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How Well Did You Fare on "Black Friday"?

Posted by Cliff on from the share-your-shopping-anecdotes dept.

Quixote asks: "''Black Friday' is about over now. Though I wasn't among the faithful who queued up to get into the stores, I could see massive traffic jams in the local Best Buy, Target, etc. on my drive in to work. But it looks like the online offerings of some of the retailers are also pretty much slashdotted (I'm downloading a 500KB rebate form from CompUSA rebate center at the blazing speed of 800bytes/sec as I submit this story). So, how many of you avoided the long checkout lines and used the 'net instead? What are your experiences? What 'killer' deals did you get online, that you wouldn't have gotten in the store? And what are your thoughts on this whole phenomenon: why shouldn't the stores just get rid of this 'lets open the store at an unearthly hour' practice, and just move all of the 'Black Friday' sales online?"

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  1. racist! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    as an African American, I object to slashdot's use of the phrase "Black Friday", as it perpetuates the stereotype of African Americans as having nothing better to do than eat fried chicken, get high, and dream of raping whitey's woman.

    For Shame, Slashdot!

    Jamal 'X' Kwiefieme

    1. Re:racist! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes but my grandmother was Dutch.

  2. No change by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wal Mart was still mostly deserted at 3AM.

  3. In Soviet Russia.... by Jonny+290 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cheaply made electronics beat each other half to death to get a better deal on YOU!

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia.... by xenode · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think you forgot to click "Post Anonymously".

    2. Re:In Soviet Russia.... by Jonny+290 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Lord forbid I do a bit of wholesome trolling under my own name. :)

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  4. I went to Radio Shack ... by timothy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... and all I got were these lousy USB adapters!

    Actually, I got stocking stuffers -- "safety hammers." These are the orange, weighted hammers for smashing auto glass, with a notch protecting a blade for slicing seatbelts etc. They were on sale for $5 apiece, so I bought out the store (they only had 6 left).

    However, what I *wish* I had gotten is about 20 of those stupid remote control cars, and put them all on eBay. Then I could have bought some real presents.

    timothy

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    1. Re:I went to Radio Shack ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      OR you could, um, buy a train set and click on that pop-under for an X10 wireless camera.

      Various household items later, you would have a shoddy, fragile TrainCam! And then you could write an incredibly long story about it like so:

      "...and then I suddenly realized, after copious amounts of caffeinated beverages, my bladder was indeed reaching maximum capacity. I therefore headed to the restroom, where I relieved myself, with the aid of some blue-tack in massive quantities, of course."

    2. Re:I went to Radio Shack ... by cybermace5 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Scene at CmdrTaco's house, Christmas Day:

      CmdrTaco excitedly grabs a large, hastily-wrapped box. He reads the tag aloud to all those nearby:

      "From Timothy. Hi Rob, sorry I couldn't make it to the party. Here's something to take with you on the go; these can be really handy at times. I bought the last one the store had. Open the box to find out. Enjoy!"

      CmdrTaco tries to guess what it is.

      "Maybe it's a new Jornada! Or, one of those slick CD/MP3 players, or even an Archos!"

      *shakes box vigorously*

      "I bet it could be a new handheld GPS! Or maybe just a really good travel mug, I'd be happy with that!"

      CmdrTaco rips into the box, unraveling layer after layer of bubble wrap and tissue paper. Finally he grabs something heavy, and plastic, and...orange. Pulling it out of the box, CmdrTaco sits staring at the "Safe-T-Hammer" in his hands, turning it over and over, reading the poorly translated description of its life-saving abilities.

      CmdrTaco then remembers the last time he clicked on a Timothy article.

      CmdrTaco lays the outrageously orange hammer on the couch next to him, places his head in his hands, and weeps silently.

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