A question about Black Friday sales...

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Are most of the sales on Black Friday all day? Or are they at a certain time?

Because I just saw an Ad for K-Mart on a site and it said a bunch of games are going to be $40 on Black Friday.... like Left 4 Dead 2.

Here are some sales:
Sears (http://www.destructoid.com/black-friday-sears-has-a-few-things-you-ll-want-154329.phtml)
Old Navy (http://www.destructoid.com/black-friday-get-free-lego-rock-band-at-old-navy-154211.phtml)
Kmart (http://www.destructoid.com/black-friday-here-s-what-kmart-s-selling-154217.phtml)

[Lawdog1521]

Normally all day... but the reality is it's first come, first serve. So if you aren't there at opening forget it.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Yeah, I know about that stuff. I was just wondering if it's all day or not.
I'm actually seeing some other sweet deals on Black Friday on Dtoid. Apparently you can get Lego Rock Band for free with a $20 purchase.

I'll have to post these in this thread later on.

[Transbrak]

When I worked at Kmart we would usually have doorbuster sales that lasted for 3 or 4 hours and then the rest of the ad ran all day.

[Daesania]

There's usually an ad in the front that will indicate how long the sales go for. Some places do "early bird" sales that go from 6:30-9am, then sales that go from 9-noon, and then all day sales. If you're really unsure, call them.

[Flawless]

I wonder how many people will die to save 25% off that brand name pantaloon this year.

I'm going with 6.

[maitee1]

Around here we got crazies that will stand outside for hours on end before the store even opens. I don't like large crowds and the hassle of the all inclusive Black Friday experience.

I'd rather sit at home, play some games, and eat leftover turkey

Oh and Flawless, I'll go with 8.

[bermuddy]

Around here we got crazies that will stand outside for hours on end before the store even opens. I don't like large crowds and the hassle of the all inclusive Black Friday experience.

I'd rather sit at home, play some games, and eat leftover turkey

Oh and Flawless, I'll go with 8.

my crazies beat you crazies! there are people in miami that camp out in front of best buy on thursday and skip thanksgiving dinner.

[Sarge51]

I'm not even going outside on Black Friday. I despise humanity enough as it is. I don't want to be bumped around and cussed at only to find the item I want is out of stock or some old lady got what I wanted for her 10 year old grandson that's probably a little brat anyway. :p

It also doesn't help that I get nervous when around people. I feel lost around so many people. This is why I hate going to Wal-Mart.

[maitee1]

Muddy, you got me...how does anyone skip the turkey and stuffing and pies for a sale...sheesh

[Mex]

Hopefully no Americans die that day just to save a few bucks

[davidshek]

Yeah, I know about that stuff. I was just wondering if it's all day or not.
I'm actually seeing some other sweet deals on Black Friday on Dtoid. Apparently you can get Lego Rock Band for free with a $20 purchase.

I'll have to post these in this thread later on.

That would be the $20 Old Navy = Free LRB deal that has a thread going in the LRB forums. And that ad does say that supplies will be limited, and it's first come first serve. As the store is opening at 3 AM, I can pretty much guarantee you that they'll be out of copies of LRB most likely within the first hour.

[Flawless]

Hopefully no Americans die that day just to save a few bucks

It will happen.

[topperharley]

That Old Navy/LRB deal looks tempting. But the Old Navy near me is in the same development as an outlet mall, so finding a parking spot will be pretty much impossible.

[bermuddy]

Muddy, you got me...how does anyone skip the turkey and stuffing and pies for a sale...sheesh

i win! yes! it helps that its usually in the 70s during thanksgiving :D

i dont think this happens in places with a cold climate.

[Banky71]

i win! yes! it helps that its usually in the 70s during thanksgiving :D

i dont think this happens in places with a cold climate.

It happens here and we already have snow.

[bermuddy]

thanks for making look foolish again, banky.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Apparently you can get Lego Rock Band for free with a $20 purchase.

At Old Navy. Forgot to mention that. I realized it after I posted it, but after I posted it, I went off to bed. :o

[bood-boy]

should have a Black Friday tshirt that says "Willing to Die for 25% Off"

[Wolfbeckett]

I will be taking the "skip Black Friday" route. Not even close to worth the hassle.

[bood-boy]

sanity is priceless.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

I went shopping the day AFTER Christmas. And that was hectic. It took me like an hour just to get OUT of Wal-Mart in a not-so-big town.

