Black Friday

I have never in my life been shopping on black Friday that I can remember.  I did however work on several black Fridays at Belk's as a gift wrapper when I was in high school, and I should have remembered the craziness.  Well, Walmart had sales starting at 12:01 am on Friday morning.  I really didn't think anybody would be there, so I was not dressed to impress in my pajama pants and t-shirt.  Next year, I will be prepared to see co-workers and church members.  I arrived at about 11:15 wanting a $2.97 Rival 2 quart crock pot.  The parking lot was full.  I couldn't figure out why everybody else came early if the sale didn't start until 12:01.  Well, apparently you get there early and stand in line for the sale items.  I had no clue.  The line at the crock pots was so bad that I couldn't even get close.  I decided to walk around and just see what all was going on.  The Walmart employees brought out a huge display box (covered in black garbage bags so nobody could see what it was) at about 11:30 and placed it right in front of me.  I knew I could get whatever was in the display box, so  I, along with several other women, circled around the display with our hands touching the items that we would throw in our buggy at 12:01.  Guess what it was??  Alabama fleece jackets for $9.00.  Ugh.  I do have 2 Alabama fans that I decided to buy one for, but I had to be surrounded by crazy Alabama fans talking trash the day before the Iron Bowl for 30 minutes.  I didn't let them know I was an Auburn grad, but then a Sunday School class friend walked by and asked if I had lost my mind (She's an Auburn fan too).  Well, at 12:01 people started going nuts grabbing and throwing.  I got my 2 fleece jackets and went towards the crock pots.  Mistake #1:  Never get a buggy.  It is hard to maneuver through a crowd but even harder with a buggy.  I couldn't even get close to the crock pots, and I heard a woman saying  crying, "Everything is already gone".  I was proud I got 2 of the coveted sale items and went towards checkout.  While walking down a random aisle, I spot a lonesome Rival crock pot.  OMG, somebody must have realized that grabbing 20 was a mistake and laid one back on a shelve.  I grabbed it, looked around for somebody to stop me, and took off.  Everybody was waiting until after 12:01 to check out and get the sale price, and I was the second person to check out.  Below is my dashboard after getting back in my car with the loot.

My tight grip on my 2 fleece jackets.  All the women were standing around the bin.  It was kind of funny.