Contest: What Did You Buy on Black Friday? (win a $50 gift card)

these companies just can't afford to loose dollars within one day. those crazy prices were career suicide and all the benefits to the buying customers. great! :D

After shopping around online for hours I bought a cheap desktop PC from Staples. It should arrive today so I can't make any claims about satisfaction levels. I'm still too numb from wasting money to know if I'm happy about it or not ;)

I bought a Wii Game for my daughter.

I bought a Blue Ray DVD player

I didn't buy anything :)

I actually stated in on Friday but went out Saturday to snag a Wii!

Snagged some CD-R and DVD-R at Office Max, no limit so I bought enought to get me through the next year. Upgraded my cellphone and got a LG Voyager but he deals weren't that good this time around at Verizon. Also got a sweet Wii Package for online through eBay with and extra 10% off and an additional $164 back through the Microsoft Live.com cashback link.

Navy Exchange first for a 46 TV, then off to CompUsa for 2.5 hour wait so sent hubby by self to get Best-Buy's GPS. He came back and finished waiting in line with me.
(yawn) still tired.

Being unemployed, I bought nothing but dinner that day.

I bought clothes at the local mall. Great sales on BF!

Yep left at 5am and got a TV, and went to the Mall for some other things!

I shopped on the internet for a HDTV because the prices are lower online.

I shopped at amazon.com, it was good.

I shopped online on black Friday. I mainly shopped at Amazon.com and Walmart.com. So far, so good.

I went to Staples and bought a GPS unit. Haven't installed it yet, but I'm sure I'll love it.

I did some early early morning shopping on amazon and got my husband the latest monk and psych dvd sets for Christmas :)

A new flashdrive and memory reader for my pc.

Istayed home and computer shopped

i didn't buy anything. I don't like the crowds.

i didn't go out on black friday. i stayed and watched movies with my hubby. there hasn't been any gadgets in the paper that have caught my eye! thanks

I bought a home theater system. It was $30 off!

I shopped online at Amazon and got a good deal on a set of cookware.

I didn't go out on Black Friday this year as I didn't see anything I wanted to buy.

I got up at 5 am to stand in line at Best Buy to get a DVD player.

I never buy anything on Black Friday, and this
year was no exception

Just some clothes, no electronics or anything

Bought a new saltwater fish, 2 kinds of live feeder shrimp. The store was bustling with happy customers, very pleased with our new fish and it was a smooth black Friday.

I waited in a short line at Office Depot for the Seagate 500gb external hard drive for $69. The guy in front of me got the last voucher for a cheap laptop.

Have to admit I actually avoided any shopping on Black Friday..to many people

I shopped at Target, Ulta, and Best Buy on Black Friday but sadly didn't get all the bargains I was hunting for!

lilacflowers180 AT yahoo DOT com

Some clothes for my son. Amazon, so I can pay for
some of my online ordering

First time in years that I didn't go out and get
anything on Black Friday. Amazon would be a great
prize

I read the circulars, made a note of what I wanted, and frankly, couldn't stand the thought of the crowds so went back to sleep off my "turkey" hangover. Went to see the movie "Australia" in the evening, and went out to eat at the Roadhouse with friends after the show. Great movie, and great meal.

I didn't go shopping

i'm sorry to say, i did not go out for black friday, i bought onlone and sold online and did very well without the hassel

This was the first year I ever went out early in the morning on Black Friday....I was a bit nervous, hearing many nightmare stories. I hit Circuit City first....it was very crowded, but first thing, a kind woman helped me find the Nintendo DS and Wii games I was looking for. I was so impressed, and I found all the games I was looking for, and at a great price. I think I'm hooked on Black Friday shopping!

I didn't buy anything on Black Friday. I got some great deals ahead of time and was done shopping already!

stayed home, slept in and thought about all those people that were in the freezing cold half the night to(with a lot of luck)get a deal.

I bought a Wii game and some accessories at Walmart but they weren't on sale so that was disappointing.

We went out later in the morning and bought a gps from office max.

Went to Office Depot to get the $348.00 laptop, I was 7th in line and the 6 in front of me (luckies) got it. So I got a 4G Compact flash for $14.99 instead. I will just wait until I find another laptop deal. No hurry.

Thanks for the contest! GC for Buy.com please.

We bought everything online from home! We got a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, another mouse and some toys.

I didn't go shopping this Black Friday. I missed a few sales, but I got to spend time with my grandson. That was priceless...

Sunfrog Deck Preservative! We had a 50% off coupon for True Value Hardware, which we walked by on our way home from Starbucks.

Shop on "Black Friday!" Not me. Not worth battling the crowds.

The fridge had started making that "broken spring inside the compressor housing" ~CLUNK~ sound, so we actually went to Scratch&Dent World and paid 1/2 price for a new fridge. Came home, and sheer buyers' remorse drove us to research and confirm we'd made a good decision, so the NEXT day we went and picked it up (as opposed to canceling). Saved about $500. A manager there said they usually did about $20K a day in sales, but during this promo they were doing in excess of 30 times that. Not exactly "Black Friday" gadgetry or timing, but close enough...

im a baby, i stayed home envious of the deals ive heard being found.... so im hoping to win this GC for a after friday bargain online... thanks for the chance :-)

I didn't have the money or energy to go out for black friday - the only thing I did was make a small online purchase from Kohls. I am satisfied with the price but not sure if i like the boots yet because they're on their way.

