OK friends, I mentioned that I need Black Friday crazy stories because I was unable to go shopping this year due to my husband's work schedule.

I am still waiting to hear some of your awesome adventures! Did you have any crazy stories? Score any AMAZING deals to brag about?! Anything fun?

I have a couple awesome weekend/Black Friday updates to share with you.

First, I talked to my mom about her Black Friday adventures with my brother (he's 15). They went all over throughout the night. I am most jealous of the H&M stop they made-sounds like it was a great stop!! Here's the crazy part though. My mom decided it was not worth fighting the Walmart crazy crowd at the beginning, so it was their last stop of the morning. The thing is, there is a new Walmart that JUST opened near her. She walked in to an almost empty Walmart on Black Friday morning. There were MANY of the doorbusters still there and she got lots of deals without crowds! She asked the manager if it was busy when the deals started and he said "No not really." Apparently no one knew that Walmart had opened yet...that is like my Black Friday Dream come true!!! I am SOOOO jealous!

AND my story...I have to shoo my kids away first...ok, they are gone. So, my son broke our Wii recently. Completely brokw it. I like to do Wii fit on there and have not been able to for a while and I am getting FAT! I need my workout back, so I wanted to get the Black Friday Wii deal for $89 at Walmart. I tried to get it online but it sold out in seconds online, and I could not go to a store (where I am sure it sold out is seconds at most locations anyway). Fast forward to Saturday afternoon...all doorbusters that were still in store had the prices extended through the weekend. I had to make a test drive to the Mesa airport so I knew where it was. I drove out there and on the way back the kids were crying for a potty. I had a list of groceries and we passed a Walmart. I exited off the freeway and stopped. I walked past the electronics aisle where most things were pretty picked over and the best deals were long gone...then I saw it...on a bottom shelf pushed to the back, an $89 Wii...really?! I distracted the kids with the tvs and games, got some help and snagged the last $89 Wii. The checker said she could not believe that it was still there-they thought they were all gone within 10 minutes of the sale starting! YEAH!!!! Lucky Me!! So, what did you score?!

Black Friday! Arguably my favorite holiday of the week and one of the top 3 of the year (after Christmas and my birthday-which I will always count as a holiday). BUT this year it was not to be. This year was one of those lovely years when residency (or fellowship in this case) has blocked my shopping. So, as Wes works to earn us the money, I will not be out spending it and shopping as I usually am. And honestly, I am not too upset about it. I have been able to find most of the items I need online at great prices through the year anyway and will continue to look for the best prices for the rest of the Christmas list. That being said, I hope many of you got the chance to stay up all night shopping and getting GREAT deals! AND I want to hear about your adventures! PLEASE!!! Share your Black Friday stories and feed my addiction since I was unable to go! Comment with your stories! To get started, let me repost below my (LONG) story of my Black Friday adventure from a couple years ago. It was great-quite amusing (not sure the hilarity of it really translates in writing, but just know-it was funny!)!! As I am preparing for one of my favorite days of the year (Black Friday), I thought I would repost my funny shopping experience from last year. It is a long but (hopefully) fun read! I know I have a lot of new readers over the past year that might get a kick out of this post! If you are a long time reader, you may want to re-read it so you can use my lessons learned to help prepare for the big shopping day! :)

Most years, I do all (or most) of my Christmas Shopping on Black Friday. I am usually one of those very organized shoppers with a list of where I am going, when I am going there and a plan for how to get all the deals I need to make Christmas happen for cheap! Since Walmart price matches, I generally try to do as much of it as I can price matching.

Well, this year, I only needed a few things as I did most of the Christmas Shopping for this year right AFTER Christmas last year. It was a new experience for me. I almost skipped Black Friday altogether this year as I thought Wes (my hubby) had to work Black Friday (he did work but only 1-10pm). So, Wes and I looked through the ads and found that there were a few things we wanted at 3 stores.

The stops would be as follows:

1-Midnight stop at Walmart...hoping to get an art set for one child, PJ's for all 4 kids, a writing toy for another kid, and the super cheap towels.

2-6am Menards stop for: pop up tent & tunnel, "Cuddle Up" (Snuggie imitation-Wes wanted to get me one for Christmas), Wii remote charging station, and "Cuddlee Pets" (imitation Pillow Pets) for all four kids.

3-Stop at Younkers to use $10 coupon and possibly get nicer "Snuggie"-like item.

Obviously with 4 kids at home, one of us shops and the other stays home with the kids-especially when the first stop is at midnight. In years past, Walmart has been my first stop and I have gone in and grabbed the toys I was after and hurried out while everyone else was still fighting over electronics. This year Walmart split up the sale so electronics doorbusters went on at 5 am and the other ones (the ones I needed) went on at midnight. I thought it would make it easier for me to get in, out and get what I wanted without SOOO many shoppers at midnight.

WRONG! Dead wrong! First, when I left my house at 11:40ish, the streets were empty except for a steady stream of minivans making their way toward Walmart-no joke! I walked in to the store and could hardly walk in it was so crowded. I was lucky enough to have a nice manager hand me a cart (they were basically gone) as I walked in (that is one benefit to pregnancy-people want to help you out generally). So I fought my way through the people back to the PJ's and grabbed the 4 pair I needed-surprisingly the exact ones I wanted for each kid. ALL towels were long gone by the time I made it to them, so I made my way to toys. The art supplies I wanted were all gone, but I DID get the writing toy. So, I was ready to make my way to a line.

There was one employee on that side of the store that was herding people into a HUGE long line that went from the last check stand, through the sections of toys, health and beauty, pets, Christmas and all the way into the garden area. It was insane. It would have been a fine idea if that was the ONE store line and it fed into all the checkout stands, but no. It fed into only ONE checkout lane-ONE! I realized this and told the employee I was not done shopping when he tried to convince me I HAD to get in that line to check out, and I made my way back over to the grocery side of the store where I got in another long line. (Not even CLOSE to as long as that other line.)

While waiting in line I had the guy behind me pinch my butt, then an older guy rammed into my cart with his cart and tried to cut in front of me in line. When I said "Really?! You think so?!" to te old guy and told him to go to the back of the line, the butt pincher behind me did and said nothing. Then tried to act like he was ready to defend my honor AFTER the older guy was gone (it was pretty funny).

