Many brave the cold November weather and camp out on the sidewalks near the entrance of Best Buy or Walmart for instance in hopes of being among the first customers when the doors finally open.
My ex-boyfriend's grandma does this almost every year. And it seems to really pay off. With around ten grandkids and four grown children of her own to shop for every Christmas, she really goes 'all out' when shopping on Black Friday.
Two years ago, she left after turkey dinner around 8 p.m. to essentially spend the night waiting in line.
But it paid off, she received one of the few laptop discounts, getting a laptop for her grandson for only $200.
This year, with the economy in the shape that it is in, I imagined there would be that many more shoppers in search of the infamous holiday deals.
But according to and Entertainmentandshowbiz.com post, the intrigue of Black Friday has faded while the buzz for Cyber Monday has grown.
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But die-hard shoppers and deal hounds will still continue their annual hunt as shown by this TricityHerald.com photo of shoppers in Kennewick.
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