Thurday at 9:00am
The Thanksgiving ads arrive (and I wake up). I immediately start learning of new things to buy. Of note, I see the the $3.99 movies at Circuit City and the 2 gb compact flash card at CompUSA. I think, “This could save me a bunch of money.”
Thursday at 9:14am
Complain about the absurdity of Black Friday shopping. Wonder how long it will be until stores open at Midnight (instead of 5:00am) and mention that is a dumb idea.
Thursday at 2:00pm
Eat Thanksgiving Dinner. Forget about shopping. Think about eating!
Thursday at 3:14pm
Start watching the Cowboys game. Commence wishful thinking.
Thursday at 6:13pm
Stop watching the Cowboys game. End wishful thinking and start hating football.
Thursday at 11:18pm
Peruse the ads once again to double-check the deals. I notice that CompUSA opens at Midnight. That’s only 42 minutes away. “Hmmm, maybe I should go tonight,” I thought, “it could save me $100.”
Friday at 12:01am
Leave for CompUSA. “Surely the crowds won’t be bad at this time of night!” Commence wishful thinking again.
Friday at 12:08am
Enter CompUSA after walking from the farthest parking spot in the lot. Start wondering, “What am I doing here.”
12:10am
Push and shove to the front of the line. Start the battle to gain the attention of the 4 porr workers at the digital camera desk.
12:12am
Send my mom to get in the check-out line.
12:21am
Snag the attention of the weary employee and grab my 2gb compact flash line. Start searching for my mom.
12:22a and forward
Start making friends with my fellow line-mates. It could be a while before we snake our way to the check-out counter.
12:45am
Watch a group full of youth with a full basket barter the cost with the checker. Continue watching as they pay with one dollar bills for hundreds of dollars of merchandise.
12:56am
Move forward in line because of the nice people in front of me: “You only have one item, you can go first…”
12:59am
Finish checking out and return to the car.
Overall…one hour. Lots of people. And over one-hundred dollars in savings. But never again…