I am comfy. I just looked on the news and saw shoppers looking as if they were in a mosh pit. I read that there was a big scramble for Black & Decker waffle makers; I don’t know if the shoppers emerged looking like waffles themselves or not.
I think if I were younger – much, much younger, I might entertain the thought of being part of an organized group to hit the stores and get some major bargains . . . a festive, youthful adventure with most of the fun being in the planning of the operation, the surgical precision – – – you know, the Special Ops kind of excitement. The aim would be to get some nice presents for people with a savings in money but an increase in effort and clever planning.
I don’t know, though, if the experience would leave me overall disappointed and dismayed by the rough rudeness of the crowd. I suspect a lot of the seekers of bargains might not be all that filled with the festive mood of the event. I MIGHT GET PUNCHED IN THE NOSE!
But, since I am “old” (Summer’s definition), I am going to stay on my sofa and be happy with the ongoing book sales on Kindle – and the opportunity to download samples. But, wait, I could put on a green eye shade and recruit young people for a gang of shoppers; uh, using the word “gang” is already casting doubts on this being a festive, goodwill endeavor. The green eye shade is tempting, though.
Der Bingle and I did benefit about four years ago on Black Friday; late in the day, we had to go to Wal-Mart for something and while walking through a main aisle, noticed that 19″ unknown brand flat screen TV’s were still in a small stack – despite the big markdown. Der Bingle didn’t have a TV at the Ohio Redoubt then and we decided to buy one. Well, four years later it is still going strong; he later got a good deal on a 32″ one with bonus points and I inherited the Sansui one. I still don’t know anything about the brand, but it works fine and takes up way less space in my special nook.
Maybe I’ll wander over to Wal-Mart late this afternoon . . . you never know. Then, again, I may waffle on whether to go or not.
No shopping here. I am headed out to finish setting up the wedding venue for my niece’s wedding this evening. I think my biggest challenge will be fitting the “art” into the theme of autumn. The severed head stuck full of bolts with dripping blood by the food table might have me whipped…… Yes, an interesting venue to say the least. But then it might just be quite similar to the carnage taking place at Walmart to day afterall.