My husband went out on Black Friday at 6AM and all the laptops that were on sale were all sold out!

We got a few things from Walmart, not the stuff people were going crazy over. We also got the free GC's from Belk. The only thing I didn't get was enough sleep!

Thanks for the chance!

I shopped electronically on Black Friday. I purchased an accessories pack for my husband's I-Phone. I know he's going to love it.

ect

I had to work all day (not retail or food service, thank heaven), so I didn't buy a thing. Not even lunch.

I had to work, but I wound up buying a camera online from Walmart :)

I had to work, but even if I didnt there is no way I have the stress level to go out on BF.. :)

I didn't get anything. Checked Amazon, but didn't find anything I really wanted for a good price.

I didn't buy anything :( Worked night shift the Thursday and Friday nights so I spent the time sleeping. I guess I saved money that way! Ha!

I stayed home and did Elmocize with my granddaughter. My daughter then got to rush out for a digital camera and her fiance stood in line at Best Buy from Thanksgiving until the doors opened. He was after the laptop. I got the best deal as far as I am concerned. LOL

Well, my Black Friday sucked. I wanted the HP Notebook computer at Walmart for a mere $298, but alas, everyone beat me to it! I didn't get the Flip camcorder I was hoping to get either. Nor did I get the HP Printer for only $29! Okay okay talking about all this is depressing me...lol. Thanks for the great giveaway!!

HDTV!

I was smart this year, I stayed home. With 2 kids and the crazy crowds it wasn't worth it to me. I would love to win the Amazon Gift Card.

I slept in and stay in my nice warm house on Black Friday. I did my shopping online at Amazon.com. No crowds, no lines and no hassle.

The only store I made it to was Toys R Us, towards the end of the day. By then there weren't any crowds, and I was still able to get the baby thermometer I wanted (half price!)

I stayed home and shopped on the internet. I didn't buy anything, but I got a few good ideas.

I got some video games for my boyfriend at Circuit City. It was very crowded since it was at one of the locations that is closing and I waited a long time. I am satisified though because he is happy.

I tried to stay away from stores this year, but I did go out and purchase some fabric (to make reversible tote bags for marketing)!

We went to the Shoe Carnival at 6 got my dh some New Balance for $15 and some for my son for $10. Then went to Target for the Guitar Hero bundle. I wanted to get the Mario DS but they were out so then went to Wal-Mart and they were out too. Luckily once we got home I looked on amazon an they had the same deal so I was able to get it online ith no tax and free shipping!

Ordered some great BF deals from walmart the night before to avoid their lines (well worth the under $10 shipping) Scored a free samsung pebble at Old Navy along with $10 jeans for the kids.

I went to Lowe's at 6:00am to buy a table saw and a Christmas tree. There were no lines to speak of. I then headed to Walmart (not for doorbuster sales) to pick up some Christmas ornaments and no lines there, either! Go figure!

I didn't have the money this year to go out, but I did buy some taco bell for the family!

Purchased a cooler fan that fits under my laptop. Fortunately the store was not crowded--I wouldn't participate in the Black Friday sales, given the bad behavior of some shoppers of late. Thanks for the giveaway.

Went to walmart to get a tv but there was not enough there.People were like animals.There has to be a better way to handle special deals on black friday.People should act a lot better than that.

Unfortunately I couldn't do Black Friday. I'm hoping there will be similar deals as we get closer to Xmas.

I didnt work too hard at black friday. A couple of place that I went to were out of what I wanted, so I went home.

absolutely nothing

I went looking for DVD's and found noting I wanted. what a waste of time.

My Black Friday experience was one that I hope to never duplicate again - I think I ate something bad on Thanksgiving Day because I was sicker than I have ever been! My husband and I ventured out at 6:00 am to Walmart while my parents watched our 3 young children. I was barely able to survive just that short jaunt to Walmart I was so sick. We purchased an Acer Pink Aspire One Mini Laptop PC Netbook for our oldest daughter and I am hoping we don't end up with buyer's remorse. Time will tell, but it is what her best friend already has so that's what my daughter wanted.......Next year I purchase from the comfort of my home computer. It was not my finest moment at Walmart that's for sure. Happy Holidays and thank you for the opportunity to enter your fantastic giveaway!

I spent the day with my parents and didn't go shopping!

I was going to go to the Apple Store at 5am, but I'm glad I didn't because the sale wasn't as good as everyone was expecting!

Nothing....I stayed at home and did it online! (I did buy my son a Nintendo DS Lite!)

The last time I went shopping on Black Friday was 15 years ago. I went to Walmart and purchased an artificial Christmas tree for 25 bucks. (I sold it in a rummage sale last summer for 10..lol)

You could not pay me enough to ever go shopping again on Black Friday!

