I shop online for big ticket items that I know will sell out fast in stores. Last year I bought my mom a digital camera that was 65% off online because I knew it wouldn't be in stores. But I also go shopping in stores just to see what else is on sale that I may want.

I don't shop online very often and I wont go in a store on black friday if I can help it.

I worked retail.

Usually the deals start as early as that monday.

I'll go in stores if there's something I really want. I haven't done much shopping online yet.

I usually shop in person, but I'm not that big on black Friday shopping.

I shop both online and in store for black Friday but only if they are things I really want. I hate fighting a crowd for stuff

i did for the first time last year and got some great deals but it was a looooooong night and so many people... was nuts !!

Both, depending on where the sale items are.

My mom and I both shop online and in stores. We usually check out the leaked ads weeks in advance, planning out what stores to go to. Then we get the ads on Thanksgiving. Then we sit on our laptops that night buying things on Amazon and any other site we know of that we want things from, then we head out at about two AM and hit up the stores. We go to stores based on importance of items. Store A has Number One item to buy. If it's gone, we move onto the next store. Usually, though, she and I hunt for the main item, once we get it, one of us gets in line and the other does a run-through of the store for anything missed, then whoever was in line gets to do a run-through. This way, we can get into line sooner and still check for stuff. If there's only one of us, we'd wind up way back in line. We continue on like this with each store. Some stores, like Kohl's, the line builds up way too fast and the items really aren't that important, so we abandon them to go to the next store.

I work retail, which means I'll be working Black Friday and fending off the crowds. I won't be shopping anywhere in person. Online, I'll probably only be shopping here and that's just because I'm here on a daily basis anyway.

Online - no way would I get up at 2, 3 AM to go stand in line for hours and get trampled lol.