The idiots that are out there on that one day are not getting the bargains they think they are. I can typically find the exact same things – supposing I really wanted them – on line at the same or lower prices.

My daughter in law will be out at midnight and complain the rest of the week about the crowds, the lines at checkout, the rudeness of the other shoppers, the lack of what she went for and anything else. End up spending more than she intended for stuff she really doesn’t need (and may not ever use) Then do it again next year.

I will pass on this. Thanksgiving day I will stuff myself on turkey in the company of my side of the family (none of which will be out shopping) and then veg out in front of the TV with my brother, nephews, mother (who likes football) – My sister-in-law refuses to allow the men to help clean up afterward. She says we just get in the way. That night I will get a good night’s sleep instead of fighting crowds.

Then on Friday, I will attend a yearly High school class get together (Informal drop in) where any members of any class are welcome – whether they graduated or not. The members from a now defunct private school are invited also. It is mostly people from the 60s era. A far better tradition than ‘shop till you drop’.