How many here are NOT going shopping at all today?

[Archae]

I haven't gone shopping on Black Friday in decades, now.

And today is no exception.

[PJMcK]

1. Count me in

Not buying a thing today.

[FalloutShelter]

2. Used to go with my DIL and grandkids,

but the Grands are teens now and they go with their friends.
Plus... still not down with being in the mix with the teeming masses.

Doing all my Holiday shopping online.

[True Blue American]

38. Bless you!

So am I! So easy to let the fingers do the walking and since no one can think of anything they want. They like to do their shopping at the sales. Token gifts and give to others who need it.

[Captain Zero]

3. Nope

I stay away from madhouse crowds. I do have to pick up a 7.00 rx.

[Marthe48]

4. I'm looking at my gift ideas online

but not going out. I have been out 2 times to shop the day after Thanksgiving since whenever they started calling it black Friday.

I was always one to shop at 5:30 on Christmas Eve

[True Blue American]

40. So you are the one who comes in at Closing time?LOL

The most irritating customer in the world!

[Marthe48]

58. Aw, I timed it better than that

ha, when I go in a store, it isn't to shop, it is to buy!

[True Blue American]

65. Just kidding.

But there is always one on Christmas Eve who flies in the door at 6PM. Tired clerks, wanting to go home to their Christmas. Some apologetic, others hostile, how dare you not want to wait on me.

As, memories!

[Marthe48]

70. Happened at my Dad's store

happened when I cooked at restaurants. Everyone should experience both sides of the counter.

[True Blue American]

72. So true!

[solara]

5. Never shopped on "Black Friday"

Never will.

[TomDaisy]

6. well, online...

[Ocelot II]

7. Might have to go out to get cat food, but I won't be doing any *shopping* shopping.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

16. That's me so far

I picked up some soda and beverages at the grocery store, but I’m not going to a “store” store. Thought about going to the dispensary - they have some great deals today, but that may be too much dealing with crowds as well, and it’s not like I NEED to buy more weed.

[True Blue American]

42. Everything will be cheaper right before Christmas.:)

All those bargains are last years models they are trying to unload.

[markodochartaigh]

48. Give gifts the old fashioned way

on Epiphany and you can take advantage of the after Christmas sales.

[True Blue American]

60. That is what my family

Likes to do. They can all tell when the best sales are. I was a good Teacher. A Son who loves to shop, a DIL who hates to. But they both can squeeze a dollar.

[TlalocW]

8. I've gone twice

Once in Kansas City where I live. Long line for some stuff that before opening the store informed the line they didn't have enough for everyone. Still stuck around and got a Garmin, which I stopped using once Smart Phones and Google Maps got better. And once in Augusta, KS (outside of Wichita). They let people into the store, and there were pallets of the deals most people were there for. Each pallet had a Walmart worker to control things, and you lined up in front of the pallet that you wanted. At midnight, you could get what you wanted then go to a different pallet to see if another thing you wanted was still available. I brought a deck of cards with me, and I entertained the line with magic tricks and playing Texas Hold 'Em.

[Upthevibe]

9. Archae.............

Never. Have. I. Ever.

[elleng]

10. No shopping planned (except for groceries Sunday?)

until maybe look @ 2d-hand book store next week for Chanukah.

[The Third Doctor]

11. Nope not getting in the rat race. Plus i buy most of my gifts online.

[True Blue American]

45. What will we do

If Amazon goes on strike? I just received a mail box full of mail for everyone on my street except me. She is not new either.

[kimbutgar]

12. Not me only taking my son for a haircut today.

[Different Drummer]

13. See my poll. n/t

[onecaliberal]

14. No shopping for us. Haven't gone in several years.

[Different Drummer]

15. I used to try to go out on Black Friday, but...

since I developed COPD, it's tiring for me to go out and if I don't have to, I don't. Black Friday doesn't qualify as "have to" in my book.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

17. My plan is to stay home. nt

[central scrutinizer]

18. Our entire extended family does no shopping

Nobody wants or needs more stuff. We put money in a hat (sliding scale) and each person nominates a nonprofit. We draw a name, bundle the money and mail it off.

[debm55]

19. Not me, haven't for years. used to like going to the mall with all the people and decorations.

[blueinredohio]

20. I don't even go to the store on weekends

much less black Friday.

[gopiscrap]

21. me

[brewens]

22. I grabbed a little produce on my morning walk but that's all. n/t

[Laffy Kat]

23. Me, me, me!

[deRien]

24. Husband broke

glass front of stove so I had to order a new one... otherwise I don't shop on Black Friday...

[Elessar Zappa]

25. I do my Christmas shopping online now.

Amazon mostly.

[2naSalit]

26. Housebound for the day...

By choice. No internet buys either.

