Black Friday by the h ours
5A.M. I w ake up e arly b ecause today is the d ay i g et a ll of my s hopping f or christmas
done. I h ave t he lists from my kids and h usband. I h ave a lso saved o ver 1 ,000 dollars for s tuff
that i want. I get ready d o everything and i r ush to g o t o macy's i h ear that almost e verything in
the store is 50 percent o ff so i want t o get t here f ast.
6A.M i g et t o m acy's right a s they open and i mmediately t here i s a mob of p eople r eady
to g o b uy everything in the s tore. I d on't e ven g rab a c art i just run o ff to g et clothes f or m y k ids.
I p ull everything off t he shelf because i can always put s tuff b ack. By now there is a t on of
people a rguing with each o ther about w hat is theres. I t hen r un off the get m y h usband s ome
clothes a nd i d on't see anything. I don't c are and r ush to pay. I have cash today and i specific
amounts b ecause it is faster t han a c redit card. I p ay a nd i 'm out o f there i n just 30 m inutes
which i s g reat s o i go t o gamestop t o get my b oys a f ew games.
7A.M a fter b eing i n t raffic for about 15 minutes to p ark i run in a nd since i have been
there a l ot i k now where everything i s t he o nly problem is t he p lace is c rowded i r un to get
everything but t here a l ot of p eople w ho are being jerks a nd j ust standing t here looking a t
games. I s top t hem and g et in front o f t hem and grab t he g ames my k ids w anted. I also then run
to g rab a new c onsole f or them because i t's only 1 00 dollars. The deals h ere a re not a s g reat a s
some o ther p laces b ut i wait in line for 3 0 m inutes a nd b ut e verything.
8.30A.M i s it in t raffic f or 4 5 m inutes to get into t arget. I run i nto target a nd i mmediately
go to g et s ome wireless b ose earbuds. I s ee that t hey a re o n s ale for 1 25 dollars 50 percent off.
I g rab 2 p airs f or my kids a nd t hen i go a nd g o to t he toy section. I b uy t hem nerf g uns s o t hey
can s hoot s tuff without g etting h urt. I t hen run t o p ay but every l ine is p acked e xcept the s elf
checkout l ine because n obody h as less t han 15 i tems i p ay a nd r un t o m y car b ut someone trips
me a nd a car almost hits m e.
10 A.M it's t ime to g o t o b arnes and nobles and the p lace i s d ead. I c an take a break a nd
i walk a round and probably pick up a bout 2 0 books f or m e. I go to c heck out but then i s ee t hat
there c ash r egisters a re down and thats w hy i ts dead. I knew t hat i h ad m oney s o i went to pay.
I went back t o m y c ar b ut t hen a swarm of p eople c ome in a nd it w as a nightmare g etting out.
Once i d o i go to walmart
11 A .M w almart w hen i walk is is like a rock concert. There are a bout 100 p eople in
every l ine. I don't know w hat to d o so i j ust casually walk t o t he aisle i w ant to go t o a nd t hen
break i nto a full on s print because me and a nother mom saw the s ame t hing and there i s o nly
one l eft. I r un a nd j ump a t the last s econd t o g et it. Once i g et i t s he s hoves m e down a nd i g et
back u p a nd s hove h er d own and then r un to g et i nto line. T hey just opened a cash only l ine a nd
i rushed t o get there and g ot my thing and ran out.
10.15 A .M i have about 4 50 d ollars left s o i m ake o ne f inal store shop.i went to b estbuy
and w ith the remaining m oney i got my h usband a new w ork c omputer which was 1000 dollars
but was marked down.i b uy t he computer a nd go into my car and t hen go home but t he d ay isn't
over y et i s till have m oney over yet i still have m oney.
12 P.M i had 1 ,000 dollars c ash b ut i a lso h ad a nother 2,500 t hat i s aved for online
shopping s o i got on a mazon e bay and a ny o ther site i c ould think off and looked f or deals.all of
this w as j ust f or m e so i was ready t he 1 d ay a y ear i w ait for.
5P.M i have been staring at m y computer f or a w hile now b ut i 'm in t he zone and o nce
something goes o n s ale it's m ine. I h ave a bout 5 0 cups o f c offee in m y system r ight n ow and i
won't s leep u ntil i t's over.
10 P.M after a bout a nother 50 c ups o f coffee i am o ut of cash to spend. I t hen can
breathe a s igh of relief t hat it's o ver and i t hen go t o sleep happy with m y s uccess t oday
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2 D AYS L ATER
Since i h ad a l ot of m oney i h ad p aid for a ll of the g ood s hipping so 2 days later a t a bout 5 P.M i
walk o ut to s ee a bout 2 50 b oxes o f stuff i h ad b ought b ecause they p ut everything into individual
boxes. I had t o s pend 4 h ours j ust getting everything i nside b ut o nce i finally did i d idn't open it. I
was to t ired s o i went to s leep and woke up to my k ids surprising m e b y opening everything for
me b ecause i told them that everything o rdered online is for me. They also m ade me b reakfast
so i just smiled and relaxed k nowing t hat everything to d o w ith b lack f riday is done.
Cyber m onday
I love s hopping s o i had t o s pend more m onday b lack f riday i s done b ut c yber m onday isnt.
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