Funny: Obama loving local media reports on Black Friday reveal EMPTY STORES....

11/28/14 | sff

[napscoordinator]

Strange. Driving home I saw people parking in illegal areas because everything else was full.

I did too and the traffic is horrendous. I think both sides are out of wack as typical. They all exaggerate all the time.

[PLOM...NOT!]

I share your sentiments exactly! It's crass and obscene, especially now that stores have gone to their Black Friday openings on Thanksgiving Day afternoon. I can't open up email without a thousand black friday emails pouring out. Spend! spend! Spend!

I'm checking out of the annual shopping orgy and will focus on the reason for the season. Good friends, family and a warm delicious meal will do it for me.

[bgill]

No one I know is doing any Black Friday shopping. Don’t know of anyone going all out on any gift giving. Everyone has too much junk and doesn’t want any more.

[ctdonath2]

Yup. I gave up when in one store I couldn’t even get to the end of the line: whenever I got to where the end was, it had already stretched to the other end of the store. Then trying to do that store after store... Just not worth it.

[buckalfa]

Mall traffic in Upstate SC is moderate at best. Extended hours, on line shopping, mediocre economy, and perhaps fears of civil unrest from Brown's people. All possible reasons.

[perez24]

Our Wal-Marts were packed. I like walking around and watching the shoppers. Everyone was pretty polite too.

[SoFloFreeper]

South Florida malls are barely busier than a typical Saturday.
Lots and lots of empty spaces.

[glennaro]

I see a significant number of these “gibsmedats riots” occurred on Black Friday in the UK. Without a Thanksgiving Day, isn’t “Black Friday” just “Friday” in England?

[ctdonath2]

It’s the standing in line that would drive me nuts.