I think Black Friday is a hoax.
I went out yesterday, dragging the baby and my sorry bloated self out of bed at an unreasonable hour to see what I could see. What did I see? 50% off. I’m sorry, but if I’m going to get up early on a holiday weekend and brave the cloud of morning breath wafting through the aisles, I expect at least 70% from Mervyn’s (who is going out of business anyway). I got nuttin’ for Christmas yesterday.
The only people who seemed to be getting a screaming deal on anything yesterday were the men. If you want something electronic, rising early seems to bring big, wide screen worms. But why should the stores reward all those men on the ONE DAY A YEAR they shop?
Here we are, killing ourselves off month in and month out to keep their clearance racks thinned, and on the most exciting shopping day of the year who gets the treats? Our husbands. Who are out shopping for themselves. It’s so very, very wrong.
It’s probably a good thing I didn’t find anything yesterday since I couldn’t have paid for it anyway. But I did accomplish one fantastic thing: I signed a 6-month lease at The Quilted Bear in Ogden to sell the 233 Twilight T-shirts that have been taking up space in my dining room for the past week. Don’t ask me what T-shirts I’ll sell once they’re gone, I never want to see another piece of Twilight merchandise as long as I live.
If you could sell any T-shirts to women at a craft store, what would you suggest? Seriously? What would you buy?
Let me know. And here’s a secret: if the Twilight shirts don’t sell, I’m slashing the prices Wednesday. Shhh, don’t tell your friends.
The only stores I went to were Pier 1 and Target, and they were both later in the day. Pier 1 only had 20% off of some of their items. Really? Really, Pier 1? You should be ashamed of yourself.
And this is why I never shop on Black Friday…oh yeah and the fact that I am not a people person 🙂 or a crafter so I can’t help you there either.
I didn’t bother going out on black Friday. Combination of not wanting to deal w/ the crowds and lack of funds…. but I scoped out the deals ahead of time & didn’t see anything worth the trip either. Where on earth are all the deals this year? I don’t want to buy a TV, thank you!
That’s cool that you found a place to relocate those T-shirts! I’m not sure how to market it. I think those shirts are somethng that sell themselves to die hard Twilight fans. Too bad you couldn’t lease a spot in the theater!
This is so very true. Although I did see some 60% off racks at Shopko in the little girls’ section – but only for infants, of course. Why does it always work out that way?
I noticed the man thing as I walked by a male carrying a shopvac in those wee hours of the morning. I do not think it was for his wife. At least, I would hope it’s not for his wife.
After reading in the paper that a woman was trampled to death at Walmart, another woman being chocked for a toy car…I’d rather save my dignity than 40% off anything (if it was 65% well then we’re talking about something else altogether and I’ll wear my shin guards and helmet.)
Guess I made the right choice by sleeping in.
Jessie- I’d love a shopvac for Christmas. Could you describe the man?
I agree completely. I didn’t see anything I couldn’t live without that was worth more to me than my precious sleep. Good luck with the T-shirt sales. I hope they go fast and bring you some needed funds for presents.
The only other better shirt to sell at a craft store would be purple ones with red hats embroidered ALL over the place with a saying like “They’re not hot flashes – they’re burts of energy!”. Just sayin’.