Brad Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Anyone have any Black Friday rituals? I know back when stores opened on Friday morning there were a lot of you who went for breakfast at the same place every year, got coffee from the same place, etc... So does anyone have any rituals these days for before or after Black Friday/Thanksgiving shopping?
HanShotFirst Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Pre-Walmart Thursday ritual consists of going to Walmart on a recon mission in order to have an idea of where things are. The maps are not helpful for the stuff we are usually after. After that it’s naptime for a bit to sleep of Turkey Day lunch. We usually head back to the store around 4 PM.. Post Walmart ritual is going to Sonic for a drink. Sometimes I get food and sometimes I’m content with leftover pie from the lunch festivities. We don’t really have a Friday shopping ritual since we don’t always go shopping on this day. Every store but Walmart and Dollar General are 45 minutes to an hour away.
Bopeep Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Thursday afternoon we get around the table at my mom's and we spread out the paper ads, even though we've seen them all and we know what we want. We do our Thursday shopping, go home and go to bed, then get up early and do Friday shopping. When we are finished shopping, we go get my mom and everyone else not shopping with us and we go eat breakfast at Denny's. That hasn't changed in all these years, even when the store opening times and just about everything else has. Once a year I get that Grand Slam breakfast, and I eat every bite. :hungry:LOL 1
berry1014 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 MUST stop for COFFEE while we are out shopping .. usually after walmart and before Toysrus 1
Turner1997 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 We used to hit IHOP for middle of the night breakfast while out shopping but with these stores closing at midnight and reopening in the morning I’m not sure that will happen this year. Need a new plan... Sent from my iPhone using GottaDEAL
Kanyon71 Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 We still only shop on Friday and we still go out to breakfast during our shopping. Some things will never change. We could do it all online but still save some so that we know we are getting some things and so we can keep the tradition alive. 1
Coastiwife Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 When I go out shopping with DH we go to Cracker Barrel or Ihop for breakfast. If I'm with my friends it's Starbucks and donuts!
wittenlover Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Depends on where I'm at. If I'm at home (like I will be this year), Walmart recon will happen Thursday after lunch. I'll wander over to Meijer to kill some time/grab a mid-afternoon snack, maybe head home for a bit, then back to Walmart by about 4. I do my Thursday running, then home by no later than midnight to get to bed and back up early Friday to line up at Home Depot (camera is very hungry for those batteries, you know!) where they give us donuts and coffee pre-opening. After all is said and done, it's usually about 9 a.m. Friday. Thinking my local coney island might be calling my name for some mid-morning breakfast this time around.
dgleason Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 My husband and I will stop for a late lunch when done on Friday - about 2pm or so. The place varies depending on our mood. Although every year I wonder why we even bother stopping for lunch as after we place our order I can hardly stay awake waiting for it to be served. I just want to lay down in the booth and take a nap! 1
ogadoga Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Friday when we are done shopping, I head over to my mom's house and make candy. Then we usually go get Pizza.
lucyismycat Posted November 11, 2017 Posted November 11, 2017 I don't think it would be Thanksgiving night if my mom and I didn't: start at Walmart, immediately go for Starbucks after that, then head over to what's left of ToysRUs, the mall and then Denny's at 11pm. And for some reason we always seem to end up at JCP around 2-3am. By that point we are slap happy and everything is hilarious LOL Friday morning we get DH and the boys and go to Menards. He takes FOREVER, looking at every little thing, which is okay for That Day because the lines move so slow. This year I want to start a new tradition of mani/pedis on Friday afternoon.
jesusluvu Posted November 11, 2017 Posted November 11, 2017 I always go to McD to get a peppermint hot cocoa after Walmart and target. Then after the mall I get Krispy Kremes to give me a little push. I usually sleep until 4-6pm and then get up to put the tree up and watch how the Grinch stole Christmas with the family.
tracy0504 Posted November 11, 2017 Posted November 11, 2017 I start @ Kmart TG morning then rush home to change for 10 am TG service @ my church...then home or to my aunt's to eat and rest before I head out to Wal-Mart... where I go after that depends on what I'm shopping for... Sent from my SM-G930V using GottaDEAL mobile app
budgetsRsexy Posted November 22, 2017 Posted November 22, 2017 I meet up with my dad in the parking lot at our first store around 5am. He brings hot tea and I bring our Black Friday bingo sheets. As we shop we mark up our bingo sheets (squares are filled with thing we might see out like: empty checkout line, someone wearing a Santa hat, a police officer sighting etc.). Whoever gets bingo first gets their breakfast paid for when we go out to eat after finishing our shopping (usually around 10am). Sent from my iPad using GottaDEAL
bluebear Posted November 22, 2017 Posted November 22, 2017 Usually when I get home Friday morning, my husband has pulled out the Christmas decorations and then we start working on the tree!
tinkrbel Posted November 22, 2017 Posted November 22, 2017 shop until someone gets ready to drop? Food is shopping prohibitive. I think we usually take a couple cans of coke and extra bottled water, its TOO hot year round
wittenlover Posted November 22, 2017 Posted November 22, 2017 This year, turns out I'll be headed to my best friend's place to hang out after the shopping's done (she doesn't do mornings due to various health issues). She's going to be around and, with me having the day off, perfect time to have some girl time. Maybe we'll hit a movie or something.
Peppermint Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 Thursday getting all the paper ads and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Friday up and out at 5am. Coffee stop and off to the races. Shopping until about 2 with a lunch stop somewhere in between. Sent from my iPhone using GottaDEAL
jesusluvu Posted November 24, 2017 Posted November 24, 2017 Well it is about time for the Tree and the Grinch. Kettle Corn, Candy and Cocoa is the usual but it was warm today so maybe water or tea
LainieB Posted November 27, 2017 Posted November 27, 2017 We always stop at Hardees Friday morning before we do any shopping, but this year Hardees was closed! They didn’t open till 7 AM so we went to Target first then ate.
MariahA Posted November 27, 2017 Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) My husband went Black Friday shopping with me for the first time this year! I think we may have started a new tradition, brunch/lunch at Cracker Barrel on the way home. We had a good time and it was nice to sit and relax. They weren't too busy either. And I forgot, my mom and I usually stop at McDonald's after Walmart to get coffee. Started doing that the first year we ever went shopping together. My sister used to be the store manager so she either had to be at work to close it down or she went to check on them while we were all out shopping. We always went to her McDonald's so we could see her for a few minutes or let my niece tell her mommy good night if my sister was working. Edited November 27, 2017 by MariahA
Kanyon71 Posted November 27, 2017 Posted November 27, 2017 We used to do cracker barrel, but once we moved there isn't one close to where we go shopping, so the past few years we ended up at various places to eat. This year we went to Steak and Shake for breakfast and it was quite good so it looks like we will be back there next year.
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