Karen and I want to celebrate with you on the deals you got either on Black Friday or Cyber Monday.  So tell us what you found and how much you saved.  We want to celebrate with you!  My favorite deal was actually my mother-in-law’s deal.  My nephew’s list included a Little Tikes Wide Tracker for $21.  We found a similar item from Fisher price for $12.  We just happened to find it while we were waiting in line.  You just have to love running across a great deal like that.

So tell us what you found.  I bet you guys found some awesome deals as well.

Cyber Monday is a somewhat new concept for me.  Black Friday is a great time for my family as my MIL, SIL and I go out on Black Friday and shop ’til we drop.  This year, we were at Toys R Us at 6 am.  The line was CRAZY but we only stood for 35 minutes and got some Crayola spray sets for BOGO.  I loved it.  We also got a Thomas the Train movie and a Barbie for $5 each.  Target had their Disney movies for $12.  I was VERY happy with that.  Turkey Butt got several new movies for Christmas from the family.  She should be very happy.  They also had long sleeve shirts for boys for 2 for $10.  My nephew will be so cute.  I can’t wait.  So my Black Friday was very profitable.  I am jealous of Karen’s Black Friday deals as well.

I do have to say that I didn’t see as many good deals as I thought I would have found though.  I was looking around and didn’t see a recession where I was.  The stores were just as crowded as they were last year.  But I did notice that the deals that we did find ended at 1 pm on Friday.  Very interesting.

So how did you do on Cyber Monday?  Any good deals you want to share? I pretty much finished my shopping on Friday so I didn’t need to get on for Cyber Monday.  Let us know what you found.  We always want to celebrate a great deal.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my hubby and I got up early and headed out for the Black Friday sales.  Let me just say that I had a hard time falling asleep the night before, which I think might have been caused by a yummy latte from Dunkin Donuts.  lol  I forgot to get decaf and so  I only got 3 1/2 hours of sleep.

We headed out and our first stop was Wal-Mart.  I had no circular for Wal-Mart so I had no clue what was on sale.  There were palettes of sweatshirts and pajamas.  People were digging through them like crazy.  It was tempting to get Alligator girl a set of pajamas, but seriously she does not need any and truthfully, they looked really cheap.  I did settle on a hooded fleece Lightning McQueen sweatshirt for Cuddlebug.  It was $4.  While at Wal-Mart, we also picked up some of the dvds that were $2-3.  I was pleased that I got a coat for Cuddlebug for $8.  His old coat from last year is a size 2T-3T and it isn’t oversized like most coats.

When we first arrived at Wal-Mart, it was pretty quiet.  It was about 4:50 am and many people were just standing in the aisles with their carts and waiting.  I had no clue what they were lined up for, but at 5 am it got really loud and then I saw people grabbing tvs like crazy.  Their tvs were at an awesomely low price.  Too bad I didn’t have the extra money.  Maybe next year.

Next, we headed to Target.  They didn’t open until 6 am and it was insane!  People were lined up down the sidewalk for quite a ways.  The line even stretched up to the next largest store in the plaza.  There were hundreds of people in line.  The Target associates were outside passing out maps of the key items they had on sale.  I head an associate say that there were only a few navigation systems and a limited amount of Guitar Hero games. 

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I’m sitting here at my parent’s house.  They live about 1 1/2 hours from us.  We planned to come for the day and return home tonight so that tomorrow we could start packing for our move (we’re moving next week!). 

I had no intentions of shopping tomorrow.  After all, we live out in the boonies and I’m lucky to find a decent restaurant.  I’d have to drive almost an hour to next largest city to get take advantage of Black Friday sales.  I’d almost considered signing up at Tree Hugging Family for Buy Nothing Day.  And then I did it . . . I saw the sales papers.  Oh dear. 

Hubby really likes House and Target has the season sets for around $13-14 per set.  I can get seasons 1-3 for less than $40, which is about the price of one season.  One sales paper led to another and now we’ve decided that we’re staying the night and heading out early in the morning to catch some deals. 

Hubby and I will get out by ourselves to shop while the kids sleep comfortably in their bedroom at my parent’s house.  Part of me thinks we’re a little crazy and then another part says it will be fun to get out alone and do something together.

How about you?  Are you shopping tomorrow?  Please take a second to answer in our poll to the right, or leave your comments below.

If you’re a plus size gal, then you might want to stop by Avenue tomorrow for their $5 sweater sale.  Avenue has three styles to choose from.

This sale is for Friday, November 28 only.  Sorry, there is a limit of 2 sweaters and you must have this printable coupon. 

Michaels is offering specials throughout the week.

Click here to view the doorbusters for Friday.  This link also has printable coupons for 25% off your entire purchase and 50% off one item.

On Saturday, one of the great specials is a Fiskars paper trimmer (reg $79.99) for only $29.99.  There are also printable coupons for 20% off your entire purchase and 50% off one item.

Michaels has hot buys for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Check out these deals.  Many of them are 50% off or more.

Happy saving!

Lifeway Christian Stores are having a two-day sale! 

On Friday, November 28 only they are having early bird specials.  Get these items for only $5:

• The Beloved Disciple by Beth Moore (reg $14.99)
• Veggie Tales dvd, The Wonderful Wizard of Ha’s (reg $8.97)
• Facing the Giants dvd (reg $14.98)
• Christmas stuffed dog with scarf, Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (reg $10)

Two day sale items:

• Hermie and the High Seas dvd $5
• Amazing Grace dvd $7.99
• Michael W. Smith cd, A New Hallelujah $7.99
• Chronological Study NKJV Study Bible $19.99
• The Word of Promise: Next Generation NT, ICB $19.99
• Cast of Characters by Max Lucado

Other sales:

• Diamond Rio Christmas cd $5
• The Promise of Christmas cd $2.99
• One Incredible Moment by Max Lucado $5
• One Wintry Night by Ruth Bell Graham $5
• Really Woolly Christmas dvd $5
• NIV gift Bibles $9.99
• Amazing Grace dvd $10
• Get Out of That Pit by Beth Moore $10.99
• God’s Word for Students GWT $9.99
• The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, book and dvd $7.99
• Big Bible Sticker Book $5
• Portable Electronic Bible in NIV and KJV with free case $49.99
• Love Comes Softly Box Sets by Janette Oke $25.99
• 50% off select family-friendly dvds (Saving Sarah Cain, The List, One Night with the King, The Final Inquiry, The Ultimate Gift)
• Guitar Praise game $89.99
• Buy 1 Box of Christmas Cards Get 1 Free

View the online circular.

Sam’s Club is offering their sales to members only.  The stores open at 5 am and complimentary breakfast will be served until 8 am.

Click here to view the sale ad.  I could go for a big tv or some living room furniture.  How about you?

The competition for your business is pretty intense.  Stores need your business.  As we find out the sales, we’ll try to post them for you.  Feel free to email me information to karen at b5media dot com or to leave a link and/or info in the comments.

Let us know if you shopped on Black Friday. Vote on our poll

and let us know what you did.