There was a woman in front of me that had lots of heavy stuff and no cart and I had a cart and hardly anything in it, so I moved my stuff to the front part of the cart and offered her the back of my cart for her to rest her stuff in while we waited in line. She took me up on it and we started to talk. As we were getting closer to the front, I realized I had gotten the WRONG size for one of the PJ's, Thank goodness I had made this friend, so she watched our cart as I ran back and (luckily) found the correct size.

After over an hour in line, I made it to the front finally! I made it home from Walmart at about 2:30am, and thought I would throw in a nap.

When the alarm went off at 5 am, I turned it off and went back to bed. I woke up around 6:30/7 and ran over to Menards in my PJs. There I was able to score the Cuddle pets (all 4) and the tents. The Wii chargers were sold out, and the snuggie things were made of really coarse feeling felt so I opted to leave without one!!

Waiting in that long line was quite amusing as the lady in front of me was very funny, and the lady in front of her was even funnier. The one 2 up from me kept having people ram into her cart, and she never even flinched or got upset at them. We told her how impressed we were that she was so patient, and she said "Honey, I work at the casino! This is nothin!"

Then the 2 guys behind me in line ( who were both a little gangster looking) were telling me the funniest stories about the other places they had already been. I heard tales of Toys R Us, Walmart and Target. The funniest of which was the one guy telling me he saw a lady with 2 HUGE carts full of stuff at Walmart at 1am struggling through the parking lot, so he started to rush toward her to help, and she yelped and started running through the parking lot trying to push one cart and pull the other! He said to me "I guess I look pretty scary running over to help at 1am." He thought it was hilarious. The other guy saw a fight break out and a man escorted from Walmart at about midnight (I had seen the escort out and wondered what had happened so it was interesting to hear from someone that was back there). FYI the fight was over a pricematch for $99 Wii's.

After I went home, content with my shopping and feeling done for the day, Wes wanted to go get the nicer looking Snuggies from Younkers for my present. We went over and got them (as I stood in line for over an hour he took the kids to see Santa in the mall-with NO line BTW). I have to admit-I learned I am NOT a pet person...a mom and daughter in front of me in line were saying "I just don't know which one he will like better, he is so picky...maybe I should grab the other one?" I assumed they were talking about the pillow pets they were holding for the grandkids (they had been talking about them a lot). Then the daughter said "Let's look at them together" then she walked over and grabbed a second pet bed and set it next to the one they had and they proceeded to discuss the DOG's color and pattern preferences...I was baffled-I thought dogs were colorblind, but then again, I have never had a dog. Do they really have preferences?! Seriously pet owners, do they?!

All in all I had a successful day and got most of my goal products, but I also had a few things I learned that I want to share:

1-We are all in this together-we are all stuck in this crazy crowd trying to get the best deals, so let's try not to make it so miserable on each other-no need to be mean. Remember the things your mom and dad taught you and don't pick on other kids, don't push and shove, and be nice! (That does NOT mean you need to be so nice as to give up the things you want to someone else that wants it too-go get what you need, but don't trample others to get it).

2-No sir, there is no cutting in line no matter how old, how frustrated or how aggressive you are-that young little weak looking pregnant lady WILL stand up for herself! I will NEVER start a confrontation, and in fact I will always try to be pleasant and kind to others, but so help me, if you get in my face I WILL defend myself and as my father-in-law says, "If it is a matter of who can pitch the biggest fit, I can if necessary."

3-Black Friday is stressful-the economy is bad, and we ALL want/need that deal to make Christmas happen, so it is probably a good time to be patient and to help out a stranger and do some service for others-like the lady without a cart. It did not hurt me at all to share mine with her, but it sure made it easier on her!

4-Patience, Patience, Patience!! Would I on any other day wait in the Disneyland length lines at a store? No, no I would not. Would I have the patience for it? No, but on Black Friday I put on my most patient face and head out the door!

5-Black Friday shopping is NOT nearly as fun alone! Thank you for all my friends and family who have gone with me in the past and made it an FUN experience! Those of you that can share with me the cart crashing and we can laugh at it together! Those who have waited in those eternal lines and talked to me and helped further develop our relationships as we tried to make a stressful situation fun! Thanks Wes, Mom, Andrea, Melanie, Spence, Lindsey, Lisa, Laurie and all the others that have joined me in my madness over the years!!

6-If you can, bring a buddy with you to Black Friday-it really is better that way (see lesson 5).

So, readers-do you do Black Friday?! Any funny stories you can share?! I would LOVE to hear about it!!!

As I am preparing for one of my favorite days of the year (Black Friday), I thought I would repost my funny shopping experience from last year. It is a long but (hopefully) fun read! I know I have a lot of new readers over the past year that might get a kick out of this post! If you are a long time reader, you may want to re-read it so you can use my lessons learned to help prepare for the big shopping day! :)

Most years, I do all (or most) of my Christmas Shopping on Black Friday. I am usually one of those very organized shoppers with a list of where I am going, when I am going there and a plan for how to get all the deals I need to make Christmas happen for cheap! Since Walmart price matches, I generally try to do as much of it as I can price matching.

Well, this year, I only needed a few things as I did most of the Christmas Shopping for this year right AFTER Christmas last year. It was a new experience for me. I almost skipped Black Friday altogether this year as I thought Wes (my hubby) had to work Black Friday (he did work but only 1-10pm). So, Wes and I looked through the ads and found that there were a few things we wanted at 3 stores.

The stops would be as follows:

1-Midnight stop at Walmart...hoping to get an art set for one child, PJ's for all 4 kids, a writing toy for another kid, and the super cheap towels.

2-6am Menards stop for: pop up tent & tunnel, "Cuddle Up" (Snuggie imitation-Wes wanted to get me one for Christmas), Wii remote charging station, and "Cuddlee Pets" (imitation Pillow Pets) for all four kids.

3-Stop at Younkers to use $10 coupon and possibly get nicer "Snuggie"-like item.

Obviously with 4 kids at home, one of us shops and the other stays home with the kids-especially when the first stop is at midnight. In years past, Walmart has been my first stop and I have gone in and grabbed the toys I was after and hurried out while everyone else was still fighting over electronics. This year Walmart split up the sale so electronics doorbusters went on at 5 am and the other ones (the ones I needed) went on at midnight. I thought it would make it easier for me to get in, out and get what I wanted without SOOO many shoppers at midnight.