I waited in line and got a $10 gift card from Forever 21, then I bought some clothes from Old Navy. I plan to get some video games from Amazon next.

I wasn't about to venture out on Black Friday. Besides, I am broke =(

It was fun reading what everyone else picked up - or tried to pick up!

Video games.

Good day, I got a home theatre system at a great price.

A garmin 765T GPS. My husband is going to flip on Christmas morning!

Went to Best Buy with husband, he wanted memory for his laptop (memory, hmmm, got there and then
remembered why I don't do black friday), but my
husband got up late, didn't get in gear, we got
there late, were all gone, just as well, husband
took one look at line, decided didn't need that
bad. Then went to Khols, husband (again) wanted
electric shaver, again, too late, again took one
look at line, decided he want didn't anything but
breakfast, we left, we ate, we swore never again,
we went home and went back to sleep, aghhhhhhhhh.

My experience was good. It wasn't too crowded this year. I bought a digital camera that I got a great deal on. I'm really happy with it. It'll be a birthday present for my mom.

txhottie_86 at yahoo dot com

I didn't go out shopping black Friday

I worked, didn't shop. It's going to be a very lean Christmas.

Got a chill pad for my laptop on amazon.com, normally 34.99, BF price was 11.99.

Went to the area shopping center and purchased a bakeware set and a coat. Crowds weren't too bad at 10 am. Got home and bought online a Sony blu-ray player seemed the best deal at the time.

I stayed home and avoided the crazy crowds. No bargain is worth being trampled to death.

Went to woodfield shopping center and bought Joe's jeans on sale at Nordstrom

I went to a neighboring city because they have more stores than my hometown. I bought my 70 year-old mother a GPS only to find out that she bought one for herself while I was gone!

I was kind of surprised-- I decided to go out early this year and it wasn't that busy. I was going to buy a digital camera-- but the one I wanted was out. I ended up coming home with only one present, but I bought a bunch of DVDs for myself.

I bought a pair of earrings for my daughter, that was it. I didn't see any great buys that I had to have this year. The Amazon card sounds great! Thanks!

I went to Target and bought toys for my neighbors children since I don't have any of my own.

Just some clothes. The lines inside the store weren't bad at all, but the sidewalks were a nightmare.

I was one of the smart ones who stayed home and avoided all the hastles.

I went to Best Buy first thing in the morning hoping to score a cheap laptop. The doors open, I get elbowed in the throat and I went down hard. I ended up leaving after I could actually stand up.

I shopped a bit online but am waiting for cyber monday as the little ones are not very into the shopping thing yet...

I went to my local Walmart to get a digital camara that was on sale at a ridiculous price. I went in and went to the skid in the middle of the isle where the skid of camaras were located and waited til five o'clock when they would let us load our carts. A customer proceded to tell me that I couldn't have one because she was here first, and she was going to buy a lot of them. I told her to call a manager--the manager said I could have one at five and that the bitter woman could not stop me...I'm willing to play by the rules, but not when someone just makes them up. Maybe she was going to sell them on eBay? I also picked up a memory card, a microwave, a crock pot, and a set of cookware that was not a BF special. I went back to buy some coin bank cans of Tootsie Rolls--These make great packages for the digital photo keychains loaded up with family photos for the relatives...

I don't shop on Black Friday... can I still win??

I wan't inpressed w/ anything really. I got up regular time and got a $10 waffle iron at Walgreens, a $10 pancake griddle at CVS and alot of their free stuff. Walked out of Toys R Us because it was a mess and there was nothing worth going through herds of lines for. Also got a pair of sneaks for myself at Bells and my DH got a $10 pair of Docker shorts.

I purchased an APC battery backup at Staples on Black Friday. I was in and out of the store in less than 5 minues.

We picked up a Toshiba laptop, printer, optical mouse, and software at Office Depot. We waited until noon to go there so it was not bad. Thanks.....

I picked up a photo printer at the Sony outlet. It was crazy in there but manageable, most were buying laptops.

I think I bought half of Toys R Us. And stood in like for about an hour to pay for it.

Went to Lowe's and picked up several tools. The things were on sale and the place was not a mad house.

I missed all the good deals on Black Friday. I didn't start shopping until mid morning. I did buy webkins for my girls that were 2 for $6.99 at Walgreens. :)

I haven't done "Black Friday" shopping in years. The deals just aren't nearly as good as they used to be, and it's not worth the manic crowds. I do mostly on-line shopping now with sales, coupon codes, and free shipping. We like to celebrate Christmas the way it's meant to be honored. So, we keep presents to a minimal.

i went shopping thanksgiving eve . there are never any sale items there on black friday

I didn't go out on Black Friday shopping but I did get some great deals online at kohls.com - and I had 2 coupons, one for 15% off and one for free shipping so I did good.

I sat at my computer on black friday and got some great deals at APPLE(iPod Touch for my son), Ann Taylor Loft(clothes for me), Eddie Bauer(clothes for my husband)BestBuy and Pep Boys. I did very well!

I didn't buy tech gadgets however I bought a bionic eye and one of those tiny foam helicopters from amazon.com. I hope my little nieces aren't reading this or i'll be pissed.

