Editor’s note: Timothy gives a first-person account of his Black Friday haul — did you camp out and get a great deal? Tell us about it in the comments! -Demian
Oh, Black Friday. Why do you hurt so good? As I was getting off work last night an old friend texted me, asking if I wanted to get up at four in the morning to run over to a nearby game store and pick up some games.
At first I thought of sleep. Oh, wonderful sleep. We are the closest of friends and you know how much I love you. But, you had to wait.
It is midnight. The clock is ticking. I finally fall asleep, only to wake up a few short hours later. I leave my house at 4:15 and drive over to Game Crazy. It’s 4:25. The roads are surprisingly empty. Wal-Mart is so packed that the parking overflows to the Game Crazy parking lot.
We sit in the car for a few minutes. Oh, precious heat. How I will come to miss you over the next few minutes.
No one is in line, no one else is here. My friend and I make the bold decision to stand outside the store. As our bodies transition to icicles, he stupidly wearing shorts, me wearing a very thin jacket, the time counted down.
Finally, 5 a.m. rolls around and my jerk of an ex-boss lets us into the store. Sadly, the deals this year were not as great as last year’s.
2008: Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Blue Dragon, The Darkness, Dark Sector, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway — $40.
2009: Infinite Undiscovery, Animal Crossing: City Folk (no WiiSpeak), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up — $50.
Overall, they are still some decent games and I paid some good prices for them, but I was hoping for much better.
My head hits the pillow as soon as I make it into my room, knowing the games will have to wait, as I must once again wake up in a few short hours in order to be on the other side of the sales counter.
I’m hoping my fellow Bitmobbers will also share their Black Friday stories and what they managed to nab.