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Now that we are hearing some of these insanely early opening times, what time will do you think you will be heading out to start your BF shopping? I absolutely despise these 10pm and midnight openings, but what can ya do? :P

 

For us, it all depends on good ole Wally World. As of now, with the confirmed opening times, we'd probably leave our house around 9:30pm for the midnight openings. If there are any 10pm openings that we plan to hit, we'll probably leave around 7ish. I think the earlier opening times will have bigger crowds since people haven't gone to bed yet......what do you guys think?

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Its going to be crazy just figuring it out. It will really depend on the ads for me. I have started my shopping now and have a few people almost done or at least know what I am getting them. I am hoping for good sales between now and BF.
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I normally shop at KMart on Thanksgiving morning - but my local KMart will be gone by then (if they haven't already closed). It has been my tradition to buy new pillows for everyone on turkey day! Then head out around 9pm to our outlet mall. They had some stores open at 10pm last year (instead of midnight) so I'm not sure what the plan is.

 

Don't really plan on spending alot is my gift to my kids is a trip to Disney/Universal and we leave Christmas morning!

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It will definitely depend on what time WM opens. That is the only major retail store in our area so it totally depends on them. I am really hoping that I can get a TV and PS3 and DS in one of their Saturday sales so I don't have to wait in line BF for that.

 

The only other big thing is a trampoline for DD. I would love if that was in the early doorbuster..lol. Then I could leave and go to the other towns that we usually shop at.

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For the last few years, my Black Friday shopping has been small scale compared to what some of you guys do.

 

CVS on Thanksgiving (sometimes with a Kmart T-Giving sale for good measure).

 

Then on the actual day of BF, I've been going to Lowe's first, sometimes OfficeMax and definitely Pep Boys. Small change to some of you, but combined with Amazon's deals it works for me (we don't have kids).

 

Both this year and last year I've had to work at 9 am, but I haven't felt like I missed out on anything. I don't plan on getting up much before 4 am, I have to work a full 9 hour day.

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My Friend and I just met on October 30th, we made our play-by-play plan for 2011, here it is:

This year I will be headed to Thanksgiving dinner at 4pm, get home at ~7pm. Rest for about an hour (to 8pm). Take a shower, change, grab my radio and chairs, and pack up the car, that should take me to 8:30pm. My friend will arrive at my house at ~8:30pm. We will be on the road by 8:40pm and get to the store we will be shopping (which is still TBD) at ~9pm. We set up the chairs and blast music and pretty much have a party in line like what we have done in the past!

We will meet again on the 12th to discuss everything money and again on the 19th to figure out the store.

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My Friend and I just met on October 30th, we made our play-by-play plan for 2011, here it is:

This year I will be headed to Thanksgiving dinner at 4pm, get home at ~7pm. Rest for about an hour (to 8pm). Take a shower, change, grab my radio and chairs, and pack up the car, that should take me to 8:30pm. My friend will arrive at my house at ~8:30pm. We will be on the road by 8:40pm and get to the store we will be shopping (which is still TBD) at ~9pm. We set up the chairs and blast music and pretty much have a party in line like what we have done in the past!

We will meet again on the 12th to discuss everything money and again on the 19th to figure out the store.

Oh you are so organized. !! I like your game plan ( same precision as a coach for a football team ).

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I'm totally lost this year! I don't know what I'm going to do! haha I have Thankgiving thur afternoon and my kids are staying with family and so that won't be an issue I just don't know where I'm going first! If we could just see some ads this would make things SO much easier! COME ON ADS! if you know what time your opening then you should know whats on the ad right! :)
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My start time is classified.

Same here. I have a strong feeling Best Buy will be joining the midnight club so I am going to have to do new recon and figure out when the mall will allow us to line up. For the past 5 or 6 years I have been first or second on line. I figure they will continue to threaten arrest for anyone that lines up before Thursday morning but more people will arrive earlier if they open at midnight instead of 5am.

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Same here. I have a strong feeling Best Buy will be joining the midnight club so I am going to have to do new recon and figure out when the mall will allow us to line up. For the past 5 or 6 years I have been first or second on line. I figure they will continue to threaten arrest for anyone that lines up before Thursday morning but more people will arrive earlier if they open at midnight instead of 5am.

I don't divulge time either. But last year it was sometime wend. I also asked the manager prior to setting up camp if it was ok. He brought me out the ad before "anyone else" got to see it heh. All part of the perks heh. I don't suspect I will need to be there earlier then I got last year. I will do recon thoe prior to line up for the best time. Most people at my store don't seem to get there till (when it was 5am opening ;) like 7pm-12am. So I suspect a earlier lineup during thursday. Usually its about 30+ by that time. So im not too worried.

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