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Marcster... I am extremely electronically challenged... I also have a zero sense of direction but my kids are getting old enough to be involved in tons of sports and the away activities are challenging to find sometimes. Plus sometimes when I go somewhere further away I'd like to see if I could also shop anywhere close or find food but I am afraid of getting lost. So I was considering buying myself a GPS on BF..... I am still confused on the difference between voice prompts and text to speech (basically think real dummy with directions and what should she do ).... and yet being a true GD'er I need to feel like I got a great value. I don't need all the bells and whistles... so anything obscure or for say cross country trips are probably unnecessary to me.... What is your recommendation for an electronically challenged directionless dummy ? :)

I think this would be perfect for a young couple just getting married... and I don't know any...

2 years ago I thought they had a great ad, this past year not so great... but that is because of what I personally was looking for.... many times our local Lowes still has some of the BF items left over on Sat, but this year it may change as their Christmas stuff is stocked with lots of variety, but the quantities of each item isn't nearly as large now... so I anticipate it could be the same with BF stock....

Mine is shipped and will arrive on Monday! Great shipping times!!!

Did you do it for in store pick up or to be shipped? To be shipped still shows in stock for me but we don't have any stores close to us.

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done, rated, posted!!!

I have taken my kids/granddaughter off and on when I had no sitter and either I wasn't buying for them or they were too young to know it was for them. I took our youngest (now 9) out when he was just over a year old and it was snowing heavily and waited in line at Walmart and then Staples that morning. He loved the snow and he was in thermals/blanket sleeper/snowsuit and had a blanket... he loved peeking out at the snow and the work of packing him around and holding him just kept me all the warmer... He went the next couple of years after that to walmart with me.... then I got brave enough to venture out of our small town that was complete with walmart/staples/big lots.... and went to the next "city" where Target, Kohl's, Kmart, etc are .... I started taking my sister and either my oldest or her oldest babysat all the other kids and we really enjoy our day alone... it's our annual "date". It's really fun for us to go out without the kids just because we normally don't get that luxury. I can't remember if it was Black Friday or just another shopping day but I remember taking DD20 and DGD4 out with us one year when DGD was around a year old and she was fine in her little stroller carts. If I felt like I couldn't leave my kids home alone (depending on age) or felt like I couldn't find a trustworthy sitter than I would simply take them. Of the four still at home, Two of my kids would enjoy it, Two wouldn't. But they wouldn't have a choice and they know that if you go shopping and are good all day it will end in a treat of some type.... sometimes food, sometimes snack, sometimes toy or clothes.... There is nothing wrong with taking your kids... no matter the weather as long as you dress them appropriately and care for their needs appropriately.... I don't even mind if they are whining... cause if I had a child I wanted or needed to bring and he/she was a whiner or complainer then I would bring them.... but if your kid is next to me whining you might catch me snickering and saying "Better you than me!" :)

I am all but done... Just a couple more while waiting on the family name draw so I know who we have.... I love being done and going out on Black Friday just for the heck of it.... Did I just say that in a Black Friday Christmas thread? LOL I usually use Black Friday to get my boys birthday gifts (bdays both in Jan) but this year DH already got them new golf bags and I got them personalized golf towels (thanks mudechevy) for their birthdays so don't need to do that either...

