Are you a Black Friday shopper? I’m not. I hate people more than I like saving money. Once – one tiny time – I got up super early and went to the store and fought with my fellow man in search of a trinket and they were sold out by the time I elbowed my way back to the toy aisle. Never again.
But I dearly enjoy shopping online. Perhaps a bit too much. It pleases the part of me that likes things and the part of me that likes to get mail. Oh, and the part of me that like the computer too. My sister told me that she thought I did so much online shopping just because I like getting mail. She could be right.
Tomorrow, Barb’s Homemade Soap will be having a 50% off sale! (you need a coupon code though. email me if you’d like it. i thought of posting it here but don’t know if that’s against the rules and i don’t want to do something that will get me banned from the sale.) Squee! I will be purchasing a wheelbarrow full of whipped shea butter in a variety of scents. Last year, I purchased enough to give as gifts and last me all year long. I am now down to my last tub. Hopefully, the package will arrive when Sweety isn’t home so I can squirrel everything away without him grilling me on why I need the stuff.
Since we did the whole Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, today has felt really weird. I keep thinking today is Saturday for some reason. I had to work today and was amazed at the amount of people that called in.
One thing I really love about this time of year? Those giant tins of popcorn that you can buy that have cheese, buttered and caramel popcorn in them. When I start seeing those in the grocery store then I know Christmas is around the corner. (the tins and to horrible cinnamon scented brooms. gah. i’m not a cinnamon fan.) The canines and I are indulging right now.
Whoa. I just sneezed and was trying to keep from spraying half-chewed popcorn all over Tiny and I peed my pants. Well, not pants. No pants on. But the couch. Good thing it’s leather. In retrospect, Tiny probably wouldn’t have cared if I frosted her with popcorn.
We are decorating our yard for Christmas for the first time ever!
He is 4 feet of gaudy goodness and is on display in the house until he moves outside this weekend.
Tiny Dog liked him too.
We also got colored lights to string on the house this year. We will be the only house on the block with colored lights. Rebels. We are rebels.
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chickie, I love your decorations! Tiny dog looks so cute in the base of the snowman. I love that little dog! I make it a promise to never shop the day after Thanksgiving. Like you I don’t like being elbow to elbow with idiots.
Sweety is so nice to have torn down your heart border. Take care and thanks for stopping by my blog. Enjoy shopping on the net.
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November 27th, 2008 8:41 pm
My wife and daughters are going to go shopping tomorrow. They are getting up at like 3 in the morning.
I think they are nuts, but I thought that long before they decided to go shopping at 4 in the morning.
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November 27th, 2008 9:02 pm
I would LOVE to go shopping tomorrow but unfortunately don’t have any friends crazy enough to go with me. I actually don’t think I have any real buying to do, or anything I really want… I just love to sit back and enjoy people acting like complete and total lunatics to save a few bucks. :)
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November 27th, 2008 10:00 pm
I do not step foot in a store between now and New Years. No way, no how. If I can’t get it online, it won’t be gotten.
And I have something to mail to you! Squee!!
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November 29th, 2008 10:43 am
I’m with you on the “I hate people more than I like saving money” thing! I went to a couple of places, but not till after 10 am and only because I needed stuff for myself, not for gifts. LOL I can’t really buy my gifts till I get home cuz I’m flying. And I’m a horrible procrastinator.
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November 29th, 2008 11:33 am
Did you hear about the worker who got trampled to death at Wal-Mart? People were so anxious to get a good deal that they walked right over him when he opened the doors. California Girl and I have our own Black Friday tradition. It’s called sex. It’s a lot more fun than waking up at 4:00 a.m. and you don’t have to worry about being stepped on (unless that’s what you’re into).
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November 29th, 2008 3:40 pm
FindingPam – If I had more people to shop for, I might venture out on Black Friday. But since I only really buy for a few people, it’s worth it to me to spend a little more and save my sanity.
Mike – My Mom & sister got up at 3 a.m. last year to drive an hour to the mall and wait for the doors to open. Craziness.
Bekah – You can do lots of searches online to watch people act like lunatics from the comfort of your couch!
Maybe I have sour grapes. Maybe if I were actually off on Black Friday I’d want to shop.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – I haven’t purchased any Christmas gifts in a store yet this year and may get away with doing it all online. Wa-ha! Squee! Mail! Heh, I can’t wait.
Emily – I went to the mall today and almost stabbed myself in the eye while waiting to checkout. People seem to lose what tiny bit of common sense they have when presented with a sale.
Midwestern City Boy – Yes! I heard about that! At that same store, a pregnant customer got trampled and had a miscarriage. People ought to be ashamed of themselves.
You and California Girl have a better tradition!
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November 29th, 2008 7:28 pm
I saved the world from my nasty temperament – which appears when faced with moronic, greedy shoppers. I love ordering online! Hey, I can’t laugh, cough, sneeze or yell without peeing my pants. I am nearing the Depends genertion I believe.
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November 30th, 2008 5:38 pm
If you shoplift all your gifts every day has special deals…
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December 1st, 2008 6:27 pm
TheMom – It is my mission to stay out of any big stores before 2009 gets here.
I want to make some kind of sick joke about Tiny Dog licking my pee up – but I won’t.
Phos – Oh, I’m not nervy enough for that! I remember kids in school doing that though. They’d load their sleeves up with things. I was born with a visible guilty streak. My Mom stamped it on me!
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December 1st, 2008 8:29 pm
You peed your couch!!!! OMG I love it! ha haaaaaa you are the ONLY person cool enough to blog that.
I covet that snowman (as if I don’t have enough crap in my own yard though ha!)
Colored lights are so much more… um, diverse.
Those twinkly white lights are for poseurs who want to look wealthy
la~di~da
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December 3rd, 2008 3:12 pm
I’m not cool. I’m a total freaking dork. I reread that later and thought, “Wow, I really told people I pissed myself.”
I love our lights! They are LED (heh, the only ones of those on the block too!) and are so bright!
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December 4th, 2008 8:10 pm
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