I have loved shopping on Black Friday for the past 12 years. Loved it. The past 3 years, I've even done a bit on Thanksgiving Day itself. I love the crowds and the craziness (to a point).
This year I shopped Kohl's before BF, and got as-good-as-or-better than BF deals. On Thursday & Friday, I shopped online at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Amazon, and got what I wanted from them, on sale. There wasn't any real reason left for me to go out on BF, and so I didn't.
I missed it. But I did enjoy the rest & relaxation I had instead. And I shopped SSD, of course!