With 5 kids in the house I couldn't afford not to do Black Friday shopping. We are now a well oiled machine. My kids know their wish list is due by Thanksgiving. We comb through the ads and find our must haves and plot our route. We carry walkie-talkies and my H gets in line as soon as we get there. My Best friend and I split up and get whats on our side of the store. My H raidios when he is a couple people away from the register. Sounds kind of crazy but it allows me to get much nicer gifts than I would normally be able to get.