Holiday wars: Music to my wallet's ears.

It's that time of year again. Retailers want our business and they want it bad. Bad enough to undercut each other, price match and practically beg. It's a good feeling, isn't it?

This past weekend was a shopping excursion that involved picking up a Wii. Across the typical big box and gaming stores, it was Costco that had the cheapest price by about $6.

When it came to looking for a new bed, one poor salesman was determined to keep me in the store as long as possible including offering a bottle of water or coffee. How about that determination? I felt special. But in this economy, he's going to have to work harder than that! (Would've been sold if he had some carrot cake.)

Now that I have the presents I want, I can act happy and surprised by whatever my family gets me. Is anyone else already starting their shopping early? Who is going out on Black Friday?

*Image from Mark Lennihan/AP/MSNBC

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