tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post5775837699344266351..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: A Black Friday, IndeedLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-85352573033251856572008-12-01T18:45:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:45:00.000-08:00This reminds me of the people trampled at that Who...This reminds me of the people trampled at that Who concert however long ago. Same result, but that was a bunch of hippies.<BR/><BR/>Mob mentality is everywhere, not just at WalMart.<BR/><BR/>-ClioMouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-33166427726210148602008-12-01T13:07:00.000-08:002008-12-01T13:07:00.000-08:00This is why I either go for a nice hike (if the we...This is why I either go for a nice hike (if the weather is nice enough) or stay around the house on that day. <BR/><BR/>Nothing I could possibly want for myself or my family is worth dealing with the craziness of people who will do anything to save a couple of bucks, and stores that will do anything to make a couple of bucks.<BR/><BR/>I have worked through a couple of Black Friday's (although thankfully the last was more than 20 year's ago), but I have never been shopping on one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-13071853534491104812008-11-30T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-30T08:22:00.000-08:00Yet another demonstration of the dangerous cult of...Yet another demonstration of the dangerous cult of consumerism. I celebrate International Buy Nothing Day, which coincides with Black Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-18798896664077769542008-11-29T18:20:00.000-08:002008-11-29T18:20:00.000-08:00I have a suggestion for your gentle readers- In Ju...I have a suggestion for your gentle readers- <BR/><BR/>In June and July is when all major stores compete in markdown sales. Not to brag, but I got $60 sweaters for $3 each in June, and guess what? They are still new and look great, and everyone in the family gets one this holiday season. Also, there were no insane crowds to deal with in the sweater section in JULY.<BR/><BR/>AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-83754698181890309372008-11-29T09:38:00.000-08:002008-11-29T09:38:00.000-08:00This was absolutely nauseating to hear. It furthe...This was absolutely nauseating to hear. It further supported my belief in never shopping on Black Friday. The money saved is not worth the chaos ensued.Syndeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262200072403579029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-26215632624329748682008-11-29T08:25:00.000-08:002008-11-29T08:25:00.000-08:00There's a reason that 99% of my holiday shopping (...There's a reason that 99% of my holiday shopping (heck, all of my shopping) is done online or in local small stores. Insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-6089989593653747002008-11-29T08:23:00.000-08:002008-11-29T08:23:00.000-08:00I'm at my parents house for the holiday--just a fe...I'm at my parents house for the holiday--just a few miles from where this happened. I'm so disgusted by humans.cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839706774338343989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-29479711843896426872008-11-29T00:10:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:10:00.000-08:00I would rather go to the dentist (which I usually ...I would rather go to the dentist (which I usually sit in the chair and just cry at a cleaning) and have my teeth filled without novocane than go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. It is totally insane. Is there material item in this world that is worth trampling another person in order to get? No, no, no.<BR/><BR/>The Wandering B'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-7430649866335378292008-11-28T20:07:00.000-08:002008-11-28T20:07:00.000-08:00And then there are the two guys who apparently car...And then there are the two guys who apparently carried a private quarrel into a Toys R Us in So. Cal. today and ended up shooting each other dead...<BR/><BR/>And my mom wonders why I don't go shopping on Black Friday.Knit Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879529427879973724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-66214765517785794372008-11-28T19:50:00.000-08:002008-11-28T19:50:00.000-08:00It literally makes me sick...It literally makes me sick...Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620812321822211147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-33171513473266627922008-11-28T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-28T15:24:00.000-08:00That is INSANE. Utterly insane.That is INSANE. Utterly insane.Kaarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794597879840006165noreply@blogger.com