Thanksgiving and after

Friday, Nov 28th was the Thanksgiving Sale day. Madhu and i went to IKEa showroom to get some book shelves. turns out, at 7:30 a.m., when we arrived, we were the third couple in line. pretty early too, because the store opened only at 10:00 a.m. even on Thanksgiving Sale day. 

So we spent some time mulling around etc. Th parking lots were unnaturally empty. So we began wondering oif people weren't that interested in buying furniture on the sale day,and went for electronics and/ or clothes . However, today, Sunday, Nov 30th, we had to make another trip, because we had to returns some extra boxes. We were there on the dot of 10:00 a.m., when the store was supposed to open. Turns out, the parking lots had a whole lot more cars today, than Friday. Weird, how people could avoid buying on Friday, yet fill up two aisles of parking space on Sunday, before the store actually opens. . 

Economy in recession? Think again...

Other snippets from Arizona:-

A man was reportedly waiting outside a Best Buy outlet for 2 days before the sale day. He literally camped out there, with sleeping bag et al. He also reportedly had his family bring his Thanksgiving dinner there. Because he did not want to lose his spot as the first guy to enter the shop on Friday.  Due diligence!!!

Fry's electronics, one outlet, had people queuing up even before the store opened at 5:00. The couple in front of us at IKEA, had gone there at first.  They saw the queue, which snaked its way from the entrace of the shop, all through one wall, and beyond, decided to drop electronics, and came to IKEA instead. This , at 5:00 a.m. on a cold winter morning. 

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