JohnCJackson

To say I dont like crowds would be an understatement. I have severe social phobia. Somehow 2 years ago I managed to do it. I didn't go anywhere hours early, either. I went to Walmart when they opened, drove across the street to Staples ( opened later) after that, went to best Buy, Target,etc. I did OK, but the thing that got in my way was credit cards putting up fraud flags ( people spend money on Black Friday? who knew?) and approvals not being available,etc. Staples for example couldnt approve a large purchase on my Staples COmmercial ( that was well under my limit) and the approval people were "closed." So then I put that on another card- and they shut me down after spending a few grand at several different stores. Between that and unit maximums ( " only 2 DVD players per customer, only 1 laptop,etc") I was kept from buying enough stuff to make it really worthwhile.

As far as actual Christmas shopping. I leave that to my wife, and she informed me we were finished shopping about 2 weeks ago.

BTW, in case it wasnt clear I was NOT "Christmas Shopping." I was buying shit to sell and make money.

Last year, I just didnt feel like doing that again. I made good money 2 years back but I like to think I have found better use of my time. All the time and stress involved probably outweighed the ROI.

As far as actual Christmas Shopping, my wife informed me we were done about 2 weeks ago.