I went to Toys R Us, lasted 10 minutes and will be ordering online for the rest of my shopping. I'm in Canada so the bargains aren't worth the crowds. The deals weren't great. Congrats on you Americans for finding what you need though.

I looked online at a couple of stores and decided I wasn't inspired. Dh is buying some things for the kids. We don't physically go to the store.

I shopped on line yesterday at Carsons and ran to Home Depot and Menards this morning. We left at 8 am and were home at 10:15. Got everything on my list too.

Yes we got the black Friday discount on our new leather furniture at Ashley's but bought it before black Friday .

My latex pillows did not survive the storage container so last night I was awake around 2am and found a great price for new latex pillows and ordered them.

I found white dress shirts on a very good sale at kohl's for my husband . He has lost so much weight he is needing all new clothes .

I saw some very good prices today on electronic aromatherapy oil diffusers, I just ordered one a few days ago and got a decent deal .

I got a decent price on new sheets for the guest bedrooms. I am going to get rid of most of the old ones and just keep a couple of new sets for each room .

I have kinda been looking for a steal on a digital camera. Mine is OK but getting pretty old and I use my phone most of the time .

Groupon has a few good doorbusters.

I tend to avoid holiday shopping crowds whenever possible, so never go near the stores this time of year. There is nothing we really need right now (bought a new fridge in October when the old one quit on us), so I'm not on the lookout for bargains at the moment.

We watched the grandkids so our kids could go, does that count? They got the big toys for the grandkids Christmas.

I hate shopping (except online) when the crowds are not trying to kill each other for a game console. I really hate crowded shopping in general.

I will not go shopping and fight the crowds. The only shopping we did was go to a parts store and order a new carburetor for hubby's old riding lawn mower. It should be in on Wednesday and the store will call us.

Does online count? Because I have never gone to stores on Black Friday weekend and I don't intend to start now but I will gladly catch online deals and I've acquired a few things in the past week, including last night and this morning.

I'm pretty much done with Christmas shopping, I only have 2 more gifts to get and I'm not sure what to get those 2 people.

I went to a small local boutique and bought two new tops for myself. Both were on sale but they are really fall not winter weight. I just couldn't pass up the bargains and I know I will use them in warmer weather.

Actually I went on Monday. I had to with go my husband to Macy's to pick out a new electric knife. I said, as long as I'm here I'm going to do some shopping! I had my coupons and bought my SIL her gifts.

The saleswoman said that the items would not be cheaper on Friday.

I too hate fighting the crowds and standing on a long line to buy something.

Only to the grocery store!

I prefer to avoid the Black Friday shopping frenzy.

I would not step foot into a store today. But I will take advantage of the prices from the comfort of my bed . I must recommend these electronic ultrasonic aromatherapy diffusers and essential oils . I didn't know I needed one till I read a thread on home decorating forum. I have severe scent allergies so I was skeptical about using one. I ordered it from Amazon and a 6pack of essential oils. I love it . I have this cold/flu like bug going on right now so I put eucalyptus oil and one drop of sweet orange oil in the water. It really is helpful to my breathing and the rv smells wonderful . I saw several black Friday sales on these including on Groupon. These would make great gifts . It is totally silent and has pretty band of changing light around the middle . It only takes like one drop of oil. The diffuser comes in various sizes and can run for set periods or just continously till it runs out of water then it turns off.

I wouldn't think of going to any BF stores, but I did shop online at Macy's. The site was wonky, hard to shop, but I managed! Also bought a couple things at Amazon in the last week.

Anyone familiar with the company Patagonia which sells sportswear? They are donating 100% of their sales today to environmental causes. I would buy something, but the jackets are $100 and up, a little out of my range.

The 3-ply Northern Toilet Paper I need from Costco was NOT on sale. No money spent by me this weekend. How's THAT for *saving*?

Went to OSH to look for 18" plant pot saucers. They had them on sale for 25% off because they are closing the store. Then to Safeway to get green beans (had forgotten to get them for T.day, need them to have with leftovers Sunday), got a pie crust on sale, and tried to get lactose free milk but they were out. Finally went to Papa Murphy's to get a take and bake pizza. Had a $2 off coupon. That was all my Black Friday deals. Traffic wasn't too bad and stores I went to weren't crowded.

I did, only because of a few factors. We had an early evening since my Mom has been ill and needed to rest, and my niece who is in grad school needed a few things and she doesn't have a lot of money. We went to Target and got some T-fal cookware, a 21 piece set for 49.99. I bought it for her for part of her Christmas present. Then we went to Carson's because she needed some pillows, so we got her some nice pillows. I found a cute top for my Son's girlfriend, and used my 10.00 off coupon for some Karen N cuddly socks. The stores were busy, but not crazy, and everyone seemed well behaved. I just felt bad for the workers:( Oh, today we went to Ulta to get some Oraganix shampoo for her, buy 1 get 1.

I shopped from home, and ordered a cordless lit 6' garland BOGO. I have 2 mantles to decorate and these should look gorgeous.

I like real garland, but hate the clean up and the difficult job of wrapping lights around them.

I looked at appliance BF deals online. Unfortunately the things I have decided on are model and product specific and the sales on them are the same as they routinely are throughout the year. So I'm holding off 'til I am ready for them, The warranty starts from the date of purchase. I have to run by the local dealer and ask if there is some way to make the purchase reflect the day I take it home or have them delivered.

