Not exactly sure where you guys live...where I live it's pretty tame.
My whole issue is that the only 3 things on my list are a larger TV, a new phone, and a 16" Wacom Cintiq. I'm holding off on the Cintiq(even though it's on sale for under $600 last time I looked at Amazon) and the larger TV(when I get my own place) until Black Friday next year; so the phone is the only thing on my current list...but I'd be better off ordering the phone online, coz 1) deals for phones on Black Friday are crappy af 2) the phone I want isnt exactly sold everyday in stores.
I dont have an issue ordering the phone I want online...if anything, I'll go and see if I can get my hands on a better pair of wireless headphones(Skullcandy or Beats) and/or get season 3 & 4 of The Flash TV show on blu-ray. The iPad that I bought last year was the final "must have" item for me...I'm kinda in that zone where I dont feel like there is anything else that I "really need" right now- everything else is "dont need right now/can wait til next year" type stuff.
Even with video games- I'm debating on Monster Hunter Iceborne, but really dont "have to have it". The only game I REALLY wanna get my hands on is the Final Fantasy 7 remake coming in April, so I may hold off get MH until then and get both games at the same time.