WRONG! Dead wrong! First, when I left my house at 11:40ish, the streets were empty except for a steady stream of minivans making their way toward Walmart-no joke! I walked in to the store and could hardly walk in it was so crowded. I was lucky enough to have a nice manager hand me a cart (they were basically gone) as I walked in (that is one benefit to pregnancy-people want to help you out generally). So I fought my way through the people back to the PJ's and grabbed the 4 pair I needed-surprisingly the exact ones I wanted for each kid. ALL towels were long gone by the time I made it to them, so I made my way to toys. The art supplies I wanted were all gone, but I DID get the writing toy. So, I was ready to make my way to a line.

There was one employee on that side of the store that was herding people into a HUGE long line that went from the last check stand, through the sections of toys, health and beauty, pets, Christmas and all the way into the garden area. It was insane. It would have been a fine idea if that was the ONE store line and it fed into all the checkout stands, but no. It fed into only ONE checkout lane-ONE! I realized this and told the employee I was not done shopping when he tried to convince me I HAD to get in that line to check out, and I made my way back over to the grocery side of the store where I got in another long line. (Not even CLOSE to as long as that other line.)

While waiting in line I had the guy behind me pinch my butt, then an older guy rammed into my cart with his cart and tried to cut in front of me in line. When I said "Really?! You think so?!" to te old guy and told him to go to the back of the line, the butt pincher behind me did and said nothing. Then tried to act like he was ready to defend my honor AFTER the older guy was gone (it was pretty funny).

There was a woman in front of me that had lots of heavy stuff and no cart and I had a cart and hardly anything in it, so I moved my stuff to the front part of the cart and offered her the back of my cart for her to rest her stuff in while we waited in line. She took me up on it and we started to talk. As we were getting closer to the front, I realized I had gotten the WRONG size for one of the PJ's, Thank goodness I had made this friend, so she watched our cart as I ran back and (luckily) found the correct size.

After over an hour in line, I made it to the front finally! I made it home from Walmart at about 2:30am, and thought I would throw in a nap.

When the alarm went off at 5 am, I turned it off and went back to bed. I woke up around 6:30/7 and ran over to Menards in my PJs. There I was able to score the Cuddle pets (all 4) and the tents. The Wii chargers were sold out, and the snuggie things were made of really coarse feeling felt so I opted to leave without one!!

Waiting in that long line was quite amusing as the lady in front of me was very funny, and the lady in front of her was even funnier. The one 2 up from me kept having people ram into her cart, and she never even flinched or got upset at them. We told her how impressed we were that she was so patient, and she said "Honey, I work at the casino! This is nothin!"

Then the 2 guys behind me in line ( who were both a little gangster looking) were telling me the funniest stories about the other places they had already been. I heard tales of Toys R Us, Walmart and Target. The funniest of which was the one guy telling me he saw a lady with 2 HUGE carts full of stuff at Walmart at 1am struggling through the parking lot, so he started to rush toward her to help, and she yelped and started running through the parking lot trying to push one cart and pull the other! He said to me "I guess I look pretty scary running over to help at 1am." He thought it was hilarious. The other guy saw a fight break out and a man escorted from Walmart at about midnight (I had seen the escort out and wondered what had happened so it was interesting to hear from someone that was back there). FYI the fight was over a pricematch for $99 Wii's.

After I went home, content with my shopping and feeling done for the day, Wes wanted to go get the nicer looking Snuggies from Younkers for my present. We went over and got them (as I stood in line for over an hour he took the kids to see Santa in the mall-with NO line BTW). I have to admit-I learned I am NOT a pet person...a mom and daughter in front of me in line were saying "I just don't know which one he will like better, he is so picky...maybe I should grab the other one?" I assumed they were talking about the pillow pets they were holding for the grandkids (they had been talking about them a lot). Then the daughter said "Let's look at them together" then she walked over and grabbed a second pet bed and set it next to the one they had and they proceeded to discuss the DOG's color and pattern preferences...I was baffled-I thought dogs were colorblind, but then again, I have never had a dog. Do they really have preferences?! Seriously pet owners, do they?!

All in all I had a successful day and got most of my goal products, but I also had a few things I learned that I want to share:

1-We are all in this together-we are all stuck in this crazy crowd trying to get the best deals, so let's try not to make it so miserable on each other-no need to be mean. Remember the things your mom and dad taught you and don't pick on other kids, don't push and shove, and be nice! (That does NOT mean you need to be so nice as to give up the things you want to someone else that wants it too-go get what you need, but don't trample others to get it).

2-No sir, there is no cutting in line no matter how old, how frustrated or how aggressive you are-that young little weak looking pregnant lady WILL stand up for herself! I will NEVER start a confrontation, and in fact I will always try to be pleasant and kind to others, but so help me, if you get in my face I WILL defend myself and as my father-in-law says, "If it is a matter of who can pitch the biggest fit, I can if necessary."

3-Black Friday is stressful-the economy is bad, and we ALL want/need that deal to make Christmas happen, so it is probably a good time to be patient and to help out a stranger and do some service for others-like the lady without a cart. It did not hurt me at all to share mine with her, but it sure made it easier on her!

4-Patience, Patience, Patience!! Would I on any other day wait in the Disneyland length lines at a store? No, no I would not. Would I have the patience for it? No, but on Black Friday I put on my most patient face and head out the door!

5-Black Friday shopping is NOT nearly as fun alone! Thank you for all my friends and family who have gone with me in the past and made it an FUN experience! Those of you that can share with me the cart crashing and we can laugh at it together! Those who have waited in those eternal lines and talked to me and helped further develop our relationships as we tried to make a stressful situation fun! Thanks Wes, Mom, Andrea, Melanie, Spence, Lindsey, Lisa, Laurie and all the others that have joined me in my madness over the years!!

6-If you can, bring a buddy with you to Black Friday-it really is better that way (see lesson 5).

So, readers-do you do Black Friday?! Any funny stories you can share?! I would LOVE to hear about it!!!

Oh Black Friday! How I love thee...ye...you?! Seriously. I do a lot of shopping through the year, but I FINISH (well mostly) on Black Friday. It is my big triumphant shopping day of the year...usually...or at least it was before Walmart and the Internet (darn you Cyber Monday!) ruined it for me.

Let me explain by first talking a little bit about "Black Friday" shopping the Beckee's Deals way. (Some of this explanation is reposted from one of my Black Friday posts from last year!)