I shopped online only. Amazon, of course, for some additional pieces to add to my Willow Tree nativity scene. Way more expensive than they ought to be, I think, but Amazon was cheaper than eBay. And since I had met the minimum for free shipping, I added a few little gifts to my order for my baby granddaughter. It wasn't too crowded on my couch and I didn't have to hunt for a parking spot. :)

I shopped online and picked up some gifts for my daughters at Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table. I bought husband double walled glass coffee mugs too. I ordered slippers and a henley at LL Bean and KS stand mixer for myself. I browsed for the grandkids. I also noticed that Groupon has lots of diffusers and I am thinking of getting one. I like yours, Raven.

We did in Peterborough-a small city about an hours drive south of us.

Old Navy,The Gap and As seen on Tv had some really good deals.

No, I don't really like crowds, and there isn't really anything I need right now.

I was going to go to Best Buy to buy a Garmin GPS for DD and SIL but wasn't feeling that great today. I was looking at their flyer and noticed I could buy it on line, free shipping so I did that. It was on sale for a $100 less than usual. Made me happy.

I did some "black Friday" shopping. I put black friday in quotes because I went Thursday night. I hate that black friday starts on Thanksgiving now but I had to work all day friday so I would have missed all the good deals if I would have waited until I got off. I got a new 60" tv from Best Buy at a great price though.

Reports today say sales 'from mobile devices' are up SIXTY PERCENT over last year's Black Friday. (What happened to the 'bad economy'?)

I love that littlebug 'parked' on her couch to shop!

Never would hit the big stores but late last night went to HD and got fresh balsam wreaths for every door and pine roping which were half price on Black Friday.

This is the first year that I have gone. I went with DD. She knew the best Walmart in our area to go to to avoid the major craziness. We have 4 Walmarts within 20 minutes of us, one of which is 5 minutes or less from her house, but that is not the one we went to. Everyone was very polite, no mob or madness. The only thing we didn't manage to get there that we went for was the Promo Beauty and The Beast on Blue-Ray that she wanted. From there we went to Best Buy. We were very fortunate there. As I had pinched my sciatic nerve, again, I had my cane with me, and put it in the cart. I don't know if that was what got us the service we were given or not. We found an employee and asked where we could find the items we were looking for. He nicely told us to wait right where we were, and went and got both items! Georgysmom, which GPS did you get? I got the cheaper one for DH. Our old Garmen is giving us fits, and has been for a couple of years. We have a large Rand McNally for the RV that lets us set clearances and weight limits for any size/type of vehicle, but it is pretty big to take in the Ranger pickup, so we have run the Garman that was our first GPS in the truck. We got first parking spaces at both stores!

I went to JoAnn Fabrics yesterday, and it wasn't bad, either.

I think I am staying in today.

Well, I saved a LOT of money on Black Friday!

I didn't shop anywhere, for anything. :>)

Rusty

I hosted a party that day so no time to shop. I have picked up a couple of things online this weekend.

The sales started on Wednesday at Sears so I went very early and the store was not crowded. I spent a lot of money. Very happy with everything.

I scored at the Crate and Barrel outlet with these pillows. Originally $70- got them for $12 and change. Colors deeper in person.

If I were younger and felt up to it I would shop any time! I used to with my girls. I never found the crowds to be bad. When we lived in the small town near by, they used to have Midnight madness and we could walk there and we did and had a lot of fun. That was before Amber was born.

Sue

I went to our local Meijer on Thanksgiving day to take advantage of 3 of the "one day only" items that were financially worth it to me enough to tempt me there -- but hated that they do that (and that I gave in to it), it creates this circle of "demand was there" so people came, but if they offered them on Friday instead the demand would still be there and they wouldn't have to require so many to staff the store on Thursday. In fact, on Friday it turned out that they offered one of the "one day only" items again, and a better offer on a similar of the other.

I went to Old Navy on Friday to get the $10 jackets. The line was not as long as I've seen in the past. Also stopped at Walmart late in the day to get the very cheap ($2) towels -- I have a special use for them.

I have seriously considered getting one of the smart TVs but still not convinced that it is essential to my plan for cutting the cable, so I am waiting.

I went to our local Appliance store and asked if they could beat the Black Friday sales prices of the appliances I'd found online in sales fliers (I brought them a list of model numbers). They did! I got an LG OTR SS microwave for $99! Samsung french door frig in SS for $699! and so on. I won't have anything delivered until mid January, when I'm ready for them.

Then I used Ace coupons to shop at Home Depot for materials. 25% off in some cases. 50% off on small items, under $30. My DH ordered a new table saw, to be delivered to the house.

There's so little I need that it would take a LOT to get me to fight the crowds on Black Friday. I still have a bad taste in my mouth so to speak from when I was in retail. I still maintain everyone should be required to work retail for a year or so to get an idea of what customers are like. That aside, I still think of Black Friday as JUST the day after Thanksgiving. Now, "Black Friday" starts a month or so early and stretches into December. No, folks, Black Friday is one day, not a month. Bah, humbug...

Menards has some things at a good price so I might venture out this week and see how the crowds are behaving. I start avoiding all stores more and more this time of year.

Oh, and Chisue, the "bad economy" has been gone for a long time but don't fret, I'm confident it will return very soon.

Raven, where did you score that electronic aromatherapy diffuser? I love that one! I was thinking about getting one too based on the other discussion. Wasn't too thrilled with the looks but yours is lovely.

I bought my own Christmas gift and gave it to DH to wrap up for me. A new Ipad Air 2 at Target and a case. I also had a couple of gift cards and got an extra 5% off with my Red Card. I have a mini but wanted something larger so it was a great deal.

Nope. One of the things I'd like to get in the next year is a bigger tv for my living room. Have decided Super Bowl should provide the deepest discount for that! At least, I hear better quality tv is found at better prices that time of year.