I’d never heard of it before this year, but it’s apparently a much less violent version of Black Friday that costs way more. And by “way more”, I mean regular prices (as opposed to super-duper discounts) that are a little more expensive because they come from local businesses instead of big franchises where people have been shot and pepper sprayed the day before.
Admittedly, my shopping spree with Mom and Dad began with a trip to Walgreen’s and a local Sprint store. I couldn’t think of a local store that sells fish oil and I ran out of capsules a while ago, so I bought two bottles there. At Sprint… I don’t know what the hell was going on. I decided to get an iPhone 4S because I wanted 16GB of storage space (the only iPhone 4 they still sell has 8GB). I was doing research on Sprint’s website ahead of time and… I’m just way confused.
The staff member wanted to save us the most money possible, which was cool, but the prices she was quoting sounded exactly like what was online. My parents have a family plan and I wouldn’t be using an extra line from them (which costs ten bucks a month), but they have an old calling plan that isn’t offered anymore, plus she said I’d have to use one of their free phone upgrades to get my phone at the price listed on Sprint’s website… I’m just way confused. It was tempting to buy a phone off the website and be done with it, but I decided to let them back order one for me and we can figure stuff out from there. I hope.
Next, we stopped at a local hardware store. I thought about getting a flashlight that I could attach to my car keys, but given how much larger the new iPhone could be, I’m not sure if there’d be room in my pocket. Plus I should be able to download an app that’ll turn it into a miniature spotlight. I’ve used my current cell phone as a light before, but I doubt I’d be able to flag down ships if I was trapped on a desert island. Of course, the battery on my current cell phone would last a lot longer if I was trapped on a desert island, but I wouldn’t be able to check my e-mail or download por… watch YouTube videos! YouTube videos!
Then it was time for lunch at a local bar and restaurant. The parking lot was packed and we were afraid there was going to be a waiting list, but it was almost empty inside. That’s because most of them were in the bar in the other room where they were playing Bingo. I didn’t hear any screams of joy, but I didn’t hear any screams of pain because of gunfire or pepper spray, so I figured that was okay. Plus the chips with salsa con queso and chicken Alfredo pizza we ordered were really yummy, so I was glad we went.
Those were the only local shops we visited, but I think we did our part to help the community. I ordered a new phone, we have a lot of leftover pizza for breakfast tomorrow and I resisted the temptation to buy pepper spray at the hardware store. (I wish I was kidding about that last one, but I saw it on the shelves.) Yeah, I’d say it’s been a good day.
