Thread: Tell us your Black Friday experiences in the Triangle

We went out for some Christmas lights and decorations (not presents) yesterday and today. Everything seemed pretty slow at the shops in Cary.

Quote: Originally Posted by North_Raleigh_Guy I just woke up! Later today we are headed to the beach and tonight will check out the Christmas lights at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington. Hey, with me out there shopping the rest have a better chance of buying those hard to find Zhu Zhu Hamsters! Zhu Zhu Hamsters I ordered 2 Zhu Zhu hampsters yesterday on Amazon. Paid a little extra for shipping and they'll arrive by 12/3...need them early to...

Thanks for all your responses -- and photos. You're all good reporters! I think I'll stick to online shopping, cash, and gift certificates, for my Christmas recipients.

Yeah helping is that I buy very few presents nowdays (my girlfriend mostly). I remember being younger and not only wanting/needing to buy more (ironic since I made so much less) but wearing myself out trying to find the right/best possible gifts that people would like (and admittedly often at the last minute). I don't miss that in the least!

I avoid malls as much as I can around the holidays (esp. Crabtree where parking can take 15 to 20 min on a regular weekend afternoon if you're trying to get to restaurant row there). Online shopping is my salvation. Saves me time, saves me $$$, saves me aggravation, and saves what little sanity I have left. With many stores offering free shipping, it has proven to be the best option for me for many years now.

Quote: Originally Posted by lottamoxie I'm one of those who would never get up early and stand in line at a store with hordes of other people. Online shopping is the only way I'll do "Black Friday," if I do it at all. The deals/sales extend far beyond just the one day anyway, so thinking you only have 1 day to shop and save $$$ is a fallacy. That's what Cyber Monday is for! The last two years my wife and I...

didn't go out at all, but i have been shopping www.oldnavy.com like crazy since they had the EXACT same sales online as in the store. looking forward to cyber Monday, though! Mike

I went to Crabtree at 8am and it wasn't bad at all. When I was leaving around 2ish...the lot was packed and I was happy to leave.

I normally do the Black Friday shopping in our house. This year I was snug in my bed while the husband was standing in a line that wrapped around Toys R Us at midnight. He left the store around 4am with most of what we were looking for, and a few extras. He said that the crowd was huge and that the line for electronics was crazy. He bought light saber attachments for the Wii for $10, some $10 Nintendo DS games, and some other stuff that I...

Went to lowes around 2PM and got the 2 things I wanted. 50 dollar compound miter saw (normally 114), and 30 dollar shop vac (normlaly 70). Not any busier than normal days