Are you stitching or shopping on Black Friday

I'm with you, Cheryl. And I looked through all the ads to be certain there was no compelling reason to go out there and stand in a line a

4:00 a.m. in the dark and the cold. Did not see a single thing that was truly needed here.

Donna in Virginia

Definitely no shopping today. Not even the grocery store.

I finally finished the Lily Sampler. Maybe I'll get around to preparing it for framing, maybe not.

I think this will be a perfect day to try to get some work done on a Dolly Mama that a friend asked me to make for her.

Lucille

I knew I'm in the right group! Couldn't pay me enough to go near a store today. I tell everyone we're celebrating "National Buy Nothing Day." Though the news reports this morning (with live updates on how full each of the mall parking lots is) would have me believe I'm being unpatriotic, because our national economy depends on me going to the mall *today* to spend, spend, spend...phooey.

We're having our Thanksgiving feast today (Friday) with extended family. My contributions: sweet potato souffle and a chocolate cake, chocolate frosting. (The cake I made last night didn't turn out, so I just baked a second one this a.m.) Gotta go frost it now. (Non-traditional, but chocolate is never out of style and never OT, right?)

sue

Sounds like a plan to me!

But, I might have to go look up the lily sample

Looks like I'm the oddball. While I didn't head out at 0 dark thirty this morning (and I could have since I went to bed just before four) I'll definitely go shopping. I love going out the day after Thanksgiving.

I do agree that there was nothing much in the ads this time. And I didn't even see one for Michaels, which usually has some very nice coupons.

Karen E.

I just came back from Joann's. I needed/wanted some sewing supplies and everything I wanted/needed was on sale plus I had a 20% off coupon for total purchase. Even more importantly, I ran into two friends who both gave me some tips about putting cording around pillows -- those tips were worth the wait to pay.

Here it is:

's a Dimensions Kit and was fun to do. Lucille

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I need a special note card for a special piece of correspondence, so I will mosey over to University Art later to see what they have pre-made. If nothing appeals to me, I'll go to the other art supply store across the street from them and look at their fancy papers with an eye toward making my own.

I may even pop into Newsbeat to check on British stitching magazines. But I am not crazy enough to go anywhere near the mall.

.Didn't do the 4 am stuff (that IS nuts), haven't gone to the mall (drove past - I live about a mile away), but have gone to the framers and plan to do Joanns while dd is swimming.

DH and DS are off camping, so it's me, dd and the dogs. Getting lots of stitching done - later I am going to work on my quilt.

That is nice!

Cheryl

Even the grocery store was crazy here. We did go to the satellite Post Office and then went to lunch about 1:00 pm and there was almost no one there! After that we stayed home and decorated. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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I stayed away from the mall, and my worst wait-in-line was about a minute.

Newsbeat - for the new British XS magazine OfficeMax - they'd given me a save $25-on-$125 coupon, so I got printer cartridges and colored paper that can be used for crafty stuff Longs Drugs - pain patches and cards Mixed Bag - a ladybug for Cheryl University Art - triumph, finally found the pretty notecards I was after Art Ellis - more pretty paper for crafty stuff

Count me in as another oddball......a couple of years ago, we started the tradition to get up at five a.m to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving or "Black Friday"!! We were more curious than anything else to see firsthand what it was like at the shops on the first day of holiday shopping frenzy.....for us going to Joann's wasn't that bad as the store had extra personnel on hand to take care of the crowds.....however, we haven't experienced the malls and doubt we'll ever do that!!

For me, it was going to the local Joann's superstore to buy fat quarters and other odds & ends such as sewing machine needles, some interesting buttons, etc.....most of all I get to buy dozens & dozens of colorful fat quarters at .50=A2@ along with co-ordinated fat quarter bundles of all sorts of "designer" prints & colors.....the 20% off coupon on total sales is a major plus......this year I "saved" $32.00 on top of the already 50% off sales prices!!

Then we went to Borders (books) next door since it opened at 8 a.m.....after that we went to Trader Joe's (a food market) as they opened at 9 a.m for fresh orange juice, a loaf of multigrain country bread and other goodies for a nice brunch at home.....after that we flopped into bed for a nap to make up a little lost sleep.....all in all it was a good start for the day! We spent the rest of the day unpacking, moving and shelving "tons" of books, cleaning and working on the house.

Am I the only one on the newsgroup who was at work that day? So, I guess I did stitch...during my lunch hour.

There's no way I'd go shopping on Black Friday. I'm not much of a shopper to begin with and to torture myself like that? No thanks! :)

Joan

That's exactly how I would view it, a threat lol

Well, I SHOULD have been working, but decided I deserved the day off.