I have, for YEARS, been a huge Black Friday Shopper and usually have done all my shopping for Christmas on Black Friday (well I do end up getting a stocking stuffer or 2 after). During my husband's residency the last 5 years, he has often been working on Black Friday (Which really was the first thing to ruin Black Friday before Walmart or the Internet stepped up to the plate). In spite of his work schedule, most years I still managed to get in a few REALLY early morning (and late night Thanksgiving) deals before he left for work. I love it...Love my Black Friday Adventures.

Here is my take on how to do Black Friday! When my newspaper comes on Thanksgiving morning, I am like a kid in a candy store! I sit down on my bed with the Macy's parade playing and the food already cooking in the kitchen and I whip out the ads. I go through and circle the GREAT deals I would LOVE to get in each ad-taking special note of the door busters. I write a list of each store, what door busters I would love to have and what time that store opens for their door buster sales. (BEFORE Thanksgiving, I sit down with my husband and we write up a list of who we need to buy for and what we think we might want to get them.)

Before I go on, I must note that already in my plan, the Internet and Walmart have interfered. First, the Internet now posts the Black Friday ads early so I lose that excitement and the anticipation of waiting for and devouring the Thanksgiving day ads. Oh I know it means I can plan ahead, but frankly I think that is overrated! :)   AND that is not all...Walmart you dirty beast! Now you open up for your Black Friday ads on Thursday night?! Really? On the Holiday? Oh and don't think I am forgetting all of Walmart's friends (competitors...) that ALSO open up during the evening/middle of the night hours. Sure, that gives me the chance to shop before my husband (that trouble maker) has to go in to work, but come on! When do I get to hang out with the family, and when do I sleep (I can answer that one-I sleep on Black Friday afternoon!)

Moving on with my Black Friday plan. Next, I compare the 2 lists I have made (the one with who we need to buy for and the one with the best prices and the times the stores open) and prioritize-are there specific items from my list of gifts I am looking for that are great deals somewhere on sale? What Door busters do I really want and are they at a place that usually has a ton of the items (like Walmart usually does here) or a place that limits the number to the first 25 (like Nebraska Furniture Mart)? Basically I look at what my odds are of getting what I want at the stores and PRIORITIZE.

Once I have prioritized and listed which items I actually want to get and at which store they will be sold, then I look at the times the stores open in the morning and write up a plan of action as to where to go first, second, etc.
Here is another place Walmart has stepped in and ruined my traditions. How? Two words: Price Matching. Oh Price Matching how I love and loathe you! Sure you save me more money and make it more convenient to get everything is one place, but really-those are some INSANE crowds and lines!! Wow...

Growing up in Utah, my mom and I would Black Friday shop each year and I LOVED it! We had adventures planning and carrying out the plan. We would do things like drag my teen sister along so we could get enough door busters and we would go store to store dropping off family members to try to get the best stuff at each store (BEFORE we all had cell phones). We would socialize in the long lines, make new friends and fight for the items we wanted! I LOVED our adventures, and I seek after them year to year still...

However, a lovely little thing on the Internet (adventure ruiner!) has arrived in force over the past years that makes it almost too convenient for me to get the same or better deals without leaving my laptop! That would be "Cyber Monday." More and more places have their weekend sales ONLINE (door busters and all) and "Cyber Monday" just seems to grow exponentially from year to year.

To quote Belle (from Disney's Beauty and the Beast), "I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell" And friends, I want that adventure OUT of my House on Black Friday! Curse you Walmart and the Internet for making my adventures harder to come by, and Walmart's Price matching policy this year with Retroactive Price matching is stepping it up again! It will make it even more convenient to do all shopping there!

Sigh...I guess if Walmart and the Internet keep making the shopping so easy and convenient I will have to seek adventure elsewhere...maybe I should try bungee jumping?!

This is a long post, but hopefully amusing-lots of funny Black Friday tales and lessons learned! Please read it and share your Black Friday experiences and deals with me!

Most years, I do all (or most) of my Christmas Shopping on Black Friday. I am usually one of those very organized shoppers with a list of where I am going, when I am going there and a plan for how to get all the deals I need to make Christmas happen for cheap! Since Walmart price matches, I generally try to do as much of it as I can pricematching.

Well, this year, I only needed a few things as I did most of the Christmas Shopping for this year right AFTER Christmas last year. It was a new experience for me. I almost skipped Black Friday altogether this year as I thought Wes (my hubby) had to work Black Friday (he did work but only 1-10pm). So, Wes and I looked through the ads and found that there were a few things we wanted at 3 stores.

The stops would be as follows:

1-Midnight stop at Walmart...hoping to get an art set for on child, PJ's for all 4 kids, a writing toy for another kid, and the super cheap towels.

2-6am Menards stop for: pop up tent & tunnel, "Cuddle Up" (Snuggie imitation-Wes wanted to get me one for Christmas), Wii remote charging station, and "Cuddlee Pets" (imitation Pillow Pets) for all four kids.

3-Stop at Younkers to use $10 coupon and possibly get nicer "Snuggie"-like item.

Obviously with 4 kids at home one of us shops and the other stays home with the kids-especially when the first stop is at midnight. In years past, Walmart has been my first stop and I have gone in and grabbed the toys I was after and hurried out while everyone else was still fighting over electronics. This year Walmart split up the sale so electronics doorbusters went on at 5 am and the other ones (the ones I needed) went on at midnight. I thought it would make it easier for me to get in, out and get what I wanted without SOOO many shoppers at midnight.

WRONG! Dead wrong! First, when I left my house at 11:40ish, the streets were empty except for a steady stream of minivans making their way toward Walmart-no joke! I walked in to the store and could hardly walk in it was so crowded. I was lucky enough to have a nice manager hand me a cart (they were basically gone) as I walked in (that is one benefit to pregnancy-people want to help you out generally). So I fought my way through the people back to the PJ's and grabbed the 4 pair I needed-surprisingly the exact ones I wanted for each kid. ALL towels were long gone by the time I made it to them, so I made my way to toys. The art supplies I wanted were all gone, but I DID get the writing toy I wanted. So, I was ready to make my way to a line.

There was one employee on that side of the store that was herding people into a HUGE long line that went from the last check stand, through the sections of toys, health and beauty, pets, Christmas and all the way into the garden area. It was insane. It would have been a fine idea if that was the ONE store line and it fed into all the checkout stands, but no. It fed into only ONE checkout lane-ONE! I realized this and told the employee I was not done shopping when he tried to convince me I HAD to get in that line to check out, and I made my way back over to the grocery side of the store where I got in another long line. (Not even CLOSE to as long as that other line.)