I hate crowds so I never go shopping on Black Friday. I stayed home and trolled the Internet for online bargains.

Being handicapped and unsteady on my feet, I can't do the Black friday rush. So stayed home. Will shop online,

I tried to avoid the madness of the malls so went to a few of the major drugstores and got some really great deals on girly stuff and small presents then went home to shop online for a new monitor and a laptop from Dell. Then I couldn't resist a few more Black Friday deals on more girly stuff, all at really great prices. So exhausting to save so much money!

i went to kohls got a guitar by the time i got to walmart there was abig line i decided it was not worth standing in line for anything went back later and was able to go thru peoples carts who decided the same.

I don't like to shop at any time, and Black Friday would be the LAST day I would go out, even though I know that some bargains can be found. As an indication of the difficult times, my daughter's company has gone under, and she was calling it Pink Friday for her staff, since they have all received figurative pink slips. She is OK, since she has already lined up another job, but she got quite upset with the liquidator, who was happily telling the staff that they would be home for Christmas (WITHOUT jobs!).

Made hubby go out and get the kenmore washer dryer for 599.00, also had him pick up other things while he was there.
Thanx for the contest.

I never go out on Black Friday, too crazy for me. But in this case, I have no money for Christmas at all so I couldn't have gone even if I had wanted to. I could sure use that gift card though!

I bought some free with rebate items at Rite aid and yes, i am happy to get freebies

Gift cards

I stay home. It isn't worth it to me to fight the crowds. Thanks for the chance to win.

A $140 soccer goal for $50.

MISSED OUT! WAS IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM A KIDNEY STONE SURGERY!TY 4 THE ENTRY!

All I bought was a new Bissell Vacuum for $28.00. Those crowds are just out of control. I didn't think the few bucks I would save would be worth the hassle!

I bought two bottles of garlic hot sauce at Chili's Fire Pit in Mentor, OH. Then we went to visit Lenny the lizard at the Winking Lizard.

Went to Kohl's at 4:30am to pick up a sewing machine (1/0 off)for my daughter in law but they were gone so went back to bed and got one later at Walmart for the same price and less hassel.

I bought my husband a pair of shoes online with free shipping. I still have to find an MP3 for my son.

Decided it was just not worth the hassle to go out first thing. My son in-law works at Best Buy and people started lining up at 2:00 PM on Thanksgiving - crazy.

I went out to buy a video camera. It actually was fun because it wasn't as busy as I thought it was going to be and I walked away victorious. :) I am very happy with my purchase.

I bought my daughter green ipod nano and my son guitar hero and other games for his wii. I did almost all my shopping at Target.

My daughter was at Kohls at 2 AM but I stayed home. We did go out for lunch and we stopped at Rite Aid and picked out the popcorn popper that my little niece wanted. I bought one thing online--popcorn from Dale & Thomas. They were having a Black Friday 35% off sale plus free shipping of orders of $100 or more (and they counted the before discount amount so my order was less than $100). Ebates had a Black Friday special for a 22% rebate and I used my Disney credit card to get 1% back. That was my only Blakc Friday deal. I didn't get any electronic gadgets. My daughter did get a Roomba which we are giving to my sister for Christmas and she bought a digital camera which her dad and I will be giving her for Christmas (no surprise there). I think it is better to do Black Friday shopping online especially after what happened to that Walmart employee in New York. Is a bargain worth taking someone's life?

i stayed home because there's nothing i have to or want to buy! but today i bought some watercolors and got them for half off, so yay!

Thanksgiving morning I went to turn on my laptop and it died so I was glad there was a ton of sales on Laptops for Black Friday. I did not make it to Best Buy until after 6:00 but was able to snag one of only 14 HP laptops they had on sale for $500. Yeah me!

I went out to the stores and realized I had made a terrible mistake. Those professional shoppers are CRAZY. Anyway, I found some badly needed socks and some Dockers (2 4 1) so that was a good deal.

I bought a ZUNE at Best Buy. I had a GC from my birthday in August and thought I would use it before the end of the year.

I bought a Lenovo laptop. It's fast fast fast. Best laptop I've ever owned. I bought it through Amazon so no taxes for me.

Does buying lunch count? Some people like myself had to work...

I participated in "buy nothing" day. Saved much money. Ate leftover turkey & dressing. Thanks for the contest. I'd like the Amazon certificate.

I stayed at home since I have almost all my shopping done anyhow. The best deal I saw was a 10.2 mp camera at Walmart for $69.

I didn't go shopping this year due to a lack of funds and room on my credit cards. Hope for better times next year.

Went to the grocery story and found "special deals" on Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Bought 2 cartons. There are no sales that could entice me to be at the store at 4 a.m. - or worse yet, camp out the night before to be first through the doors.

I went to Office Depot to grab a Garmin GPS for $199 (normally $299) but they were all sold out. Luckily a clerk at the store said I could get the same deal online, so I went home, ordered it and it's on the way!

