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@pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com A charging/data cable for my Sony NWZ-s639f mp3 player.

*it wasn't in a sale or anything, I just needed one and it was coincidentally black friday

$24 of gas for my car

An excellent sausage and cheese toasted sandwich.

A chef salad and a calzone

Had a video game gift card and decided to use it yesterday to maximize what I could get. As someone who used to be crazy into video games I haven't purchased anything in a long time. I brought 1 game at the beginning of the year and that has been it. So the plan was to try and get a few things that ive missed for cheap. In the end I got 3 games which were all around $30 each with a buy 2 get 1 free. With the membership extra $5 off and $50 card i spent $8 bucks on them. Sadly this morning when I went to pop one in the idiot store clerk never put the dam games in the case! I now have to go back today and argue... I really hate stores these days.

Local store had 20% off video games, which isn't up to par with past Black Fridays, but eh, meh.

One cheap Christmas present and what will likely be my last Xbox game. (Halo Infinite, bookending Halo as my first Xbox game).

A few beers at a brewery.

I got another ps5 controller, some coffee, some snacks, and a new bike headlight. most sales of stuff i wanted was like 10-20 bucks off, nothing significant. the coffee was the best deal, 30% off which saved me like $50.

I moght buy a TV, I still have to check the discounts

A new shop vac because I happened to need it and it happened to be on sale.

We're prepping for a baby who is coming soon. Had a list of baby stuff we were keeping an eye on to see if any actual lower prices came around. Found a handful of things at decent discount actually, but there's still plenty left on the list. Baby stuff is expensive...

Groceries. It's a long, boring story why I needed to shop for groceries yesterday morning, but that's what I did. At Walmart.

The place was a bit busier than on a typical weekday night, but nothing like I was thinking it would be. I was surprised, but pleasantly so. I guess a shitty economy, weeks of black friday sales, upcoming cyber monday, lack of decent discounts, and the shift to online shopping have reduced the crowding in stores on that one specific day.

Last night I looked around a bit online just out of curiosity. The sales and discounts were pitiful.

The only stuff that caught my attention were gaming related items, but nothing was compelling enough to actually purchase. The games are still on sale for a few more games, so plenty of time to change my mind. And for the controller, I figure I'll wait and see what the pricing is on the new Steam controller. There was a part of me that considered buying the PS5 controller now while it's on sale and returning it if/when the Steam controller comes out if I like that better. But then the color I wanted most was more expensive than the rest, so I said fuck it.

We already had the post criticizing Black Friday. That was the place to virtue signal how you don't fall for consumerism traps. Yet here we are again with all those responses.

Nothing because I don't care

I have an event next week that I needed new dress pants for. I went to the store not even thinking about black Friday sales. Saw that I could get a suit jacket + pants for a bit more than what I expected to spend on just pants. Ended up buying two suits (I didn't own a suit beforehand and I'm at the age where I probably should have at least one) and some shirts.

Not strictly necessary items, but not brainless consumerism (at least I don't think so). A few Christmas gifts for my husband–baseball caps from store that does made-in-USA reproductions of vintage minor league and negro league team caps. And some makeup and hair care products from a local business that I already use on a regular basis. I kept them hanging out in a cart from a few weeks ago to see if they'd do a sale.

Udemy courses.

Some Christmas gifts I WANTED TO BUY two weeks ago, but saw that they had jacked up the prices to have "sale" on black friday and so had to just wait.

Several beers and some snacks with my spouse at a local brewery

Eggs at $7.99/dozen.

I picked up eight feet of composite quarter round molding for $6 and a recessed light replacement part for $12. Had a productive Saturday.

Bunch of lumber and stuff I was already planning on buying as I finish my basement, like a laser level.

A 2026 diary

A 2026 diary