But I mean, Left 4 Dead 2 will be $40.... and that's SO worth it.

[bood-boy]

to save $20 s not worth going out on boxing day/black friday.
like i said, sanity is priceless.

[Mex]

should have a Black Friday tshirt that says "Willing to Die for 25% Off"

Mine would say "Willing to KILL for 25% Off"

[Daesania]

I will do all my shopping online. no way will I go out in that mess.

[nbalive2005]

I just moved to America 2 months ago, what is this Black Friday?

[clashcityrocker10]

I just moved to America 2 months ago, what is this Black Friday?

It's the day after Thanksgiving. It's when all the major stores run huge sales to kick off the Christmas shopping season. People go crazy. One person was trampled to death at the Wal-Mart in my town.

Oh, and the reason people go crazy is the flu shot.





/Simpsons reference

[davidshek]

I just moved to America 2 months ago, what is this Black Friday?

The day after Thanksgiving. It's called "Black Friday" because of the mass amount of Xmas shopping that is done that day. The extra sales usually put any store that was "in the red", meaning not making a profit for the year, into "the black", meaning making a profit for the year.

So lots of stores open really freaking early (like 3 AM) and have really low priced sales.

[ArchangelZero]

Let's really hope no one gets trampled or killed this year.

Black Friday is always an assurance for someone getting trampled over a sale.

[Transbrak]

I only get stuff from Kmart on Black Friday, I worked there for 6 years so I still have plenty of friends. I go in about a week before hand and stash all the stuff I want in the back with all the other stashed stuff and then stroll in about lunch time when the crowds are low and profit!

[Lawdog1521]

Black Friday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping))

[Lawdog1521]

I only get stuff from Kmart on Black Friday, I worked there for 6 years so I still have plenty of friends. I go in about a week before hand and stash all the stuff I want in the back with all the other stashed stuff and then stroll in about lunch time when the crowds are low and profit!

:)

I've hidden items the day before behind stuff like cat litter. I'm sneaky.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

The Left 4 Dead 2 thing makes me really want it for $40. Because saving money is saving money, especially at times like these.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Black Friday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping))

I know what black friday is. All I wanted to know is how long the sales lasted, if they were all day or just the wee hours. Which was answered within the first 4 posts.

[Lawdog1521]

I know what black friday is. All I wanted to know is how long the sales lasted, if they were all day or just the wee hours. Which was answered within the first 4 posts.

Someone else asked what it was. I was being helpful.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Someone else asked what it was. I was being helpful.

Oh, you should've quoted that person. Because I got the sense like you were telling me.

Sorry. :D

[Lawdog1521]

Oh, you should've quoted that person. Because I got the sense like you were telling me.

Sorry. :D

No offense was taken.

I'm always broke on Black Friday so it rarely matters to me. :)

[BuRn7 CaK3]

No offense was taken.

I'm always broke on Black Friday so it rarely matters to me. :)

I'm always broke period. It sucks when you're 19 and don't have a job. I'm stuck in a rut, and I cannot get out. Unless someone came up to me and goes "Hey, you want to move to Dubuque with me?" I'm totally SOL.

[FloodOne]

Unfortunately, I don't have a ton of money to spend on Christmas this year, so I have to go outside on Black Friday this year.

My daughter wants Bowser's Inside Story for Christmas, and dammit all, I will oblige :D

[Lawdog1521]

Unfortunately, I don't have a ton of money to spend on Christmas this year, so I have to go outside on Black Friday this year.

My daughter wants Bowser's Inside Story for Christmas, and dammit all, I will oblige :D

Bowser from Mario Brothers or Bowzer from Sha Na Na? :)




(Sha Na Na refrence for the win!)

[FloodOne]

Bowser from Mario Brothers or Bowzer from Sha Na Na? :)




(Sha Na Na refrence for the win!)

:rolleyes:

[Lawdog1521]

:rolleyes:

What, kids don’t know who Bowzer from Sha Na Na is anymore? What, do they not enjoy Penny Farthings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny-farthing) or Smith Brother Throat Drops (http://www.victoryseeds.com/candystore/smith_bros.html)?



Maybe it’s best I don’t have kids. :p

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Updated the OP for some sales stuff.

Left 4 Dead is being sold at Sears for $40. What a rip-off!I can go to Wal-Mart and get the game of the year edition for $30. Unless they messed up the ad themselves and meant to out Left 4 Dead 2.

