What were your "Black Friday" purchases?

[trackstar]

Beer. To help me enjoy the Texas-Texas A&M game. And I don't go shopping at 5am for ANYTHING, unless it's breakfast after partying all night. (Which, being a parent, I don't do anymore.)

[tlb747]

Re: What were your "Black Friday" purchases?

Nothing! I went out to TGI Friday's for some "Baby-Back Ribs."

[tafnut]

Tafnut, I am 25 with 10 years of experience.

Ah yes, and I am just about to celebrate the 20th anniversary of my 35th birthday. My how time stands still when you're having fun! [to coin a phrase]

[EPelle]

Don't know how to break this to you, EPelle, but Old Navy is pretty much geared to the 14-29 set, which you haven't been in . . . uh . . . a couple of years.

Tafnut, I am 25 with 10 years of experience.

[tafnut]

A co-worker is on a three-day assignment in New Jersey... sent her out on Friday to buy anything from Old Navy. We don:t have those kinds of retail stores here.

Don't know how to break this to you, EPelle, but Old Navy is pretty much geared to the 14-29 set, which you haven't been in . . . uh . . . a couple of years.

[EPelle]

A co-worker is on a three-day assignment in New Jersey... sent her out on Friday to buy anything from Old Navy. We don:t have those kinds of retail stores here.

[JRM]

Actually -- speaking of stores that aren't really upscale but pretend to be... On last night's news, they were reporting about Black Friday, and had a live shot from Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive. The store directly behind the reporter was none other than Roots! I didn't know they had a store here, but moreover didn't know that it was BH material!

Canucks: let's hear your thoughts on Roots (official outfitter of the US Olympics Team...)!

[Law dude]

Re: stampedes... There are Walmart stampedes every year! It's quite frightening, actually.

Oo-o-o-oh. There are stampedes every year and that's well known, but Wal-Mart lets it happen anyway (perhaps thinking it's good publicity)? One of these years, they're going to make some plaintiff's law dude very happy.

[tafnut]

No Gucci or Hermes nearby?? Not even a Nordstrom’s? Next thing you'll tell us is that Pizza Hut is the gourmet restaurant down there. :shock:
Good God, man, how do you folks survive?? :lol:

Yeah, we's just good ole countryfolk here. We doan make no nemamine bout no hifalutin' city-bought stuff. My britches may be overalls, but I sho nuff gots plenty good in ma life, dadgummit!

[mojo]

In most ways Canada is the superior country ( :wink: :wink: :wink: ) but when it comes to shopping choice I admit you have us beat.

I'd be happy to get Target up here. 8) 8)

Oh well we whip your butt in track and that's what counts. :P

[fizbin]

It's identical to the Dillard's at the mall, which is pretty much as good as it gets here.

No Gucci or Hermes nearby?? Not even a Nordstrom’s? Next thing you'll tell us is that Pizza Hut is the gourmet restaurant down there. :shock:

Good God, man, how do you folks survive?? :lol:

[dukehjsteve]

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Well one thing that's wrong is that Kohl's for sure is not "up-scale."

S-O-R-R-Y that I don't live in a more chic, hip, trendy neighborhood, but Kohl's IS upscale for where I live. It's identical to the Dillard's at the mall, which is pretty much as good as it gets here.

Rumor has it that Dillard's will soon come to Indy's largest mall, replacing a large local Indiana chain's store ( LS Ayres) that got bought by Macy's , itself already located 200 yards down the mall. I've heard Dillard's is pretty nice... big down in Cincy.

[tafnut]

Well one thing that's wrong is that Kohl's for sure is not "up-scale."

S-O-R-R-Y that I don't live in a more chic, hip, trendy neighborhood, but Kohl's IS upscale for where I live. It's identical to the Dillard's at the mall, which is pretty much as good as it gets here. The local Super-Walmart (parking lot is jammed 24/7 . . . literally) is our mid-scale store, if that gives you a hint where out 'brow' is located.

We're not all rednecks here, but we ain't uppity neither.

[Ceptin' some of us ]

[JRM]

Well one thing that's wrong is that Kohl's for sure is not "up-scale."

Yeah, I was going to say: I don't know what things are like in Florida, but Kohl's certainly isn't Nordstrom's or Macy's! It it, however, a bit higher up than Walmart.

Re: stampedes... There are Walmart stampedes every year! It's quite frightening, actually. Last night on the news, they even had a segment of how to "keep safe" during the shopping season. Suggestions included: "be sure your car is parked in a visible spot", and my favorite: "always shop in groups -- never shop alone". :| :?:

[dukehjsteve]

Well one thing that's wrong is that Kohl's for sure is not "up-scale."