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Pre-Black Friday Shopping Lines Began at 5:30 AM

Pre-Black Friday Shopping Lines Began at 5:30 AM - Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:53PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 @ 04:53pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - Black Friday was still 24 hours away, but that didn't stop hundreds of shoppers Thanksgiving morning in Lackawanna County. Many major retailers like Boscovs and K-Mart opened their doors early to record crowds.

By early Thursday afternoon, the crowds had died down at Boscov's inside the Mall at Steamtown, but earlier in the morning, managers say you wouldn't have known it was the day before Black Friday.

"We had people lining up as of 5:30 AM. The first people were in line for our grab-bag promotion where we gave the first 400 families the opportunity to reach into a bag for a chance at a prize," Boscov's manager Steve Vituszynski said.

For many shoppers, they said their prize were all the great deals. Shivni Patel was looking at purses when we caught up with her.

"It's pretty cheap...75-percent off," Patel said. When asked how low the prices were, she responded, "two dollars."

Store managers say there wasn't one main item, like a TV, that brought people out early this year. Many say they just had bargain hunting on their minds.

"We just had dinner at The Station so we're trying to walk off our dinner," Denise Sciandra said. "Besides that we want to spend our time out."

For people like Jodi Rosenberg, the pre-Black Friday rush was serious business. She finished her entire list in just one trip.

"I think it's great. No lines. No people. Free wrapping," Rosenberg said.

For people who missed out on the pre-Black Friday rush on Thanksgiving, there is plenty of time to go. Stores like Boscov's will reopen at 5:00 AM on Friday morning. They won't be the first. Places like Old Navy plan to open their doors starting at 3:00 AM.
 


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