What Thanksgiving Means To Me

[gryfndor_godess]

Apparently it means checking Amazon every hour and spending oodles of money.  Deals that I've seen that some of you might be interested in as well:

Bridesmaids on DVD for $5.99 (normally $29.98)
The Vampire Diaries S2 on DVD for $12.99 (normally $59.98) (I have been checking obsessively for the past week waiting for the price to drop for Black Friday)
Every season of Supernatural, including S6, for $12.99 (normally $59.98)

I bought Bridesmaids a few days ago, ordered TVD a few minutes ago (also ordered S7 of Boy Meets World for $8.99 yesterday, which is actually more of a present for my sister, who is obsessed with the show), and am considering purchasing S1, 4, 5, & 6 of SPN.  Remember that post where I said I was a compulsive DVD buyer?  I haven't even watched SPN in a month!  But the deals!  The DEALS!

The Internet has made Black Friday so much more accessible for introverts like me who don't want to leave the house.  I can be profligate anyway!  But no, I am not actually that much of a spendthrift.  I'm just spending birthday money before I get it.  I do plan to do some Christmas shopping tomorrow, though.

But visiting Amazon religiously is only a small part of what Thanksgiving means to me.  More importantly, it means I'm extra grateful to be with my family; for good food and a good home; for my relatives and friends; for all of you on LJ.  It means eating a mish-mash of normal Thanksgiving food (cornbread, mashed potatoes, beets) and ordinary food (like spaghetti) because we're vegetarian.  It means ordinarily we'd go see a movie as a family (probably the Muppets), but this year we might skip it because the Packers are playing and my brother and father are obsessed.  And of course, Thanksgiving means "Pangs" (and Chandler in a box).  :)

I hope all of my fellow "bloody colonials" have a happy and safe Thanksgiving, and I hope everyone else has an excellent November 24th!

Comments

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

I'm doing the exact same thing, except I shop around. At Target I got Parks and Recreation season 1 for 7.99 and season 2 for 12.99, and I got Modern Family season 1 for 8.99. Then at Amazon I got Parks and Recreation season 3 for 18.99 and X-men: First Class for 9.99. I'm going to Best Buy at midnight to try to get a camera I was just about to buy online but in the half hour it took to confirm the big purchase with my mom, they sold out online. So if I don't get the camera at Best Buy, I'm buying it on Amazon, and buying Inglourious Basterds for 9.99 and Super 8 special edition on blu-ray for 24.99. Since I'm going to Best Buy, I'm going to stop at Walmart and pick up The Vampire Diaries season 2 and Glee season 1 for 10 bucks each. The Glee is for the BFF, btw. Then there's the scarves at Gap and Loft I want. I'm spending way too much money!

This is all shopping for me, not any Christmas shopping. I soak up Black Friday deals like a sponge.

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only one here who goes crazy over Black Friday! I felt kind of bad for spending so much money on DVDs and fun stuff for myself (I was reading a truly horrifying article in the newspaper today about military families that can't afford Thanksgiving dinners and have to wait in food lines on a regular basis; hence the guilt for buying DVDs).

Ooh, that is seriously cheap for Parks and Rec and Modern Family. Amazon had both of those for $12.99 or thereabouts, and I was tempted to buy them, but I'm still not attached to either show, and P&R, at least, is on Netflix streaming. I tried to get stuff at Target yesterday, too, but when I went at 8 PM, they'd already emptied all the DVD specials bins (my mom had been there only a few hours before when they were still half-full). Glee is selling for $10 on Amazon, too. I was shocked; it's one of those *facepalm* moments when I think about how my mom spent $50 on it last year. Amazon has BtVS for cheap, too, and I'm so tempted to buy another S4 and S7 because one of my discs in each doesn't play, and I have to remind myself that they're on Netflix and it would be a waste of money. Hee, this is fun trading Black Friday steals.

Good luck getting your camera, and be safe in all the crowds! Happy shopping! :)

[nvrbnkisst.livejournal.com]

I've totally spent my entire night on amazon just anticipating the reveals of all the new deals. I'm obsessed. This can't be healthy lol

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

Healthy or not, it certainly is fun! :)

[nvrbnkisst.livejournal.com]

for sure! I'm waiting for the external hard drive to open up for sale (6 hours AHH lol) so I can pimp out my wii with a bunch of games. I've also bought a blender and the 2nd season of Community, which is not in the black friday lineup but was super cheap anyways lol

I feel like with the time I've spent looking at all the deals I should have more, but I'm also super proud of myself for not spending a bunch of money yet :)

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

Ooh, blenders and hard drives! Those are both good things to buy on Black Friday. I usually have a very myopic scope of what to buy- i.e., mostly DVDs. Once I graduate and get my own place I'll probably be all over the more utilitarian deals, too. Community! I don't know if DVD sales count for a lot with NBC, but I hope they do. That's one show I made an effort to buy instead of stream illegally (I'm still in S1) because it needs as much support as it can get. Maybe I should get S2 today, too...

I'm also super proud of myself for not spending a bunch of money yet :)

That's always a good thing. :) I'm wondering whether I'm going to succumb and spend $60 rounding out my SPN collection before the end of the day...

Good luck getting the hard drive you want!

[nvrbnkisst.livejournal.com]

I don't know if DVD sales count for a lot with NBC, but I hope they do. That's one show I made an effort to buy instead of stream illegally (I'm still in S1) because it needs as much support as it can get.

It better count for something! I honestly think it has to.
I kinda still stream illegally, but I always watch on TV once, then once again on OnDemand, then I end up dl-ing for future vidding uses, as well as buying the Box Sets for all the extra juicy stuff. So I think I'm making a tremendous effort in the hope of saving this awesome show.

Hard Drives and Blenders must be some of your first purchases when you get your own place, they are essential to apartment dwelling :)

Also, Black Friday Box Sets are deals you just can't find any other time. All 7 seasons of Buffy are currently selling for 10.00 each at Walmart, and a part of me wishes I could buy them at these amazing prices, but I already own them, so I'll refrain.

:)

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

I have a blender (BEST thing I ever got for my dorm room) and hard drive already, fortunately, but I think I could probably get other really useful kitchenware next year that I ordinarily wouldn't see the need for.

Box set deals are my absolute favorite. I am so tempted to buy BtVS S4 and S7 on Amazon for $12.49 (no Walmart near me, and I'd rather pay the extra $2.50 than deal with the crowds) because my "Who Are You?" episode doesn't work in S4 and "Bring on the Night" doesn't work in S7. I have to keep reminding myself that they're on Netflix instant play, so two scratched episodes shouldn't matter...

So I totally understand wanting to buy something you already own just because the price is amazing. You can get the complete series of Friends for only $100 at Warner Bros, and I'm tempted even though we own every season. I mean, my sister and I will live apart eventually and will each want our own set... :D