Do You Follow a Store Route or Do You Wing It?

[Daisimae]

It depends on what we need. I usually start at Staples or CC. If I start at one I'll go to the other second.

 

I know I will never start at Walmart or Best Buy. Walmart is usually my last stop. Best Buy waits until later inthe weekend.

[Jennifer0530]

Wow, I thought I lived in hicks-ville! Even I have a Walmart and a Kmart! I wonder if KB toys will swoop in and try to take TRU online sales. Seems like they could do well. Target is online with Amazon. Are they any good for buying toys?

 

Hey! I actually live in Hicksville!

 

As for our route, it depends on the ads. I always go to Wal-mart around 4 a.m. to get my store route figured and then I get all my ad-match stuff in my cart then I go stand next to a pallet that I know will go fast then I follow my store route to get everything else. My DH goes to what ever store I tell him to go to first then goes down the store list/route until I call him after I get out of Wal-mart. DH knows by now to just follow my list and NOT to call me once it reaches 6 a.m. cause I'm not talking to anyone!

[momof2many]

We follow no plan, its a given that I am in line at 3am, no later at Walmart. I take pride in being first. Its a sick addiction. Last year I was 8th. I thought I was gonna puke!!!

We split the lists in half. I get the majority, cause I dont trust the hubby. He gets the minor crap like the Carsons $10 newspaper cards.

[Grants Dad]

Care to share the "code words" or are you sworn to secrecy? http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Banners/ts.gif

I don't think I'm in any danger with a few of them getting out, after all, I only know of one other GD'er in this outpost of 150,000 people.

 

First, they get their game on with the walkie talkies they got about 4 years ago (imagine my surprise when I saw walkie talkies on all their wish lists!), 2 cars, 2 gals in each, start at the same store, they either pair off, or all 4 go seperate ways in search of what they want (I've never been privy to ALL the secrets:p )

 

Where it gets comical is when they're giving directions to where the "goods" are. the words for directions are Larry (turn left), Robert (right), Bobby (turn around) and Frank (forward). If they're out of a certain targeted item, the word is "Ice", so they go to the next item on the list and race that way. And that's the proverbial tip of the iceberg.

 

I played quarterback in high school, and reciever in college, and I probably had less trouble understanding the playbook than the code/lingo they use.