Black Friday

How does your family handle this day? I've known people in the past who are ready to break down the doors at 5am at local electronic stores to get that once-a-year special on laptops, cell phones, DvD players, or electric socks. Or maybe you are the type of person who has decided that Black Friday is the greatest illustration of what's wrong with the world - as soon as people finish expressing their thanks to God, their family, their friends, or themselves, they you turn into mindless consumer zombies driven by clever and effective ad campaigns and feasting on all things retail.

Or maybe you are like my family who traditionally celebrates Black friday by spending the day together and getting almost nothing accomplished. It goes something like this:

-parents are up first and ready to take on the day.
-the boys are trying to squeeze in that last round of videogames before an all day shopping spree
-the plan is to leave around 9am [we're not crazy]
-somebody fails at understanding the morning game plan and we don't load the car until 9:30
-NEW- nephew/niece has a poopy diaper [add 15 min to prep time]
-where is mom? [add another 5 min]
-let's get some pictures!
-10am we leave
-obligatory conversation about how bad traffic is - compare that traffic to traffic near Fox Valley mall
-go to one store, buy nothing
-go to lunch and have a good time - continued conversation about traffic
-go to Best Buy where the majority of gifts for the boys and dads are bought
-have secret conversations with siblings and mom about "going together" on a gift for Dad
-make sure to bring a coat so you can hide the gifts while they sit in the cart
-pretend like you have no idea what is actually in the cart and why your brother asked you if you liked a certain movie or videogame
-go to a different store, buy nothing
-go to the mall, buy nothing
-obligatory conversation about why we even go to the mall in the first place
-obligatory conversation about how it's time to eat - nobody is hungry
-obligatory conversation about how difficult it is to find a gift for mom
-go to a sporting goods store to try and find a good hunting gift for dad [they don't have it]
-obligatory conversation about how all shopping done next year will be online.
-go home and eat Tday leftovers and watch a movie after taking best buy bags out of the trunk.
-parents fall asleep w/in 20 min of movie
-babies are in bed
-videogames

Personally I find the whole process rather fun. Especially since I know I won't actually buy anything I can just sit back and enjoy the show. So what do you do?