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i stayed home and enjoyed my grandchildren

i spent black friday with my black chihuahua .lol no crowds for me

I lefet my friends house early to get home before a snow storm blew in.

Staying home, shopping the internet and spending time with my family.

Staying home with my family and not going crazy with everything!!

dont shop on that date. there are a lot of crazy people at the stores.

stayed at home and enjoyed my grandchildern.

Like all smart people I stayed home with a good book!

Spending the day with my sweet little grand-daughter while her mom went shopping.

Staying home!!!

Sleeping in, not having to work,and spending the day with my family. I have never shopped on this day because I hate crowds.

That I had it off and could stay at home and relaxe.

Not getting up early and getting in the crowds.

Spent the day with my 2 grandsons, did not even go out into any of the traffic jams. We had a lot of fun..

I went to work

I spent Black Friday at home with my kiddos and enjoyed a movie day with popcorn and granola bars and (mostly) watched as my 9 yr old tried her hand at turkey pot pies for the family... it was awesome to see her teach her 5 yr old brother how to de-bone the turkey... much more entertaining than fighting the outrageous crowds who act like they dont care about anyone but themselves at that moment in time...

In all the years that I have been alive this is the first time that I have gotten up at 5:30am to go to a store. That was quite an experience. It really made me smile, can't wait for next year.

EATING PIZZA

I don't enjoy the hustle and bustle of crowds so I refuse to place myself in that type of situation. Enjoy shopping but prefer a calm, low keyed way of gathering my goodies. I stayed home with the family and enjoyed a movie/game day around the homestead.

I ignored it. Materialism is not happiness; otherwise, there'd be no NEED to keep buying more stuff.

Never thought I would combined Black Friday, and the best day in the same sentence, but after this year I stand corrected. I gave up on going out on Black friday" a few years ago. I dont care how much you mark items down, nothing is worth going through that hectic mass of overly tired, grumpy, strung out on coffee, fighting over the last "must have" toy of the year! So, instead, I enjoyed a peacefull day, sleeping in, staying in my pj's and slippers, and to add "the cherry on top" I saved myself more money staying home and shopping the amazing black friday sales online, than I ever saved going out in that crazy mess of a shopping day!!

in stay home and put up christmas tree with my grandkids and had a great day with them

I CELABRATED THE SAME AS PREVIOUS YEARS. COMPLETELY IGNORED IT!!!

I must have missed it. Too busy enjoying life in the Lord.

Can't believe anyone would ruin a perfectly good day with shopping!

This year the excitment of "Black Friday" was diminished by the exaggerated, elongated method in which it was conducted.

Got a great deal on a Toshiba laptop at bestbuy

I spent Black Friday at home and I ate some leftover Thanksgiving dinner. I have never gone shopping on this day. I enjoy buying gifts but not on Black Friday. I live in a cold-weather state and I don't feel like freezing for hours in a long line. One of my mom's friends witnessed a fight in a Toys R Us. That's not something I want to see.

spending no money.

stayed home enjoy not working retail black friday

my highlight was enjoying a leasure day at home. Knowing frm past experiences the sales will be better in December.Used to work retail definately know how rude shoppers can get.Besides the deals weren't that great anyway.

I spent quality time at home with friends. No shopping until a couple of days later. Later I did have to venture out to Target to pick up a printer cartridge. Otherwise, it was nice and mellow.

well i never shop on black friday myself its good for the young

Stayed home while the rest of the family went out & faced the crowds,didn't get much sleep,& were disappointed when the item they wanted wasn't there?lol

Seems that it was a very good day for me, I won the lottery for a grip of money!!!!

I avoided shopping at all costs! My parents, all the grandparents, sisters, aunt and friends went to the local IMAX theater to see A Christmas carol in 3D instead. It was a great way to get into the holiday season and we spent almost nothing!

I did not go, my husband and I had a great day at home, put up our Christmas tree and just enjoyed the day together. No stress...it was great!

after reading the comments on Black Friday (something always thought was crazy to stand outside in the freezing cold for a bargain), in january everything most people want will be on sale, from clothes,cars, jeweler,etc.this is a great time to purchase for the following year, especially if you have growing children.(a size or two larger). believe me it works

My kids were off from school so I spent the day with them. Never have gone shopping on black friday and I never will.

