After Thanksgiving dinner and the Horn of Plenty was all said and done, I started to panic because now it was time to start thinking about black Friday. Grandma Judy had tons of newspaper ads and I was so unprepared what I needed and where I needed to go! BS and I sorted through many of them and after much deliberation, we decided to join the other crazies who go to Toys R Us at opening. There were a couple items we needed and they had the best deal.
So we went at 10:00 pm, Thursday night. I am telling you there are no words for the crowd that was at this place! I could not believe it. Somehow BS managed to work himself into the line very discreetly and when he got to the entrance of the store I joined him. Once we got inside it felt like the end of a the world...people rushing, shoving, almost panicked to get somewhere they needed to be. Soon we found out the items we needed were of course, gone. Electronics go fast.
So BS got in the eternal line while I did some shopping. I ran into a couple of girl friends who were totally prepared and organized which was very helpful. They helped me find the best deals and where I needed to be when. Apparently the next release of electronics was at WalMart at 5:00 am. So we made a plan.
We left Toys R Us and noticed that the parking lot at Fashion Place Mall was completely full. It was now midnight. I really wanted to go inside but I didn't dare ask BS to stop. He had already sacrificed so much by going to the toy store! But shockingly he said, "We better check it out and see what the deals are." Holy cow. Not what I expected. Love him.
Long story short - we spent the next 2 hours at the mall doing something like this:
BS gets in the line,
I shop,
He pays,
I go to the next store,
Start again.
He was a total trooper! But I know it was because he could see how much we were really saving! Every store we bought from was 40 or 50 percent off everything!
Towards the end, I went to get a drink and when I came back this is how I found him:
In the Brookstone store in the massage chair :)
We left and he dropped me off at Walmart and when home. I stayed there until 5:00 am so I could get what we needed. It paid off. The early bird gets the worm!
I joined my other friends for a little bit more shopping, and then BS picked me up at 7:30. I went home, slept a few hours, then was back at it again. I spent the rest of the day at Gateway with my mom and brother. We had a great time! And, I've got Christmas pretty much done! Yay!
At one point, BS texted me a picture of the boys and Quincy pretending to be babies...diapers, binkies, and all! Do they play great together or what!
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