mfllood3800
WKR
So was Black Friday good to you or a day you will remember as perhaps not your best financial test of self control?
Sure we saved 100's of $$$$
Sure we got deals we cant get from some places except on this day.
Sure we filled those small cracks in our gear list we wanted but just didn't need, but some how talked ourselves into actually needing them.
Now some have a pair of under wear they really don't need. Please don't tell us you saved $$ and bought them used- please, don't, please !!!
Now we have a shirt , pants and jacket for every temp in increments of 10 degrees, from 30 degrees to 90.
- We can now plan a hunt in Hawaii and the North Pole and be set to go.
We now have a boot for spring training, spring hunting, late spring snow fall, summer hunts, scouting trips, fall hunts when its summer temps, fall hunts when its normal temps and fall hunts when its winter too early. We have side hilling boots, trail boots, river crossing boots, and cruising town boots, winter boots for low snow, shallow snow and no snow.
Now my sarcasm may not fit you to the tee, but I bet we all picked up things like our wives pick up shoes when on sale.
Are we no better than them at a Best Buy, Walmart, Dillards or Toys R Us?
Have we become victims of great Marketing strategies? Are we convincing ourselves how "frugal" we now are.
Yep I saved a lot of money by spending a lot of money.
I remember having this same conversation with my wife on this same exact scenario 3 decades ago.
In all seriousness, I had a ball, got stuff I did want, did need, and saved a bunch on the trip.
I really need to shop one day a year and I would probably come out further ahead when I resell them for the next new thing I cant live with out. My loss would be minimized.
Again, in all seriousness, Thx to all the great stores for this day of great sales, especially the ones who support Rokslide.
Sure we saved 100's of $$$$
Sure we got deals we cant get from some places except on this day.
Sure we filled those small cracks in our gear list we wanted but just didn't need, but some how talked ourselves into actually needing them.
Now some have a pair of under wear they really don't need. Please don't tell us you saved $$ and bought them used- please, don't, please !!!
Now we have a shirt , pants and jacket for every temp in increments of 10 degrees, from 30 degrees to 90.
- We can now plan a hunt in Hawaii and the North Pole and be set to go.
We now have a boot for spring training, spring hunting, late spring snow fall, summer hunts, scouting trips, fall hunts when its summer temps, fall hunts when its normal temps and fall hunts when its winter too early. We have side hilling boots, trail boots, river crossing boots, and cruising town boots, winter boots for low snow, shallow snow and no snow.
Now my sarcasm may not fit you to the tee, but I bet we all picked up things like our wives pick up shoes when on sale.
Are we no better than them at a Best Buy, Walmart, Dillards or Toys R Us?
Have we become victims of great Marketing strategies? Are we convincing ourselves how "frugal" we now are.
Yep I saved a lot of money by spending a lot of money.
I remember having this same conversation with my wife on this same exact scenario 3 decades ago.
In all seriousness, I had a ball, got stuff I did want, did need, and saved a bunch on the trip.
I really need to shop one day a year and I would probably come out further ahead when I resell them for the next new thing I cant live with out. My loss would be minimized.
Again, in all seriousness, Thx to all the great stores for this day of great sales, especially the ones who support Rokslide.