[FloodOne]

What, kids don’t know who Bowzer from Sha Na Na is anymore? What, do they not enjoy Penny Farthings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny-farthing) or Smith Brother Throat Drops (http://www.victoryseeds.com/candystore/smith_bros.html)?



Maybe it’s best I don’t have kids. :p

...

How old do you think I am?

[foofighterfan4Mccain]

:)

I've hidden items the day before behind stuff like cat litter. I'm sneaky.

Priceless.:)

[bmaninc]

Flood is 14 years old.


Also, 4 McCain, eh? How'd that work out? :D

I kid, I kid.

[Oscar-Rio]

mmmmoooooOOOOOOOOOOO

[Chainedsoulz]

mmmmoooooOOOOOOOOOOO

That actually made me LOL.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

mmmmoooooOOOOOOOOOOO

Wait a minute. You made me laugh?

What the hell is going on here?

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Best Buy black Friday sale. (http://www.destructoid.com/black-friday-best-buy-s-deals-revealed-155069.phtml)

XBOX 360 Elite
Wall-E
Sonic the Hedgehog
GRAW 2
Lego Batman
Spidey: Web of Shadows
PURE

All for $299

One hell of a deal.

Maybe it's just 4 of those 6 for free with the Xbox. Still, that's one hell of a deal.

[Banky71]

Laurence H. Black would be so proud.

[bermuddy]

how about Sir Laurence Olivier?

[Banky71]

how about Sir Laurence Olivier?

Not so much. Laurence H. Black is whom Black friday is named after.

[R33DH4M]

Don't go to Wallmart on black friday, you can die.

[bermuddy]

i dont need to buy any walls.

[davidshek]

Not so much. Laurence H. Black is whom Black friday is named after.

Uh...no it's not.

[bermuddy]

knowing banky, i'm pretty sure he was joking.

[Mex]

not so much. Laurence h. Black is whom black friday is named after.


uh...no it's not.


knowing banky, i'm pretty sure he was joking.

lol

[bermuddy]

you can really only lol.

[Banky71]

Uh...no it's not.

The Friday after Thanksgiving has become known in the last few decades as one of the busiest of the year for retailers, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. One of the names used for this day is Black Friday, which some say comes from the fact that it is the biggest shopping day of the year, putting stores firmly in the black. This is false, as the days closer to Christmas generate more in sales. For the true origins of the term, we have to dig back a few decades.

Laurence H. Black was one of the best floor men in town, working in the men’s department of the old Osberger’s Department Store for over thirty years. He had been with the store since its humble beginnings as a menswear store on Richmond Avenue in the late 1920s. Except for a very brief stint in the service during World War II, he remained with the store as it grew, eventually settling into its later eight-floor retail palace on North Geary Street. Black was a fixture in the store, presiding over the suits, shirts, ties and millinery in his ever-present black suit (”That’s how they remember me. Black suit, Mr. Black, see?”) with a red carnation in the lapel. In a very cutthroat industry, his was one of those rare cases in which he was respected by everyone in the city’s retail trade, regardless of store affiliation. His reputation was even cemented throughout the region, as Osberger’s expanded in the 1950s and Mr. Black would often be called upon to train sellers at the various stores.

But it was the downtown store he loved the most. He was typically one of the first there in the morning (just behind Wharton Osberger) and one of the last to leave, which is exactly as it was on November 27, 1964. Toward the end of his twelve-hour shift, as the massive brass clock overlooking the restaurant in the store’s Grande Center Court read 7:48 pm, Laurence H. Black collapsed, felled by a heart attack. Old man Osberger closed the store the next day and clerks at the city’s other retail palaces wore black in tribute.

The following year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, all of the employees wore black suits and dresses, highlighted by a single red carnation, with a moment of silence at 7:48 pm, a tradition that carried on year after year and was picked up by many other stores in the city. But, through many consolidations and sales and employee turnover and whatnot, the reason for the tribute and the tradition itself has been lost, save for a few old-timers who still remember. The small Osberger chain was dissolved in the early 1990s and the old parent company is now the owner of a chain of movie theaters in Australia. If you trace back through approximately fifteen mergers and acquisitions you’ll find that the old Osberger stores themselves are all now Macy’s. The central Osberger’s store on North Geary was converted to office space in 2001, after sitting vacant for a number of years. They’ve kept the central court and clock, however.


It's an urban legend and people have been saying it as truth for years. Don't take things so seriously.

