Two years back my mother, grandmother, and myself all woke up at about 2am.
We drove 45 minutes to the nearest big city (I'm in tim-buck-two) to wait in line for hourssss at best buy. I tell you what, it was NOT worth it.
Last year we were at Walmart at 5am (they had heaps of stuff on sale) and three people actually got in a physical fight over an xbox.
Out Sanity - Black Friday is a day where most manufacturers drastically lower their prices. It's said to the day they "come out of the red, and into the black". Really great sales, and it's the day after Thanksgiving.