While waiting in line I had the guy behind me pinch my butt, then an older guy rammed into my cart with his cart and tried to cut in front of me in line. When I said "Really?! You think so?!" to that guy and told him to go to the back of the line, the butt pincher behind me did and said nothing. Then tried to act like he was ready to defend my honor AFTER the older guy was gone (it was pretty funny).

There was a woman in front of me that had lots of heavy stuff and no cart and I had a cart and hardly anything in it, so I moved my stuff to the front part of the cart and offered her the back of my cart for her to rest her stuff in while we waited in line. She took me up on it and we started to talk. As we were getting closer to the front, I realized I had gotten the WRONG size for one of the PJ's and luckily I had made this friend, so she watched our cart as I ran back and (luckily) found the correct size.

After over an hour in line, I made it to the front finally! I made it home from Walmart at about 2:30am, and thought I would throw in a nap.

When the alarm went off at 5 am, I turned it off and went back to bed. I woke up around 6:30/7 and ran over to Menards in my PJs. There I was able to score the Cuddle pets (all 4) and the tents. The Wii chargers were sold out, and the snuggie things were made of really coarse feeling felt so I opted to leave without one!!

Waiting in that long line was quite amusing as the lady in front of me was very funny, and the lady in front of her was even funnier. The one2 up from me kept having people ram into her cart, and she never even flinched or got upset at them. We told her how impressed we were that she was so patient, and she said "Honey, I work at the casino! This is nothin!"

Then the 2 guys behind me in line were both a little gangster looking, and they were telling me the funniest stories about the other places they had already been. I heard tales of Toys R Us, Walmart and Target. The funniest of which was the one guy telling me he saw a lady with 2 HUGE carts full of stuff at Walmart at 1am struggling through the parking lot, so he started to rush toward her to help, and she yelped and started running through the parking lot. He said to me "I guess I look pretty scary running over to help at 1am." He thought it was hilarious. The other guy saw a fight break out and a man escorted from Walmart at about midnight (I had seen the escort out and wondered what had happened so it was interesting to hear from someone that was back there). FYI the fight was over a pricematch for $99 Wii's.

After I went home, content with my shopping and feeling done for the day, Wes wanted to go get the nicer looking Snuggies from Younkers for my present. We went over and got them (as I stood in line for over an hour he took the kids to see Santa in the mall-with NO line BTW). I have to admit-I learned I am NOT a pet person...a mom and daughter in front of me in line were saying "I just don;t know which one he will like better, he is so picky...maybe I should grab the other one?" I assumed they were talking about the pillow pets they were holding for the grandkids (they had been talking about them a lot). Then the daughter said "Let's look at them together" then she walked over and grabbed a second pet bed and set it next to the one they had and they proceeded to discuss the DOG's color and pattern preferences...I was baffled-I thought dogs were colorblind, but then again, I have never had a dog. Do they really have preferences?! Seriously pet owners, do they?!

All in all I had a successful day and got most of my goal products, but I also had a few things I learned that I want to share:

1-We are all in this together-we are all stuck in this crazy crowd trying to get the best deals, so lets try not to make it so miserable on each other-no need to be mean. Remember the things your mom and dad taught you and don;t pick on other kids, don't push and shove, and be nice! (That does NOT mean you need to be so nice as to give up the things you want to someone else that wants it to-go get what you need, but don't trample others to get it).

2-No sir, there is no cutting in line no matter how old, how frustrated or how aggressive you are-that young little weak looking pregnant lady WILL stand up for herself! I will NEVER start a confrontation, and in fact I will always try to be pleasant and kind to others in there, but so help me, if you get in my face I WILL defend myself and as my father-in-law says, "If it is a matter of who can pitch the biggest fit, I can if necessary."

3-Black Friday is stressful-the economy is bad, and we ALL want/need that deal to make Christmas happen, so it is probably a good time to be patient and to help out a stranger and do some service for others-like the lady without a cart. It did not hurt me at all to share mine with her, but it sure made it easier on her!

4-Patience, Patience, Patience!! Would I on any other day wait in the Disneyland length lines at a store? No, no I would not. Would I have the patience for it? No, but on Black Friday I put on my most patient face and head out the door!

5-Black Friday shopping is NOT nearly as fun alone! Thank you for all my friends and family who have gone with me in the past and made it an FUN experience! Those of you that can share with me the cart crashing and we can laugh at it together! Those who have waited in those eternal lines and talked to me and helped further develop our relationships as we tried to make a stressful situation fun! Thanks Wes, Mom, Andrea, Melanie, Spence, Lindsey, Lisa, Laurie and all the others that have joined me in my madness over the years!!

6-If you can, bring a buddy with you to Black Friday-it really is better that way (see lesson 5).

So, readers-did you do Black Friday?! Any funny stories or GREAT deals you got?! I would LOVE to hear about it!!!

Here is the continued list of the best Black Friday deals (in my opinion)...

Game Stop
5am until noon

• Purchase an XBox 360 4GB Console for $199.99 get a free Madden or Medal of Honor game
• Purchase a New Wii Black or White for $199.99, get 3 games-Just Dance, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
• Purchase PS3 160GB for $299.99, get God of War 1, 2 & 3 free

Menards
Doorbusters 6am-11am (ALL items are while supplies last)

• 22" LED TV $99 (AFTER mail in rebate)
• Cricut Cutting Machine $148
• Pop Up Tent and tunnel $9.88
• Fashion & Beauty Barbies $3.99 (limit 3)
• 18 oz Jar Candles $1.88
• Kids Bath Wrap $6.97
• Fleece Blankets $1.69
• Cuddle Up (Like Snuggies) $2.49
• Rayvac 30 pack AA or AAA Batteries $1.99 (after mail in rebate)
• Crayola Quick Flip Easel $19.99
• Wii Remote CHarging Station w 2 recharagable battery packs $6.99
• Digital Camcorder $19.99
• Cuddlee Pets (like Pillow Pets) 2/$5

Shoe Carnival
Doorbusters 5am-noon

• First 100 customers per store receive a Surprise Reward Card worth at least $10-One will be worth $100!
• Athletic Shoes (good ones) are from $19.98-$34.98

Sports Authority
5am-3pm (while supplies last)

