The hell that is Thanksgiving Travel

SteveDallas · 12-02-2003, 09:36 AM

We actually went to the mall on Saturday afternoon. This is something of a tradition, because we've learned that all the power shoppers are shopped out, and by this time we're ready to go somewhere. So we usually go and get the kids' picture taken with Santa for the Christmas cards. Sure enough, we got there and there was no line for Santa. Even the toy store wasn't crowded--we forgot the following day was the deadline for handing in donated toys at church, another reason we HAD to go out on Saturday.

I think all this super-early shopping on Black Friday just started recently. My mom used to moonlight at Sears about 20 years ago, and they opened at 6AM. She said hardly a single person showed up. Maybe people just hadn't been brainwashed yet.

12-02-2003, 09:36 AM	#6
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	We actually went to the mall on Saturday afternoon. This is something of a tradition, because we've learned that all the power shoppers are shopped out, and by this time we're ready to go somewhere. So we usually go and get the kids' picture taken with Santa for the Christmas cards. Sure enough, we got there and there was no line for Santa. Even the toy store wasn't crowded--we forgot the following day was the deadline for handing in donated toys at church, another reason we HAD to go out on Saturday. I think all this super-early shopping on Black Friday just started recently. My mom used to moonlight at Sears about 20 years ago, and they opened at 6AM. She said hardly a single person showed up. Maybe people just hadn't been brainwashed yet.

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