I stayed home and relaxed and thought about the people rushing in the store for all the on sale popular items.People can be so rude when they want something that is in limited supply.So I try to avoid that enviroment.

walmart was very crouded& hectic. but all&all it was worth it. igot everything i wanted&saved alot of money.

did not do anything on black friday

Well this was the first year in 34 years that I did not have to work being in retail. I stayed home with partner decorated for Christmas and we enjoyed spending the day together. James and I made our Christmas list and shopped online for our 8 grandchild. Had a wonderful day.

I did not get too excited for any sales, but I did enjoy people watching in the mall, watching some strange looking people passing by. It was fun to sit, sipping a latte and watching the hustle bustle of holiday shoppers.

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My neighbor and I forgot it was Black Friday until we got to the store then we saw the crowds! What on earth were we thinking? :) We went to 3 stores and were back home in less than 3 hours; pretty good considering the crowds.

Spending time with my daughters and not shopping with all the crazies just dying for a bargain. Can't get much better than that!

Friday is my day off so I decided to sleep in, no way would I go out to a sale at those hours.

Me and my wife got up early and went to Wal-Mart, worked or way back to the electronics to get one of the advertised lap-top computers. They were (of course) sold out already, 6:05 A.M. We then went to Target, their lap-tops were gone as well, no lines in the store though, nice experience. Last chance Best-Buy, got lap-top I'm writing now and didn't have to wait very long to checkout.

Not being involved! I avoided the crowds!

Staying at home and thinking about all the crazy people out shopping ;-)

Did not go shopping. In fact did not leave the house at all. I cooked up the turkey carcass and made a huge pot of turkey vegetable soup. There was plenty for our supper and I packaged some up to take to my mother a couple days later.

I got up and went to Walmart where I patiently waited to get a MP3 player. Me and several women stood talking, while 1 man came up looked at us. Then he looked at the crate with the mp3 players and noticed that it had a place open on the plastic wrap. He looked at us reached in and took a mp3 player and said"I dont know why you girls are waiting". He then took off. Over the next 25 minutes 3 other men came up and did the same thing. The women were appaled and commented several times how men were impatient and didn't know how to shop. All this time I was thinking. I wish I had brought my husband. As they were getting ready to un-wrap the crate I finally said" wish I had the nerve as those men did. Then I could have made sure I had gotten one of the other things I wanted. All the women cracked up and said they were thinking the same thing but didn't have the nerve to say it. We all vowed to bring the husbands next year despite their complaining.

I had to work on black Friday believe it or not. Fortunately, I didn't go shopping as I knew the stores would be crowded. Instead I went home & relaxed with my husband after work. I'm probably venturing out sometime this week but not till the evening hours.

Spending the day with my mother like I do every year. We get up early and shop for Christmas, its a tradition.

I stayed home and watched the news about all the crazy people out there fighting over merchandise and standing in line for hours

well i didn't get up at 4 a.m but i did go to penny at 7 and i got some things that i needed to get half price.

I always take my daughter and two grandaughters to the toy stores on this day .I let them pick out their two favorite gifts and I purchase it for them for Christmas.They love to do this as we always go to lunch of their choosing and we just enjoy some quality time together.I always make sure they both purchase a gift to give to children who do not have anything also. My feet is sore and my back aches but oh what a great time with my two favorite women shoppers.

Getting up at 4;30am to go to work so that all those crazy people that do wait outside stores from midnite on can biscuit's to eat while shopping.. I'm not a black friday shopper..I can say I did it once never again..

Sleeping late and taking the doy off from "people"

Why in the world would you want to subject yourself to those crowds? I stayed home with my wife, ate leftovers and did all my shopping online on Cyber Monday. Great deals, no crowds, driving, using gas, rude people, and, most of the time no sales tax. Plus, the stuff gets delivered right to my house.

Relaxing and watched Tv all day.

i found alot of the things i went to get and back home before 11 am

A day off away from the crowds!!

I never got into Black Friday shopping. Do mine throughout the year so I can relax during the Holidays.

I went to one of my favorites stores that day and i ended up buying a quite fetching pair of boots originally priced at $ 200.00. It was an amazing deal because I received a $ 20.00 gift card( i was one of the first 200 people in the store as they opened) and a 20 percent off dicount on the boots that were already 40 percent off the original price. Luscious !

gettin' blown by the wife

spent the day eating leftovers from friends and family and rejoicing that God helped me get the hand/heart made gifts ready to mail out for whay may be my last Christmas

i was deer hunting

I never went shopping just stayed at home.

