theonlyone

Is it just me, or is this by far this year's black friday had the largest crowds by far ever. I am just basing it upon my local Circuit City right behind my house. Two years ago, I got there at 7pm thanksgiving day and was 2nd in line. It opened at 5am, by the time I checked out at 7am there wasn't even a line left checking out. This year by noon thanksgiving, when I went past there was at least 10 tents in line already. I just wanted one video game, so I just went after I woke up at about 7:15 and there was still a long line out the door, that wasn't moving of people waiting to get inside. I tried again later at 9am, there wasn't a line to get anymore, but the lines to checkout were at least still 45 mins long. I didn't find the game, but I don't think I would have waited just to buy a 10 dollar game anyways. I also went to Office Depot last year, lining up at 7pm and was first in line. That crowd ended up being about the same as the CC the year before. I also saw several helicopter shots of other stores in the area this year, and the lines seemed enormous compared to years past. Based upon the footage and the first hand experience I have seen, if it is any indication. Retailers better be really worried, because it seems like people are really looking for deals this year.

I called my local American Eagle today and they said that they have 15% off on purchases on Friday.

Well, I will try the returning it as a "gift" idea. I don't mind giving out my phone number, but I am not going to give out my DL number. Hopefully they let me do it that way.

Hey, I was wondering if there is anyway you can get around giving Wal-Mart your DL number if you don't have the receipt. I want to return these dvd's, but of course I lost the receipt. I don't want to give them my DL number for them to put in some database, so they can lose it and the whole world can find it out. It just isn't right for them to demand that of you. I was thinking of telling them it was a gift, would that work? If not, does anyone have any other ideas? Thanks.

At the CC I went to, they supposedly couldn't do the 14.95 plan, because the computer wasn't working for that. I don't paticularly believe that, since a person 2 behind in the line I was in, was able to get the 14.95 plan. Anyways, I called AOL that morning, and it was really easy. After I talked to a billing rep for about 2 minutes, he had my account switched to the 14.95 plan, and true enough when I checked my account a few mins later...it had been switched. So maybe I was lucky in how easily they switched it for me, hopefully no one has much trouble with it.

I got there at CC(in Orange County) by 6 pm and there was already 7 people...by 7pm there was 15 of us...all getting the laptop. I am taking a break rotating with the other person I am with. But...wow...I didn't think people would start so early...I figured I would check at 6 since I live real close. I was lucky.