Today is Saturday. Thursday was Thanksgiving. Do you know what that means? It means yesterday was Black Friday! The first time I ever participated in the beautiful insanity that is this retail holiday I was 17 and had no idea what I was getting myself into. That year, my brother and I convinced our Mom to get up at 4am and drive us an hour to the nearest Best Buy so we could buy ourselves new Mp3 players with our measly savings. Ever since that fateful morning, I've been hooked. One year I did, begrudgingly, skip Black Friday shopping and I'm not sure if I'll ever regret any decision more in my entire life. It's just so addictive! The deals are too good to pass up and the fact that you have to be awake at completely unreasonable hours to partake in the madness just makes it all the more entertaining. Here are some thoughts/lessons from this year's Black Friday craziness:
- It is never acceptable to wake a child under the age of thirteen at 3am to go shopping with you. I'll admit it; I do not like children. I don't think they are cute or funny or whatever people normally see in them. I think they're obnoxious. I've never been more annoyed with a child than when I spent an hour in line at Kohl's behind a 10 year old boy and his little sister. In the moment, I was very upset with these petulant children. Upon reflection, I realize I was mostly upset with their ridiculous parents. Those are the kind of idiots that should not be allowed to partake in Black Friday festivities. 3am is too early for complaining children.
- Kohl's and Best Buy need to take a lesson from Target on Black Friday preparedness. Target staff members were knowledgeable and very helpful. I spent an hour in line at both Best Buy and Kohl's. I also spent 20 minutes rushing around Kohl's trying to find a queen size down comforter for $30 because none of the sales people could tell me where they were located (don't worry, I found them eventually). When I got to Target I was prepared for the worst. Luckily the lovely folks at Target knew how deal with the massive crowds. I was asked twice if I needed help, both times I did (I'm not very aware at 4:30 in the morning) and the sales people led me exactly where I needed to go. Then, a miracle occurred. I waited in the checkout line for ten minutes. TEN MINUTES!!!! I could hardly believe how quickly things were moving. Loved it.
- A post-Black-Friday-shopping-extravaganza-nap is absolutely the best nap you'll ever take. I've never felt so refreshed.
What to take away from this? Black Friday is absolutely, 100% worth the subsequent sleep deprivation. You can sleep when you're dead, the sales and ensuing absurdity of 3am shopping is an integral part of Thanksgiving celebration. Give it a try.
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