Past year they waited in long lines at Kohl’s, but passed the time together, taking selfies, Scoby said.
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Some of the shoppers told News 12 that they went to the store to pick up a television for $150.
“We have a heater in there we have music”, said Rentz. Checkstands got busy early Thanksgiving morning at the Clovis KMart.
Many businesses were open until 1 a.m., including the mall, Best Buy. “I’ve got four grandchildren”, said Dave Washington of Fort Wayne.
“You had to be here four or five days (ahead)”, Price said.
“She refused to calm down and then she started to get put under arrest for the assault charge”, said Steven Boone. And for a lot of these people, this was just the first stop. In its circulars distributed in newspapers on Thanksgiving, the company displayed a prominent message to customers: “As a family-owned company, Menards believes Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness, which should be celebrated with all those we hold dear. I called up here and they said this is the best sale year round, so I was like yup, we’re here”, said shopper Cheyleen Jones. “The more hours I can get you into my stores, the more sales I can make”, Mantel said. “I just thought hopefully something’s open”.
Tents were lined up on the sidewalk outside the entrance to the Best Buy in Kennesaw Wednesday. “Maybe one a year, two tops, so I wait until Black Friday and hopefully, maybe I’ll find a movie that’s a year or two old and maybe I’ll get a good deal on it”, said C.J. Palmer, shopper. But at the front of the line, the misery is too much to repeat.
“Most of the shoppers have been through this before, in previous years, so they kinda know what to expect, know how we work”, Lundberg said.
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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the early start for black Friday deals and many say that the earlier start takes people away from their families to save money.
