Black Friday

Well, today was my first ever Black Friday shopping experience. I thought about going to Kohl’s at 4 a.m. but then I reconsidered. The item I wanted would probably still be in stock later and if not then I’d survive. And Kohl’s is a very popular store around here so I knew it would be insane. So I decided on Walmart at 5 a.m. instead.

Why I didn’t think that Walmart would be as insane as Kohl’s I’ll never know. Perhaps it was the sleep deprivation of the past few days. But when I reached the store just before 5 this morning I saw a line that wrapped clear around the building and beyond. Undaunted I walked up and joined it and waited my turn to get into the store. It didn’t look like there were over 700 people when I first walked in but then I realized they were probably all upstairs making a mad dash in electronics - I was right. There was a line just to get into the electronics section. Luckily the $2 DVD’s I was after were outside that area. It was hectic but people were mostly considerate and friendly and customer service was amazing, which was amazing since I live in a state with the rudest employees in the country, I swear!

After Walmart, I hit Bed, Bath & Beyond and then Kohl’s. I got everything I was looking for and a little more and all at crazy good prices.

On another note we had a super fun Thanksgiving last night. We invited 5 families from our church to eat with us. So that made for 12 adults and 6 kids total and though we were a little cramped we had great conversation, fun playing Mario Kart and delicious food. Everyone contributed to the meal in some way and Hubby made the most delicious moist turkey ever! I hope all of you had a happy Thanksgiving as well!