Not once have I braved the mobs to find the perfect sale. Not once have I been tempted to risk life and limb for this year's Must Have toy. Not once have any of my friends threatened to disown me if I didn't accompany them to the Grab It And Get It sale at a local boutique.
This year... I plan to sleep in, take a leisurely breakfast, skim through some blogs, and chuckle evilly, safe in the knowledge that my holiday shopping is done, my presents are wrapped, and the only thing standing between me and the knowledge of a job well done is a trip the post office for stamps. Don't hate me.
It's not that I couldn't go out and spend money if I wanted to, it's that the sales are never for things I need. But, I'll tell you a secret, I could be tempted to lose my Black Friday V-card if there was a really great furniture sale. I've been couchless for two years now. There was an Incident, and not to name names, but I blame the Dog. Two large mastiffs play fighting in a living room can wreck even the sturdiest of couches.
Now, be a good sport and leave your Black Friday Confession -or- the one thing you'd brave Black Friday for in the comments box below for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Sock Dreams and a copy of EVEN VILLAINS FALL IN LOVE as well as the Grand Prize! And don't forget to leave your email address! If we don't have your email, we can't contact you with your fabulous prize!
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A super villain at the top of his game must choose between the world he wants and the woman he loves.
If you believe the rumors you know that Doctor Charm, the wickedly sexy
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I'd brave Black Friday for a really REALLY good sale on video games. It's the only thing my younger brother asks for, but they tend to be pretty pricey.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! (I <3 Sock Dreams)
aircdrewood(at)gmail(dot)com
We don`t have Black Friday deals here (I`m an international reader), so I`m just attending giveaways like this,lol.
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dita(dot)skarste(at)gmail(dot)com
Thank you for participating in this fun blog hop
ReplyDeleteparisfan_ca@yahoo.com
We don't celebrate Thanksgiving here I live, so no Black Friday for me either. But it must be fun to go shopping :)
ReplyDeleteverusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com
I've only been once when I went with my dad a long time ago.
ReplyDeletebituin76 at hotmail dot com
Oh i'm staying home this black friday!!! Nothing in the sale ads could make me go today. i do like to look them over and usually can find a better deal online.thanks you for joining the hop!
ReplyDeletemiriam.whitewolf@gmail.com
I am working retail, going in in a few, I have never shopped Black Friday, let alone worked it. Yes I am terrified!!!
ReplyDeleteearthdancedaph@yahoo.com
I'm not a Black Friday shopper. I don't believe that shopping should ever be a full contact sport. I spend the day baking cookies with my kiddos instead.
ReplyDeleteplanterofhope(at)aol(dot)com
I went once. It sucked. I'm not a black Friday shopper. lisarayns at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMusic. That is one thing I'd brave Black Friday mobs for. Good thing Amazon mp3 has deals all week!
ReplyDeletesupershorty(at)gmail(dot)com
I've braved Black Friday a total of 3 times. The first and third were for necessities, not Christmas gifts. The second was just to accompany a friend of mine. I didn't buy anything that time.
ReplyDeletepatrickstutzman(at)swtft(dot)com
I do not like crowds so BF shopping is not for me! I will be spending my day hopping and then snuggled up reading! Well that is after I decide on what new book I have just added to my to be read list! It gets longer every hop! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for all the wonderful books I am finding on the hop!
grapeapril75(at)gmail.com
Braving the freezing cold is the worst. A few yrs ago it was sleet and so cold. But I did it.
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Happy Black Friday! Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!
ReplyDeleteI'm an online shopper and perfer not to deal with the crowds!
kacidesigns AT yahoo DOT com
I don't do the Black Friday shopping. I prefer on-line shopping. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletekareninnc at gmail dot com
I wouldn't get near a store today!
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Thanks ! christiethemom@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have friends who go Black Friday shopping but it's not for me. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletesqwalker2@hotmail.com
No black Friday shopping for me...
ReplyDeletektyler13@yahoo.com
I usually go out but not this year. Waiting for cyber Monday!
ReplyDeletejoyskidsdidit at gmail.com
My Black Friday confession is that I would much rather make gifts for people! Or buy from small business owners. I hate crowds so there's no way I would go out in one just to save a few bucks!
ReplyDeleteAh~ I think there are a lot of people who never attempt BF. :) I love it personally! This year my goal was a $199 Xbox360/Kinect/2game bundle and I scored it so I'm happy! Thank you for the lovely giveaway~<3
ReplyDeleteMostlyMisha [at] gmail [dot] com
I got elbowed in the nose by a grandma the year that Tickle Me Elmo was a big deal. Yup. Beat up by a woman 40 years my senior. This year I slept in and celebrated not crowding into lines like some sort of cattle.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read your book! I'm also obsessed with socks so this is one of my favorite stops on the hop so far. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for my Black Friday confession: My first Black Friday ever was to get the original Furby. I was in line at 3AM which by today's standards would be too late but then it was super early. The line got so crazy that the police had to be called. Good times! But we did get a Furby. Then promptly forgot it about a week later.
