Jenny and i are complete lunatics and it shows in my voice and my sickness this morning for sure :)
It was 8 pm Thanksgiving when Jenny called saying that Heather ((her friend)) had drove by Toys R Us in Clackamas, and much to every one's surprise, people were already in line!! Mach speed we drove to Wal-Mart for hand warmers and then to 7-11 for energy drinks, and were in line by 9pm. Not a half hour went by and half a dozen more people had gotten into line.
It went well below freezing as we approached 3am Friday. Jenny and i were huddled underneath blankets watching "Lords of Dogtown" on her PSP. It was bitter cold and the wind was whipping. We were all out miserable. There was a rumor that there weren't many Zunes on stock, which is what everyone was waiting in line for. We were scared that we were waiting in line for nothing, and would be super bummed if they sold out.
Our fears were growing with the line, and the thought of rushing to the electronics section of the store when the doors opened at 5am was making our anxiety swell. It was around 315am when we received word that they were to hand out vouchers for the Zunes. Our spirits lifted only a little, as we still didn't know how many they had. We had determined that we were 8th & 9th in line, so as long as they had that many, we wouldn't be waiting for nothing.
4am was suppose to be the time that they handed the vouchers out. Well, that time came and went, and with each passing minute, we saw more and more people lining up behind us, and the dreaded line rushers were peeking their ugly heads around the corner. We were ready for them, and had already told the people in front of us that we were determined to not let them in.
445am rolled around, and we saw a TRU employee approach the door. this was it. Our hearts pumping, the employee came out and said that the shipment of Zunes they were expecting hadn't come in, so they had limited supply. They handed out what vouchers they had, and Jenny and I had to pretty much push ((and i felt a little bad)) a little kid who was rushing to the front. We got ours and the person behind us got the last voucher. That was it. We were getting what we had come for. Standing in line for 8 hours was about to pay off!!!!
We. Were. Ecstatic!!
The people behind us, however, were not. They had been in line almost as long as we had. Almost. The key word. Because they were not. They did not think far enough ahead to get out there early. Which i don't blame them. Jenny and I were out there at 3am the year prior, and were top 10 in line. Who woulda thunk the Zune would be THIS big. We didn't. But we were persistent, and we were about to get them in our hot hands.
Giggling little girls is how the next 20 minutes went. For the most part. My brother's babysitters daughter saw is in line from back where she was, and wanted to cut. We were terrified at the thought because there was an angry mob behind who wasn't getting what they wanted. We found out that she wanted the PS2 and a camera, so we decided instead to pick it up for her and give it to her when she got in.
Thankfully, that worked out nicely! We were in and out of TRU in less than 20 minutes, and then had to RUSH to Target. You see, originally, i was suppose to have someone in line at Target for me, waiting to get in for the Kodak camera they were having on sale. Well, last minute they bailed, saying they got their license suspended. blah blah blah, anyways. Jenny and i got there, and were probably like 500th in line.
Convinced that i wasn't going to get my camera, and cursing the weather, the line started moving half an hour later. the second that we were in the building, jenny and i darted towards the electronics department. we got up there mach speed and asked for a camera. They only had two poor people working the electronics department, and these two people were in charge of handing out cameras, xbox's, memory cards, etc. To say the least, these two people had the worst job in the world.
Until jenny got stuck. We were trying to get an xbox for my brother, and when jenny got pinned to the counter with two carts, she started handing out memory cards and flash drives to people. She should have been paid for it, i swear. haha. Finally, we got her out, and went to toys.
Unfortunately, they ran out of the Cars toys i wanted to get konnor just as we were getting there. I had my camera in hand, and that was the only other thing we needed. I was upset, but knew that he has plenty of gifts for the tree. So we left Target, shaken, but not stirred.
Our next stop consisted of Kohls, which was across the parking lot. They opened at 4am, so i figured that they would have died down. We looked around, wondering what everyone was in line for. Around by the mens ((i think)) we saw it was the line to checkout!!! we asked an employee at the front of the line ((who we knew)) how long it was.. She said 2 hours!!!! HAHAHAHA, needless to say, i didn't stand around to buy my pants. F that!!!
We headed straight for Fred Meyer to their famous sock sale after Kohls. They were much calmer than the three previous stores that we ventured too. Don't get me wrong, it was still a MADHOUSE, just less so than the others. We gathered socks, gloves, and whatever else we could find, and headed towards checkout. I was so tired by this time, i was ready to fall over and pass out. I felt icky, and didn't have the will to go on. Jenny's "hell n0 you aren't quiting now" got me into the groove again.
Following Fred Meyer, we went BACK to TRU. Yeah yeah we are probably crazy, tired, and delusional, but i needed k'nex @ 50% for my brother. Haha, too bad they were only the little kid k'nex that were on sale.
Leaving TRU, we headed for Joann's who was having hella deals on fabric. We just wanted some fuzzy fabric to make blankets with. Jenny and i are not good at sewing, but at 99 cents/yard, we were willing to learn. Except........ The line to get fabric cut looked much like the line for Kohls. The only difference being that you had to take a number ((like at DMV)) and then wait for it to be called. Yeah, they were on like b56, and the number we would have taken would have been like c75 or something like that. haha, we said screw that!!! Totally not worth it.
It was 8 pm Thanksgiving when Jenny called saying that Heather ((her friend)) had drove by Toys R Us in Clackamas, and much to every one's surprise, people were already in line!! Mach speed we drove to Wal-Mart for hand warmers and then to 7-11 for energy drinks, and were in line by 9pm. Not a half hour went by and half a dozen more people had gotten into line.
