Christmas Sales and Other Nonsense

After spending ten years working for the retail King of the World, there is one place I would not be for all the tea in China. Please explain to me the fun of going to bed at seven p.m. Thanksgiving Night so that you can get up at 3 a.m. and fight a crowd of people for stuff in a store. I saw this phenomenon time and time again, I still don't understand. I love a bargain as much as the next person, ask my middle son. But Four a.m. is for sleeping, or just getting home to sleep, not for dragging your sorry butt out of bed to grab some stupid toy. Besides, the odds of them running out of things are pretty small, all the big box stores did crappy business last year. I got most of what was on my list without having to drag my sorry butt out of bed and get smashed in a crowd. Was it last year that someone got trampled to death? Boy, oh boy- that brings the Christmas spirit home to you, doesn't it? I understand in this economy every one needs to get the most for their money. In spite of what the news keeps saying, times are tight in a lot of places. But stay home tomorrow morning, don't risk getting trampled by some over caffeinated jerk looking for the latest video game at bargain prices. It'll still be there when you wake up from your turkey coma, and you can thank me later.