Tried to buy compact flash cards at ritz camera site but buy button kept returning me to ad page, tried calling - hold for over 30 minutes- gave up and didn't buy anything

Got up bright and early to run to Target to try and pick up an LCD TV for only $299. Arrived by 4:00 am and when I pulled in, the line strecthed across the front, down the entire side of the building and in the rear by the dumpsters. I figurerd I would stand in line but when I seen all the police cars and some kind of fight going on I decided to just call it a morning. I'd much rather pay a few more bucks and be safe! Hope to see many more good deals in the coming weeks!

I bought some memory for my camera at Fry's. Unfortunately, it's the wrong type. I wish I had bought a new camera while I was at it, mine's just too old.

I shopped Amazon's Black Friday deals instead of the brick and mortar stores. I bought an Apple iPod 16GB for 199.99 at Amazon's Black Friday and also a fleece throw, and some toys.

I got a DCR-HC52 SONY camcorder. However, I was looking for the HC62, but couldn't find it anywhere. Oh well.

I went to Walmart and bought a Garmin GPS for 99.00. The store was packed but it was worth it.

bought a new flatscreen at ecost.com

ardy22 at earthlink.net

i didn't shop on black friday - i had to work - however I normally can't stand the crowds -

I did not shop at all on Black Friday. I don't have the patience for all that craziness. I did, however, shop at Walgreen's on Thanksgiving day and bought a bunch of $10 dollar toys for half price.

I am also waiting for Cyber Monday - I can't wait that long in the middle of the night in hopes of getting something!

autumn398 (at) yahoo.com

went to walmart and got a bag full of movies for$%2 each.
also got NINTENDO WII nd a wii game -

Went to Staples at 6:00AM about 100 people already there. Staples was going through the line giving out coupons of the items you wanted if they were still available. Very organized. Got the shedder and digital picture frame I went for.

we went to jc penney, kmart, target and staples.

bought a griddle, vacuum, dvd holder and ipod.

it was a great day

Went to Academy Sports. First time I've done black friday in over 10 years. Doors opened at 5, got there 15 minutes early and there were already over 50 people there. Bought a .22 pistol for under 100 bucks. Haven't shot it yet, but I could not pass it up.

Every year I watch the news and marvel at all the people setting up tents outside stores in freezing temperatures just to get a so-called bargain. Many stores mark items up so they can "slash" prices and consumers will feel pleased with themselves.
The funniest thing is that Thanksgiving is *always* the 3rd Thursday and Xmas is *always* the 25th, but people still rush around, seeming to love and feed on the stress.
Online shopping assures you can be at home with family more ... kinda what the seasons all about.

Got to Wal Mart late but was able to get an * inch portable DVD player for only $49 (such a deal)

I worked in a small retail shop on Black Friday, so the only thing I bought was a cup of coffee a neighboring merchant offered to go get me. I did some online window shopping when I got home, and bought my sister a nice bracelet.

I stayed home and shopped online. : )

I went to shop for a Christmas tree,I missed the sale but got one anyways.

I had no intention of heading out on Black Friday but I did later on in the afternoon. I wasn't looking for any of the big items just little things like DVD's and such.

Stood in line from 2am at walmart. Scored a Wii, Purple Ipod and a 42" tv. Well worth my while even if it was bone chilling cold. I was 2nd in line for the Wii and Ipod so as soon as I checked out I flew over to where the TVs were got on of those then snagged a $9 vacuum. Being first really helped. Happy Holidays everyone. Thanks so much for the giveaway now that I am broke I could really use it.LOL

Lots of movies for gifts. I'm holding out till I'm more organized for the bigger gifts.

I wanted to shop on black friday but didn't have any extra money, as is usually the case.

Absolutetly Nothing! What a disappointment!

I dropped my husband off at Best Buy so he could get that $480 laptop and myself and 2 of my kids went on to Walmart. He got his laptop and said everything went smoothly, even the shoppers were OK, Walmart on the other hand was a nightmare, people cutting in the lines, people running through the aisles with their carts and hitting other customers, we were hit a couple of times, my son was the first to get into the video game department and while looking for a game, was shoved into the glass by people grabbing games. The games they had advertised on sale were sold out before the store even opened for the sale. We were in and out of the store in 20 minutes, we could take the rude crowd!

On black friday my fiance and I bought a GPS for his dad. Two Hannah Montanna Dolls as well as a paper shredder and a red toaster for my fiance's mom.

It was not worth fighting the crowds with 2 small kids. I placed several orders online. Still got the great deals and free shipping and I got to keep my sanity!

We didnt buy a notebook but did buy a dishwsher. Ours went out on Thanksgiving!!!

I got stuff for my kids. Dvd: Transformers, WallE, Hulk, Iron man, Madagascar, Happy Feet, Sperman 1&2. Some Pajamas, slippers, clothing, ans toys. Nothing to fancy but great deals!

I slept through it. Would have liked a notebook, but no stomach for lines at 4am.

I got some hair care products.

I didn't do any shopping as I'm too far from stores.