[davidshek]

It's an urban legend and people have been saying it as truth for years. Don't take things so seriously.

Uh huh, ok, if they were funny, I probably wouldn't. But that...wasn't funny. :)

[Banky71]

Uh huh, ok, if they were funny, I probably wouldn't. But that...wasn't funny. :)

If I though you had any sense of humour at all that might bug me but I doubt it. :D It's a story I have heard for years and is indeed an old urban legend. Urban legends aren't supposed to be funny they are friend of a friend stories that people tell as truths.

[davidshek]

If I though you had any sense of humour at all that might bug me but I doubt it.

Considering you and I have never interacted at all before, I'm not sure why you'd think that, but whatever.

[Banky71]

Considering you and I have never interacted at all before, I'm not sure why you'd think that, but whatever.

Well so far our first interaction has been a barrel of laughs.

[bmaninc]

Lol @ Shek randomly stomping on 100% nice guy Banky's **** for no reason. Srs bizns.

[Lily_Mu]

Being Canadian, Black Friday sounds amazing.

[ryan12147]

Being Canadian, Black Friday sounds amazing.

Doesn't it? You should come over this weekend. :D

[ryan12147]

Well so far our first interaction has been a barrel of laughs.

Hooray! (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41D3V2S374L._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

[supernova1324]

I wonder how many people will die to save 25% off that brand name pantaloon this year.

I'm going with 6.

I take it you know about the kid that got trampled last year at a Black Friday sale?

[Lawdog1521]

Originally Posted by Banky71
It's an urban legend and people have been saying it as truth for years. Don't take things so seriously.

They said alligators in the sewers was an urban legend as well but my uncle, "Stumpy" O'Hoolihan, begs to differ.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

How about you guys get back on topic, keep the off-topic stuff in... um... WAYDRN.

[Lawdog1521]

How about you guys get back on topic, keep the off-topic stuff in... um... WAYDRN.

But uncle Stumpy was attacked by said sewer gators on Black Friday.

Still, there should be some good sales that day.

[Banky71]

They said alligators in the sewers was an urban legend as well but my uncle, "Stumpy" O'Hoolihan, begs to differ.

Poor old Stumpy. He was a good egg.

[awest505]

I've done Black Friday the past few years and have learned my lesson. First of all, Best Buy is the only store I will go to in the wee hours of the morning. They have an orderly system and do not let the swarms go into the store at the same time. That means you might wait outside a little longer, but once you get in, you can get your stuff and go without fighting people or waiting in cashier lines for hours.

Once I went to a Circuit City line and literally waited in the cashier line for hours. It was a miserable experience, and I understand that's the way Wal-Marts can be.

I'll go to other stores in the late morning or afternoon. They usually have enough inventory at the same low prices.

Also with some retailers you can order stuff online for in-store pickup.

I love Black Friday.

[Tego1in]

If you get there after the sun comes most door busters are gone by then.
I plan to wake up at 4AM.
I remember driving to Thanksgiving and seeing tents setup at Best Buy.
Ridiculous

[Mex]

Being Canadian, Black Friday sounds amazing.

Yeah I've always wanted to die at Wal-Mart trying to save 10 bucks on a toaster.

[hawkofva]

Yeah I've always wanted to die at Wal-Mart trying to save 10 bucks on a toaster.
We aren't allowed to have toasters in the dorms. :(

[Mex]

We aren't allowed to have toasters in the dorms. :(

That's because you college kids would get all drunk and try to dry your boxers in them and then it would go up in flames and you'd all die!!

Seriously it's for your own good :D

[hawkofva]

That's because you college kids would get all drunk and try to dry your boxers in them and then it would go up in flames and you'd all die!!

Seriously it's for your own good :D
We could totally do that with toaster ovens, which are permitted. :p

[citric_bullets]

Yeah I've always wanted to die at Wal-Mart trying to save 10 bucks on a toaster.

I can't think of a more honorable death.

[Mex]

We could totally do that with toaster ovens, which are permitted. :p

Oh.
Well.
I have no idea then!


I can't think of a more honorable death.

DEATH BY RETAIL. It's the only way to go for today's Consumer Samurai.

[bood-boy]

imagine a klingon died on black friday in a walmart waiting in line?

[Lawdog1521]

Remember, if someone does die in front of you on Black Friday, make sure you loot their corpse. They may have found a good deal and there’s no reason to let it go to waste.