Black Friday
Black Friday. Those two words alone have the power to make blood pressure spike, palms sweat. These words have the ability to have the laziest of Americans up out of bed at ungodly hours like 3 A.M..
Black Friday is the single greatest day for shopping across the country. There is no limit to the amount of money that can be saved, thanks to the sales at stores nationwide. Stores that are most well-known for participating in the day-after-Thanksgiving madness are Wal-mart, Best Buy, Target, Sears, Staples, Apple, Toys “R” Us, Kohl’s, and Macy’s.
But, unfortunately, for those slightly less experienced shoppers who are not yet talented enough to successfully navigate their shopping on Black Friday, the experience could be less than wonderful.
“It was my first time shopping on Black Friday, my friends and I went to the International Mall, we got there at 8 when it opened, but people were already camped out waiting to get in,” junior Renee Huy said.
Huy did get away with some purchases from the hectic mall, however.
“I ended up buying a lot of presents for my family and friends, but I think only one thing was on sale,” Huy said. “Plus, I barely got out of the mall with my sanity, it was a madhouse. The lines for the dressing rooms stretched on for miles and I waited for a good half an hour at the cash register for Forever 21.”
Many other Black Friday amateurs were shocked with the intensity of some of the other shoppers.
“Next year, I’m definitely coming more prepared,” junior Dillon Freeman said. “I will be taking lots of naps on Thanksgiving Day, in order to rest up for the shopping at dawn on next Black Friday.”
Freeman and his sister tried their luck shopping at Target, Wal-mart, and various stores at Countryside but weren’t very successful.
Perhaps next Black Friday will have more in store.