Family Livin
Focus
by
Janice
Stoudnour
Bedford Coui
Cooperative Extei
Is Shopping On Black Friday
And Deer Hunting The Same?
I know many of you have drug
yourselves out at S a.m. the day
after Thanksgiving to join the
shopping frenzy that has often
been referred to as “Black
Friday.”
For those who are true die hard
holiday shoppers, this is the day
that separates the lookers from the
buyers. It is not a day for the meek
and the timid. You either love it or
swear you’ll never submit your
self to the experience again. There
is no slow lane for a shopping cart
on Black Friday, you either move
with the traffic or stay in the car.
For those of you who have fam
ily members who do not truly
appreciate your zeal for shopping
on Black Friday, it may help diem
to understand by comparing your
enthusiasm and commitment to
the hunter on the first day of deer
season. If you have never given
any thought to the similarities
between deer hunting and shop
ping the day after Thanksgiving,
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this may actually be a revelation.
First of all consider the amount
of preparation that goes into deer
hunting. A hunter cleans the gun,
“shoots the gun in,” makes lists of
supplies needed, buys new clo
thing, and engages in the ultimate
search for just the right pair of
boots that will be comfortable,
warm, and dry despite rain, snow,
or sleet
There are a lot or preparations
that must take place before you go
shopping not unlike getting ready
for the first day of deer season.
You need to go to the bank, secure
a child care provider for the entire
day (no young children alloyed
on this trip), assemble the appro
priate credit cards, make a safe
place on you to keep receipts and a
dollar tally as you go. find a group
of friends with similiar ambitions,
and make “the list.” The shopping
list should include: sizes, pre
ferred colors, where sales are
located, prices, store locations,
and an itinerary. Yes, you just
don’t start at one store and mind-
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lessly wander. You need a game
plan.
Getting up at 4:30 a.m. in the
dark while your family innocently
sleeps, you get in your car to pick
up your shopping team mates. On
the way. the list and shopping plan
are shared and any last minutre
changes are made. You arrive at
the first store at 5:30 a.m. and
notice the parking lot is full.
That’s okay, you’ve come pre
pared to walk. Each person in your
shopping team has their mission
and you synchronize your watches
accordingly.
Once inside, one person secures
a shopping cart for your team. Go
directly to the first item on the list.
Upon finding the desired item,
pick it up and put it in your cart.
Please note that you will need to
make an immediate decision when
you find the item or else someone
else will undoubtedly be hauling it
away in a cart while you ponder. If
you hesitate, you may miss the
buy of the day or the “big one”
which is how deer hunters often
call it.
Establish one friend in your
party to stand in the mile-long line
while you and the others And the
rest of your items. This is where
the similarity between driving for
deer comes to mind. Once you get
through the check out line, you
reach the door and find that the
sun has come up and you say to
yourself, "Yes! It’s going to be a
great day! Off to the mall!”
By this time, the mall has just
opened its doors. Again the shop
ping driving team goes into action.
Armed with their lists, coupons.
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store flyers, and at least one large
shopping bag, the day long endur
ance quest begins. Each person
has a strategic point that they must
cover in a specific amount of time.
A meeting time and place is again
agreed upon and a back up plan
for delays in case of long lines.
The experienced Black Friday
shopper understands this and
thrives on the excitement of shop
ping under such conditions. In
fact, the Black Friday shopper
finds the sound of a “IS minute
blue light special” announcement
down right invigorating. There is
nothing more satisfying to a shop
per as getting the last special on
the shelf. Indeed, this is a real self
esteem booster! An accomplish
ment your shopping team will be
proud of and of which you can
boast for many more shopping
seasons.
At lunch time, the shopping
team meets to compare notes.
They now decide what iteips need
to be bought, assess the shopping
climate, and develop a possible
new strategy to secure the rest of
the items on their lists. This is also
a time to share the conquests and
die gifts that got away in someone
else’s shopping bag.
At the end of the day, the shop
ping team meets at the entrance of
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the mall and decides if their goals
have been reached. Even though
the check-out lines were long, the
stores were hot, and the sales may
not have always been the greatest,
the team assesses the trophies of
the day. More than likely, each
person will have found something
that made the trip worthwhile.
For most of us Black Friday
shoppers, it’s the camaraderie of
the team that makes it all worth
while. Like deer hunters, we have
fine tuned our skills and this is the
one day of the year where we can
best put them to use. If you ask
deer hunters why they hunt the
first day of deer season, you will
usually hear that it really isn’t kill
ing a deer that makes them brave
the cold and the crowded woods
year after year, but it is the total
experience of being with friends,
communing with nature, and con
tinuing a tradition. Is Black Friday
shopping much different? You
decide. Have a wonderful holiday
season!
If you see me in one of those
long check out lines, give me a
“thumbs up.”
If your deer hunting friends ask
what you are doing, just say that
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