So Did You Help "Save The Economy" This Black Friday?

*Refractive Reflections* · 11-24-2012, 10:57 AM

Just wondering if anybody joined the madness of Black Friday...even if it was somehow TMNT merchandise related or not. (Thankfully I don't go for Black Friday Shopping.) Here's a few compilations of the "best of humanity":

The worst of the worst last year (Well I guess where "Occupy Wall Street" failed, "Occupy Retailers" succeeded): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Cie5nEhsY

2012 Black Friday Victoria's Secret Stampede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFkm6o1cjTU

2012 Walmart RIOTS for phones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDpAkjD3wXo

2012 Walmart Fights for $1.28 Towels (Fight for those bargains! LOL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXbkM-VZMnI

The TMNT don't stand a chance against that "Crazy Target Lady" when it comes to Black Friday shopping! LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wer7b29mreA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqG6WYJAM2I

zodiac brave · 11-24-2012, 04:40 PM

my gf and i scored a 40 dollar blu-ray player and a few blu-rays for $5 bucks each. we did hit up a wal-mart, but it was thanksgiving night not actually black friday...so no riots for us!

*Ninjinister* · 11-24-2012, 05:13 PM

F**k no.

I was putting my money to better use.

Shadowgate remake, here I come!

愛 · 11-24-2012, 08:44 PM

I bought new RAM for my computer on Newegg, and it was under the Black Friday category. Does that count?

Dirty Blond · 11-27-2012, 01:59 PM

I was on this local news story a few years ago talking about how I was going to avoid Black Friday. You can skip to 1:55 if you don't want to watch the whole thing.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7135011

*pannoni1* · 11-29-2012, 09:43 AM

I don't go at the first minute because I don't want to run the risk of being injured or even killed as evidenced by a WalMart in 2008 where a door literally busted and killed an employee. I still find that throughout the day there are still some good deals to be found, and unlike the Christmas crunch where selection isn't as good as sales are relegated to items people don't want, I scored lots of 50% off deals at Macy's Lord & Taylor, Lowe's, along with everyday low prices at Five Below where I got a MOC Transformer for $4. Its also great to get the gifts wrapped since I can then focus on decorating for Christmas. I tend to shop in the 10 AM to 3 PM timeframe to avoid the morning/evening rush. I am worried though that all of this imported "Made in Asia" stuff though may push us over the fiscal cliff and cause another economic meltdown given how much debt we owe to them.

*BubblyShell22* · 11-29-2012, 04:53 PM

Went on Thursday night and got a flatscreen TV. It was a bit of a madhouse, but no riots in our line. There was a scramble for sheets though.

BladeEdge86 · 11-30-2012, 08:02 PM

Nope, I didn't go anywhere I just relaxed at home and played my new Wii U.

Dirty Blond · 12-21-2012, 11:52 PM

*Refractive Reflections* · 11-29-2013, 10:38 AM

So tell us of your Black Friday experiences...

(Viewer discretion: Profanity are in the videos.)

...brawls and all.

*BubblyShell22* · 11-29-2013, 04:30 PM

Not really any madness this year for ours. Got some Hot Wheels and clothes for my sis's stepsons, so it was worth it.

*Roseangelo* · 11-29-2013, 07:17 PM

I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!! *flail*

*BubblyShell22* · 11-30-2013, 09:22 AM

Awesome. Congrats, Rose.

*MrPliggins* · 11-30-2013, 11:22 AM

I went on Thursday night and I was surprised the stores weren't really bad. Waited in line for 10 minutes at Target and got through the checkout line rather quickly. My sister got a "doorbuster" tv at another Target about two hours after they opened.
Of course, there were no PS4s anywhere. There were people waiting in line since 2pm Thanksgiving for Gamestop's 12am opening to get PS4s. I felt like eating Thanksgiving dinner with my family instead of standing in cold for 10 hours..
BTW, congrats Rose, awesome

*Icebot* · 12-01-2013, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JYX

So tell us of your Black Friday experiences...

(Viewer discretion: Profanity are in the videos.)

...brawls and all.

I never go shopping on Black Friday. This is pretty much why.

To be honest, I wouldn't even go Black Friday shopping even if everything in the stores were free.

*MrPliggins* · 12-01-2013, 10:56 PM

I think you see the craziest of the crazy on youtube. The places I went weren't nearly as bad, and things were conducted in an orderly fashion. It's fun to watch the videos of the crazy people though.

*Plasticplayhouse* · 12-02-2013, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!! *flail*

Spoiler:

now that is what i call a nice buy! congrats

i usually get all my Christmas shopping done well before hand, but i did pick up a few items the day after BF. the sales are still pretty decent. picked up a couple turtle figs and some cool stocking stuffers for my kids.

Bakushan · 12-02-2013, 10:13 AM

Did not buy a single thing.

I would have bought the new TMNT Rocksteady and Bebop Classics but I decided not to leave the house.

*BubblyShell22* · 12-02-2013, 04:47 PM

Mom and I went Thursday night and got some things for my sis's stepsons, but that's it. On Friday we went and saw the movie Frozen with my sis and her stepsons then went to Walmart and got some video games for them and one for my BF.