I had no experienced because no sh

The kids were at a stay over at their cousins house so my wife and i stayed home and cuddled.

stayed home. I am not crazy enough to fight the crowds.

My husband was in the hospital the night before Thanksgiving, so the whole holiday was turned upside down. By the time Black Friday came, and I noticed, it was 8pm.....found some sheets on sale that I just love. Next year will be better, right?

NOT shopping !!! I stayed home enjoying the great weather we had in Southern Ct. Put up some Christmas decorations and ate left-overs.

Stayed home all day! Do you ever notice how Black Friday also always happens to be one of the coldest days of the season? Tried it twice, won't ever again

Great deals at walmart in the electronics dept. even in clothing. tv

Took the husband shopping for new cellphones {hes never gone anywhere on Black Friday} Got to hear him say I was right and he was wrong. He will never make me go ever again. I warned him what it was like. Instead I got to see and very loudly hear him swear and flip out. needless to say i will never go shopping with him anytime soon.

Sleeping in and decking my halls!

I loved staying all day with the grandkids. Played Monopoly and Blokus. Stayed away from the crazy shoppers at the mall

I don't shop on Black Friday, to many people, lines way to long when checking out. There are much better deals the closer it gets to Christmas. I don't shop on weekends, or early in the mornings. I enjoyed my day at home putting the the last of the Christmas decorations up.

Mostly working - my clients are not in the US (or in such consumerist societies) so it wasn't a holiday for them.

It was a wonderful day. Obama wasn't on TV for a change. Amazing!

Each Thanksgiving my sister, her daughters (2), my duaghters (2) and I have a hugh family meal and then go the Concord Mills Shopping Mall and shop all night into Black Friday. This year we finished up our "shopping spree" at the local Walmart store. We were able to save a lot of money on Christmas gifts from the many specials at all of the stores in the mall and also at Walmart. This year it seemed the crowd was much less pushy and ready to have a good time.

I finally got to purchase my cannon camera was 249.00 and I got it for 179.00 I had waited 2 months for the price to drop so Im ready for christmas photos I will have good memories

December 2, 2009 I have never shopped on Black Friday! I normally wait until the week after - always a weekday or evening, never a weekend until have Christmas. I don't enjoy the hustle and bustle of the crowds and the lines at the cashier. I do enjoy the festive nature, the music, decorations and the spirit. These I can enjoy more without so many people and all the confusion.

Had a wonderful day at home:)

My highlight was going to work so others could get up really early to shop.

Resting at Home

Listening to friends tell horror stories about their black friday shopping, and am so glad I do 90% of my shopping on-line.

I NEED MONEY BECAUSE PAY BILL'S/

Leaving work ( The Store ) after my shift was over.

I stayed home and cooked all day. We celebrate Thanksgiving with my family and have our own on Black Friday. It's a tradition I have followed for 30 years and I love it.

I have never been one for going shopping at the break of dawn the day after Thanksgiving. Besides, those that do don't really have the true meaning of Christmas in mind. I've only heard negative things about "Black Friday". That kinda of atmosphere where people are stressed about long lines, or fighting over the last item on the self seems to bring you down after just giving thanks the day before. Just a matter of opinion.

I got in from out-of-town so late that I slept nearly the whole day!

I didn't do anything special for Black Friday, I just did my usual routine.

The highlight of my black Friday was going to the Bass Pro Shop with my daughters family and playing with the grandchildren. They had so much fun at the children's area playing with the games.

This year I did all my Christmas shopping online so on black friday I stayed home and enjoyed spending quality time with my grandson.

The best part of black Friday was going out shopping with my adult daughter at midnight (Toys R Us) and coming home at 7 in the morning. We controlled our spending and had a great time. The worst is that I had to go back home to Arizona. Texas was fun.

This year, black Friday happened to be the same as our 33rd wedding anniversary. I didn't shop, though I have in the past, because I just don't have the funds to shop right now, but I did spend the day with my husband, ate leftovers, went out to a movie, "Planet 51". We had a nice day together, at least until a toothache developed, which has turned out to be an abcessed wisdom tooth that must come out. So, I'd say the highlight was celebrating our 33rd anniversary and seeing a movie in a theater which we seldom do anymore since they have gotten so expensive.