Talking In Line

[Guest general41391]

Do you talk to people in line? Do you think it is annoying?

[VonnegutFan]

No, I don't find it annoying. I always bring friends and we chat away, people around us get into the conversation, it's great.

[alimfp]

Two women and I talked a bit this morning, it was nice. We were joking around about how insane we were for socks (that were half off).

[Guest general41391]

I guess it just depends. I did not like talking at COMPUSA at first, but I ended up talking to a few people. I was talking to a lot of people in line at Best Buy. Heck, I was yelling at a lot of them because they were cutting.

[biomajor]

I talk to everyone--but most of my talking today was in the Staples line (the only line I had to stand in to get into a store) and around the pallets in Walmart as I was sending my daughter off to get stuff other people were asking me about.

[BFJedi]

I was talking to a guy I remembered from the year before. We both showed up at nearly the same time both years (last year around 2am and this year at 11pm the night before). Uncanny since we don't *know* each other, but distinctly remembered each other from the prior year. I guess we have some psychic link that tells us when to meet up to jump on the doorbusters at Best Buy on Black Fridays. :)

[Mara]

I was talking to those around me and would you believe it the girl behind me was from this board and was like her your on Gottadeal.com. Told her my SN on here and we hooked up and helped eachother out. I hope she got all the deals she was after :) Her friend that was at Walmart picked me up a CP so she's my BF hero lol. Small world huh

 

Mara

[toolmaan]

Yeah I was talking to people in the best buy line,, as soon as the line started moving I had to yell to the people behind me to get BACK,, did it work?? NO

[Rebirth]

Short convos, most people talking about the laptops.

[Mommie2one]

I didn't have a line at Walmart this morning as they were open 24 hours and I was walking around getting my BF items (allowed up to take stuff off the pallets, just not check out till 5am. Had my whole blitz list by 2am). But I did talk while waiting to checkout

[geomacey]

Sure! Today at Staples, I was 6th in line and started talking to the woman who was in front of me about how crazy we really must be (wind chill was -2!) and where we needed to go after Staples..and I told her TRU was definately next. Well, TRU is next door and opened its doors earlier than advertised (5:00 instead of 6:00). That nice woman told me to go get my stuff at TRU and she'd keep my place in line since Staples wasn't opening until 6. I ran down, got my dvd player and free dvd, checked out and put it in my car and back to the line. True to her word, she had let people know that I was there before and would be back!

People like that make BF a blast!!!

[angel-too]

In lines where you wait that long, under such conditions, well, it helps to get to "know your nieghbors". We actually bonded, looked out for each other even AFTER the doors opened, had each others back. After some of the horror stories and the CNN reports, well, its nice to know that not everyone was just out for themselves. One lady reminded me to "Grab one of those desktops!!" when wal-mart sold out of the LT. She pulled one for me and offered to watch it while I went to look for another LCD TV.

[Booterbunz]

LOL I talked to people infront of and behind me at each and every stop today! LOL Dd also got involved too! It makes it more of a lighter mood and you can sort of relax and usually people will "look out for you" if you're friendly with them!

[Guest all2tired]

I talk to everybody around me. I found the secret to getting what you are after is to make firends with the people in line and then everybody helps each other get those things. Like the cute guy who left his spot at teh cabbage patch newborns to get a bike for my daughter. I got him his dolls. The lady got me the care bears, i got her the CPB too, got 2 for the lady who was getting me the hummer. I never met those people before today but I got all my shopping done without having to move from the cabbage patch dolls LOL

[Gporter34]

I became good friends with a couple who were behind me in line for the laptop. We helped each other out and the time flew by.

[youm0nt]

Little or no talking.doesnt matter to me though.

[rilo]

Two women and I talked a bit this morning, it was nice. We were joking around about how insane we were for socks (that were half off).

 

hahaha. Michael Morgan socks, 9 pair for 7.50! I'm all over that. Fred Meyer's always my last stop on BF because they have SO MANY socks that ther're always plenty left over. :)

[lesliepear]

I talked while at Staples - talked to a guy who came from Walmart and got the laptop and I chatted to the people behind me and in front of me while checking out. The other stores weren't so busy.

[ramona1992]

I did have a nice conversation in line at CompUSa, but I took a book with me to pass the time.

[mhystycmom]

The random conversations with strangers is one of the things I like about BF. :)

[Cru]

hehe, well I know that I was the only BF forum reader in the Circuit City line. We started talking about who was going to get what, and I had to help clarify all the laptop misinformation people had with the facts that I got from reading this forum. :)

 

I think it's important to talk/bond with the people around you if you want to have a positive experience.

[rjtrinka]

I will say this year was the best for having conversations and goodtimes with the people waiting outside the store. Met some really nice people at Wal Mart. Now for the ugly side of that read my post in the "Naked Truth" thread about what happened inside my Wal Mart.

[Jackel]

I like talking to the other people, it helps pass the time and it helps to have a buddy to help you get what you want

[Boilerhoss]

I talked to several people in almost all the lines I stood in!! It was fun while at Walmart waiting at the Pallet for the CP dolls!! We all had a game plan on how we were gonna get the dolls. I even made sure the people in the back got a couple. I got what I wanted and left.

[DragonSlayer1500]

I talked to several people in almost all the lines I stood in!! It was fun while at Walmart waiting at the Pallet for the CP dolls!! We all had a game plan on how we were gonna get the dolls. I even made sure the people in the back got a couple. I got what I wanted and left.

I'm HOPING you let the people in the front get theirs first...if not...that's the kind of thing that will start fights.

[grapico]

i got to know the people around me pretty well and exchanged phone numbers with several people who we were all going to differnet stores and calling eachother telling and holding what they still had for eachother, pretty cool.

[ebony0421]

I like talking to people around me. Sometimes you'll find out what they are after and vice versa. There are times people will help each other out by grabbing an item for their fellow bf shopper.:)

[Daisimae]

I like to talk. But the people around me weren't too talkative this year. It might have had something to do with the blankets we all had over our heads to protect us from the cold.

[LafnGirl]

:holiday14 LOL Bet it feels good to be warm now! Talking is line is fun, and I actually wrote gottadeal's website down for ppl several times today while waiting. Did you take the blanket off your head now? LOL:giggle:

[89MustangGX]

Under normal circumstances I don't talk to people...but this time I did. I actually met some great people. This might change my whole outlook. I might become a line-talker. :)