How many here are *NOT* going shopping tomorrow?

[Archae]

Like me?

I hate crowds.
Especially crowds of rude, greedy jerks.

[SeattleGirl]

1. I'm not.

Especially not at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. I like a good bargain, but I like my sleep even better.

And like you, I hate crowds.

[ThomCat]

2. I'm not. Except maybe online.

The only day of the year I willingly deal with crowds to go shopping is the day after Christmas at Macy's. But I'm definitely not doing that anymore.

[w8liftinglady]

3. I will post good online deals as I find them

I have had to really cut back my budget
you can start here
http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Department.bos?pdn=17000000&type=Department&departmentNumber=17000000

[w8liftinglady]

21. more online deals

http://www.dealcatcher.com/

[astonamous]

4. Does going to the feed store to pick up dog food count?

That's about all I'm going to do.

[China_cat]

13. I order mine online and have it delivered.

[WCGreen]

5. My first time heading out...

I need a new TV and the prices are just too good to resist...

But I will probably get all indignant and end up storming out of the place...

But what they hell, I'll put on a good show...

[lizziegrace]

6. It's a shame you don't live in Cowtown

I'd brave the crowds to watch. ;)

:hug:

[WCGreen]

14. I give it until about 6:10 AM

before I go beserk...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. hate crowds hate shopping. cant stand motivated shoppers

[BlueJazz]

32. motivated shoppers..LOL...Sounds like some kind of Scary Wild Animal.

:rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

8. Me! I refuse to add my shopping dollars to the day after frenzy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[JTG of the PRB]

9. I'm not. I have to work tomorrow.

Bah Humbug! x(

[Faygo Kid]

10. We're going to a museum (or museums) and a nice lunch

Living just outside DC, we have a great selection, but are not deciding until morning which one, because we can.

Hope you're enjoying the game. Dammit.

[Emit]

11. We're not. We're going hiking in the woods. Maybe have a picnic in the cold. n/t

[China_cat]

12. I'm not going shopping again till Feb.

[graywarrior]

15. Not tomorrow

Not Saturday
Not Sunday
Not next week or next month.
I hate shopping.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. I've already started. Today.

Some of the stores are starting the black friday sales today, online. I got some of the xmas shopping done.

:thumbsup:

[sarge43]

17. Might go to the local general store for a this or that, but

absolutely no way will I go near any business tomorrow that employs more than five people. Otherwise there could be an incident.

[madrchsod]

18. no i have no money this week

and probably the next....

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Not a chance.

[fizzgig]

20. not only no

but hell no

i have to work tomorrow, but even if i didn't, i would not step foot *anywhere* near that disgusting madness

[billyskank]

22. I am not going shopping tomorrow.

I am going to work tomorrow.

[Common Sense Party]

23. I'm not. My wife is.

She lives for this kind of stuff.

[AlCzervik]

24. oh hell no.

i'm cleaning tomorrow and avoiding going out at all.

[GenDem]

25. I abhor shopping

Especially on a day when everyone in the known universe is out. I would rather walk over hot coals.

[philosophie_en_rose]

26. I probably won't.

I've looked over the flyers and there is nothing that I want to buy.

I might go to Macy's to buy boots, though.

[FloridaJudy]

27. Thank the gods for eBay!

No way, no how am I setting foot inside a commercial establishment tomorrow. It was quite bad enough in the supermarket yesterday. I usually buy my few holiday gifts on-line anyway. It not only saves on gas and nerves, but a lot of folks will even gift wrap and deliver it for you.

[tbyg52]

28. I have never been shopping the Friday after Thanksgiving in my life

and don't intend to start now.

That said, I *do* look at the sale papers, and if the stores are not mobbed all day tomorrow it means the economy has had it, because it will mean *nobody* has any money. Even I was tempted, but NO WAY!

[JohnnyLib2]

29. Not.

No sympathy for those who do, either.

[Flaxbee]

30. Hell. No!

I do enjoy seeing what's out there, but not on crazy days like tomorrow. And if I buy something, it will be of very good quality, so sales of cheap crap don't interest me. So I buy infrequently, because I have to save for what I buy. And I'd rather take my time and think about something; if I'm willing to buy it, I'm willing to buy it full price. If I can find it on sale, great, but otherwise, I'll buy it anyway.

And my family doesn't "do" Christmas, so thankfully there is no need to rush for gifts this time of year. We just make good food, and handmade gifts, or if there is no time to do that, then at least we have each other's company and a good meal. That's enough for me.

[zippy890]

31. Why do you hate America?

:P

[Wapsie B]

33. I'm not going.

This time of year I'm glad I'm giving gift certificates or cash. Makes life a lot easier.

[NMDemDist2]

34. I never do n/t

[Kansas Wyatt]

35. NO! Too many dumbasses who need to be slapped upside the head.

[Lil Missy]

36. Not me. i did all my shopping on Wednesday. I hate the crowds.

[BarenakedLady]

37. No wai.

Ugh.

[Kali]

38. Me.

Unless we need more beer or something - then somone can go besides me. God I hate the whole spend-too-much-for-crap holiday.

[lizziegrace]

39. Me

I don't like shopping on a normal day. Black Friday is out of the question. My father's going to help me put plastic up on the last of the windows (7 left). My mother wants to put the tree up. :shrug: Okay. Lelapin and my mother will start decorating.

:)

[Orsino]

40. Not us.

I'm working, and will do my time and come straight home to relax.

