Ten things you could have done instead of losing sleep and sanity whilst shopping during Black Friday
You could have had a V-8 instead! Wait, I mean… here’s ten other worthwhile things that you could have done instead of braving the hordes while trying to get the best deals possible during the ginormous sales that occurred on Black Friday.
In no particular order:
- Taunted the helpless shoppers with fiendish text message like: “Drinking beer and eating corn chips while you suffer in the stores – see ya, wouldn’t want to be ya!”
- Paid someone to shop for you.
- Given money, the gift that keeps on giving.
- Made Christmas presents instead of buying them.
- Inserted flaming bamboo under… well, you know…
- Gone on a six month vacation, starting in September, then made a sheepish call back home on Christmas Day to say, “I feel so dumb about this…”
- Shopped in, say, June or July…
- Bought a bunch of empty boxes, wrap them handsomely, and then give those as presents. Kids love ‘em!
- Given to charity instead of buying unneeded gifts for friends and family.
- Shopped online.
Oh no, don’t try to thank me now. You can next year, though… 
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29 November 2009, 2:51 pmMelissa Clark:
I enjoyed this!
30 November 2009, 9:38 amCB and I were discussing the Black Friday shopping phenom and our lazy approach to the holiday season places us among the best consumers in Canada.
I can't imagine how or why someone who works full time plus social life would want to spend anytime in crowded malls and shopd to save a few dollars. My sanity is worth sooooo much more.
I'm in the process of booking a six moth vacation starting next September as I type this.
Mark Dykeman:
Saving $$$ isn't that much of an incentive for me either, given the psychological cost.
Enjoy that six month vacation, you hear?
30 November 2009, 11:17 am