

Like a lot of you, I don't usually encounter rudeness on Black Friday. Most of us try to be helpful and polite. One year my sister and I went to Penney's for a knock off ipod my cousin wanted us to pick up. That is not a store we ever hit on BF, and everyone in there was SO rude! It just broke my heart. I felt like a little kid whose puppy had been kicked. That was not MY Black Friday. lol We've never gone back to Penney's on BF again. If the cousins want something from there they can fit it in to their own shopping schedule!

The last couple years, Walmart and Target have both had (what I consider) good deals on the iPad mini, by giving store gift cards (last year the price at WM was $199, and the gift card was $30). That won't get you quite to the price point you want, but then you could a kid-proof case and it might be worth the $$. This one gets good reviews on Amazon and is less than $20: http://www.amazon.com/VAKOO%C2%AE-Shockproof-Silicone-Portable-Display/product-reviews/B00SO5JQ4Y/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1. If that is too "little kid" looking for his taste, there are a lot of cases out there geared toward keeping the device safe in the hands of children so you could probably find something he'd be ok with.

Well, since that didn't happen (darn it), I'm sticking with my original guess of HF on 10/13.