Well, I decided to try the “Camp-out for Black Friday” thing again (see previous shenanigans). This time, I showed up at Sam’s Club at 6:30 PM on Thanksgiving. I went prepared, with my iPod full of podcasts and movies, a newspaper, a sleeping bag, snacks, and my cell phone. Unlike my previous attempt, there wasn’t a huge crowd. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t technically “in line” until 12:30 AM when the second guy showed up.

We chatted through the night. When the police drove through, we joked that they had showed up for crowd control ;-) Number three in line didn’t show up until about 3:00 AM (yes, I could have stayed home most of the night!), but by 5:00 AM, when Sam’s opened, there were about 50-75 in line.

There were only a few items Sam’s was short on, but they did run out of the item I came for. (I will refrain from naming that item, since my kids are among the six or so readers of this blog.) I was checked out of Sam’s and on my way home by 5:05 AM.

Was it worth it? Sure. The item I wanted was selling out everywhere and, while Sam’s did not have an exceptional deal on it, it was worth it to know that I have that item for Christmas.

Happy Christmas to all.