I survived Black Friday

Yes, I survived the dreaded "Black Friday" where half-crazed Christmas shoppers line up at stores in the pre-dawn hours waiting for that "killer sale." And the local merchants coordinated themselves nicely! All I had to do was get up at 4:00 a.m. and line up at store #1 for a couple of rock bottom prices (over 50% off the usual price - only that much savings could lure me out so early) on electronics for the kids. They opened at 5 a.m. By 5:45 I squeezed back out of the store that resembled some cattle feed lot more than anything else and headed across the street to store #2 that opened at 6 a.m. They were not nearly as organized though and it took some considerable belly pushing and a final snatching up of the last 2 of the items I was on a mission to get. But by 6:45 I was home with the prizes - a successful hunt and me the Great White Hunter. Hopefully, my dear wife can do the rest of the Christmas shopping at a more leisurely pace?.... :o)
If I could have done it all online I would have in a heartbeat. But I know, these items are to lure us into the store so we will buy even more! FAT CHANCE! Have you been in the stores on such days - it is sheer bedlam. It takes 15 minutes just to walk 50 ft. Every line is insanely long. I'm sorry - the volume of customers totally defeats the "bring 'em in and they buy more besides" idea. I got what I needed and got the heck out of there as fast as I could.
Has anyone else braved the hordes today?