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    My plans for Friday involve staying home. Maybe doing some online shopping but I will mostly be sewing, sewing, sewing. I've got a quilt to finish that will be given as a gift on Monday at work. I have never done the Black Friday shopping thing. Too many people and I would probably wind up not getting anything. If I need to go shopping, I prefer to go right after work. It seems that is sort of an in-between time. The afternoon shoppers have gone home and the evening shoppers haven't arrived yet.
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    My hat is off to Joann's for having their sale start on Wednesday, be closed on Thanksgiving Day, and then continue with the sale days. Some items are tempting but then I remember the four grand kids I already have fabric for and suddenly staying home seems SO right! Bev

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    Well I work in a Hospital- so we are open 24/7 and I will be working grave yard shift until 8am on Thanksgiving day. I will be taking part in the Hancocks balck friday sale- I got a certificate for 75% off fleece and I will be using it! lol.
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    I am not a Black Friday shopper and don't plan to start anytime soon. I will be home working on some Christmas gifts. I won't start decorating for Christmas until December....so I have the entire week-end to just sew or do whatever else I want.
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    The snow started here (in Central PA) at 5:30 this morning. I stepped in to get a shower and 20 minutes later everything is covered in white. Definitely not going out to shop today, tomorrow, or Friday. Nothing is worth the hassle of long checkout lines and the traffic to get there and back. I agree - if people would stay home Thanksgiving Day, the stores would be closed. I remember when even gas stations and food stores were closed on major holidays. If you needed either one you would go the day before.
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    I have a pet sitting business where I go to people's homes and take care of their dogs and cats so I am plenty busy Thanksgiving week anyway. I skip the stores. But I'll look online for sure. Monday too.

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    I went to J's this morning to pick up fabric for two pillowcases to send to Cyber Elves.

    Two pillowcases that cost me $90.08 to be exact. The cashier consoled me by pointing out that I "saved" $240. gee, I could have "saved" $350 if I had stayed home!

    Actually, the lines weren't bad at all. We then ventured across the street to the WalMart Supercenter. Got a few things I needed so that I won't have to step foot in another store until at least Monday, if not later. Again, lots of people, but literally every cash register was manned, so the lines were only one to two people deep.

    p.s. J's has all Christmas fabric 75% off - should be online, too, I think.
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    My cousin and I went on Black Friday years ago when we were in our early 20s. We got pushed around by so many rude people fighting over things, trying to break into checkout lines and being just nuts. We couldn't even get in anywhere to eat lunch until well after 4 p.m. It was a nightmare and we never did it again.
    One of my DILs and the oldest granddaughter go every year REALLY early. They know pretty much what they want and where they are going. I was tempted one year to go with them, but I really didn't want to get up at 3 or 4 am to shop. I probably wouldn't have been able to keep up with them anyway. LOL! I'll probably do some cleaning and put up a tree that day instead!
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    Well I went to Joanns this am and there were all of 4 other people there. managed to get in and out in about an hour. Spent a whole 30.00- I think that's the cheapest I've ever managed to get out there paying.
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    We went years ago too. It wasn't bad, but then again we had lists, and didn't browse. I used to bring the teenager to stand in line while I shopped for flannel/fleece. By the time I had the stuff he was at the front of the cut line (before they had #s). Then he'd get in line for the checkout while I picked up anything else. I always 'paid' him with some thing he wanted from some where that day.

    I hit the 50% off calico sale for the rest of the fabric for Dad's & Hubby's quilts and I'm probably done there. I ordered stuff online last year, and the shipping took F O R (freaking) E V E R.
    I wanted some of the material to make a quick gift, but the handling/shipping was so delayed I had to go with another option.

    I'll be staying home, unless Hubby has other ideas. He was making noise about wanting to go see a movie.
    Ugh. You go. I'll stay.
    Maybe the guys can go find a movie they want to see.

    I may check out the Audiobook Stand site to see if I can add to my library for cheap! Santa needs something for Momma's stocking too!
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