Kanyon71

We usually look at things all year long. This year we moved states so we ended up only picking up a couple of things. We do a lot on BF though and then finish up all the smaller things between then and Christmas.

Ya a contest is what we really need. That would really kick things off right now.

Yes indeed getting into full swing of it now

Department 56 seems to be a very collectible brand. I think many places have them but we usually look at them (starting to collect once the new place is finished) at a place here called Bronner's they have online sales also if you want to look.

Well we all know that the first thing we will hear about from Walmart here is the lawyer-up letter

I think one of these years I'm going to make it my goal to collect on DVD/Blu-Ray or Digital all the Christmas movies I ever watch. I would like to get most of them in Digital so I can just stream them around the house.

Honestly I think they are doing it to make a buck, doesn't matter when the day falls. They see it as a way to get more money faster. I guess at the end of the they need money to stay in business but I will continue our tradition and skip going on Thursday.

I have to agree the magic of the season is something that often get's overlooked. Even when I was little I loved the holiday season not just because of the gifts but because of everything else it brought. My wife and I still are this way, we get excited when they holiday coffees start to come out, we love the shopping for the sheer fun and tradition of it more than just the deals we get. I refuse to let stores get me down I speak with the only way I can and I don't hit the stores on thanksgiving I still wait for BF they way it should be to me. Yes I do go online but that won't change that I will still be out there. Just this year I will be freezing my butt off like BF and Christmas should be

I put mine in within minutes of the thread going up lol

I think it's better when you have more than one of a type of store in the general area. Like BestBuy we had a few around us the last few years and would go to one of the more out of the way ones and the crowds were MUCH better. I will still be doing a little online and in store though just happy the time is approaching.

We ordered the things we wanted to make sure we got online for either home delivery or site-to-store. Then went out for all of the rest of the stuff, what we couldn't get in the store we then ordered online again once we got back home.

If they follow the last few years we are only a few weeks out from the first leak so I would expect to start seeing bigjimslade pretty soon. He is probably prepping his plans for camping already lol.

Last time I upgraded I did it through BestBuy. Did it all right in store I wiped the phone they did the trade in and I got the new phone. Probably be the same thing I do this time, except I won't be doing it until next year as I waited the last time so I have a few months left for the discount.

I was in the Tampa area for 16 years. SOME years we would have to put on a pair of sweats over the shorts and maybe a hoodie for a little while then usually by the time the sun was up that all had to come off so we didn't end up with heat stroke lol. This year I think my wife's going to be asking me WHY did I want to move north

Wow what load of garbage. I guess they are trying to make up for all of the people dropping print editions of news. We usually go out and buy the paper for Black Friday since we stopped delivery a long time ago.

I'm waiting for the call to arms for BF workers to go up here. That tells me we are nearing that time

Usually as soon as the Christmas stations hit Sat radio my wife has them tuned in

I would be down for the hoodie and sweats also. We are in the cold this year and will be my first BF in 16 years that I will be outside in the cold instead of the horrid heat in FL lol. Just make sure you remember us FLUFFY people with sizes

I will have to keep trying it out. I could deal with it at that price. Thanks for the info.

Did you get that on special? Say's $450 right now. At $250 would be a steal and something I might think about picking up. I use a Mac Air but sometimes I need Windows and something WAY smaller than my work laptop would be nice.

I said it last year and will say it again the only way I can. I won't go out to the stores on Thanksgiving and give them my money. I will order what I can online and get the rest at my normal insane hours of the morning on Friday lol.

I watched the ones back in July on Lifetime I think it was. We were on vacation in the mountains so when I had nothing I wanted to do I would crash on the couch and watch them lol NEVER too early for a Christmas movie. This year I won't get to start watching the ones we have early as everything is in storage until the new house is done which isn't probably until Thanksgiving or so

Well to be honest it made my shopping day a little easier. I have come to the realization that I will never again get a door buster that you have to be in store for. Though we still got everything else that we wanted last year and the stores were a lot less busy than they have been in the years past. We went out at our normal time and pretty much walked in and got what we wanted and the things I wanted to make sure we didn't miss out on we got online on Thanksgiving when they went live and had them delivered. I did miss the hustle and bustle that we normally had but all in all we kept out tradition alive. This year we have relocated so we will have to find new places to do our shopping and eat.

Ain't no party like a Black Friday Party

It's crazy how fast mid-september seems to be getting here. I could swear the other day it was just the start of June