Oh man, I hope I get to see this kind of craziness...
Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, is finally right around the corner. Honestly, what’s not to love? Tons of food, family, football (Eagles better friggin’ win…), getting drunk (at least in my family), poker (again, with my family), and just good old non-partisan fun. It’ll be nice to just relax for a bit. But the day after is just as good if you ask me.
I have no idea why I get such a kick out of it, but Black Friday is so much fun to me. Yeah, call me crazy for waking up at 4 in the morning to go buy stuff…I’m not going to deny it. However, I do it for different reasons than you’d expect.
Yeah, I go out there and buy stuff and all the other typical stuff you’re supposed to do. But realistically, with the internet and all the places you can shop, going out on Black Friday really isn’t as important of a thing as it used to be. The best deals are online usually anyway. So why go out? Simple: Screwing. With. People. There’s nothing more fun to me than screwing with them. Here’s last year for instance:
I stood in line at EB Games, the day that new shipments of Xbox 360’s/Wiis came in. People were all excited and hoping that they were in line long enough to procure themselves a new system. For some reason though, people can’t help themselves but talk to everyone else about what they’re there for. I on the other hand am all about screwing with people and enjoying the people watching. When that door opens at 6 AM and people are freaking out about whether or not they can get a system, I’m the jackass that interrupts the employee opening the door to ask if I can budge in line since I’m only waiting for used games. The faces I got were priceless…and I keep coming back for that reaction every year. Sure, they thought I was crazy…but they’re just calling the kettle black.
So maybe I am crazy. But I’m a full-bred people watcher, through and through. And really, I do have a bunch of things I need to actually get this year. But first and foremost, I’m there for the people watching. Hell, this year, now that I’m of age, I’m even considering tailgaiting in the parking lot of King of Prussia Mall, just to really screw with people. How awesome would it be to deal with the crowds a little tipsy/drunk? (Anyone game? I promise it’s the best people watching event that should not be missed.) Nothing says fun like watching people fight over those last few remaining items up for grabs…Plus, you can always get some sleep after we’re done watching the swarms. Only downfall is getting your fill of Christmas music all in one shot. Blech…
I LOVE BLACK FRIDAYYYYYYY. Walmart is the best — millions of TVs . . . man.
someone died at walmart today because the crowd trampeled him as they broke the door off its hinges in a hot pursuit for a 50″ tv. sadly, that tv was also available online this morning– no trampeling required.
i actually heard all about that. it’s really sad that something like that actually happened…there’s always a line that can’t be crossed. it’s one thing to run around like crazy trying to get deals but its another when you start endangering others.