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Busy Black Friday For Mall Employees

Busy Black Friday For Mall Employees - Friday, November 28, 2008 at 6:16PM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Friday, Nov 28, 2008 @ 06:16pm EST
Muncy Township, Lycoming County-

We've shown you the craziness that early morning shoppers encounter on Black Friday.

But we sometimes forget about the people behind the cash registers logging long hours ringing up the sales. We caught up with some of them today.

From the cars that flooded the parking lots- to the shoppers who flooded the aisles- it was a busy Black Friday at the Lycoming Mall.

Jule Hanford, of Jule’s Artwear, explained, "I've been coming to the mall now for 14 years, and I would say this year ranks up pretty high traffic-wise."

Hanford says she'll pull about 12-14 hours today, staying as long as it's busy. She says the bad economy doesn't seem to have affected spending here.

Hanford noted, "So far we're hanging right in with last year. So for me, I'm not seeing that as an issue."

And all that shopping apparently works up quite an appetite. Plenty of people lined up all afternoon to grab a slice at Dino's Pizzeria.

Workers here say it's been an even busier Black Friday than usual.

Employee Jacob Lucas said, "From here in the morning until late at night. 8 to 8. Long day, long shift."

Busy the whole time? “Yep."

If a drop-off is to be expected as the day goes on, workers here aren't seeing it yet.

BC Wine Shoppe employee Amanda Hering said, "I've had some customers say it's been dying down a little bit. But I haven't really noticed that. I think it's still pretty busy."

Sales people we spoke with didn't report any problems on this busiest of days.

Hanford added, "People are crazy and positive and silly. They shop in groups. They get each other to spend each other's money. It's a social thing, so no crankiness out here."

And that's certainly something to be thankful for.
 


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