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Shorty · Local time: Dec 4, 2008, 05:56 AM

Best Buy opened at 5 and I got there around 5:15. I was able to get my hdtv just fine and was out of there in a jiffy. It's all about shopping smart.

Best thing I've heard done was the following strategy:

Get there 5 minutes after opening with a partner. Have your partner wait in line for the register, then go to the front of the register and see if anyone has decided not to buy the item you were targeting because they found that the extra Black Friday savings was a mail-in rebate. Take said item, and go back to the line where your partner is. Pay for your stuff.

The person who told me about this told me they were out in 15 minutes (the time it took them to get through the line to the register).

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Shorty · Local time: Dec 4, 2008, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Guys, I know it's like "smart" to have "strategies" to go shopping like the master tacticians you are but I don't want to be the one to remind you guys that this kind of stuff still happens because your "strategies" always include shopping because you're sold on the ruse that you're saving HUGE AMOUNTS OF YOUR HARD EARNED money on crap that you probably really don't need. I think we can agree THAT is at the very least part of the problem.

You are correct. The person that told me of the strategy indeed did not need the $40 after-mail-in-debate Panasonic DVD player, nor the rather ridiculously under-priced Henkels kitchen knife set. He was participating in an organization that donates said items for women who are coming out of abusive relationships and starting off a new life. I agree he's still shopping and not helping the Black Friday madness. However, shopping for a cause that helps people other than yourself seems like an okay excuse to try to stretch your dollar and make the most out of the deals, in my opinion.

But yeah, I personally avoid going out on Black Friday at all costs if I could. My local Target wasn't so bad though. It was surprisingly clean and organized and SANE, though traffic was moderately heavy.

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