Black Friday shopping...

ACK!

No way in hell would I ever (even on a dare) venture into that morass of stupidity that is the local mall on the day after thanksgiving. I'll be riding my bike tyvm.

Not me.  I used to work in retail and I feel guilty about shopping that day.  I am bringing some cookies to the store where I used to work.  It's so hard to get food, so it's always nice to have snacks.

I didn't see any good ads that make me want to go out and shop either. 

If I were home, I'd be hitting Performance bikes for the 20% off total purchase deal from 7 am to 9am.  Need some winter stuff.

Alas, I will be up in the Sierra Nevadas enjoying a white Thanksgiving!

I just remember seeing the video of people getting trampled by the mobs at walmart when they opened the doors.  All for $50 off a crummy TV or $100 off a laptop.   I'll gladly sleep in and pay extra the week later to avoid the crazies. 

My wife worked retail for years.  This is the first year she is not working on black friday in 10 years, so I am sure there is no way in hell she is going to a store that day

You couldn't pay me to go but some of these ads are pretty tempting, you have to admit it. A couple of guys I work with get all excited for this every year.

http://bfads.net/ 

Without the nuance of face to face discussion, this sounds really condescending. 

Hmmm, unless you're at Mammoth, you won't be seeing very much white.  Here in Tahoe, we got a spit yesterday during the day, but all I'm seeing is dirt these days.

As for shopping, I will be in my pajamas surfing the internet.

Mammoth it is    But I am not even bringing skis or snowboard.  Can't believe people pay upwards of $40 or $50 for a lift ticket for 3 or 4 runs.  As of today, they only have one run open

Actually brining the tri bike to get some nice high altitude training in

ABSOLUTELY NOT!  The sales aren't that great for things I don't need.

I actually try to avoid retail stores from Thanksgiving until New Years....

My sister and I always used to go shopping together on Black Friday.  Just our little tradition.  I don't know if we ever bought much, just shopped a bit, got some food, a couple beers, shot the sh1t, etc.  Was always fun.

Now we're both grown up with kids.  And don't go anywhere near the mall on Black Friday.

We'll be venturing out on "Black Friday", but not for shopping. 

We're having Thursday evening dinner with Eric's dad's family, then driving 5+ hours to his mom's in Redding, getting in in the wee hours of the morning.

I believe the actual plan is to sleep in on Friday, then get up and do a nice, long bike ride.  Yay bikes!