I'm from the US and black Friday's are crazy wild here. If you are not in line at say 1 am for a 7 am opening, you won't get what you are looking for. The electronics are always hot and go first. If you are mostly looking for clothing you should be ok. I don't usually shop BF's for anything other than great electronics deals because the crowds are not worth it to me. If you start browsing the community board around September, you will probably start seeing people post about the deals. Bottom line is, if you can't be at a store VERY early to wait, then much of the hot items are gone. They have very limited quantity available on electronics. People actually camp out over night to do this; I'm not one of them!