There is not a polite way to phrase the emphasis of my not going shopping today. I know about great deals, a co-worker called and told of the great deals she got.
There are two reasons why:
1. I hate crowds. Too many people in too small of a place = mosh pit, not shopping. I want to go in, do my business, and leave. I'll graciously say excuse me a few times as it is often inevitible (sp?) that someone will be in your way a time or two. But if I use those few times up going down one isle, there's a problem I'm fixing to solve. I always wondered what would happen if I pulled the move Andre the Giant did in
The Princess Bride and shout "everybody move!"
2. This starts the season of bringing out the worst in everyone. People get rude, and it goes down hill from there. Someone told me of a shopping experience today where someone with a cart was pushing the person I know forward with the cart because they were in the way. I'd have told them where to put the cart, and if they needed assistance, I'd happily oblige.
Oh, and a third thing is checkout, because all of the above apply, exponentially. And the store usually doesn't have all the registers open, yet there are more people in the store then in the city of Chicago.
Drugs & Black Friday, just say no!