Well, let me tell ya about that Black Friday thingy back in 2014 at Walmart. It was a real ruckus, I tell ya! Folks were linin’ up like they were waitin’ for the last bus outta town, and it was cold, too! My bones were achin’ somethin’ fierce.
Walmart Black Friday 2014 was a big deal, ya know? Everyone and their grandma wanted a piece of the pie. They had all sorts of stuff on sale – TVs, toys, and even them computery things. I heard tell they had some kinda Xbox thingy with a game called “Assassin’s Creed.” Sounded violent to me, but the young’uns were all gaga over it.
- They had these little computer books, “Chromebooks” they called ’em, for like 150 bucks. Cheap as dirt, if ya ask me.
- And TVs! Big ones, small ones, didn’t matter. They were practically givin’ ’em away. Folks were fightin’ over them like chickens over a scrap of bread.
Now, I ain’t no expert on this here “Black Friday” stuff, but I heard it starts the day after Thanksgiving. That’s when everyone goes hog wild, tryin’ to save a buck or two. Walmart, they opened up early that mornin’, like 6 a.m. or somethin’. Can ya believe it? Folks gettin’ up before the chickens! And they stayed open late too, till 11 p.m. Crazy, I tell ya.
The ads for the sales, they were everywhere. I even saw one in the newspaper – the one my grandson uses to line the birdcage. Said they had all sorts of deals, better than a two-for-one special down at the diner. People were talkin’ about it for weeks, plannin’ their attack like they were goin’ to war. It was a real frenzy, I tell ya.
I even saw folks campin’ out in front of the store the night before. Can ya imagine? Sleepin’ on the cold, hard ground just to save a few dollars on a TV? Seems kinda silly to me, but I guess folks like a good bargain. They had their blankets and their thermos bottles, lookin’ like a bunch of hobos, if you ask me.
And the crowds! Lord have mercy, the crowds were somethin’ else. Pushin’ and shovin’, folks screamin’ and yellin’. It was like a cattle stampede. I almost got knocked over a few times, but I held my ground. I ain’t no spring chicken, but I can still hold my own in a crowd.
This “Cyber Monday” thing, they talked about that too. Said the sales kept goin’ online after Black Friday was over. Now, I don’t know nothin’ about computery shoppin’, but the young’uns seemed to like it. Me? I prefer to see what I’m buyin’ with my own two eyes. Can’t trust them pictures on the screen, ya know? They can make a mangy dog look like a prize-winning poodle.
Anyway, that Black Friday at Walmart in 2014 was somethin’ else. People went crazy, spendin’ money like it was growin’ on trees. I didn’t buy much myself, just a new pair of slippers and a bag of candy for the grandkids. But it was entertainin’, I tell ya. Watchin’ all them folks runnin’ around like chickens with their heads cut off. It was better than a soap opera!
And they say it happens every year! Can ya believe it? Folks gettin’ all worked up over a sale. Well, I guess that’s just the way things are these days. People always lookin’ for a good deal, even if it means losin’ a little sleep and gettin’ a few bruises.
So, that’s my story about Black Friday 2014 at Walmart. It was a wild ride, but I lived to tell the tale. And who knows, maybe I’ll even go back next year. But I’ll be sure to wear my steel-toed boots and bring a helmet, just in case!
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