Assorted ROCA (Rite Aid circular page 1) #BlackFridayAds

Wikipedia: “Bred in a Rock Hill, South Carolina, greenhouse by ‘Smokin’ Ed Currie, proprietor of the PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, the Carolina Reaper was certified as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records on August 11, 2017.” #blackfridayads

What will save Taster’s Choice is this NEW JAR. #BlackFridayAds

“$99 seems like a great price, but won’t those miniature lights flash-fry my hands?… Oh, whew! Thanks, Home Depot®!” #BlackFridayAds

Common footnote systems: 1) *, **, ***, **** 2) *, †, ‡, § Then there’s the Home Despot #BlackFridayAd system: double diamond, double-double-dagger, asterisk, yen.

From Michelle, long-time friend of the #BlackFridayAds tweetstorm, comes this gem. So much to unpack here. She comments, “Never saw anything *advertised* as buggy before.”

MAKE THE HOLIDAYS YOURS. Buy a washer. #BlackFridayAds

A masterclass in highlighting not just the feature but ALSO the benefit. #BlackFridayAds

It LETS YOU WATCH THE WASH CYCLE, people! Lmao

I want this to be a travel mug/hand mixer combo. #BlackFridayAds

Cut to… #BlackFridayAds

What the world needed was Crocs flair, so Crocs wearers have more ways to express themselves. Through their Crocs.

I will never understand this “a department store is known for its fudge” thing. #BlackFridayAds

We’ve had Nerf guns for how long, and we’re only now getting Nerf beer bottles to use for target practice? Still, genius. Perfect for the age of children living and playing alone in isolation? #BlackFridayAds

Pretty sure the switch from “regular price” to “ticketed price” was “on the advice of counsel.” (See jdsupra.com/legalnews/bewa…, etc.)

These were the songs I had on repeat this year. Feel free to judge. I’m so thankful that this list is so different from 2020’s list, which was entirely “soothing ambient” playlists because that’s literally all I could handle. #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped-2021/s…

“There has been a lot of talk about what it will take to heal our country. We have heard many of our leaders profess ‘bipartisanship.’ But we must remember that bipartisanship is the minimum we should expect from ourselves.” wapo.st/3pCq4mL

2021 was the last year for my Black Friday Ads tweets on Thanksgiving. The ads are getting fewer, and Twitter is on its last leg. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the silly tradition with me for so many years! Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks @dojacat for spending 2,377 minutes with me in 2022. I couldn’t stop listening to Rules. #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/artist/5cj0lLj…