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Whoa...spent way too much moolah on Friday. Haha! I had promised myself that I'd take it easy - yeah right!

Let's see, I had been browsing the Black Friday ads for the past month. However, actually having them in my hands on Thursday morning (got up early to go buy the paper) was so much better. :) I sat on the living room floor and scoured them all once. After all the turkey and side dish goodness (and after watching "Casino Royale" with the family), I went over the ads once more that night. Got out my little notebook, jotted down names and prices for each store in the order that I was going to hit 'em. (Target, K-mart, Staples, Wal-mart, Mervyns, mall) I looked for all my old gift cards that have been collecting dust all year, got those coupons I get in the mail, I was set! :)

Woke me and the kid up around 3:30 am, dressed warmly, took off to wait in line at Target. The kid stayed warm in the car (she was coughing a bunch). Typical abuse of the line/honor system; don't know when these stores are going to get a clue and get better organized. Sheesh! There
was such a mad crush at the doors of the people who had waited in line since midnight and those who were hovering near the doors around 5:45. They all got in at the same time. :( I'm glad the kid is old enough to throw some elbows of her own. :)

I got a few of the items I had my heart set on, namely the old skool Atari and the Star Wars Transformers. Sweet!! I missed out on the new $25 "Superman Returns" video game. :( I also didn't get the $8 1GB flash drive, USB hub, or $20 4-pack cordless phones....ummm, didn't get the $5 crock pot at Wal-mart, or the $50 copy of Photoshop Elements from Best
Buy. Can't win 'em all. :)

# posted by CinD : 11/27/2006 05:20:00 PM