I've worked this day for the past ten years, though thankfully not in retail. This year sat on my butt and did nothing. The hubby went out to Toys R Us after the football game ended because they had awesome deals on a few things on the kids lists. Of course neither of the stores he tried had any of the things we wanted. Oh Well. Better him than me running around at 1am. I was nice and comfy and warm sleeping in our bed. I have never felt any need or desire to try to go to any of these crazy sales.My sister goes every year and if I see something I want I may suggest it to her to pick up in her travels. Or if she is going to a store there may be one thing I wanted I'll ask her to get it. Or it'll be what she gets for my kids for xmas. Rob has gone for specific things once in awhile. I think this was the first time he failed to get what we were searching for.
I wonder if it was because Toys R Us was one of the few places open at 10pm Thanksgiving night. A lot of people are still up and could and would go then as their dinner is over and it didn't interrupt with their day or their sleep. I also think that the economy is not getting any better, especially not around our house, no matter what the media tries to tell us. Despite that, parents will always shop for their kids for the holidays so Toys R Us was complete madness from what I heard. And it's not surprising at all. Skip December credit card payments so the kids can have Christmas. Sure, why not?
Of course everyone is out for the best deal. Why pay double for something when all you have to do it go out early on a certain day to get it cheaper. Well that is if you get lucky. What I learned too late is that all the deals were also available online and we could have probably gotten all we wanted online at 10pm. Oops. Now we know for next year. Rob tried again today as of course black friday sales were held over until today to keep people out and shopping and searching. He got two things, so thats better I guess, than nothing.
I know we'll still get them plenty. They'll still wind up with plenty thanks to Grandmas anyway. I do like to be able to shop early but when you can't you can't. I've learned from my husband, the typical man last minute shopper, that we can always find plenty for the kids even a few days before Christmas. Sure sometimes it's hard to find things on the list but not getting everything on the list is something kids need to learn anyway. So if we get screwed at the stores my kids are learning a lesson. Works out well that way doesn't it?
I do love shopping for them. I also like picking out what I want to get them, not always keeping to the list. I feel the same way about gift registries, but I may have said that before. It's all about the giving right? So if I don't want to give Emily a toy she wants that I think may be wasteful, or broken in a week, or never used, well of course I'm going to pick something better, something I want her to have. But of course that could also have the same fate as what she wanted. You never know. If it's something she really, really had to have she's also old enough to know to save her money to buy it for herself later if she didn't get something she wanted. So far that hasn't happened.
The sales will go on all through December. With Hanukkah very early this year, I believe next week, that may be another reason why Toys R Us was so bad so early. Less time to shop for those parents. Maybe that'll be good for me. More availability since the Hannukah shoppers will be done early? Who knows. It'll be what it'll be. Stores will have more sales. I'll find presents. We'll have Christmas. The kids will have toys. And the parents will have to figure out how they're paying for them. Hopefully I'll luckily find the coveted items from the wish lists.
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