Cameras Acquired

Little Kat and I did some Black Friday shopping today. We had Momoko wake us up at 3:00am. I ate some breakfast. Somebody dranks all the coca cola in the house. So I had to settle for orange juice.

There was nobody on the road. I guess our neighbors do not shop Black Friday. We drove up to the entrance at the mall where the sold the electronics we wanted to buy. Little Kat thought they would open the doors a little before the offical 4:00am opening. There were already a lot of cars in the parking lot, and a long line in front of the doors.

I waited with Little Kat in the car until the doors opened. Then we got out and ran into the store. An employee told us the cameras we wanted were down in merchandise pickup. He said we needed to ring up the item and pick them up afterwards. While waiting in line, I saw a dude get a camera from a display in the corner. I tried to act calm for a few minutes and not call attention to it. Then I told Little Kat to walk over and grab a camera for Momoko.

Later, a woman found the cameras Little Kat wanted behind one of the displays. Again I played it cool. After a short wait I had Little Kat go pick up his camera. Unfortunately the electronics were our only win. We tried to get Little Kat a winter coat. He was unable to use the zipper on any of them. No wonder they were selling them really cheaply. We left the coats at the store and came home. Now the family is going to "5 and Below" for some super bargains.

Back Friday Shopping

We went to my mom's for Thanksgiving dinner. My mom served turkey and ham, plus all the other fixings. Kit Kat made yams and peaches. She got the recipe from Grannie Kat. Then we came home to study the Black Friday ads.

In the end, we decided we must go to Walmart and Sears. Walmart opens early (10pm Thusrday). The electronics sales start at midnight. Momoko initially thought the whole family could goto both stores. The problem is that Sears does not open until 4:00am Friday. We all can't be shopping all night.

So Momoko and Kit Kat went to Walmart around 9:30pm Thursday. Little Kat and I stayed home to get some sleep. When Kit Kat and Momoko come back, they shall wake us up. Then Little Kat and I shall go to Sears while Kit Kat and Momoko take a nap.

After all that I plan to go to bed. But Momoko, Kit Kat, and Little Kat plan to hit some stores that open at 6:00am Friday. Good luck to them. If they do make it, I bet we will all be sleeping for most of Friday. Sales are abundant. We are taking advantage this year. Momoko also plans to do some online Black Friday shopping. Whew.

Big Screen TV

On Thanksgiving I woke up at 6:00 am. I heard Little Kat's alarm go off. He must have forgotten to turn off his school alarm. That's ok. I needed to get up anyway. I got in the truck and drove North to Sears. Got there at 6:50am. There were people already waiting outside the doors.

I figured it was cold outside. So I thought I would wait in the car until 6:58 or 6:59 before getting out. There were already a lot of people there. If I got out immediately, it would do not good. I was shocked as the Sears employees opened the doors at 6:55am.

People all seemed to head towards the electronics department where I wanted to go. I got out of the truck and ran to the front doors. Other people were waiting in their cars like me and I needed to beat them. Once inside I saw a sales associate chatting with a customer. I gave the customer the evil eye and he left. Yes.

The salesman sold me a 50 inch Zenith plasma TV for $499. I've been watching the prices on these TVs for about a year. They seemed to hover between $599 and $699. I did see an inferior one go on sale for $550 once. I bought a better one for $499. I ran out and drove to the merchandise pickup. The thing fit in the back of my truck (barely). When I got home, I used the dolly to wheel the thing into the living room. Nobody was up yet. I figured I would wait for Little Kat to wake up before opening the thing. He was just as excited as I was about getting a big screen TV.