Did You Go Shopping This Morning?

[rucky]

To a store.

[kaiden]

1. We're buying a couple of nubian goats at 11 a.m. Does that count?

[rucky]

3. Is this for a holiday gift or a dowry?

Are they having a doorbusters special, or does door busting happen after you take them home?

If so, count it.

[kaiden]

9. Hee hee! We're bringing them home in the Honda Element.

We'll see how that works out.

[SpiralHawk]

21. Shrewd move. Good on you.

Get some chickens, too, and expand the garden.

As far as food price and supply go, 2009 is going to make 2008 look like the good old days -- no matter which way the oil prices get manipulated.

[Greyhound]

40. My mom had one for about 20 years, Honeysickle.

You probably already know this, but keep her well secured if you value the paint on your car, they just love to climb Mount Four Wheels.
:rofl:

[LaurenG]

2. There is something sickening about the thought

I keep getting a visual of a pride of lions bringing down a kill and then fighting over the carcass as they shred it. :shrug:

[KansDem]

4. Had to work today...(nt)

[EFerrari]

5. No! It's Plaid Friday here. Cats and dog and yours truly wrapped up in an afghan

watching the news and going nowhere at full speed! :)

[rucky]

7. I'm babysitting my niece.

While my wife and her sister run the shop today. We're going to see Bolt.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Needed a new clothes washer

the price break put it well within budget

[slackmaster]

10. Do you shop at Aztec Appliance, or one of the big chains?

I've bought from Aztec a few times, and they treated me well.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Apartment living, which means small and portable

I had to get it at Sears...the only folks that had the machine at my price point

And yes it is a pain... in that sense... the last one lasted ten years.

When I FINALLY replace the large oven... will look at Aztec and other local places... for the moment for the two of us we use a tabletop oven.

[yardwork]

36. I bought a washer and dryer at Sears a couple years ago - I'm very pleased with them.

Kenmore is a good brand.

[Telly Savalas]

13. Can you please clarify?

Are you a consumerist sheeple because you refuse to wash your clothes in a nearby stream, or is it because you were unwilling to wait until the washer and dryer were being sold at full price to buy it?

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Could have bought it on Monday

but decided to wait for the price break!

And I got a rebate on top covering the delivery price

So yes a consumerist sheeple

:-)

By the by the store was dead

[slackmaster]

8. I reserve the right to go on a beer run to my neighborhood Saddam's Market if needed

(The name of market has been changed to protect everyone's identity.)

There will be a very low tide at about 3:45 PM. If I feel up to going out anywhere other than the homes of my neignbors, I'll head down to the Silver Strand State Beach for that.

If I do buy anything significant today, it will be via the Internet or phone.

[rucky]

11. Getting chemicals from Saddam? You're pardoned.

[Maine-ah]

15. had no choice.

today is grocery day, and I had to go to the store that shall not be named. x(

[bunkerbuster1]

16. While I voted "Hell, No!"

in truth, I do plan to walk to our local grocer's and pick up a few things for dinner tonight. So I guess I am doing some shopping today.

[tosh]

31. Me too - I lied.

I voted "Hell No" but I'm going to see my Mom today (at her alz. assisted living) and I have to pick up some strawberry preserves for her. It is her #1 joy in life these days. Mom trumps Black Friday Boycott.

I might add, though, that I'll buy it from my local grocer.

[charlie]

17. No, but I got to see the calm before the riots

I had to return movies to a RedBox kiosk and figured 3am would be a good time to do it. I couldn't park any closer than the far edge of our Walmart superstore and everyone was leaving their cars at a trot. I went inside to buy a canned coffee drink and see what was going on. They had sale sections cordoned off with tape, the whole place was a maze. Behind the tape were throngs, shoulder to shoulder, butts to fronts, like along a parade route. In the aisles were pensive workers fidgeting and watching the clock. It was quiet, but the air bristled with energy. Leaving, I had pick of the registers because the checkout was stone empty.

