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Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

11/22/2009 04:10:59 AM · #3

I doubt high-end dSLRs will be marked down for Black Friday. They sell just fine at full price. Might get a "leader" deal on a lower-end starter kit somewhere, but they will only have five at that price and will not be issuing rain checks. :-)

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

11/22/2009 05:08:49 AM · #4

What the heck is Black Friday? Sounds like something linked to the end of the world!

salmiakki

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

11/22/2009 05:19:40 AM · #5

Originally posted by SaraR:

What the heck is Black Friday? Sounds like something linked to the end of the world!

Sara, Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is the day when the retail industry in the States goes insane. Huge, huge discounts available on white goods and other high ticket items. Stores open at ridiculous hours in the morning and some folk queue all night to be first in line to get the deals. The discounts can be enormous, but usually there are only limited numbers, eg first 100 customers. It is the busiest shopping day of the year in the US and kicks off the Christmas shopping season really. I always preferred to stay indoors on this day when I was living there! It's crazy beyond belief.

Bugzeye

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

11/22/2009 05:45:51 AM · #6

To add to what salmiakki said, It is the most dangerous shopping day in the US also. More accidents happen at stores on Black Friday then all days total the rest of the year. People get trampled when they open the doors at the stores. People fight over items. Lines at the doors and checkout lanes become unruley, I have seen it first hand and like salmiakki, I usually would choose to avoid shopping centers on this day, Now I am not in the states I can shop next Friday without all the hassles.

Originally posted by salmiakki:

Originally posted by SaraR:
What the heck is Black Friday? Sounds like something linked to the end of the world!

Sara, Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is the day when the retail industry in the States goes insane. Huge, huge discounts available on white goods and other high ticket items. Stores open at ridiculous hours in the morning and some folk queue all night to be first in line to get the deals. The discounts can be enormous, but usually there are only limited numbers, eg first 100 customers. It is the busiest shopping day of the year in the US and kicks off the Christmas shopping season really. I always preferred to stay indoors on this day when I was living there! It's crazy beyond belief.

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/22/2009 05:48:35 AM · #7

Originally posted by SaraR:

What the heck is Black Friday? Sounds like something linked to the end of the world!

Hi Sara, in Brit terms, imagine the Harrods sale and the hype that goes with it (as well as the Next sale they have just after Xmas), then multiply that by at least a thousand, add in some typical consumerist violence, crushing, punching, crying. Add to a big bowl, let the media stir it up as much as possible and there you have it..

Sounds like great fun!

God bless capitalism!

11/22/2009 06:01:33 AM · #8

My sister is an excellent shopper - she can find the best deals on anything! She very carefully maps out where she wants to go and when on Black Friday, then takes her imposing husband with her to run interference when needed. This is the guy:

11/22/2009 06:30:34 AM · #9

I did Black Friday once...................................ONCE.

11/22/2009 06:50:46 AM · #10

Originally posted by alans_world:

I did Black Friday once...................................ONCE.

LOL! Never again, huh? I don't know that I've ever really *done* Black Friday. I did go once looking for a deal advertised but it was long gone by the time I got there, so I gave up, got a mocha from Starbucks, went back home.

Jedusi

11/22/2009 07:22:07 AM · #11

Originally posted by Melethia:

. . . so I gave up, got a mocha from Starbucks, went back home.

You - a Starbucks ? What are the chances . .

:- )

11/22/2009 07:29:03 AM · #12

I did Starbucks once....................ONCE

;p

Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED High Magnification Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

11/22/2009 08:00:01 AM · #13

Originally posted by alans_world:

I did Starbucks once....................ONCE

;p

LOL!!! Dude, you crack me up. :-) And Steve, I really am trying to cut back. Have to, seeing as how I'm unemployed in a week....

Lonz

Sony DSLR-A700

11/22/2009 08:18:22 AM · #14

I keep forgetting to get my vendors license before black friday - these people are all freezing cold standing in line and would pay $10 for a cup of coffee.

ahjenny

Olympus E-620

Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom

11/22/2009 08:19:50 AM · #15

My husband went out once to do it... we saw the lines and decided to go have breakfast instead. It was odd, at 5:30am, we had a hard time finding a breakfast place open. It was either last year or the year before that a man was killed at my local Walmart on Black Friday. It was stupid crazy. I usually hide out and stay at home until the 2nd or 3rd week of January to avoid the madness.

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

11/22/2009 09:27:03 AM · #16

Originally posted by vincent002:

what are you going to buy on black Friday?

Nothing.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/22/2009 09:33:21 AM · #17

Originally posted by alans_world:

I did Black Friday once...................................ONCE.

Ditto! I waited in line all night at a Wal-mart for a doll for my daughter that was impossible to find (of course this was many years ago). I was second in line in the store and guess what? They were sold out. Never again!

Ja-9

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/22/2009 09:34:08 AM · #18

Originally posted by CEJ:

Originally posted by vincent002:
what are you going to buy on black Friday?

Nothing.

there isn't enough money or motivation to make me get out there with all those crazy people...I will be at home in bed sleeping off my turkey!!! While all you nuts are in lines (reminds me of line cues at Disney) lol

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

11/22/2009 09:39:27 AM · #19

Originally posted by Ja-9:

Originally posted by CEJ:

Originally posted by vincent002:
what are you going to buy on black Friday?

Nothing.

there isn't enough money or motivation to make me get out there with all those crazy people...I will be at home in bed sleeping off my turkey!!! While all you nuts are in lines (reminds me of line cues at Disney) lol

Would, that it be so pleasant.

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

11/22/2009 10:00:03 AM · #20

I used to drive public transportation and it was always fun to drive around town and see the lines at places on Black Friday. I never go near any of these places if I can help it.

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

11/22/2009 11:05:59 AM · #21

There is no power on Earth that will get me into or near a shopping area on Black Friday. While they all head for the center of town, I'm heading for the sticks!

On the other hand, for Cyber Monday, I may be online trying my luck on the deals - but since I can do that from the isolation of my living room, it's not so bad.

vxpra

Pentax K100D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

11/22/2009 11:50:58 AM · #22

I worked four black fridays when I was a Wal-Mart employee (I still get random facial ticks from the memories). I refuse to go near a store (other than grocery) from the Monday before thanksgiving to the day after New Years. My christmas shopping was done a month and a half ago. No HDTV is worth risking my life.