• Image 20.0VT Treadmill $269.99
• Bodyfit 710 Deluxe Indoor Cycling Bike $199.99
• Pro-Form 585 CSE Elliptical $399.99
• Boys or Girls BladeRunner Twist In-Line Skates $29.99
• Mens or Womens TOMMY ARMOUR Royal Scot 20-piece COmplete golf set $189.99
• Men or Womens RAM Memorial 14-piece Complete Set $99.99
• Slalom Mens,Womens, or Kids bibs and pants 50% off ($20-$30)
• Snuggie Blanket $9.99

JoAnn
Opens 6am Doorbusters While Supplies last

• FREE Durasharp 8" Scissors to first 100 customers  (limit 1 per adult customer)
• Cozy Fleece Solids & Snuggle Flannel Prints $1.29/yard

Staples
6am-noon

• Staples DVD media 100 pack $9.99 (after easy rebate)
• Seagate Expansion 1TB external Hard Drive $49.99
• Garmin nuvi 265WT portable GPS $99.99 (after east rebate)

Younkers
4am-1pm

• Reversible Down Alternative Comforter $19.97 (Twin/Full/Queen/King)
• Twin Sheet Sets $9.97
• Twin Flannel Sheets $13.97
• Micro Cozy deom LivingQuarters $12.97
• Body Fat Glass Scale from Taylor $14.97
• Neck & Shoulder Massager from Homedics $14.97
• Portable Fabric Steamer from Home Touch $19.97
• 14 Opening Collage Photo Frame From Melannco 4 feet tall $9.97
• Remote Control Spinning Monster Cars $9.97
• Diamond Accent & Gemstone Bracelets $15.97
• Plush Snowmen $2.97
• Olympus 14 Megapixel Digital Camera $79.97

Kohl's
3am-Midnight Friday Doorbusters

• $10 Kohl's Cash for every $50 you spend
• Entire Stock of Toys 50% off
• Freshwater Cultured Pearl 10 Pc Bracelets $39.99
• Thomas the Train Misty Island Discovery $34.99
• V-Tech Kidi Art Studio (w camera) $49.99
• Hoover SteamVac Deepcleaner $79.99
• 10 piece Wooden Fram Set $14.99
• Gumball Machine $9.99
• Fila Sport Walk 'N Sculpt $29.99
• Kohl's Cares Dr Seuss books and Plush toys $5 each (100% net profit donated to help kids)

Sears
4am-noon

• Snuggies $7.99
• Kenmore Washer and Dryer $199.99 each when you buy the pair
• 2 pack blanket sleepers for infants adn toddlers $7.99
• Joe Boxer Plush slippers $3.99
• Colormate fleece throws $2.99
• Komelon 25-ft Tradesman tape measure $2.99

Big Lots
6am-11PM (While they Last)

• Spend $50, get a $10 off coupon toward your next purchase
• Polaroid 12MP Digital Camera $54.88
• $10 Video Games are Buy 2 get 1 Free
• EA Sport Active Personal Trainer for Wii $25
• Panasonic SD Camcorder $139.99
• Singer Sewing Machine $69

Shopko
5am-11am

• Vivitar 910 Camcorder $59.99
• Nintendo Wii Family Fun Pack (18 in 1) $19.99
• 70 Sq Ft Gift Wrap $1.99

HyVee
All Items While Supplies Last

• Lego Toys Buy 2 get 1 free
• Gift Wrap 40 ft $.99
• Huggies Diapers 44 to 88 ct big pack $14.99

Walgreens
Sales run 11/25-11/27

• Color Studio by Hallmark Gift Wrap 50 Sq feet Buy @$1.99 get 1 free
• Theater Pack Candy 2/$1
• Paper Products (12 large rolls Cottonelle Bathroom tissue & 6 rolls Scott Naturals paper towels) $3.99 limit 2
• Arm & Hammer 2x Laundry Detergent 25-32 loads $1.99 limit 2
• 24 pack pure drinking water $1.99 limit 2
• Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice 2/$4
• Planters Nuts $3.49 (BUT there is a $3.49 mail in Rebat making them FREE)
• Tuf Paper Towels $.49 each limit 3 (w/ in ad coupon)
• Russell Stover Chocolates 7.4-12 oz $3.99 limit 3 (w/in ad coupon)
• Scotch Tape 3 packs $.99 limit 3 (w/in ad coupon)
• FREE 8x10 photo collage
• Gillette Venus Razor $7.99-$5 "Jingle Cash" (this season's Register rewards)=$2.99
• Herbal Essences Hair Care $2.49-$1.50 Jingle Cash =$.99

The Following Walgreens Deals are all FREE after Jingle Cash (hereafter JC):

• Gillette Fusion ProSeries Skin Care ($5.49-$5.49 JC)
• Nivea for Men Shave Gel $2.99-$2.99 JC
• 2 Liter Soda (Dr Pepper, 7Up, A&W, Sunkist, Canada Dry, or Hawaiian Punch) $.99-$.99 JC
• Old Spice Fresh Collection Body Spray $3.99-$3.99 JC
• Secret Scent Expressions Body Splash $3.49-$3.49 JC
• Colgate Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste $2.99-$2.99 JC
• Crest 3D White Vivid Toothpaste  $2.99-$2.99 JC
• Scunci Hair Elastics 14 pack no slip or 18 pack no damage $1.99-$1.99 JC
• Just for Men 2-in-1 Shampoo & Conditioner $4.99-$4.99 JC
• Oral B Indicator Toothbrush $2.25-$2.25 JC
• Gum Ees-Thru Flossers $2.25-$2.25 JC
• Advil PM Caplets $.99-$.99 JC
• Robitussin To Go DM $2.49-$2.49 JC
• FIber Choice Fruit Tablets $2.49-$2.49 JC
• Therma Care Heat Wraps $2.49-$2.49 JC

***I am only half through the ads, so I thought I would post these and I will keep going through the rest and post those when I finish.***

I am going through my Black Friday ads and making a list of what I think are the best deals at each store. As I started making hte list by hand in a notebook, I realized how silly that was! So, I decided to type it out in a blog post and share with all of you what I think are the best Black Friday finds in the Omaha ads today. This will be listed by store. Hopefully it will be helpful to some of you!

BTW-Walmat WILL pricematch doorbusters FYI!!!

