Black Friday Video Games
Posted on Dec 01, 2008 under Countdown to Christmas |At 4:15am on Friday morning, I set out to find what I deemed to be some pretty good deals. I mean, they would have to be to get out at that time of the morning to fight the crowds, right?
On my shopping list were several video games and a console - the Xbox 360. Target had Xbox 360 holiday bundle plus a $60 gift card. Target also had two Wii games I was interested in buying - Go Diego Go Safari for $11 and Boom Blox for $20. Yeah, both games were sold out by the time I got there - about 15 minutes after the store opened. All the bargain video games were off the shelf.
At Wal-Mart, the line was already formed and pretty long for their video game deals including the Xbox 360/Guitar Hero bundle. I went to Wal-Mart first but couldn’t take standing in line any longer. After a 45 minute wait, I just couldn’t take it anymore. Luckily I came back later in the day and was able to buy what I was after - a portable DVD player.
I had wished that Gamestop had a few games of interest that were cheap since they had their buy 2 get a 3rd free deal this weekend. Nothing of great interest at a great price.
It was a fun day and found most of the stuff I was looking for. I was saddened to hear about the New Jersey Wal-Mart worker who was trampled to death when attempting to open the door for Black Friday. I did notice police officers at our local Wal-Mart that is 24 hours, so people were already inside and some waiting in line for the 5am start of the sale.
I haven’t seen any Cyber Monday deals that are that appealing to me. Of course, I’m 95% done with my Christmas shopping. This is so nice. I might enjoy the holiday season this year without having to stress over gifts.
