Comments on: Today’s Comic: “Black, Black Friday…”

By: Lesley R.

Lesley R. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:46:34 +0000

Amazon, the only word you need to know for Christmas shopping. We got a PS3, a new 52″ inch 120 Hz HDTV, Rock Band II, all from the comfort of the sofa.

By: Bearbutt

Bearbutt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:11:49 +0000

We do all our shopping on-line, so we were nearly done months ago… and what isn’t done, soon will be.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:01:35 +0000

@ JoyfulAnn I don’t see why people freak out like that… are they actually that desperate to get an item with barely any savings? I mean, look at the guy who got trampled at Wal-mart. People are crazy…. if black friday didn’t exist, then they wouldn’t act like this.

By: Atlantis1982

Atlantis1982 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:12:16 +0000

I am one of those crazies, but I am usually up around 4 to 5am anyway. Got a few movies for less than 10.00 (War, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hot Fuzz, and Stranger than Fiction), a 2gb SD card, and headphones for my iPod. It was actually fun, besides the whole standing outside of Best Buy till it opened part. Which begs the question why I didn’t stay in my truck in the first place, listening to Extralife Radio (and Infendo as well).

By: The Progn0sticator

The Progn0sticator — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:48:17 +0000

I’m one of the few “crazy’s” out there who go purely for the spectacle of it all. So this year I stood in front of Best Buy with a crowd of 250+ at 4 in the morning, waiting for the doors to open, not actually intending to buy anything.. at Best Buy. I was actually doing my Black Friday shopping on my iPhone while I waited in line. I know, I’m crazy, I wasted a good 3 hours, I did walk out of there with a good deal on a portable HDD so that was cool but like I said, I’m there for the spectacle of it all. I guess that’s a good sign I have too much time on my hands huh? At least I got Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3 for $40 for 360 off of Amazon.

By: JoyfulAnn

JoyfulAnn — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:08:55 +0000

Hey Bex, I feel ya, I work at Kohl’s too (for five years). I was there from 3:45 am to 2:00 pm, longest shift I’ve ever done. It was quite the laugh to see the big line of people literally running in with their buggies when we opening the doors at 4 am, running up to employees with their ads yelling “WHERE’S THIS, WHERE’S THIS, WHERE’S THIS!!!” pointing frantically and shaking it in our faces ,then dashing off to go nab it. Man, hilarious! Good thing customers were mostly good natured, I only had two yell at me, which is pretty good on such a stressful day. I have never gone shopping on black friday, there’s nothing I could want to buy that would make me wake up that early to shop, or wait in hour long lines, or shove through mobs of people.

And yeah, like Roastbeef said, thank goodness for black friday and the massive mobs of people buying massive amounts of stuff, or my crappy retail job would be at risk. Just keep repeating to yourself, at least I have a job, at least I have a job.

By: Bullistics

Bullistics — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:06:22 +0000

That’s Madden 2002, not 2003… I declare false advertisement

By: Bonnyface

Bonnyface — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:36:29 +0000

I’m betting it was guys (gals?) like this that trampled the WalMart worker. Anything goes for 20% off. It’s just stuff people.