[SallyHemmings]

27. Oh hell no

Lol

Not much of a shopper to begin with, Black Friday….no thanks.

Parked in front my fireplace doing work.

[NotASurfer]

28. Leaky faucet, need washers

Hardware store is in my near future

[wackadoo wabbit]

29. It's Buy Nothing Day! I celebrate it, so of course I'm not going shopping ... n/t

[Aristus]

30. ME!

I'll be barely moving from my armchair.

I'm warm, comfortable, have yummy Thanksgiving leftovers for when I get hungry, plenty of booze.

Why on Earth would I give that all up to brave some hellish hellscape of shopping?

[XanaDUer2]

31. Me nt

[Scottie Mom]

32. Same, same. EOM

[NullTuples]

33. I had to pick up an Rx; local parking lots are not especially crowded. Looks like any weekend in Dec

[rurallib]

34. Gave that up around 1990

would only go out for groceries, but don't need anything there until Monday.

[wryter2000]

35. Yo I was thinking about shopping online

But…nah.

[AllaN01Bear]

36. not me .!

[Rhiannon12866]

37. I only went out for a scheduled CT scan, stopped across the street for a to-go coffee

First time I've been out on a Black Friday in years. I'm guessing that my doctor didn't take note of the day...

[CanonRay]

39. I never go and I never will.

[patphil]

41. Not us. Wife is working from home, and I'm doing general house cleaning for Christmas.

Decorations come out on weekend.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. I am NOT going shopping today! Resting quietly at home and loving it. n/t

[SheltieLover]

44. I hate shopping.

[ananda]

46. Hand raised.

...

[calimary]

47. Here! Staying home, here.

There’s plenty of time to order gifts online. They’ll even ship to wherever the gift’s supposed to wind up.

[dawn5651]

49. i went once...swore i would never go again...

[AllyCat]

50. Went outside. Bought lunch at a local place.

Enjoyed the beautiful weather

[48656c6c6f20]

51. Well with black Friday deals and previously earned store credit.

I can score 3 Google nest speakers for $12 bucks.. Normally 99 dollars each. So if I do it from the couch does that count as not shopping?

[Dysfunctional]

52. Can't, Upper body workout day, 3 hours at the gym.

[YoshidaYui]

53. Present!!

Not going anywhere near any stores or malls, no thank you!

[Tree Lady]

54. Went to Christmas tree farm

Got tree. Spending day decorating.

[Wednesdays]

55. I've NEVER shopped on Black Friday.

I'm staying home all day today, watching sports.

[paleotn]

56. Absolutely not. Too many crowds.

To me, it's akin to a nightmare. I've never done black friday and never will.

[OldBaldy1701E]

57. Both hands up! (n/t)

[Rebl2]

59. Closest

thing I have done to Black Friday shopping in many years is go to the drug store. Haven’t gone anywhere today. Don’t want to spread the sore throat and sinus problems I have.

[Still Sensible]

61. Add me to that club! n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

62. Christmas and the holidays are getting too materialistic, IMHO, and I avoid shopping during these

days. For those that you do want to get a gift for, give money instead. It keeps us all sane.

There are some folks that relish the shopping experience that these crazy days bring, and I don't understand how or why. And to top it off, the 'deals' that they're usually in there for, can oftentimes be gotten later at the same price or even a better price.

Some people beat the crowds by shopping throughout the year too, and thus, have all of their shopping done way in advance.

And I was going to go do some errands, and then I realized OPPS, nope, nope, nope. Told my other half to just take the car and go on to work (I usually drop them off at work and then run errands).

Crazy is crazy, eh?

[Evolve Dammit]

63. zero. Never understood the frenzy.

[LiberalArkie]

64. People have money to shop?

[orleans]

66. oh jeeze -- local chicago news just announced

a shopping mall (in rosemont?) reached capacity mid day

i'm shocked

i thought people were not gonna do this today

the camera was in the mall--people waiting to get into stores; i saw 2 people wearing a mask!

ugh!

...to answer your question as to if i was shopping today. nope. nope. nope.

[Joe Nation]

67. Never do, never will. I'd rather pay more

I hate crowds.

[mwooldri]

68. I'm working so...

.... Nope. Not going "retail shopping" today. Loves and TA will get my patronage but that's cos I'm feeling lazy and don't want to cook in the truck.

[ProfessorGAC]

69. Raising Hand

Well, sort of. I have to go to the pharmacy for my wife's prescription in a bit.
But, that's not really shopping to Mr.
But, no other stores today.

[PhylliPretzel]

71. Today is Buy Nothing Day

and so we buy nothing today, either in person or online. My only exception might be milk as my teen-age grandson is with us, and he drinks l-o-t-s of milk!