Black Friday

Black Friday this year was pretty much a success.  In some ways more than others.  We decided we'd hit the WalMart at midnight.  That was a mistake.  We should have just gone to bed and waited for the good sales that start at 4:00am.  We didn't really need any of the big-ticket items that Wally's had at midnight but there were a few things we were hoping for.  However, they had apparently sold out at 10pm.  We got a few things, came home at around 1:00 to take a nap.  At 3:45 we woke up and headed over to JCPenny's.  We did super awesome there!  Mom had saved up all of her coupons so we decided to just do one transaction so we could get all of our percentages off.  We were also able to capitalize on Jackie's employee friends and family card which gave us an extra 20% off.  As the discounts rang up I noticed that we'd saved $50 and said something about it.  Um. NO.  We'd saved a WHOLE LOT more than that!  Our total retail was $1113. and some change.  Our total savings on the bottom was $786.56!  Whoot whoot!  Our total paid was $345!  You can't even see the bottom of the receipt in this picture.  Amazing!  We were out of there by 10 after 5 and headed over to Smiths Marketplace.  It was a zoo but we were able to get pretty much everything on our lists.  We then hit Sportsman's which was pretty much empty, then over to IFA and Home Depot.  We were done by about 10:00am.  I've only got 3 more gifts to buy and I'm done. 
The best part of it all was that there were only just three of us so we were able to go where everyone wanted and get what we needed.  I think I will join the Thanksgiving boycott next year.  No shopping until morning!  LOL  That is unless Toys R us has more amazing deals or something!  

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joyous said…
I love it!!! You are a Black Friday die hard. :) But your Penney's deals were pretty amazing!
10:00 PM, November 30, 2011
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