What would you do to save a few bucks on Christmas presents?

If the answer is "stand in line for hours and then push other people to get toys and act like a fucking asshole" then I have nothing to say to you.

Except that I did it too.

Toys R Us opened at 10pm and by the time we got there at 10:30pm the line was insanely long but manageable. It was, however, pure hell when we finally got inside. The line to check out was so long that it went right through the aisles making it nearly impossible to even walk without bumping into anyone. The employees are TRU were just as confused about the logistics as the customers were. No one knew where the line ended and when an employee tried to designate an end point and re-route the line some customers got very upset. I was carrying Avery while Jacob led the way and after ten minutes of discovering that everything that we came for was already gone we decided to get the fuck out of there.

And then we headed to Walmart.

It wasn't as crazy and terrifying as TRU but some people got into a fight. I mean, REALLY? Get a life you fucking idiots. We didn't find anything at Walmart either but instead of leaving empty handed we raided whatever was left of the cheap blu-ray movies and grabbed a few decent titles.

Was it worth dragging my husband and toddler out in the cold at 11pm? Hell no. But now I know that Black Friday is how the rest of the world must see Americans all the time: as stupid and mindless shoppers who will do anything to save a couple of bucks.