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Yeah, I got up at 3:30 this morning to hit Sears at 4:00 as they had a Black Friday Sale. I was going for C3 batteries as half of mine are toast and they were going for 50% of full price. I picked up two Ni-Cad batteries and one Li-Ion. Took me all of 5 minutes to locate them and get in line, then another 15 minutes waiting in line to check out.

People were polite. Lots of excuse me's were heard. There was no cutting in lines. There was no screaming, no panic, no trampling. I was back in bed by 4:30. Things go much smoother when people treat each other well.

Yeah, I think the whole Black Friday thing is pretty ridiculous, but once in a while I find something to bring me out.

Back in 2007 I remember waiting in line at Game Stop for a Nintendo Wii. They clearly had posted on the door that they had 27 for sale. I was second in line. I waited in the cold darkness for 3 hours. I remember multiple people in line calling spouses/SO's/friends to come by coffee/donuts/breakfast sandwiches for everyone in line. About 2 hours before open, all 27 Wii's had been spoken for, and we let other people know that were thinking of getting in line. Once again, it was a very civil event.