Nebraska Furniture Mart
7 am-noon doorbuster deals:

• LG Blu Ray player with Iron Man 2 Blue Ray $69.99  (200 available-limit 1)
• Kodak Easy Share 10 Mega pixel Digital camera $34.99 (150 available-limit 1)
• Wii $99 (Vouvher required-100 available Vouchers are passed out between 6 and 7 am at the voucher line-I bet people are already lining up for these)
• Game System (looks like a generic Wii-includes remotes, accessories and 89 games) $9.99 (250 available)
• Vivital 10.1 mega pixel digital camera $39.99 (100 available)
• COBY 7" Digital Photo Frame $14.99 (limit 1, 200 available)
• Assorted Dvd's $1.49
• Assorted Blu Ray's $5.99
• Maxell 48-pack AA Batteries $6.99 (limit 1)
• Maxell 4 GB USB Flash Drive $3.99 (limit 1, 500 available)
• Revlon Curling Iron, Pro Curve Travel Shaver, Ceramic Hair Straightener, or 1800 wat Blow Dryer $9.99 each (limit 1 each)
• Wii Chicken Blaster game $9.99 (200 available, limit 1)
• 4 GB SDHC Class 4 Memory Card $4.99 (500 available, limit 1)
• 4'x6' bound area rugs $5 (limit 2, 300 available)

***(There are TONS more at NFM-I never shop here though as the deals are so good and the quantity is SOOO limited that it is the craziest place to me in Omaha on Black Friday. I might try to pricematch at Walmart some of these things though!)***

Old Navy
Friday Only-(Doors Open at Midnight Friday)

• Kids Jeans $10
• Adult Jeans $15
• Adult Sweaters or Frost Free Vests $15
• Kids/Toddler Frost Free Jackets $15
• DOORBUSTER: xBox Dance Central Game FREE with $25 purchase on Friday (LIMITED number first come first served on that one)

Bed Bath and Beyond

• 20% off Entire Purchase When you shop 5am-10am (When you arrive before 10 am you will be given a coupon for in-store use)
• Dyson Vacuums 25% off (this cannot be combined with the 20% off)

Scheels
Opens at 7 am

• DOORBUSTER: FREE Scheels Special edition Plush Dog with $50 purchase (While supplies last, limit 1 per customer)
• Swan Creek 12 oz Jar Soy Candles $4.99
• Midland GXT785VP3 Radio Twin Pack $29.99 (limit 2)
• Adult Shield Full Zip Hood  (NFL Teams) $19.99 (limit 8)
• Scheels Outfitters Adult Heavy Duty Thermal Socks $.99 (limit 12)
• Adult Cotton Blend 3 pack Socks $5.99
• TSI Adult Abraham Hoodes Sweatshirt (favorite College teams) $19.99 (limit 8)
• Pajamas for Kids $5
• Huskers t-Shirts (actually any NCAA team) $4.99

Target
4am-10am

• Spend $100+ between 4 am-10am and get a $10 gift card
• Wii Fit Bundle $67
• Toy Story 3 or Grown Ups DVD $13
• Philips Duel Screen Portable DVD Player $85
• Garmin NUVI 1450LMT $159
• Western Digital Elements 2TB desktop hard drive or 1TB portable hard drive $69
• 8GB TwistTurn USB drive or SDHC card or micro SDHC card $14.99 
• Final Fantast XII for XBOX 360 or PS3 $17
• CandyLand, Chutes & Ladders, Cooties, Hi Ho Cherry O, Sponge Bob Memory, Yahtzee Jr., Disney I remember games $3.99
• Black and Decker family size Griddle with warming tray or toaster oven $19
• Kitchenaid Ultra Stand Mixer $199.99
• 20 piece T Fal Simply Clean Non-Stick CookSet $49
• Kids 2 piece PJ's $5
• Women's 3 Piece PJ sets $9.99

Gordmans
5am-1pm

• Cosmetic Sets $7.99
• Fleece Robes $6.99
• Suade Look Boots with Sherpa Lining $7.99
• Blanket Snuggle Wrap $5.99

Bass Pro Shop
6am-11am

• Bass Pro Shop Full Zip Fleece $10
• RedHead 5 pocket Jeans $9.97
• FREE IM7 Graphite fishing Rod when you purchase the limited edition Midas Gold Reel for $88.88
• Open Country 7-Tray Dehydrator $44.99
• Daisy Air Strike 240 Air Soft Kit $9.94
• FREE photos with Santa now through Dec 24th

JC Penney
4am-1pm

• Kitchen Electrics (Flip Waffler, 12-Cup Coffee Maker, 6 qt. slow cooker, griddle, or 4 slice toaster) $9.88
• Protocol 5 piece luggage set $38.88
• Boots for Women $29.99
• Discovery Kids Digital Camera $28.88
• Discovery Kids Play Tent & Tunnel $18.88
• Kids' Digital Camcorder $28.88
• Lionel Polar Express G Gague Train $88.88
• Men's Dress Shirts, Polo's, Dress Shirts $9.99
• Men's Stafford Dress Shirt and tie sets $14.99
• Men's Fleece PJ pants or slippers $7.88
• The Hunk Pillow $3.88

Walmart
Below are the sales beginning at Midnight

• Assorted DVD's $1.96
• Assorted Blu-Ray's $5
• Newer release DVD's $9 (Some included titles are The Karate Kid, Sex & The City 2, Ramona & Beezus, New Moon)
• 6 Volt Mini Quad (small ride on toy) $39
• Power Wheels Jeep Ride On $88
• Next 12" Kids Bikes $29, 16" Kids Bikes $35, & 20" Kids Bikes $39
• SwitchKix Scooter (kids) $12
• ZhuZhu Pets $4
• 1:24 Radio Controlled New Bright Vehicle, Crayola Color Wonder Coloring Set, or Barbie totally Hair or Mermaid Tale Dolls, $5 each
• Cra-Z-Art 165 Piece Creative Art Studio or Crayola 73 Piece Ultimate Art Kit $8 each
• St Eve Pop-Up Tent or St Eve Sleeping Bag Bud $12 Each
• Disney Activity Table & 2 Chairs $19
• 2 Piece Character Sleepwear sets, Blanket Sleepers, Ladies Sleep Pants $4 each
• Mens or Ladies Microfleece Character Sleep Pants $5.50 each
• 100% Cotton Bath Towel $1.33
• Bissell Easy Vac $23.88
• Hamilton Beach 12 Cup Programable Coffee Maker, 5 Qt Oval Slow Cooker, Oster Electric Griddle or Flip Belgian Waffle Maker $9.97 each
• Kitchenaid Stand Mixer $149
• 10 piece Frame Set $7
• 18 Gallon Storage Tote $2.80