From a safe distance, shopping lust is a fascinating spectacle.

[InvisibleTouch]

18. No, but I did have the crazy urge to go to the mall...

...just to walk through, not really needing or wanting to buy anything. Reminiscence of years past, when I did hit the post-Thanksgiving sales at 6 in the morning. It was fun at the time, but what deterred me today was that I just didn't want to fight the traffic. I'll enjoy the mall decorations sometime in the next couple of weeks, preferably early in the day when it's not so crowded. My actual shopping, I will do online.

[DailyGrind51]

19. Needed a new set of tires!

[stubtoe]

20. Today is the day we celebrate Buy Nothing Day

Started by social activists to get people to examine the issue of over-consumption.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day

Media tends to not report on this, although it's been going on since the early 90's. Wonder why ;)

[rucky]

22. ...

[stubtoe]

23. Great! I like the eyeball sweating it out

:evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

24. Don't rush things. It's just after 8 o'clock here.

Good morning from the west coast.

Actually, I'm taking my Dad to a lab appointment this morning.

[rucky]

25. You've missed all the good deals!

Stores have been open for 5 hours already!

[Jack Rabbit]

26. And I just got out of bed an hour or so ago.

I have to finsh my coffee, get dressed and drive an hour to where my Dad lives.

[spinbaby]

27. I might go out later

We're a bit low on milk to wash down the leftover pie. That's it, though.

[shadowknows69]

28. I hung out in front of a Wal Mart and tried to sell my body so I could go shopping

But there were no takers as my wife forced me to leave my penis at home.

[rucky]

30. 'Tis better to give than to receive.

[wryter2000]

29. I'm so glad you have "hell no." n/t

n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

32. me too !!!!! nt

[peacefreak]

33. This is the first time in 18 years

I'm not on the other side of the counter on Black Friday. There was a certain sweetness in sleeping in. On the other hand, it would have been sweeter if I still had a job.

[mitchum]

34. Yes, I bought a Vlad Tepes t-shirt and Interferon

[yardwork]

35. No, I taunted people on DU instead. I feel so pure.

[flvegan]

37. Buy Nothing Day here.

I might wash my car, so I'll have to pay for the water to do that, I suppose. No plans to otherwise even leave my house today.

[Skittles]

38. no; I am not a fucking consumer idiot

I would pay to avoid those assholes

[dembotoz]

39. no-had to go to work

[kentuck]

41. Out of breath! Whew!)

I just got back! I think I may have stampeded and stomped to death the last remaining veteran of WWII? He was standing in the wrong place when the door was opened. It was like an Arrowsmith concert. People were not to be deterred from saving a couple of dollars on some Chinese junk. The clothes department was especially messy. Shit was strewn all over the floor.

[AlCzervik]

42. hell to the no.

i hate shopping and i hate crowds.

signed
old and grumpy.

[lpbk2713]

43. Just for one item.

Sears had a good price on a Toshiba 1080p TV. The sale was from 7am till Noon. Got there at around 9:30. As expected they were sold out. Went across the street to HH Gregg. They had the same TV on sale for $80 less than the Sears price but they also had none in stock. Big difference is Greeg will take rain checks and their sale price is good till tomorrow night. I came home to think about it and to see if I can find any better deals. But I'll probably go back up tomorrow and put one on order. I hope I don't have to wait too long for it to arrive.

[alfredo]

44. too fuckin hung over

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

45. Bought some blank DVDs on the internet.

I have to admit I did do some bargain hunting.

[fortyfeetunder]

46. Thank you for the "Hell No" option

Leave a nice warm bed to go shopping? I don't think so!

[MorningGlow]

47. Oh hell no

No special super-duper secret sale is worth that. I spent way too many Black Fridays on the other side of the register; witnessing consumer lust is not pretty.

Okay, I might go buy some bananas at our local grocery store later, if I absolutely have to. But more likely it'll wait till tomorrow morning.