I was tempted to go out on Black Friday 'cause I need to replace my poor notebook which was stolen earlier this month, but I ended up getting a nasty cold and figured sitting out all night in the rain would not do me much good. So, unfortunately, I have no Black Friday nightmare or deal to share.

New coffee pot, but helped daughter with her new 50 inch Plasma. Watched people make idiots of themselves over Barbie jeeps. Too funny!!

I went to Walmart hoping to get an affordable Toshiba Satellite notebook, but I was too late for the doorbuster sale -- so I ended up just getting a 4 GB flash drive for 5 bucks instead - and so far it's working well :)

I got a 20.00 microwave and am happy with that.

went to circuit city and was able to get an inexpensive gps. I won't know how satisfied I am with until hubby opens it on christmas :)

I spent my morning finishing all the Thanksgiving dishes, then sat down and enjoyed the last piece of homemade pecan pie. Thanks mom!

I didn't go out to shop, but shopped from home. I purchased a nintendo ds for my son from bestbuy.com and I purchased a few games for the DS from Amazon.com. I also purchased some perfume and dvds from Amazon for gifts too.
Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway!

I didn't leave the house. I did buy a few Playstation online

My Black Friday experience involved a good book and good coffee, leaving the frenzied buying experience to others.

I didnt venture out on Black Friday. I stayed home and got in on a few internet deals. My best purchase was a programmable Black and Decker coffee pot at Walmart for $15 which I am selfishly keeping.

Target had T-fal 20 piece cookware on sale for 49.99 I did not want to fight the crowd at Target so went on line at 4 am and no problem. I expect the delivery this week and with free shipping it was extra sweet deal.

Went to both Wal MArt and Target and didn't buy a thing The crowds were aweful and everything that I wanted was gone I gave up even going to any other stores

Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com

not a thing- seriously- we went out and bought the walmart laptops earlier in the month and there was nothing else needed- not worth the cold and the rude people....will cybershop monday

Best buy gift card

Even if they were giving away tech stuff for free I would not get up at 4 am to shop. So I didnt get any good tech deals but I did snag a $300 D&B purse for $150 at around 2 in the afternoon!

I took advantage of live search cashback and got 40% cashback on the hp laptop I bought.

Shopped at Walmart! Not too crowded here in East Tennessee. There were some good buys. I was shopping for clothing! Thanks!

Did not shop on Friday. I'm too old and not quite crazy enough to go out on that day.

I bought a dvd player at Kohls. That was an experience!

I bought NOTHING on Black Friday........I'm waiting for Cyber Monday........much easier on the nerves!

Well, after failing to get to Office Depot in time for the $349 laptop, I went to Best Buy and purchased the HP Pavilion on sale for $599 with Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram, 250GB HD, and a printer and virus software.

I am very satisfied thus far, and glad I didn't get there in time for the cheaper option (though either would have been an improvement over my four-year old laptop).

I didn't get a chance to do shopping on Black Friday. But I did get a good deal today online through Amazon for ps3 guitar for rock band/guitar hero for 4 dollars and some odd change.

I only bought small items really. Some DVD's and shoes for my daughter. Oh and also a coat for my daughter for only $8 at Wally World.

I didn't see much I was interested in on Black Friday. I'm looking to do some shopping on-line during cyber Monday.

My kids, who sleep in always, even when they are excited about BLACK FRIDAY SALES - happen to mention a couple of gifts they wanted and how much the cost.. I made note - when they didnt get up at 5am or 6am or 7am or 8am, I went to Amazon.com and got Gilmore Girls season 7 and a norelco electric razor same price - free shipping - and I didnt have to leave the house.

We went to Walmart at 3:00 a.m. to wait for opening at Walmart. We wanted to get a $129 blu-ray player that was advertised. There was already a huge line around the parking lot by the time we were there. And, by the time we got in, the blu-ray was sold out:(.

I went shopping with my older kids on Black Friday. We didn't get out super early, we went to the mall about 8am, and it wasn't as crowded as previous Black Fridays. I got a tiny digital recorder for use at work from radio shack. We didn't see any good sales this year.

online at Amazon. ordered books and games

i ordered online from ems and did on in store pickup. really wasn't very crowded but i live in a rural area. i bought a sigg thermos and water bottle for myself. for my nephew i bought a boardgame called camp and a leatherman micra tool.

I did not shop on black Friday -- not even on the internet. Was so darn tired from cooking, family, and baby keeping me up had hubby watching the kids while I slept in. A gift card might spark some shopping though. 8)

Ah, there you see? I didn't get anything. I slept in, had some leftover turkey, and bought nothing at all. I'm very happy about it. I saved a lot of money and aggravation.

i got a camera at fry's. haven't tried it yet though

Couldn't resist a new Epson printer when I saw how drastically the price was discounted. I know I can get cartridges inexpensively at Costco so I think overall it was a good deal.

Thanks for the contest. Best wishes for happy holidays!

Arrived at Office Depot at 3 am for a 6 am opening time. Was 10th in line. Got the LAST voucher for the laptop I was there for. Did my shopping and came back home. Aside from getting up early and sitting in my cozy chair in a line outside (in south FL so it wasn't that cold), it wasn't a terrible experience. Love the HP notebook!