These are the doorbusters that go from 5am-11am

• eMachines 15.6" Laptop $198
• Emerson 42" Class LCD HDTV $398
• Emerson 32" Class LCD HDTV $198
• iPod Touch 8GB $225 (Plus you get a $50 Walmart gift card)
• TomTom Ease GPS $59
• SanDisk Gray 4GB Flash Drive $8
• SanDisk Red 8GB Flash Drive $14
• Nintendo DS lite $89
• Video Games from $7-$29

Best Buys
Opens 5am (They will pass out doorbuster tickets up to 2 hours before opening)

• Wii Console Bundle $169.99
• Nook Wi-FI eReader by Barnes and Noble $99.99

The Home Depot
Opens 5 am (deals while supplies last)

• 6" Live Poinsettia $.99
• Sylvania 50-Light LED Micro set or 100-light mini set $1.98
• 7' LED or Pre Decorated Christmas Tree $49 (limit 2)

Kmart
5-11am Doorbusters

• Diamond Accent Pendand or Rings $9.99 each
• Essential Home complete bed set (includes comforter, bed skirt, sham, sheet set) $28
• Essential Home reversible down Alternative comforter $14.99
• Kids' Licenced Bed tent $9.99
• Licensed Microfiber or Microplush bed pillow $7.99

Toys R Us
Below are the Doobusters starting @ 10 PM Thursday

• RIPTUNES 2GB MP3 Player w/video playback $15.99
• Lego Construction sets 33% off
• VTech  Learning Laptop $14.99
• Transformers Voyager or Power Bots $9.99
• Zhu Zhu Pets Delux Starte Sets $18.49
• Star Wars The Clone Wars Lightsabers $5.99
• Popular Action Figures (Priced $5.99-$12.99) Buy 1 Get 2 Free
• Wooden Thomas the Train & Percy Starter Set $14.99
• Wooden Early Engineers ROundabout Station Set $12.49
• Fisher Price Kid Tough Doodler Light Sketcher or Doodler Pro Glow $12.49
• FIsher Price Medical Kits $6.49
• Imaginarium 150 Pc Wooden Block Set $14.99
• Crayola Super Art Coloring Kit, Colossal Art Case or Super Art Craft Kit $9.99 each
• Lincoln Logs Frontier Junction $12.49
• Crayola Dry Erase Activity Center $7.49

Below are the Friday AM Doorbusters (run 5AM-1PM)

• Big Time Toys Moon Shoes $14.99
• Wave Hoop BOGO ($5.99 each)
• Scene It & Monopoly Games $9.98
• VTECH Paint & Learn Art Easel $12.49
• EDU-Science 12" World Globe $9.99
• Wii Remotes or XBox 360 Controllers $29.99

Lots of places have begun to release their Black Friday ads. As I mentioned in my previous Black Friday post, make sure to double check your local ads on Thanksgiving to make sure what you are looking for is part of your local ad as sometimes they vary regionally and sometimes the early released ads are not exactly the same as the final ads.

That being said, I want to tell you about a website I found and love! It is Black-friday.net. Here are a few reasons I particularly like this Black Friday site:

• They have listed all the Black Friday ads that have been released.
• You can search the lists by store or by item.
• You can sign up for email alerts for when new ads are released.
• You can make yourself a list on their site of the items you are interested in (which is an easier way to make the list I talked about in my previous post).

As an FYI-they have just released the WalMart ad and the Toys R Us ad is already up-those are usually 2 of my favorites and I am going to go look through them in just a minute here!

I have so much good stuff in my email today that I hardly know where to begin! I guess I will just get a move on and try to get as much useful information out to you as I can before preschool drop off!

I want to start out by talking a little bit about "Black Friday" shopping. I have, for YEARS, been a huge Black Friday Shopper and usually have done all my shopping for Christmas on Black Friday (well I do end up getting a stocking stuffer or 2 after). Last year my husband had to work on Black Friday, but I got in a few REALLY early morning deals before he left. This year he works Black Friday again, so I may or may not go out. Honestly, I got all my Christmas shopping for this year done by mid-January as I shopped all the after Christmas clearance and used coupons and got some MAJOR deals. So, I am basically done anyway.

However, my sister has decided to try the Black Friday shopping this year for the first time and has asked me to write up some tips and tricks to Black Friday shopping. I cannot possibly say all I want in one post, so I will just post a few Black Friday tips at a time.

Today I want to tell you how I have historically done Black Friday. When my newspaper comes on Thanksgiving morning, I am like a kid in a candy store! I sit down on my bed with the Macy's parade playing and the food already cooking in the kitchen and I whip out the ads. I go through and circle the GREAT deals I would LOVE to get in each ad-taking special note of the doorbusters. I write a list of each store, what doorbusters I would love to have and what time that store opens for their doorbuster sales. BEFORE Thanksgiving, I sit down with my husband and we write up a list of who we need to buy for and what we think we might want to get them.

So, after checking the ads, I compare the 2 lists and prioritize-are there specific items from my list of gifts I am looking for that are great deals somewhere on sale? What Doorbusters do I really want and are the at a place that usually has a ton of the items (like Walmart usually does here) or a place that limits the number to the first 25 (like Nebraska Furniture Mart)? Basically I look at what my odds are of getting what I want at the stores.

Once I have prioritized and listed which items I actually want to get and at which store they will be sold, then I look at the times the stores open in the morning and write up a plan of action as to where to go first, second, etc.

This has been my beloved tradition for many, MANY years. However, the last couple years have made my tradition a bit easier for a couple reasons. One is that last year at least, Walmart pricematched ALL the ads-even doorbusters! I went to one store! (The obvious downfall to that is that it is extra busy there and the more people that figure out they can price match the doorbusters, the less likely you are to get that item there.)

Second, and more important as far as convenience (especially when hubby is working and I am NOT going to take 4 kids to shop in those crowds for their own Christmas presents) is that LOTS of places have ONLINE doorbusters as well, and there is a growing "Cyber Monday" where online deals are often amazing as well.

Also, one more tip I will mention is that every year there are websites that leak the Black Friday deals and doorbusters before they are released. You can check those out, but be aware that you will still need to check your local ads when they come out to make sure what you are looking for and expecting is really on the local ad!

What questions do you have about Black Friday Shopping? Or what tips can you share with other Beckees Deals readers? I would LOVE to hear what your take on Black Friday is! Please comment or email me with questions or comments! (email is beckeesdeals@gmail.com)