Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I picked up the Black Friday bug nearly a decade ago, when the family was ill and asked me to do the shopping. Saw some crazy things that first night; a 1-ton dualie jumping a median to get to Target, grandmothers delegating tasks to their entire families, and mothers putting their kids on top of doorbusters so that they can get carts. On the years that I wasn't doing as well, I'd stop at a local Starbucks and go online, then make another 4am & 5am run. Some of the home-improvement shops used to do coffee and doughnuts at 5am. Either way, I'd return home around 7am with all kinds of stuff. Saw a few mild arguments, but never any serious mother-fights
These days it isn't as much fun, stores open too early and most young adults can't party that hard. By 1am it will be over.
Considering a new phone, but if it doesn't work out I'm sure there will some other impulse-buy to tide me over till Cyber Monday