Nov 28 2008
My Black Friday Shopping Trip
So, today I ventured out for Black Friday. It has kind of become a family tradition. In fact, that is pretty much the only reason why I go. My daughter, mom, grandma, and I all get together and do a little shopping. We wend the day with lunch.
We started out the day at 8:30. It wasn’t too early. That is why we start later, to avoid the crowds. We first visited Wal-Mart. That was a little bit crowded, but the line at the checkout only took 15 minutes to get through (which I didn’t think was bad at all).
Next, we ventured to Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They were kind of busy. They only had three registers, but I didn’t have to wait at all. Next, we stopped by the Dollar Tree. Since they don’t have any sales, as everything is already low priced, it wasn’t a problem there. The store wasn’t too crowded and I only had to wait in like 5 minutes.
Kohl’s, on the other hand, was a completely different story. I could tell right away from the parking lot that they were packed. They had some really good sales on toys, so I wanted to stop. I walk inside and the line wrapped almost halfway around the store! Every checkout was open. I asked a lady towards the front of the line how long she had been waiting and she said an hour! We had to leave. None of us could or wanted to wait that long in line.
I didn’t buy much because I am buying a lot of personalized gifts this year and I have to order them online. I did get a few Barbie items and Polly Pocket things for my daughter, but that was about it.
So, how was your Black Friday shopping experience and did you find any good deals?
