Shopping Madness

Yesterday at midnight started some shopping madness. Door opened at midnight and stayed open till 6 a.m. People poured in from everywhere. I didn't go, but my cousin's wife and an aunt went. What they described to me could only be defined as pure pandemonium. Cash registar lines were broken down into stacks of three. Some of the stores had to close their outer doors and limit the number of people entering. My cousin described it much like the lines in a club--whenever two people left, two more people were let in.

She said that there were some pretty good sales. She eyed a Coach purse that was remarkably maked down. The only reason she didn't buy it was because she said she wasn't willing to wait in a line that already had 30 or so people in it. She did however get a couple pairs of shoes and two for one sweaters.

What would make anyone want to wait in lines like that? I don't care how much savings you would get, I'll pay full price not to have to deal with that. She also said she had to laugh at the husbands and boyfriends who were dropping their girlfriends/wives off at the entrances to try and find parking. There were also very sleepy males sitting on random benches or even along a store wall holding bags and other treasured purchases. My cousin? He was soundly asleep with his three kids.

I just don't understand it. If you can't get it at the store, you can find it on-line. And if isn't available in blue, then get the green. Is the savings really worth all the hassle?