Gotta go shopping

I really don't understand why so many people feel the need to get up earlier than they ever would on a workday, on their post-Thansgiving day off. I think there is a difference between men and women here. Any men you happen to see waiting in line at 5AM on the Friday after turkey day are there either with their wives or on the orders of their wives.

And why? What do they really expect? Do they think that Best Buy will suddenly mark everything in the store down to less than $5?

Ok, so Hellonearthmart (Walmart) advertises that they have DVD player for $39 and digital cameras for $79. Fine that sounds like a good deal. But anyone with the capacity for critical thinking should be able to figure out the rub here. They have maybe 10 of the sale items on hand in the store. Maybe less as the employees will sometimes hide them so they can make sure their family gets the good deal. So within 15 minutes of the store opening, all of the so-called "great deals" are over. However there is a major bit of psychology that comes into play here. You have now woken up early, wasted a chance at sleeping in and have nothing so show for it. So are you going to leave the store empty handed? Of course not, you will put your head down and push forward, blindly searching for a deal. So you buy a few things and convince yourself that you've saved some money. In reality you've spent more than you planned on things you didn't plan on buying. Yup, you fell for it hook....line....and sinker.

I've always enjoyed a good catfight. Nevertheless, seeing two or twenty soccer-moms bludgeoning each other to a within an inch of their lives over the last Proof That Mommy Loves You Elmo Doll is pathetic.