Thanksgiving Sales Survival Tips:

[Drac]

10) Don?t wear anything you wouldn?t wear in a Mexican Mosh Pit

9) Keep hydrated ? passing out will not get you 30% off on pants

8) Taking your spouse/boyfriend is like taking a walking argument ? just don?t

7) Don?t tell your Liberal-Fur-Is-Murder-Almost-Socialist friends where your going, they will judge you

6) The early bird gets the 10% off worm ? wake up early, but not too early

5) The thing that separates us from the living dead is a shopping list

4) Kids and shopping go together like kids and an opened bottle of hydrochloric acid ? don?t take them

3) Style and pride can go to hell; get yourself a fanny pack

2) Bring a carefully selected like-minded friend less pretty than you

1) And finally ? stay home, get naked and buy online

[TexasJack]

All sound advice - well, at least #1 is pretty sound.

My first wife loved to go shopping on Black Friday. I didn't really mind except that she kept coming home afterward.

[Hukk]

I've been giving that a great deal of thought this year. My wife loves to shop, doesn't matter what day it is. Last year I gave a budget, it didn't work, she went over by 300%. This year I am thinking of telling her, "Honey we are the victims of identity theft, they should have it cleared up in 8 weeks. In the meantime here is some cash, it has to last until then". It would work except:
1. I have some steel and an etching system on order.
2. I have other stuff on order.
3. GUILT
Next year I need to order everything so it arrives a little earlier.