I'm going to do my best to avoid it, but my wife is in town this week, so there's a good chance that I'll end up going at some point.
No way..... No way in HELL! mainly because I hate being in a crowded store.... and, down here in south San Diego, Tijuanero uninsured motorist will likely hit your car in the jam packed parking lot leaving you pissed and with a repair bill. I can only think of one thing that is worse than shopping on Black Friday. And that is shopping at Wal-Mart on Black Friday in South San Diego.
What I hate the most about those walmarts is how everyone blocks the aisles, and are so inconsiderate that they don't move either. You have to push them and their carts out of the way. I got so used to it down their that I didn't even say excuse me anymore. I'd just push people and their shit out of my way, and give them a dirty look as I passed.
It might not work in Walmart since everyone there likely smells like shit, but try ripping a big greasy fart to clear a path.
seriously, its even a hassle to go to walmart on regular days in south sd. and i always see carts in the parking stalls blocking spots and rolling into cars. thats why i park all the way in the back.
I remember the first time I shopped on black Friday, I was nineteen and did not realize that it was even called that. My theory was that nobody in their right mind would waste a day off from work to go shopping and since I was poor as usual I figured I would take advantage of the sales and thought that it would not be that busy because the stores were opening early, who the hell would get up early to go shopping on their day off? That is what I really thought when I headed to Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley. Boy was I ever surprised to find the multitudes up early and in my way.