Why it’s pointless to shop on Black Friday

As you all know, yesterday was Black Friday, and what did I get?  7 DVDs from Amazon for the awesome price of $25 with free shipping, and 2 sweaters from Old Navy for $35 + shipping.  Are they good deals? You bet.  But what about those big ticket items from Best Buy, Circuit City, and the mall?  I didn’t even bother.

First of all, I already have a nice 32″ plasma that doesn’t beed replacing, so why spend $699 to upgrade to a 42″?  Besides, when I first saw on Gizmodo that Sears had a 42″ Panasonic Viera plasma for $699, I was giddy with joy, and I was SURE that that was going to be the best deal around.  And then I saw on Amazon that the same TV was on sale for $699 as well.  And that got me thinking.  Why go to a store and brave the crowds on Black Friday when I can sit in the comfort of my home on a chilly night with coffee in my hands and buy the same product online.  Not only that, but Amazon also offered their “White Glove” service for the TV.  Basically, they coordinate the best time to deliver to your house and even set the TV up for you!  That definitely beats me carrying the TV to my car and trying to get it to fit myself.  Why do more than you have to when everything is free?

Yesterday was also Pink Friday brought to you by CompUSA and TigetDirect.  While nobel in their cause to donate to cancer research, the deals were a complete scam.  Phone lines couldn’t get through, and products were gone awfully fast.  After watching for a few hours, I got sick of it and left.  That $99 Xbox 360 Halo edition never materialized.  I’m sure of it: I had my twitter feed set and never saw it pop up.  Towards the end of the night, the whole things crashed!  Talk about one shitty promotion!  I don’t care if the money went to cancer research – it’s a good cause, but what about satisfying the customer?!?

Not only that, 1 Wal-mart worker got trampled to death!  This is the  United States of America people!  Try not to behave like savages while living in this civilized country.  Killing someone to get an awesome deal on TVs and cameras shows your lack of morals.

Monday is Cyber Monday.  What are we going to see then?  More deals?  Absolutely, but to be completely honest, really people, how much tech junk do we really need in our homes?