I went to Wal-Mart and Target. I tried to get out of Wal-Mart as quickly as possible. At Target I got my daughter a Virgin Mobile Wildcard for 39.99, which was a pretty good deal.

I didn't leave the house on Black Friday!

I didn't go anywhere the idea for the whole crowded mall thing really leaves em cold. The only thing I did was go to Blockbuster where I got 5 used DVD's for 20.00

I didn't go anywhere, I stayed in, and shopped online, besides I heard about the Wal-Mart tragedy, and figured that it wasn't really worth getting trampled over to get what I needed/wanted.

I bought a digital camera for my daughter and a Leapster for my son.

I bought Absolutely nothing On Black friday

I worked retail for years. When I left, the thing I was happiest about was that I wouldn't have to be in a store on Black Friday. So, I didn't shop on Black Friday!

I browsed an Apple Store at the mall and then headed over to a Best Buy yesterday afternoon...no purchases as of yet, I'm still undecided !!!

I shopped online this year. Did it in my pj's, no lines, and great deals!!

I looked but did not buy. IMO the deals were not as great as they should of been.

I got up early on black friday and went hunting with the boys while my better half went out to shop for Christmas gifts for the boys.

I did not buy anything on Black Friday. I stayed home in my jammies and looked for deals online. I found a great price on a HDTV but haven't received it yet.

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I went to Wal Mart at 3:00 a.m. to buy a Cricut Expression and my experience was pretty pleasant. I came home and bought an iMac from Apple's Black Friday sale. I think I will be satisfied with both items.

I went to WalMart about 7 am to do some shopping. Saw the crowded parking lot, went back home and went back to sleep.
I bought a new cell phone for my daughter on Ebay.

Didn’t get anything on Black Friday, slept in!

I went to Staples and was not impressed at all with their sale prices.The only thing I left with was a headache.

Thank you

I went to best buy and the place was a mad house. I bought some games and some sound equipment though at some pretty good prices.

:) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

I went NOWHERE. I don't need that craziness.
It's not like the sales are going anywhere between now and Christmas- not in THIS economy.

nothing I couldn't afford to go out shopping ,Im disabled crowds would of squished me anyway

I did not feel the greed to go out shopping on Black Friday like all the rest of the American sheeple minions. I buy and give to my family throughout the year not just during the holiday season!

live.com kinda ruined it. still got to buy some nds games for the kids at amazon. better than nothing, I suppose.

My black Friday experience was to sleep in.

Having been recently laid off, I was determined to support International Do Not Buy Anything Day. However a friend wanted to lunch and then shop. We went to Sam's club. She bought a bunch of stuff - I limited my purchases to two of their 32 oz. sodas! Sams was a lot less crowded than usual - must be all the shoppers were getting Black Friday bargains.

I bought a new HP 3-in-1 photo printer at Best Buy. So far, so good! It prints really good pictures. Thanks for the giveaway!

I did my black friday shopping on the computer it was alot easier with four children then going out for stuff

I picked up a HP printer, a NFL DVD Game for $30 off reg. 59.99 for $30 and an artificial Christmas tree for $25.00

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I stayed home and shopped online. Got some $4 PJ's for my granddaughter at Walmart.com, new sheets at kohls.com, a leapfrog tag reading system off amazon.com and some leapster games at target.com

Thanks for the giveaway!

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I was not able to get out this year..booh! But I did order some Wii games online for my son. So not bad but next year watch out! Thank you!
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I did not leave my house I did all my black friday shopping on the computer and got some great deals!

I went to Walmart and bought 2 Kodak digital cameras & accesories for a great price, then to GameStop where I purchased a Wii Fit and several Nintendo DS games, and PSP movies for a steal. I was pleased with my purchases in the sense that I saved quite a bit (being that money is very tight) and was able to get my kids what they wanted, basically. However, the actual experience was horrible (lines, irate people, etc.)I am glad that it only comes around once a year.

only sent the son out to buy diapers at babies r us ,.. what a deal

I woke up around 3:30 and fed our 12 week old and got her bundled up to experience her first Black Friday. I then took our 9 year old to his grandmas and then we were off. I went to wait in line at Belks. I wasn't in line for the gift cards but they had their Fossil & Lucky Brand watches for $24.99. Well, here I am with the stroller and an infant and I somehow got pushed to the side of the line to get in so when the doors opened I was going to get ran over (me and the baby). I was a little worried but when the lady came to open the doors she told everyone to move and let me go in first...how sweet...that just turned Black Friday into a not so black day.

Easy--I didn't buy anything. I didn't even leave the house. Nothing hurts my Christmas spirit more than fighting the crowds on Black Friday.

Well hopefully I will win this because I never went out and bought anything..too broke.

i went to Best Buy and enjoyed saving money there. i also went to Bealls they had extra good deals. I am happy with my notebook so far, ask me in a week or two. and i would recommend it to anyone. good luck and thank you for offering this nice prize.

I didn't want to brave the scary crowds with two kids in tow....but I wanted to get out of the house. So on Black Friday I took them shopping at Goodwill, where I found my toddler the most awesome pair of shiny burgundy high-top sneakers for $2.50. Score!

