Shopping season 09

Written on December 3rd, 2009 by Hope

Yes, it is true that I participate in the frenzy of Black Friday shopping. I go out at 5am sans makeup or even coffee in my veins looking for the best deals. I usually go with a friend which makes it fun and we get alot done in a short amount of time. There’s something about going shopping at the crack of dawn when most people are sleeping that just seems different and festive. However, I was very disappointed in the “deals” this year.  The sales were actually better the week before Thanksgiving then they were on Black Friday. Toys R Us had no deals to be had.  I guess that the retailers are cutting back on their spending as well because none of the stores I went to were very well stocked. If you were looking for the newest Wii game, a Barbie camper, or heavens forbit, a Zhu ZHu pet…you were fresh out of luck. I did purchase some things…but I did not go crazy, as my husband had feared. And when my holiday shopping is done, I will lay out the loot and return the items that were not good deals, or that I bought on a whim. We have set a budget for what we want to spend on each of the kids…and I will try to keep it to that as best as I can.