For as long as I can remember I have never participated in any Black Friday shopping-spree. I would typically try to avoid anything commerce related on that day, even going out to lunch is a chore. For some reason though, this year I decided to try it out. Perhaps it was a morbid sense of curiosity. Now that my morning of shopping is over, I can say that it will be some time again before I venture out for another post-Thanksgiving sale.

The 2GB SD memory card for $30 at Best Buy looked like a good deal, and it was free of those annoying rebates. Almost three hours later, I think I should have stayed in bed.

I woke at 4 a.m. and then arrived at Best Buy at 4:45, huge line. The store opened at 5 a.m., I didn't actually enter the store till 5:30 a.m., the line was that long. I picked up my item, (luckily it wasn't one of the coveted cheap laptops or HDTV's) and then waited another 40 minutes to check out. Money saved, time lost.

The sad thing is, the same item will probably be available for less money and less wait closer to Christmas.