In my family I have 2 sisters/brother/8 neices/nephews and 4 of them are married with their own kids.... I suggested 4 years ago to either draw names or do the white elephant.... the oldest sister wouldn't hear of it and quite honestly since then some things she has done has made us stop talking to her because of problems better not discussed... anyway parents agreed, 1 sister/brother refused... said they would do the draw "for us" but intended to buy for everyone anyway. So we went ahead that year and they have quite a bit more money or more credit than us and I honestly felt horrible getting several nice things from each person and bringing just one nice thing for each of them. So the next year I said "I cannot afford this and I would like to get together for games/food/etc but I request no gifts for us as it makes me feel terrible that I cannot afford to reciprocate." Everyone said "cool" but they never once made a date to get together and they don't send gifts and neither do we. We send a card with pics of the kids and a "call me sometime" message and we hear nothing from them except a return Christmas card. Now I have one sister that is cool (like me..lol) and she and I were in agreement. However now in the past 4-5 years we have become the only family the other has on that side so we give gifts to her/BIL/kids... but then she is my best friend and sister and she is so appreciative and knows it isn't about the cost, but the thought... so we exchange with her... DH's family is more complicated... we suggested name draws and got the evil look like we offered to hurt someone.... so a year or two later one of his sisters had a hard time and suggested a name draw on his dad's side... so his grandparents, dad/step mom, and all adult brothers/sisters and as they become adults our kids/neices/nephews go into a drawing and all the kids go into a drawing. Having 5 kids we did end up buying the most gifts when it started but now we don't just get the other 5 kids since there are more of them now... lol... we do put back if we get a sibling or a spouse in the drawing and redraw.... and the kids enjoy it as they get to pick out, wrap, etc the gift for the kids (10-15) and we only have to do 2 adults (20-25). Then we get together for food and fun and it's all good. If someone can't make it they are expected to have their gift at the host home prior to the dinner and usually everyone does make it. They are then expected to pick up their gift at their first available time as well. So far I think only 1 person didn't make it one year. We've done this for 4 or 5 years now and it's working great as the family grows. My only complaint is we wait too late to draw. Now DH's mom is set on the you have to give everyone a gift and it's just her/her parents/and DH's little brother so it's not a financial burden and she "threatens" us with drawing names... ummm....because we would get everyone and it would be the same # of gifts as we do now. I guess she doesn't see that? But she sees drawing names as a negative thing.. but then again she is very very greedy and selfish. This all from a woman that will not buy my adult DD a gift because at age 20 with only her DH working and 2 small children she can't afford to do it right now. However we always get an extra gift for each person and we include DD and her family on the "from" part of the gifts. She says "step grand children" are NOTHING to her so I have to endure this and find the joy of giving to someone ungrateful... .but it's what I do to keep peace in the family as it's not like it's a huge ordeal like my greedy family was. So I feel your pain of feeling like you "have to" do it and in the same situation with basically 3 families we have handled it 3 different ways.... I am sharing just so you can know you are not alone... as I know most of these ideas have been addressed. I think since you brought it up to the adults you should make a homemade goodie or a "mix in a jar" gift for each of the adults and maybe try to find some people that will go along with you to get a group decision on it? Look for the people that seem overwhelmed and jealous that you were brave enough to not actually spend so much... they will be your greatest allies and hopefully in time one of the "we have to do this for everyone" people will see it your way too? GOOD LUCK and have a good holiday no matter how you decide to deal with it

I think commercialization has made Christmas to some seem to be all about money and greed.... we go out of our way to be sure our children don't see it that way. For instance unless someone asks, they are not allowed to announce a Christmas wish list. They don't even do one for us unless we ask. This is because we don't like to get caught up in the "fad" of getting the latest gadgets, etc for Christmas for them to just be discarded as unwanted a month later. Instead we pay close attention to their likes/dislikes and buy gifts accordingly. This keeps them in the true spirit of being grateful for anything/everything and also takes the "you have to get what you ask for" part of it out. Then we do the church, look at lights, make Christmas dinner, have gatherings with several friends/families, listen to the Christmas story.... we keep the joy of doing for others in our celebration so they know their gifts are all gifts of love and that we may or may not be able to afford that much each year. We try to donate to others, or pick an angel from the Salvation Army, etc.... to show them that others don't have what they have. Then the joy of seeing others' faces when they open the gifts/candy/etc that we give them makes it all worthwhile. To the OP.... let them complain.... but don't talk about "buying this or that" in front of them. Instead talk about how you went caroling, how you volunteered somewhere, or about how much fun your kids had decorating cookies.... all the stuff that is not commercialized... and then on the last day bring them a plate of cookies, brownies, candy and tell them "we had so much fun doing these we overdid it and would like to share it as a gift of love, we hope you'll accept" ... That takes the pressure of returning a gift off of them and they see it for what it is... just a gift... no need to be returned... and people are better about accepting without feeling they have to return a gift when it's a homemade goodie... Other than that... all you can do is continue to wish them well and don't try to include them in name draws, gift exchanges, parties, etc.... and find your joy in the kids and your family :) Just smile cause you know that you got it right and you'll keep your spirits up.... :)

I am very excited to get my shirt and I will wear it with much pride :) Thanks Brad for doing this.... and for Gottadeal....

1. Signs on the doors while wiating on items that they think will be hot and the number available 2. Barriers to cause people to have to go single file and/or security persons to attempt to maintain order 3. Keep stuff in the correct department (walmart is bad about this) 4. If you aren't going to keep it together a map would be nice 5. Limit quantities to 1 per person aged 15 or older on items that have insufficient stock (say less than 20 per store) 6. A small heated/enclosed tent area for older people waiting to warm up just a bit but not too far from the line 7. Coffee/hot chocolate 8. Fire your lawyers! 9. Share your ads with us early so we get excited!!!!

