Some Christmas gifts I WANTED TO BUY two weeks ago, but saw that they had jacked up the prices to have "sale" on black friday and so had to just wait.
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Not strictly necessary items, but not brainless consumerism (at least I don't think so). A few Christmas gifts for my husband–baseball caps from store that does made-in-USA reproductions of vintage minor league and negro league team caps. And some makeup and hair care products from a local business that I already use on a regular basis. I kept them hanging out in a cart from a few weeks ago to see if they'd do a sale.
I picked up eight feet of composite quarter round molding for $6 and a recessed light replacement part for $12. Had a productive Saturday.
I moght buy a TV, I still have to check the discounts
Eggs at $7.99/dozen.
what eggs are those. eggs at my store are 3/dozen. 6 if you get the ultra premium organic ones.
Admittedly CVS eggs, since that’s the only 24hr store near me and I was desperate
Not for black Friday but arrived on black Friday. Bought a Marshall kilburn iii Bluetooth speaker with 50hr battery. I really like it.
filen lifetime account cause I might need it in 10 years
Arduino Elegoo starter kit. It's a kit for beginners who want to learn robotics. I wanted to learn programming for fun since I recently took an interest in electronics/engineering because I wanted to craft things that move and build R2D2 and BB8 in the future. But to do that, I need to learn the fundamentals.
Groceries. It's a long, boring story why I needed to shop for groceries yesterday morning, but that's what I did. At Walmart.
The place was a bit busier than on a typical weekday night, but nothing like I was thinking it would be. I was surprised, but pleasantly so. I guess a shitty economy, weeks of black friday sales, upcoming cyber monday, lack of decent discounts, and the shift to online shopping have reduced the crowding in stores on that one specific day.
Last night I looked around a bit online just out of curiosity. The sales and discounts were pitiful.
The only stuff that caught my attention were gaming related items, but nothing was compelling enough to actually purchase. The games are still on sale for a few more games, so plenty of time to change my mind. And for the controller, I figure I'll wait and see what the pricing is on the new Steam controller. There was a part of me that considered buying the PS5 controller now while it's on sale and returning it if/when the Steam controller comes out if I like that better. But then the color I wanted most was more expensive than the rest, so I said fuck it.
We already had the post criticizing Black Friday. That was the place to virtue signal how you don't fall for consumerism traps. Yet here we are again with all those responses.
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Nothing because I don't care
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But also not because it was black friday
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