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How many years have you been going shopping on Black Friday?

Started by ChristmasShopping , Aug 20, 2008 - 7:37 am

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#1 ChristmasShopping OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 7:37 am

We were talking about this last night at my house and I can remember starting shopping on Black Friday 15 years ago when my first nephew was born. I stood out in the freezing cold waiting for TRU to open! My DH has been going 8 years (we have been together 8 years.. LOL! :fluffy:

). No one in his family did the Black Friday thing until they met me and now we all go out!!

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#2 zim05 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 8:30 am

I've been BF shopping for about 5 years, since high school. I think the first year my mom, older sis and I were looking at ads on TG and my mom and aunt needed a new tv so we decided to try it out. Before that I didn't know much about BF, but we were hooked ever since!

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#3 booga12345 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 11:18 am

About 7 years now, ever since our first was born.

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#4 mccabefamily29 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 11:26 am

I have been Black Friday shopping for about 15 years...I started young going each year with my aunt and grandmother.

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#5 angelbabymommy OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 11:41 am

Ive been going for the past 6 years; when I had my oldest daughter. Now, I wouldnt miss it for the world! :no:

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#6 jdrd90 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 11:46 am

I think this will be my 15th year.

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#7 oldandintheway OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 12:03 pm

The first time I went BF shopping was with my dad when I was 11 or 12 years old. I'm 37 now, so I'd say about 25 years. Geez, I'm feeling old now.

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#8 bugsette OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 1:26 pm

I think about 8

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#9 Gporter34 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 1:34 pm

Many years, not quite sure how many exactly. As long as I can remember, I have been going.

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#10 bigjimslade OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 2:20 pm

5 years or so.

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#11 Miss Star OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 3:25 pm

I've been going with my mom since I was around 10 or 11 and I'm now 24 lol

my lips are glossed but my heart is weak

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#12 arci122 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 3:36 pm

I think this may be my 20th anniversary!!! (I started young) man that makes me sound OLD!!! :tongue1:

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#13 hockeyfanamo OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 4:21 pm

This will be my 6th shopping BF. I went one other year when I was still in high school many moons ago. :rwb:

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#14 jmc500 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 20, 2008 - 6:05 pm

5 Years!

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#15 elena_398 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 5:54 am

I went out first when my son was 5 yrs old... sooo I've been going out 8 years

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#16 sns128 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 7:04 am

I started going with my mom when I was a teenager and have kept the tradition with my DH since getting married a long time ago. I don't want to count years, makes me feel old.

"Nothing gives us more courage than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool" - Dean Koontz

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#17 mgmckny OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 7:10 am

Without having to go to work afterwards about 15 years. But when I worked retail, I hit a lot of other stores on the way to mine or the first couple of hours, we would make runs down the mall to the big stores for their giveaways. I did that for at least the last 8 to 10 years I worked retail (left in 1995 for a "normal" job).

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#18 sunni0913 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 9:37 am

I have been going for about 10 years.

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#19 shopping mom OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 10:07 am

I think I started going about 6 years ago.

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#20 thisismiguel OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 2:32 pm

this one in 2008 will be be my second year =]

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#21 bigjimslade OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 2:37 pm

this one in 2008 will be be my second year =]

Welcome to the community!

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#22 thisismiguel OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 22, 2008 - 2:39 pm

Welcome to the community!

Thanxs bigjimslade =]

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#23 liz harley OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 23, 2008 - 3:03 pm

does anyone know when the first official Black Friday started?

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#24 jellybean051901 OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 23, 2008 - 3:11 pm

Since the year the Furbies came out

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#25 Rebirth OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 24, 2008 - 3:19 pm

2004

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#26 Dispaminite OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 25, 2008 - 12:19 pm

This will be my second.

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#27 Melissa OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 25, 2008 - 3:03 pm

I think this will be my 4th year.

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#28 citrixgirl OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 25, 2008 - 5:25 pm

since I was 17 so this will be year 11 I think

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#29 JazzMama OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 27, 2008 - 12:38 pm

This will be my 10th year (I started going the year I got engaged, so it's easy for me to remember!)

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#30 3 boys OFFLINE

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Posted Aug 28, 2008 - 5:06 am

this will be my 23rd year(since I was 10) I learned everything from my mom! Plus I still remember her getting mauled to get the last Cabbage Patch Kid!!