nebraskaparkfan

I had this happen a few weeks ago when my son was in desperate need for pants for his new job.

I don't mind the opening at 10 p.m. on Thursday. it's just moving further and further up. I actually do most of my shopping online. But for all those who complain about the stores (i.e. Walmart) making low income people work on Thanksgiving, I'd like to point out that this year my son has a different job than walmart. He now works at the Hard Rock Casino - and he works the 3-11 shift on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. While he will get paid more per hour - which will help with the student loan debt - it's ridiculous that a casino is open on Christmas Day.

Our walmart had a lot of movies left, but I had noticed that a lot of them were the same movies they had last year. Heard that comment from a lot of other people, too.

Most of the places around here do a good job with the barricades so not any real jumpers. However, my daughter and I got to Younkers at 7:56 last night (opened at 8). There was a huge line. There was a big group of us that were standing across the road in the parking lot waiting for those in line to go in and getting yelled at by them. None of us were moving up to the store so it was pretty annoying. We were just standing there waiting for the line to make its way in. However, they then opened a second set of door but the people in line kept going in the same set. I don't really think it's jumping if they were too stupid to not use both sets of doors. So most of us made our way in with no pushing or running after we were all standing there and commenting about no one in line going in the other doors.. I did notice that the group going in the second set of doors didn't stay on the main level where most of the big deals were, but walked up the escalator to the upper level for clothing. But I was very irritated at Walmart last night. they really didn't have anyone policing the movie area like they normally do so a lot of people were sticking their hands into the displays under the shrink wrap to take movies and such and then hide them in their cart. I did see one lady at 5:30 who had a whole cart full of the jeans and other things that were on BF who had everything confiscated by a WM employee. The other people next to me were discussing those who couldn't wait 30 minutes to put the stuff in their cart and we contemplated taking their pics of them doing it and putting it on facebook. They were in a public setting so no expectation of privacy and not really any different from the people of walmart sites.

The trick that was mentioned with vicks is also what social workers and others do when we have to visit a hoarder house.

Does anyone know if Scheels does black Friday sales? I have a cross country/track runner in my house and any savings on her running gear would be very helpful.

Our weather was beautiful this year with temps in the 60s on thanksgiving. I drove by best buy at 5 pm on thanksgiving night and only 2 tends and about 5 other people in line.

cricut was the one thing I was hoping for. Nothing worth standing in line for at menards.

Your online listings last year was wonderful!!!!! I think I only went to walmart to buy movies and a few other odds and ends and to menards b/c they don't do online and to Michaels. I shopped penneys (they don't carry my son's size for jeans in the store), old navy, amazon, best buy, bath and body works and several others. My son also got his xbox 360 online rather than camping at best buy and got a better deal. I had no problems with getting anything, just a glitch with best buy and when I called them, they were incredibly helpful and got my order completed for me.

one year at shopko it was below zero. the people in front of us had hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps and they were passing it around. Later that morning (i.e. about 4 a.m.) some man who appeared to be drunk was dropping off his wife at the store and yelled at the people in line who were in his way, gunned his car and attempted to drive through the crowd of people. One person had their foot driven on but refused to call the police b/c didn't want to lose their place in line. A few years ago, my then 15 year old son wanted to see the crazy people at target when the door opened. My BF was standing with us and wondered if you could go in the exit door. (her theory was that it would be a fire code violation for all the doors to be locked). She grabbed the lock mechanism and pulled - it opened - she went in -teenage son laughed and followed --pandemonium and a stampede ensued and the channel 4cameraman who had his back to the door was knocked over. the next year, there were carts around the exit door.

I wanted a soda stream machine for my son in college. I can get a better deal at walmart using his employee card than the BF ads. About all I'm going after this year is some movies and jeans from penneys that I have to order online b/c the store doesnt' carry my son's size.

I guess my area in northeast nebraska wasn't the only place without a best buy ad.

Thank you so much!!!!! My paper did not have a best buy ad (I heard that a lot of people in our area didn't get one), so without this site, I wouldn't have known what was on sale. Also, the online sales tracker is awesome. I only went to 3 stores this year - walmart, walgreens and menards - so much less stress and i got some sleep.

The Sioux City Menards finally took notice of people's complaints. Lots of security and the front area of the line has orange fencing. No line jumping was allowed so everyone got in nice and orderly (and I didn't get there til 5:25 and I was quite a ways back. There were maps for all the ad items listed by page number. When checking out, they had green tape on the floor that you followed and stood in one line and waited for an open register and they would send you up front. I was checked out and climbing into my car at the kmart parking lot (there was no parking left by the time I got there at menards) by 6:20. Wish every store would set it up like this. Some items were sold out within minutes of opening, but fortunately, I still got what I wanted.

Well it's 12:30 in my time zone and the ad is still not available in my time zone and it was supposed to be at midnight. bummer.