There is much to be thankful for during the Thanksgiving "season." My family has our health, food, clothing and shelter provided, and "The Day after Thanksgiving" sales have concluded.
In our house it's an annual rite of passion. Having that large family, you see, gives rise to a large number of gifts. Add in the glad-to-do-it shopping for my Mom, and the number of gifts to be purchased can be quite staggering--as can the dollars emptying from bank accounts.
So we embrace the process, while trying to avoid rushing in blindly. We have some rules--
* We do not go to any store where the lines are building, and a "bum rush" can occur.
* We do not travel anywhere near the vicinity of the Galleria Mall and the tens of millions of shoppers in that area.
Other than that, we're all in.
This year we purchased a TV for the family, online, on Thanksgiving night at Sam's Club. The gift is from my mother and father-in-laws, and is greatly appreciated. Nailed that down about 10:30 p.m. last night, and this morning at 6 a.m., they were sold out. No idea when they did, but it was gone.
Found other bargains at Radioshack.com, Walmart.com, Staples.com, Sears.com, CircuitCity.com and Amazon.com, all within the safety and comfort of my own home.
Meanwhile....
Susan, Caitlin and Andrew headed out at 4:30 a.m. this morning to hit some of those same stores for things that could not be obtained online, and other stores as well. Since we didn't go to bed until after 2:00 a.m. "plotting" our strategy, they were fueled by adrenaline.
It was a very successful day--we haven't calculated our savings yet, but it's generally substantial, and worth the effort.
In somewhat related news, a Wal-mart employee was trampled to death this morning in Long Island. See why we don't do the "standing in line, waiting on a door to open" thing? What a sad tragedy.
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