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Going to my Grandpa's for Christmas. I only go for my mom.

It can't seem to stay do my work today. I keep surfing the net. I can hardly wait. I just keep making lists and reorganizing and printing coupons and reviewing the ads and etc. over and over and over....

I don't know that I would say that I collect them but I do have quite a few of them on my tree each year. They are very nice and I often receive them for gifts or buy them after Christmas on clearance. I would never pay full price for one for myself but do buy them for others for gifts sometimes. My mom really loves them so I usually buy her one every year for Christmas to go with whatever else I buy her.

I don't have any set amount. My kids are only 2 years 4 months, and 10 months. I will not be spending a lot on them because they won't even know the difference and we really don't have a lot of extra money. My guess is that all together with stocking stuffers and gifts I will try to stay around $100.00 each and plan to buy a few clothing items that they need.

I am totally different than the rest of you. I make sure that no two presents that are going to a certain place have the same wrapping paper. I like to see a big variety of different kinds of paper under the tree. So, I may have 3 presents wrapped in one kind of paper but then one stays at home, one goes to my parents and one to my inlaws. I have to listen to Christmas music while I wrap or watch a Christmas show or movie on TV.

I hate it......I would use it for a door stop, but husband loves it.

The majority of people expect the long lines and waiting and are very understanding and friendly. I find the few that are complaining about the wait to be very annoying. What did they expect!!! It is always obvious that they have never shopped on Black Friday before. Several years ago my father-in-law was one of them. He wanted to pick up bikes for his grandkids. He thought the crowds were terrible. I didn't hear him complaining about the pricing he got though. Every year now he tells me that I am crazy and that he couldn't be paid to go out on Black Friday.

I price match to help put more money in my pocket. For me that is the whole reason that I shop on Black Friday. I have a limited budget to buy my gifts with. We go to Wal-Mart and then it is a 1/2 hour or longer drive to Target. The items would all be gone that I wanted. Also, I don't have to fight the crowd at those particular items at Wal-Mart because a lot of people around here apparently do not price match and the items are well stocked.

Honestly, for as long as I can remember. Definately at least 14-15 years, not sure of the exact year.

I was 7 months pregnant when I went last year and everything went fine. People were nice to me. I did get tired but I did start at 4:30 and didn't really slow down until 6:00p.m. I was really dragging at 7:00 and at 8:00 I finally told my sisters that they had to take me home. I thought I did pretty good (and I got about 75% of my shopping done in 1 day )

Wal-Mart.....always Wal-Mart!!

We are out all day. We leave around 4:30am and get home sometime between 7-12p.m. We pack snacks and stop at a convience mart for cappachino in the morning and then we go to The Olive Garden for a sit down meal between 2-3p.m. That is a good time to go because they are usually slow and we can walk right in. We review our list while we are waiting on our food. I CAN'T WAIT FOR BLACK FRIDAY!!!

Found Gerber Step 2 jars of baby food for .25 per jar. I bought 5 cases (24 each). This was on Sat. 10/21/06.

It will not affect by Black Friday shopping but it will affect shopping at other times of the year.

During the week before Christmas.

Personally I think that they should wait until at least after Halloween.

WOW that really surprises me.

Great bargins and quality time with my sister.

Visit with my sister. This is our once a year special holiday with each other.

My sister and I usually leave at approx. 4 a.m. and get home between 7 p.m (earliest so far) and midnight (could barely walk the next morning)

Not available in Southern Illinois, E. of St. Louis Area

I love the Childrens Place Outlet and the Carter's Outlet at the St. Louis Mills. It is a really long drive for me to get there so I only make it about twice a year. I did not know that they had a Disney Store. I will have to check it out next time I make it out that way.

I went to the B&M outlet store on Sat. 7/8 and bought my son 18 items (shirts, shorts, jacket, pants, etc.) for $44.?? all 12 and 18 months. I was really excited. He needed clothes bad. He is 5 1/2 months and has outgrown all of his 9 month clothes!!!

Thanks!

I am at work, maybe there is something on my computer that is preventing me from getting this. Could someone e-mail it to me at [email protected]? It would be much appreciated. Thanks!