JYL22075 at gmail dot com
Hi! Happy Holidays to you! No, im not a shopper on black friday. I hate crowds. Thanks for the awesome hop and giveaway! Best wishes and many blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
no BF shopping
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bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
This is the BEST way to spend Black Friday. Sitting at home, hopping with old friends and making new ones. I can't handle the crowds anymore so I only do Black Friday shopping online if I do any. I tend to pick up gifts throughout the year so come November I'm finished. That way I can spread out the purchasing and not spend a fortune at the time of the year when my job is at its slowest and my paycheck is at its lowest. Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win. <^_^>
ReplyDeletereneebennett35 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Ha! I'm not a huge black friday fan (ok, some of those deals are good. But I hate standing around in the cold), but my family is. So I'll be a good sport for some of the day then back home for lunch while they literally shop till they drop. I'm enjoying relaxing on my couch right now and making additions to my to read list.
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I sent the hubby to get toys for our little guy but other then shopping for the hubby i am now done!!!I am glad to have found you on this blog hop and look forward to reading your works. Kim86004(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that would make be go shopping in the dark would be a gift card deal (1/2 off or more)! $50 gift card for less than $25 dollars!
ReplyDeletesusanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com
I do all of my black friday shopping online! You can get the same deals and free shipping! Thanks for participating in the hop!
ReplyDeletexxsquigglesxx(at)gmail(dot)com
I haven’t done any Black Friday shopping yet – I only left the house this morning to take my daughter and her friends to a movie (Rise of the Guardians was lots of fun!). The only thing I would brave the crowds for would be a rock-bottom price on a Dyson vacuum. Thanks for being in the hop!
ReplyDeletejochibi AT yahoo DOT com
I've never done it either: usually too broke, and increasingly too disgusted with the whole predatory, manipulative capitalism thing. Never intend to.
ReplyDeleteThey would be having to give the stuff away for me to really be a serious Black Friday shopper. Thanks for participating.
ReplyDeletekatieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com
I honestly cannot think of one thing I'd be willing to go out and get the shakes for (see my earlier black friday tweets).
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I'd only brave Black Friday for something one of my kids really wanted.
ReplyDeleteMorganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com
I'm with you on it I'm a Black Friday virgin too lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway!
cassandrahicks1989@yahoo.com
I do some Black Friday shopping, but I'm more addicted to Cyber Monday. No lines, No rude people, free shipping.... how can you go wrong!
ReplyDeleteangelheart618@gmail.com
I am not shopping. Not for me. Instead of shopping, I'm hopping! I prefer to do my shopping online.
ReplyDeleteHappy Black Friday.
mel
bournmelissa at hotmail dot com
Love the sounds of this book! :) I have never attempted black friday shopping either! I may try some online shopping next year.
ReplyDeleteoddball2003 at hotmail dot com
An ipad! Thanks for doing the hop!
ReplyDeletegatormaryd(at)yahoo(dot)com
I only shop online.
ReplyDeletemagic5905 at embarqmail dot com
I went black Friday shopping this morning for the first time in three years and had a blast! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeletesandywolters(dot)author(at)gmail(dot)com
LOL I used to own two Mastiffs and needless to say my couch or most of my drywall in my living room didn't last long! The picture you posted makes them look so innocent. That could be dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI went once to Black Friday and the ONLY thing that would make me brave it again would be a kick butt sale on one night with Ian Somerhalder. Since I do not see that ever happening, I think my ventures on Black Friday are over.
Thanks so much for being a part of the hop and for the giveaway.
Happy Holidays,
Marlena
charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love Black Friday shopping, but this year I waited until the store was almost empty and I still got all the specials on my list. I live in a small town and even though there are a couple hundred people in Wal-Mart, most are friendly and they even say excuse me when they push you to get to what they want. I would never shop in the places they show in the news, way too scary., but in my town, I try to go every year.
ReplyDeleteproudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com
This is the first year I haven't gone. I always get 90% of my shopping done and it's always super easy. I plan it out and have backup items in case first choice is out. I'm in, I'm out, and I'm done! This year the money's tight so I will have to be a little more crafty with my purchases. ;-) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletefcstcc18(at)yahoo(dot)com
I shop online to avoid the crowds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
nerdswillruleoneday@yahoo.com
I go with my cousin who likes to go to Kohls which is notorious for long lines. I go browse the cheap and pretty ornaments, she shops, I jump in line and she meets me. By then she's done and I'm near the front of the line :) it's a good system! Then we go to Timmy's for a hot chocolate :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway, Liana!
Cassandra
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Your not the only one who hasn't shopped during black friday before but I don't know if I ever will shop during that time
ReplyDeletered_tigergirl2(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletebacchus76 at myself dot com
Went shopping on Black Friday once. That was enough for me. Prefer to stay home & shop after the craziness. Thanks for the giveaway & being part of his hop!
ReplyDeleteJessieL62@comcast.net
Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletenatasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
I'm crazy for Black Friday. I worked retail for a long time, so I HATED it then, but once I got away from the madness of perpetually folding t-shirts I got to embrace the fun side of it :)
ReplyDeleteMost memorable was the year my son turned 3. My husband was deployed, but there was a PowerWheel Jeep at Walmart on sale for $75. Come hell or high-water my baby was getting that jeep! I bundled him up and we stood in line for 4 hours. When the clock struck 'sale time' it was pandemonium. People totally disregarded the line and Momma Bear had to start throwing elbows at wayward shoppers. There was a man in line in front of us that I had been talking to the whole time and when everything hit the fan he was kind enough to 'toss' one of the jeeps to me. I don't remember his name, but he was my hero that day.
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