I know the doorbuster sales are worth it if you are willing and able to sleep in a tent to be one of the first to get in. I had a friend who got a wonderful deal on a television that way. It was worth it to her on her budget and she was young enough for the whole experience to be fun. Most items, though, aren't that much better of a price to compensate for the craziness.

I couldn't remember the last thing/time I ordered. Had to go look! Eight months ago! I would have guessed that it was some of the supplements that I take but, it was rubber snakes (to try to scare the squirrels out of my fruit trees - didn't work) and replacement filters for a vacuum. I intend to buy a swivel stand for my TV soon - it has been in my cart for months. I did just buy a used handbag and a battery/charger unit for an old Shark vacuum from eBay - the first purchases there in a long time, also. The handbag was a bit of a disappointment - smaller than the posted measurements, so smaller than I really wanted (and I wanted a smallish one). The difference was the seller measured the width at the zipper top of the bag, not at the base, which would be the more accurate for usable space.

I appreciate that with Kohls I know the rules of the game. There is the marked price, and they will have a sale. When they have a sale, you know what the sale amount is and how long the sale will last and you may get Kohl's cash, etc. With Amazon, I can add an item to my watch list at a certain price. That price often fluctuates without any rhyme or reason. If it is on sale, I have no idea how long the sale price is in effect. It is also a lot more work to find the sales at Amazon. I often find that Amazon does not have the best price and so I do find myself looking elsewhere. My bigger pet peeve is that for my semi-rural location, Amazon uses the post office for shipping far too often which often means that I have to go to the post office to get my stuff. What's the point of ordering online if I still have to go stand in-line to get my things. As far as Kohl's quality, I think most of the clothes I have looked at are on par with everywhere else. There are few places where I could say that the quality is comparable to the price. Many, many of the once go to brands are slipping to where you might as well buy it at Old Navy or Kohls. It is not a huge deal for me because I am in gardening clothes most of the time anyway. When I'm not, many of the Simply Vera clothes at Kohl bridge the gap nicely for me (bought on sale of course).

I was not necessarily planning to shop today, and certainly not physically in any stores, but my kids all sent me some wish list items earlier in the week, and I noticed some things seemed low in stock so I decided I should buy what I could online today. I hate to buy mostly online this year, but do not want to browse in stores now, especially after Thanksgiving when so many people disregarded recommendations and still go together with extended family. I did buy a ring locally earlier this week from a local jeweler for one of my daughters. It is actually her belated 21st birthday present since we were unable to celebrate with her in person with her (her birthday was in May and we have not seen her since January; hoping she will make it home for Christmas). I'm hope to find a few items on websites of local store owners, but unfortunately most of the places are shops I really need to browse in, rather than try to find something online. In non-COVID years, I never shopped in stores on BF. I hate crowds and lines. Any deals to be found were not worth that to me. Actually, I did once buy a dishwasher on BF, but I was pretty certain there were not going to be lines at the appliance store and I was right LOL.