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Black Friday
These are the stores that are confirmed to be open on Thanksgiving day 2013. Don’t reward this behavior, avoid these stores.
As more stores announce this post will be updated.
So, check back often.
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Generally speaking, I avoid crap like Black Friday or Blackish Thursday. The things I’m interested in are rarely on sale, and the ones that are are frequently just as cheap online. However, the last two years I’ve indulged on single items that were significantly cheaper. This year, I found a single item I was interested in.
Now, in previous years, my travels have taken me to Meijer (which, for those of you unfamiliar with it, is basically Not-Wal Mart) and Best Buy (late in the day, so it wasn’t insane). This year, because Batman: Arkham City decided to crap out on me, I decided to give Toys R Us a shot. I figured, “Hey, it’s 10:30pm on Thanksgiving. Only crazy people would be at Toys R Us at 10:30pm on Thanksgiving. I should be able to get in and out without much trouble.” Continue reading
Police say a woman at a Wal-Mart in California used pepper spray against her fellow Black Fridians in an attack police say was inspired by ‘competitive shopping’. At least 15 are hurt.
The quote from the cops: “It was an unhappy customer.”
The line was apparently for the new Xbox.
All of this is okay since pepper spray is a food product, essentially.