What can I expect on Black Friday?

[gacomeau1]

I'm a regular cross-border shopper, but I've never experienced Black Friday. My wife and I plan on going this year.

Are the black Friday deals only on sale for that one day, or will the sales extend into Saturday? Also, for those who have past experience, are the crazy prices very limited in terms of stock? That is, if I go Friday after work, will I still be able to find some sale items? I'm not looking for anything in particular, so it's not like I want to get there super early for one specific item.

[kcorscadden]

Unless you are shopping online, I wouldn't even bother.

To answer your questions:

It is only on Friday that the bulk of the stuff is on sale. There may be stuff on sale Sat and Sun, but probably not much. Usually, the bug ticket items go right when the store opens and you will probably have to wait outside with 100's of others before the store opens. If you do get inside be prepared to push/shove/punch/etc as it will be a mad house. Depending on the item it can be limited stock. Think about the initial PS3 or Wii release up here and all the people who stood outside waiting for FS and BB to open. It is similar to that but for multiple items. If you don't plan on going until after work, don't bother going at all because all the good stuff will have been long gone.

[CSK'sMom]

Quite a few stores Black Friday sales run through Saturday and even Sunday in some cases. Door crasher deals will be just that, limited numbers on a first come first serve. The thing is though because Black Friday is the start of the US Christmas shopping season the stores can be wiped out of stock in a matter of hours if it's a good deal. For example, last year Kmart had buy 1 get 1 free Joe Boxer men's sleep pants and women's pajama sets. The sleep pants were $8/pr and were sold out by 10am. ;)

As kcorscadden said, the stores are absolutely packed and people are pushing and shoving. Carts are used as weapons, that is if you can even get one. The lines are long to cash out and change rooms are non-existent due to the lines. If you're just going to browse, honestly, don't bother. It's the day when all the die hard shoppers are out, we know exactly what we want and we get it. We get all of our Christmas shopping pretty much done in one day. :D

[TechRock]

prepare to be punch in the face...by crazy ppl

[Psylocke]

prepare to be punch in the face...by crazy ppl

LOL... I'm bringing a face mask.

[Happy13178]

LOL... I'm bringing a face mask.

A gun might be more practical.

[Ebola]

Bring your taser.

[sonnislav]

http://www.theblackfriday.com/index.shtml

a collection of deals for this upcoming thanksgiving sale (US)...

[Psylocke]

A gun might be more practical.

I wouldn't doubt that some of these bargain hunters will come prepared... I know for a fact there's gonna be at least a dozen random acts of violence stemming from the upcoming Black Friday... shoppers are gonna go nuts!

Bring your taser.

This seems like a good option... esp. if someone tries to beat me to a good deal. :cheesygri

[Jin-n-Juice]

Check out the links in this article:
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16846.aspx

[joeyjoejoe]

Check out the links in this article:
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16846.aspx

The video is hilarious... there's a guy that falls flat on his face 11 seconds in.