Columbus Indiana

we got the Cars one for 15.00 last year for our granddaughter's 4th birthday. These are tough MP3 players and she uses it almost daily and is not "careful" with her things.

Same here. I never really asked them for Christmas lists and they have not made one. 3 of their bdays are in Jan/Feb so I generally ask for a list for relatives sometime around Thanksgiving because the relatives have no clue and they want me to come up with something off the top of my head. If something catches my eye on the relatives Christmas list I mark it off and get it for their bdays. However, last year DD14 decided she was going to make a Christmas list... Now she is old enough to know that Santa shops and drops gifts off early at our house... lol.... but she did it. She wrote down 8 items. 7 of them had been in the closet for over 4 months prior to the list. So yeah, we've got a great handle on what types of things they like/enjoy by watching them over the year, etc. So we just keep going with that around here. :) I did try the going to the toy store with my oldest (now 20) when she was younger. You want to know the results. All the toys I thought she would love were returned for the flashy ones that caught her eye in the store. Basically she got them out of the packages saw how they worked, they hit the toybox to not return. It became a "this is cool for a day" thing. Not things she would truly enjoy for a while. The bells, lights, whistles, and curiousity just grab them in toy stores sometimes and it wasn't a real interest. So moms and dads... go with instinct.. you know your kids and even if they ask for something make sure you really think they will like it long term.... that's my advice :)

You could also do the Visa gift card so they can shop anywhere they want :)

awesome deal.. .THANKS patty

I have taken my kids many many times when they were little. now that they are older they are a nuisance and have to stay home... lol I LOVED taking them out in their jammies and holding them tight in line under my coat with blankies wrapped around us.... I had the opposite scenario... people are NICER to those that have little ones along, esp little ones that are not screaming and yelling.... Seriously at the time I had NO ONE to watch them and I work full time so I'm not some SAHM that can spend time with her kids whenever so I took them along. We had great fun. Now they are too old and can't keep a secret so they don't get to go. Instead now they stay home and decorate the tree while I am out and I bring them a nice surprise home. There is NO problem with taking babies in most cases... now dead of winter with a newborn in a stroller all night.. yeah, I got a problem with that baby's safety for being outside in the bitter cold..... but some states are very mild on black Friday..... and as for the preg women being sent home, I would have started a discrimination suit so fast someone's head would have rolled... a pregnant person has every right to be a part of the shopping experience and their body takes care of their baby..... if their water breaks... then they should be taken out of line though... lol That said... I have never went shopping for the "deals".... I have seen the knock down drag out fights..... protecting my kids always came first, people watching (love to do this) came second, and deals were third..... I have my priorities in line as I am sure the majority of moms shopping with their kids do..... Hope you all find some great deals.... and my pet peeves.... to get us back on topic... are the store employees that don't know where anything is at..... and the store registers not being programmed to get the prices right.... the rudeness I can handle... I couldn't imagine having to work retail that day.... I would probably snap too and I am normally not rude at all.

Went to Target yesterday and I'm trying to go through the list and let you know things that weren't listed... . The following I found for 75% off Activity table with 2 sides for ages 12mo+ (not marked and not with other 75% off toys) High School Musical set with one doll and a pool Little Einstein's Egypt playset Little Einstein's musical symphony Bratz (barbie size) doll of Dana Sports Bratz (baby size) roller skating doll Bratz make your own fashions with doll included Lamaze stackable bugs Kangaroo and Spider toys/rattles for ages 0-24 mo Fisher Price cell phone That is all I can remember that hasn't already been mentioned. And I got 2 packs of MM fruit punch too.

I used to work retail several years ago and unless something has changed, Walmart will not be making 40 cents off the coupons... NOW.. they MIGHT make 40 cents off the powerade coupon but then another coupon will have to be thrown out as their coupon total sent in has to match the coupon total reports from the registers and with everything so electronic these days there is not a lot of ways to skew that report. I have seen a lot of coupons that say so much off and the fine print says not to exceed the price of the item. So they are doing it correctly to override it. And to top it off if too many coupons were used at 1.00 off of powerade and they can't show that many sales in the same powerades they can't redeem any of the coupons and could lose the right to coupons so it could be that someone in the business office caught it and told the cashiers to watch. The circling/initialing was done when I worked a temp job at walmart a few years ago as it makes the cashier responsible to not take expireds ... :) And thanks for the reminder that I have a powerade coupon I need to use to get my boys a free powerade too :)

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got it thanks!!! DIdn't see that :)

I still see this week's ad? What are the really good specials in next weeK?

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