So far, I’ve written two posts about my first time experiences at certain events, but one thing’s for sure with the Black Friday event: it may also just be my last due to the uncontrollable shopping mania brought out in bargain hunters.
I returned home from the Los Cerritos Mall’s first-ever special sales event called Midnight Madness at approximately 12:05 a.m. Yes. I came, I saw, I immediately left.
The Los Cerritos Mall hosted Midnight Madness where 80 stores and eateries opened at 12 a.m.
Upon entering, I saw a serpentine line looping around the stores, like a Disneyland ride meets Cabbage Patch Kids frenzy. Many super savers waited near the display windows in anticipation of the doors opening at stores like Forever 21 and Metropark — a sight I usually associate with loiterers near Westwood or The Santa Monica Promenade.
Forever 21's flagship store in Cerritos was the most popular of the night.
The day after the turkey holiday is a garish display of the consumptionist ways of Americans, and now it is slowly spreading to countries like the United Kingdom and Australia. If American’s aren’t stuffing our stomachs, then we are stuffing our stockings (while emptying our wallets).
In fact, such a zoo crazy day can lead to bad judgment and arguments. Just last night, the Los Cerritos Mall was put on lockdown after gunshots were fired around 2:30 a.m.
So no more shopping malls — or rather, shopping mauls, for me any time soon. I’m thankful for being safe from all the ruckus and for saving cash because I usually shop at my favorite thrift shop anyways, where pieces go for $1.91 and up. One man’s trash is Katrina’s pride and joy! Here are my thrift store finds from Black Friday (from the mesh crop top to the ombre wool hair sweater to the lace bodysuit):
I found all five of these pieces for less than $12 total!
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Thanks for dropping by, Kristen. And yes it’d be a very rare occurrence in our secure little bubble of a community. I guess the gun shot heard around the city was just a false alarm, but security took quick action for preventative measures. I’m glad to know it could have just been caused by metal chairs, though.
I agree!
I live in Cerritos! i heard about gunshots and I was totally shocked because Cerritos isn’t a city where … gunshots would be heard. But apparently people changed their minds later and thought it might be metal chairs collapsing or something. At least that’s what I saw on the news Friday night.
I hate black friday – I’m a thrifty asian and I love good deals, but honestly it’s not worth battling (literally battling) the crowds. Cyber monday is more my day