It went well below freezing as we approached 3am Friday. Jenny and i were huddled underneath blankets watching "Lords of Dogtown" on her PSP. It was bitter cold and the wind was whipping. We were all out miserable. There was a rumor that there weren't many Zunes on stock, which is what everyone was waiting in line for. We were scared that we were waiting in line for nothing, and would be super bummed if they sold out.
Our fears were growing with the line, and the thought of rushing to the electronics section of the store when the doors opened at 5am was making our anxiety swell. It was around 315am when we received word that they were to hand out vouchers for the Zunes. Our spirits lifted only a little, as we still didn't know how many they had. We had determined that we were 8th & 9th in line, so as long as they had that many, we wouldn't be waiting for nothing.
4am was suppose to be the time that they handed the vouchers out. Well, that time came and went, and with each passing minute, we saw more and more people lining up behind us, and the dreaded line rushers were peeking their ugly heads around the corner. We were ready for them, and had already told the people in front of us that we were determined to not let them in.
445am rolled around, and we saw a TRU employee approach the door. this was it. Our hearts pumping, the employee came out and said that the shipment of Zunes they were expecting hadn't come in, so they had limited supply. They handed out what vouchers they had, and Jenny and I had to pretty much push ((and i felt a little bad)) a little kid who was rushing to the front. We got ours and the person behind us got the last voucher. That was it. We were getting what we had come for. Standing in line for 8 hours was about to pay off!!!!
We. Were. Ecstatic!!
The people behind us, however, were not. They had been in line almost as long as we had. Almost. The key word. Because they were not. They did not think far enough ahead to get out there early. Which i don't blame them. Jenny and I were out there at 3am the year prior, and were top 10 in line. Who woulda thunk the Zune would be THIS big. We didn't. But we were persistent, and we were about to get them in our hot hands.
Giggling little girls is how the next 20 minutes went. For the most part. My brother's babysitters daughter saw is in line from back where she was, and wanted to cut. We were terrified at the thought because there was an angry mob behind who wasn't getting what they wanted. We found out that she wanted the PS2 and a camera, so we decided instead to pick it up for her and give it to her when she got in.
Thankfully, that worked out nicely! We were in and out of TRU in less than 20 minutes, and then had to RUSH to Target. You see, originally, i was suppose to have someone in line at Target for me, waiting to get in for the Kodak camera they were having on sale. Well, last minute they bailed, saying they got their license suspended. blah blah blah, anyways. Jenny and i got there, and were probably like 500th in line.
Convinced that i wasn't going to get my camera, and cursing the weather, the line started moving half an hour later. the second that we were in the building, jenny and i darted towards the electronics department. we got up there mach speed and asked for a camera. They only had two poor people working the electronics department, and these two people were in charge of handing out cameras, xbox's, memory cards, etc. To say the least, these two people had the worst job in the world.
Until jenny got stuck. We were trying to get an xbox for my brother, and when jenny got pinned to the counter with two carts, she started handing out memory cards and flash drives to people. She should have been paid for it, i swear. haha. Finally, we got her out, and went to toys.
Unfortunately, they ran out of the Cars toys i wanted to get konnor just as we were getting there. I had my camera in hand, and that was the only other thing we needed. I was upset, but knew that he has plenty of gifts for the tree. So we left Target, shaken, but not stirred.
Our next stop consisted of Kohls, which was across the parking lot. They opened at 4am, so i figured that they would have died down. We looked around, wondering what everyone was in line for. Around by the mens ((i think)) we saw it was the line to checkout!!! we asked an employee at the front of the line ((who we knew)) how long it was.. She said 2 hours!!!! HAHAHAHA, needless to say, i didn't stand around to buy my pants. F that!!!
We headed straight for Fred Meyer to their famous sock sale after Kohls. They were much calmer than the three previous stores that we ventured too. Don't get me wrong, it was still a MADHOUSE, just less so than the others. We gathered socks, gloves, and whatever else we could find, and headed towards checkout. I was so tired by this time, i was ready to fall over and pass out. I felt icky, and didn't have the will to go on. Jenny's "hell n0 you aren't quiting now" got me into the groove again.
Following Fred Meyer, we went BACK to TRU. Yeah yeah we are probably crazy, tired, and delusional, but i needed k'nex @ 50% for my brother. Haha, too bad they were only the little kid k'nex that were on sale.
Leaving TRU, we headed for Joann's who was having hella deals on fabric. We just wanted some fuzzy fabric to make blankets with. Jenny and i are not good at sewing, but at 99 cents/yard, we were willing to learn. Except........ The line to get fabric cut looked much like the line for Kohls. The only difference being that you had to take a number ((like at DMV)) and then wait for it to be called. Yeah, they were on like b56, and the number we would have taken would have been like c75 or something like that. haha, we said screw that!!! Totally not worth it.
Saddened by our loss, we headed to Wal-Mart, which would be the biggest zoo of all, we were sure. Sure enough it was packed with people, but they weren't being crazii and psycho.. Or maybe jenny and i were just wayyyyyyyy too tired to realize. We laughed at nothing and i sat on cushions, we spent a lot of time in the pet department for no reason. We walked and walked and laughed and joked and laughed more. What did we laugh at?? I have no idea. I fell on the ground laughing, and people probably thought i was drunk. Yeah, from lack of sleep. Wal-mart was the best. Brian came to keep us company. He had slept all night, after all. grrr on him.
Finally, we went home and CRASHED!!!!
All in all, it was an eventful day that led us to spend too much money. :) oh well. thats Black Friday for ya!!!!
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