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Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to get together, eat good food, reminisce, and shop! I don’t know about your family, but my family waits for the Black Friday advertisements. In addition to the food, it is the next “big thing” to do at our family Thanksgiving. Everyone talks about all of the good deals and asks if anyone is brave enough to go out in the mayhem.
I love flipping through the paper, seeing all of the “good” deals. I usually go through the ads at least twice. Then my mom and I put a plan into action. We pick out the places we are going to go and take all of the other advertisements with us (just in case).
Now, we aren’t one of those families that wait in line days in advance. Our tactic is a little different. We avoid the malls, go to the smaller, less traveled stores, and shop for smaller items and deals simply because we just don’t have enough gumption to wait in line that long.
We usually say we are going to get up and get to the stores early. However, sometimes the turkey dinner wins and we decide to sleep a little longer. Sometimes we don’t go out at all. It just depends. I think this year we may try and go out to some of the stores that open at midnight because if we arrive when we normally do (around 10 a.m.) everything might be gone!
I just couldn’t imagine Thanksgiving without the advertisements. It is something to look forward to, even if there aren’t any great deals. It marks the kick off of the holiday season, which in my opinion, truly is the best time of the year.
What are your Black Friday traditions? Do you enjoy reading and looking at all of the stores’ advertisements? Or do you prefer to sit back and watch all of the craziness of the day on the news?
