Obviously personal observations aren’t always accurate, but, I was out today for a few minutes and noticed traffic was light and parking lots were somewhat empty. Not too much going on. There seemed to be maybe a few extra people out and about but nothing like I have seen in prior years. The only store I went to was Target (side note: They had ALL the registered opened, so kudos to Target for that.) and there were a few people there over normal but it seemed much less than usual for Black Friday. The weather was great and sunny out but there just wasn’t the people usually seen this time of year.
You are a brave person, too many crazy people for me. I will wait & shop locally in our safe little burg tomorrow1
You are a brave person, too many crazy people for me. I will wait & shop locally in our safe little burg tomorrow!
Could be because Target opened at 9 the previous night and had sales throughout the evening til the morning. I am sure that if it was sunny out most people were finished and back home. Of course it depends of your location too. If you are in a depressed area than people may not have money to spend. I can accurately tell you that Annapolis MD where I live was busy as heck. Cars everywhere. Spending galore. It is good for Annapolis for sure.
I went to WalMart last night for a $280 tree on sale for $128. There were people there, but I was in and out and home with my tree inside of 20 minutes.
Two years ago, I tried to get a laptop at the same WalMart and I couldn’t get in the front door.
These days black friday is really over by 9 or 10 in the morning. The door busters have turned it from an all day marathon to a morning sprint. Which is nice if it turns out you actually need to go to a store for something useful like soap.