DonatelloNinja82 · 12-03-2013, 06:13 PM

I never go Black Friday shopping...I do all my shopping on-line. I never get a chance to go shopping without my kids.

11-24-2012, 10:57 AM	#1
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	So Did You Help "Save The Economy" This Black Friday? Just wondering if anybody joined the madness of Black Friday...even if it was somehow TMNT merchandise related or not. (Thankfully I don't go for Black Friday Shopping.) Here's a few compilations of the "best of humanity": The worst of the worst last year (Well I guess where "Occupy Wall Street" failed, "Occupy Retailers" succeeded): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Cie5nEhsY 2012 Black Friday Victoria's Secret Stampede: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFkm6o1cjTU 2012 Walmart RIOTS for phones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDpAkjD3wXo 2012 Walmart Fights for $1.28 Towels (Fight for those bargains! LOL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXbkM-VZMnI The TMNT don't stand a chance against that "Crazy Target Lady" when it comes to Black Friday shopping! LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wer7b29mreA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqG6WYJAM2I Last edited by Refractive Reflections; 11-24-2012 at 05:24 PM.
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11-24-2012, 04:40 PM	#2
zodiac brave Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 822	my gf and i scored a 40 dollar blu-ray player and a few blu-rays for $5 bucks each. we did hit up a wal-mart, but it was thanksgiving night not actually black friday...so no riots for us! __________________ what we were after, was lashings of ultra-violence.

11-24-2012, 05:13 PM	#3
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	F**k no. I was putting my money to better use. Shadowgate remake, here I come! __________________

11-29-2012, 09:43 AM	#6
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	I don't go at the first minute because I don't want to run the risk of being injured or even killed as evidenced by a WalMart in 2008 where a door literally busted and killed an employee. I still find that throughout the day there are still some good deals to be found, and unlike the Christmas crunch where selection isn't as good as sales are relegated to items people don't want, I scored lots of 50% off deals at Macy's Lord & Taylor, Lowe's, along with everyday low prices at Five Below where I got a MOC Transformer for $4. Its also great to get the gifts wrapped since I can then focus on decorating for Christmas. I tend to shop in the 10 AM to 3 PM timeframe to avoid the morning/evening rush. I am worried though that all of this imported "Made in Asia" stuff though may push us over the fiscal cliff and cause another economic meltdown given how much debt we owe to them. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

11-29-2012, 04:53 PM	#7
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Went on Thursday night and got a flatscreen TV. It was a bit of a madhouse, but no riots in our line. There was a scramble for sheets though. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-24-2012, 08:44 PM	#4
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I bought new RAM for my computer on Newegg, and it was under the Black Friday category. Does that count?

11-27-2012, 01:59 PM	#5
Dirty Blond Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 827	I was on this local news story a few years ago talking about how I was going to avoid Black Friday. You can skip to 1:55 if you don't want to watch the whole thing. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7135011

11-30-2012, 08:02 PM	#8
BladeEdge86 Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 41	Nope, I didn't go anywhere I just relaxed at home and played my new Wii U.

12-21-2012, 11:52 PM	#9
Dirty Blond Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 827	Rare Footage of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Childhood Has Recently Surfaced

11-29-2013, 10:38 AM	#10
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	2013 - It's that time of year again... LOL So tell us of your Black Friday experiences... (Viewer discretion: Profanity are in the videos.) ...brawls and all.
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11-29-2013, 04:30 PM	#11
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Not really any madness this year for ours. Got some Hot Wheels and clothes for my sis's stepsons, so it was worth it. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-29-2013, 07:17 PM	#12
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,120	I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!!! flail __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

11-30-2013, 09:22 AM	#13
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Awesome. Congrats, Rose. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-30-2013, 11:22 AM	#14
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I went on Thursday night and I was surprised the stores weren't really bad. Waited in line for 10 minutes at Target and got through the checkout line rather quickly. My sister got a "doorbuster" tv at another Target about two hours after they opened. Of course, there were no PS4s anywhere. There were people waiting in line since 2pm Thanksgiving for Gamestop's 12am opening to get PS4s. I felt like eating Thanksgiving dinner with my family instead of standing in cold for 10 hours.. BTW, congrats Rose, awesome

12-01-2013, 10:56 PM	#16
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I think you see the craziest of the crazy on youtube. The places I went weren't nearly as bad, and things were conducted in an orderly fashion. It's fun to watch the videos of the crazy people though.

12-02-2013, 10:13 AM	#18
Bakushan Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 181	Did not buy a single thing. I would have bought the new TMNT Rocksteady and Bebop Classics but I decided not to leave the house.

12-02-2013, 04:47 PM	#19
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Mom and I went Thursday night and got some things for my sis's stepsons, but that's it. On Friday we went and saw the movie Frozen with my sis and her stepsons then went to Walmart and got some video games for them and one for my BF. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

12-03-2013, 06:13 PM	#20
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	I never go Black Friday shopping...I do all my shopping on-line. I never get a chance to go shopping without my kids. __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!