I ended up not getting anything because I showed up late to the game, and all the good stuff was gone. I was actually going to go and buy a netbook that was on sale but they were all gone, and the only other one was marked up in price :/

I could really use a netbook.

I went to Staples and bought a Brother Fax machine for $10 after a $50 rebate. Not bad!

Bought and returned an LCD Tv

I scored a sit and spin elmo chair for 19.99!

My husband and I went to a small casino in Pennsylvania. I did horribly, played slots. I was down to my last $2, told my husband I wanted to go home, and I hit for $164 on a penny machine!

I didn't buy anything on Black Friday.

I got a PS3...Black Friday was not bad, except for the idiot drivers...

I bought some holiday cards and gift wrap.

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I bought nothing—I paid bills!

I did not shop on black Friday as I've had surgery and I'm unable to. I'm waiting for Cyber Monday.

Best Buy for the best buys!

I purchased shoes and some batteries for household items. The rest of the things on my list were sold out.

Slept in and wandered Best Buy and Costco. Nothing really exciting, but I may go back for a stand mixer.

I bought a large black coffee, and a brownie at Borders. Then I looked around for a while, and settled on a Halloween DVD of Max and Ruby for my three kids. We love Max and Ruby, so I am sure that I will be satisfied with my purchase, but I was dissatisfied with the price ($16.99). Borders had very few sales and promos and they were not crowded at all. They must not need the business.
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We came to Best Buy on Black Friday Night knowing that most of the merchandise was probably gone. Someone was walking in at the same time with a Wii that they were returning. Nothing wrong with the system, they just double purchased without knowing. We got the system for $100 less due to the existing sale.

I did my black friday shopping on my computer and the best deal I got was $129.00 mp3 player from Amazon for $25.00. How can you beat that and no crowds to boot!!

I did not shop. I wil shop Sunday instead

I bought a notebook computer at Best Buy, and then went to Target to buy an ipod. Today I still have to go to Bath & Body Works and Barnes & Noble. Exhausting!

I lucked out. At the last minute I decided to go to one store to buy a printer that was a Black Friday Special. I thought the store had opened earlier, but it opened two minutes after I got in line outside. About fifty people were ahead of me. When the doors opened I walked directly to where I knew the printer would be. It was there, only two of them were available. I picked up one and checked out!

I bought groceries on Black Friday. The store was not at all busy.

New Television from Best Buy from their doorbusters was still available at noon!!! 32" lcd for under $400.00!! Well before taxes and everything else at least... Did score some more memory cheap as well for the old laptop I am using...

Bought new chopstics (Natalis by ArtLebedev - http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/natalis/) Everything went really smoothly and I love them. The only problem is that the shipping cost 3x the price of the product itself :/

I popped on Amazon.com randomly and snagged a couple of their Gold Box specials: Kung Fu Panda and Iron Man DVDs for $8.99 each. Score.

went around all day looking for a new tv, and wanted the 42" sony bravia one - first looked at best buy, which was sold out, then circuit city, also sold out, even tried walmart, but ended up finding one at an obscure electronics store for a good deal

I bought a Olympus camera at Costco, not realizing it was the same sale price as always, and that Costco doesn't do black friday savings!!! Oops. It was a great purchase anyways, and I did buy it today (black friday..)

Tigerdirect sucks this year. So far, I've gotten an HP notebook from OfficeDep, as well as a 4GB VGA card and a 16GB flash drive.

Went to JCPENNEY and saw a 16pc COOK cookware set for $219 on sale. Went to lnt.con and got same exact thing for $70 bucks shipped.
Linen 'n Things is going out of business so everything is dirt cheap right now on their site.

I bought 49 cent HOT WHEELS cars from Walgreens for my 5 year nephew on Black Friday. I know very exciting, but he just loves playing with cars.

I didn't go out shopping today. I was a awake early (as always) but the black friday lines just aren't worth the deals. I don't purchase many high end items during the holiday season so the deals never seem worth it to me. And the amount of time I spend waiting in line, well, if I spent that time working I could probably end up making more than I saved.

Well I took advantage of a gift card sale at Belk. If you were one of the first 250 people through the door you got a FREE gift card worth at least $5. Hubby came with me so we both got one. We then took those and bought slippers. We will be giving them as part of a gift next year.

Well, as the good ole' crazy black Friday shopper I am, I got up at 4 in the morning with my friends to unleash every bit of cash savings we could find.

First stop was at circuit city which had a ton of door busters, got ourselves a home theater system for $200 off...I'm enjoying the surround sound as we speak.

Lastly, we got off at Best Buy just in time to snag the very limited dv4t notebooks they were selling for $500, got it for my girlfriend's Christmas present ;)...shhh...

Waited in line at Best Buy for one of the Toshibas but got there too late, so went over to WalMart and got pretty much the same Toshiba for $68 more (Toshiba Satellite 15.4 screen, 4GB memory, 250GB HD). I think it's still a good deal, but I could have used an extra $68. Oh well.