I also get to look forward to family thanksgiving dinners, and lastly I would say my third favorite day of the year BLACK FRIDAY!!
This year Black Friday came a little early for me. Jesse and I originally planned on getting a new T.V. on black Friday but because Jesse refused to get into the Black Friday Madness we took a trip Tuesday to Best Buy. We went in just to get a new T.V. but my husband ended up talking me into purchasing a 46" Sony TV, a playstation 3, and a wii :) which I love by the way!! He was too cute, like a little kid in a candy store.
After that we had wonderful family dinners which I always look forward to because I don't hardly see any of our family members except on occasions like these....however, in my opinion I think thanksgiving dinners should be different every year because the Turkey and Dressing gets really old really quick to me...but I guess everyone else enjoys it so it always stays the same!!
Just about every year we have the same game plan for black friday, but this year the sales switched times and we had to go about it a little different.
We started off leaving the house at 10:45PM, we arrived at wal-mart around 11:00PM. I really didn't find anything great except for some really cheap DVDS which worked out great for me since I just got my T.V. After we left there it was like 12:45 AM so we decided we would go to the Waffle House to kill some time before heading over to Belk.
The Waffle House was extremely crazy. I felt so sorry for those poor employers. There was only 3 waitresses and 1 cook and every seat in there got filled at about the same time. You could totally tell that The Waffle House hasn't had that much traffic since who knows when and those girls were running around like they was lost and didn't know where to go!!
So after we got out of there we headed over to Belk. I thought since Belk didn't open until 4AM then I could get a little power nap in before we had to get in line...however, I was wrong once again. We arrived at Belk around 1:30AM and there were people in chairs at the door wrapped in Blankets waiting in line. I told my mom that I was not getting out of the car and waiting 2 1/2 hrs. So we stayed in the car until around 2:30, then the line started backing up so I told everyone that we should just get out. It was soooo cold, and my mom forgot to bring her jacket. So me and my mom decided that we would get back in the car for a bit and Cheryl and my sister stayed in line. As soon as we got in the car it started raining. Right then I decided that I was not going to get the flu over no $5.00 gift card and I told her we should just stay in the car. So around 3:15AM it had stopped raining and my mother and I decided to get out of the car. The line had now filled up the inside of the door, came out the doors and went all the way down the sidewalk to the end near where the trash cans are.
As I got out of the car I could hear people yelling at each other about passing in line. Now let me remind you I am walking in the parking lot...not even near the line looking for my sister and Cheryl and this man looks at me and says "Ladies...the line is back there" I about flipped my lid on this old man. I looked at him and said "excuse me but I am not trying to pass in line...and I have been here since 1:30AM...do not tell me where the line is. It is a $5 giftcard and if it means that much to you I will give it to you."
I mean people like this is what ruins Black Friday for me. I mean come on people this is the start of the holidays. There is no since in being rude. It should be a glorious day of shopping and buying gifts for people but instead people act like there going to kill someone over something that usually is not really that good of a deal.
So anyways after being really annoyed...with no sleep included I continued to get in line and talk about how rude and stupid people are. To my surprise 4AM came around rather quickly and I got in the door and got my free gift card and it was for $25. SCORE!! I really wanted to go and find that old man and shove it in his face...but I took my card and started shopping around trying not to let that old man ruin my day.
Belk was like a mad house on crack. If you didn't know, everyone was after those $19.99 boots they had on sale and the shoe section was a mess. People were throwing shoe boxes. Shoes were laying all over the floor, you could not walk without hitting someone or knocking something in the floor. I mean really it was pure madness!! And I tried on those $19.99 boots and to be honest I would not have paid $5 for them. They were so crappy and I could tell that they were going to be REALLY REALLY uncomfortable. But I got a few gifts and since I got that $25 giftcard I treated myself to a new fossil wallet which I love!
So we left Belk around 6AM and headed on to the next place. The Gaffney Yellow Mall!! We arrived there around 7AM and there was like no one there! I went in to any store I wanted didn't have to wait in line hardly at all and found a few good things. I did not find a whole lot of stuff, but Gap had there fleece sweaters for $10, and Bath and Body Works had a few good things for like $2. I was however, so sad because A. American Eagle didn't really have anything worth buying, and B. Juicy Couture had an awesome sale of 30% off the whole store, and you got a free gift for purchasing over $100. But unfortunately I could not shop for myself like that so I had to pass on that awesome deal!!
We wrapped it up at the mall around 8:45AM and I had to go intervene at Starbucks and get some caffeine in my system. I mean I was starting to feel my eyes close as I was walking around and I had been up for pushing around the 26 hour mark. We ended the shopping trip by making a stop at The Jesus Shoe Store...and this store never disappoints. They had 15% off the whole store, but I had a coupon for 30% off my entire purchase so I used that. Girls were flocking over bins full of UGG Shoes, but as you know I just bought a pair so I wasn't interested. I did however find me a pair of Black Jessica Simpson flats for $17.49, and a pair of Nine West Flats for 13.99! (I know I am not supposed to shop for myself on Black Friday but I could not say NO to that).
After we wrapped up there I finally got home around 1:00 PM which made my time being up 29 hours. I was totally dysfunctional and could not keep up with anything including what day it was. I have not been up all night like that in a really long time.
So as Black Friday came to an end. I have decided that next year I will try maybe South Park, where JUST MAYBE people will act like they have got some since!! I really hated all the rude people, and I didn't really find anything to amazing to go back to the outlets next year.
So I hope everyone else had a blessed time on Black Friday and I can't wait to hear other Black Friday Madness stories from other people!!
Until Next Time,
Ash B :)
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