Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2018

[TBoneTX 45,570]

What prospective purchases are we eyeing?

What are we buying?

State your purchase, experience, and reasoning here*.

 

*this Current Event measures the pulse of the nation's economy

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I plan to be no where near a retail establishment from Thanksgiving thru around Dec 28.

 

Its sheer madness and disruptive of my daily routines 

[TBoneTX 45,570]

Wantonly harming the U.S. economy!  Reported!!!

Does a website count as a retail establishment?

[Dashinka 24,628]

I will be hiking in the SW, so Black Friday/Cyber Monday will pass by quite uneventfully for me, but I will be contributing to the economy by taking a vacation.

[yuna628 9,686]

Last year husband convinced me to go out on Thanksgiving evening. We stood in a peaceful line at Microsoft while people were taking out laptops and consoles by the multi bagful. We did get a good deal that night, so it was worth it. This year though there's nothing remotely interesting on Black Friday directly and most retailers are already offering deep discounts. Get yourself to Sears (before it's gone) and Penneys (before that's also gone). They are offering massive deals. I picked up over $150 worth of purses for $30. I'll be heading out again tonight to cram in the majority of my holiday shopping after hubby gets home, while the stock is full and people are busy traveling for Thanksgiving. I will just be too busy this year to do shopping any later, the rest will be done online.

 

[TBoneTX 45,570]

14 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

I will be contributing to the economy by taking a vacation.

May you vacate quite well and return quite vacant, si man.

13 hours ago, yuna628 said:

Get yourself to Sears (before it's gone)

Sears is one of our favorite stores, and the nearest non-closed one is now approximately a zillion miles away.

How do they (& KMart) expect to stay in business if they have no stores for people to go to?

I might make a road trip regardless -- good idea, Y ma'am.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

I purchased a updated and highly upgraded Lenova Carbon Generation 6 laptop on Monday from Lenova,  That is when there Black Friday deals started, I had been waiting 2 weeks for it.

 

Other than that I will be at work on Friday, we are in busy season at work.  

 

I will make that money while it is easy pickings, I been through the hard times back in 2009 to 2011 (Obama Era).  

[TBoneTX 45,570]

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

no stores for people to go to

There's apparently just one KMart left in all of Texas -- in McAllen.

[TBoneTX 45,570]

Mrs. T-B. wants a "smart" TV, whatever that is.

Sounds like something that won't work if the Internet signal or WiFi or whatever isn't working.

[Neonred 3,576]

Currently in the FL Keys and there is not much in the way of retail here except for tee shirt shops, and bars.

 

I'm going fishing, so guess I'll be buying bait and tackle.

 

Edit:  Forgot to add beer..... lots of beer.

Edited November 22, 2018 by Neonred

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

6 hours ago, Neonred said:

Currently in the FL Keys and there is not much in the way of retail here except for tee shirt shops, and bars.

 

I'm going fishing, so guess I'll be buying bait and tackle.

 

Edit:  Forgot to add beer..... lots of beer.

My buddy went out last week from FLL.  Got a couple coolers full of blackfin tuna.  Can’t wait to go!

[Steeleballz 7,550]

On 11/20/2018 at 3:03 AM, Marty Byrde said:

I plan to be no where near a retail establishment from Thanksgiving thru around Dec 28.

 

Its sheer madness and disruptive of my daily routines 

 

    For me, Black Friday is like a dry run for the zombie apocalypse. Lock all doors, grab some cold leftover food, and stay in the basement all day watching grown men in football helmets destroy each other. So many similarities.

[yuna628 9,686]

On ‎11‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 3:18 AM, TBoneTX said:

May you vacate quite well and return quite vacant, si man.

Sears is one of our favorite stores, and the nearest non-closed one is now approximately a zillion miles away.

How do they (& KMart) expect to stay in business if they have no stores for people to go to?

I might make a road trip regardless -- good idea, Y ma'am.

Honestly no idea. A family member will be laid off of the soon to be closing Sears within a week of xmas, no opportunity to transfer, no benefits.. nothing. So many people will be receiving that bad news this year. I hear that Penneys will be the next one to go, and by far they are offering amazing deals.. a shame as I like shopping there. All my shopping is now done! So nice to not worry about it.

 

16 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Mrs. T-B. wants a "smart" TV, whatever that is.

Sounds like something that won't work if the Internet signal or WiFi or whatever isn't working.

Have you considered a roku?

[Steeleballz 7,550]

16 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Mrs. T-B. wants a "smart" TV, whatever that is.

Sounds like something that won't work if the Internet signal or WiFi or whatever isn't working.

 

  Don't get a Samsung, or like that old Yakov Smirnoff joke,  you'll have a TV that watches you.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

I like my sharp Aquos .. no frills nice picture