While I enjoyed sleeping in, I woke up to see on the news the long lines, crowds, and car accidents that are the result of Black Friday.  I did also learn on the news that it gets the name because it is usually this day that makes the stores move from the red into the black to make a profit, which I found interesting….

I just don’t see why anyone would put themselves through the mess that the stores become…why get up at 2 or 3am and go wait in line outside of the store to open and get trampled on for the best sale of this or that…I’m just not sure that there are enough savings for me to go wait in line for 45 minutes to an hour at one store and go from one store to the next.  I’ve seen people pack coolers to keep in the car so when they drop off bags they can take a break without losing their parking spot.  Even if I wanted to shop today, by the time I would have arrived at the mall there were only cars circulating the parking lot looking for a space to park in.  People parking across the busy street and risking their lives to go from parking space to the store…just doesn’t seem worth it to me.  However, I know people who do it every year and do save hundreds on their Christmas shopping. 

Just goes to show that one person’s worse nightmare could be another person’s greatest pleasure….