[Initech]

41. Did that once. Never again.

I went to a Best Buy at 6:00 AM, the lines were going as far as you could see in every direction. So instead, I said "fuck it", went and got breakfast, went home, and went back to sleep.

[Capn Sunshine]

42. me.

The Christmas shopping boycott starts here.

[cordelia]

43. Not a chance. May not even leave the house. n/t

[TommyO]

44. Not me

Too much else to do tomorrow!

[GreenPartyVoter]

45. We shop online

[SPKrazy]

46. no

[Broken_Hero]

47. Not I, I hate large crowds

and my wife truly, hates large crowds....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. I would rather drink bleach.

[DS1]

49. me, i'm far too fucking proud to be dicking around outside a store before sunrise

[derby378]

50. I'm gonna buck the trend and say "maybe"

But I do agree that opening the doors at freakin' 4am is a bit much. How many of those employees are still in a tryptophane-induced stupor from Thanksgiving dinner? It ain't right.

Still, the least they deserve for getting up so early is at least one smiling, pleasant customer who doesn't want to make their life hell - he just wants to get some nice deals, say "please" and "thank you," and leave the shopkeepers be.

The other motivating factor that comes into play is the need for a more progressive attitude towards any holiday shopping we might do this season.

[havocmom]

51. Not me!

:woohoo: Get to work when I feel like it, leave when I want. No need to cook, there's leftovers. I may spend hours in a bubble bath just reading.

[onehandle]

52. Some stores are opening as early as midnight tonight. It's un-American not to shop tomorrow.

Get your shoes and coat and warm up the car.

What are you? A bunch of commies?

Support our President's fantastic economy!

[femmocrat]

I wouldn't go if they sent a car to get me.

Ugh.

[femmocrat]

53. sorry, double post.

Ugh.

[yellowdogintexas]

54. I am going to work at the crack of doom. Then I am coming home.

I may venture out later in the evening to Garden Ridge to get supplies to make wreaths and centerpieces to donate to our Sunday School class charity auction in 10 days. I have a couple of wreaths, and a cute red container and a miscellaneous collection of Christmas picks and things, but need something to jazz them up a bit. And lights to wrap the wreaths. They usually cost me about 7 to 10 dollars depending on what I use and sell for $25 to $30. I have cakes to bake for same party, and other things to find ...I have put together some odd things for this party that have made money....never can tell.

I would not shop if I were off tomorrow. I would work on these same projects, do laundry, maybe plant some of my daffodils that need to get in the ground ..I hate shopping on that day and will not do it unless I have no choice. I don't even like to go to the grocery store. I will be making a pot of chili, I already have all the stuff to make it.

[crim son]

55. I'm not.

I never shop the day after Thanksgiving; the savings aren't worth the hassle.

[Omphaloskepsis]

66. I'm done shopping...

And I start working on something I promised to you a long time ago.. (might take a couple of days.. and it will probably suck) I'm starting from scratch.. I had some MySQL problems..

Fuck, my room is so cold it is hard to type..

[LynzM]

56. No friggin' way.

Never have, and only would if I were purchasing a large electronic something and found a spectacular deal on it. Otherwise, no. Can't stand the rudeness, mostly. The volume of people would be fine if they could be courteous and patient, but there's no way that ever happens.

[otherlander]

57. Tomorrow I'm taking my dog to the dog park

so she can run around for a couple of hours. I might go to the bookstore after dinner. Does that count as shopping?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

58. Jesus H., Gerbil, Hell No!!!!

[nadine_mn]

59. America Hater. Nice Post Marx

Seriously, I hate crowds and I hate mall people...but Friday is my one chance to push people around, snatch things out of people's carts, trip little old ladies and their "walkers" (fakers), and buy a bunch of crap I will never use.

Sigh, but the thrill of the hunt...one day a year to get back to my hunting and gathering roots.....

I admit, I have gone.... more to people watch than anything...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

60. Never...

:D

[DaveinMD]

61. me

A day at home with the family. Maybe the Baltimore Children's Musuem.

[TrogL]

62. Can't - have to work

[CBHagman]

63. I'm okay with crowds but not the shopping.

Plus I hate all the emphasis on consumption at this time of year.

[CreekDog]

64. I'm looking for a new bed, so I will probably do a little shopping

I prefer shopping on my days off --I'm not tired. Tomorrow will be a little crazy at the stores, but I won't go until later in the day.

I am the consummate non shopper who avoids malls and stores except when I need something from them and I really don't like malls. However, when I need to buy something, if it's at the mall, I go, if it's the day after Thanksgiving and it's a good time for me to go because I am free, then I'll go then.

If I thought that refraining from shopping for one day was a blow against materialism, then I might forego shopping tomorrow. It's just that I don't think it is. I prefer to refrain in general throughout the year, although I don't refrain completely. I own tv's, furniture, a car, things though I don't go looking to add to my collection of stuff, in fact, mostly try to rid myself of things.

So, yeah, I'll shop tomorrow, but you won't see my lining up in the middle of the night to find scarce bargains. Shopping tomorrow is something I'll do as I would on any given day that it needs to be done, I'll just have more company while I'm doing it.

[cutlassmama]

65. not I

[deadparrot]

67. I didn't.

Usually, I'm quite a social person, I like to be out and about with others, even if it just means a trip to the drugstore. Today is one of those rare occasions on which I have no desire to do anything but curl up on my couch with my laptop and watch movies.

[Skittles]

68. I'd pay double to avoid all those assholes

they disgust me