Southerners Take On Black Friday

Still, survey results from the National Retail Federation indicated that 135.8 million people definitely would or might shop on Black Friday. So while most people were hanging out with family or lying on the couch watching football shoppers were already hitting places like Toys R Us, Target and Best Buy. Shoppers we spoke with said they were happy with the deals they were finding.

Another shopper, Tyler Shimer of Montrose, says he’s been Black Friday shopping for the past few years.

Valentine said “this year you will be able to start purchasing at 3:01 am Thursday morning, you can purchase any of that through the entire day, so as you are preparing your Thanksgiving meal, you can do your shopping on your app”.

“And, they prepped beforehand – more than 25 million customers accessed store maps and the circular through our online and mobile tools for Black Friday”, says Bratspies.

In the last hours of Black Friday 2015, you can still find deals online.

Black Friday shopping is not for the faint of heart, according to bargain hunter Michael.

Still, stores aren’t waiting around to push discounts on holiday goods until the official weekend. Many shoppers choosing the comfort and convenience of buying their holiday gifts from home.

“We had one or two things we wanted to get, so we came out”, Patricia said.

Rubio’s Senate colleague, Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, was also offering deals in his online store. To see all of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 deals that are now available take a look at the Cyber Monday sale page on the Amazon website here.

Queens Center Mall was open from 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving through the overnight until its scheduled closing time on Friday. She said she shopped at JCPenney, Kohl’s and Shoe Carnival specifically for sweaters, jeans and boots.

Over 18 hours later, retail spaces like The Dolphin Mall are still full of shoppers who have not rested since Thursday evening. “We’re excited to have other opportunities for Jonesboro but we’re focusing on customer service and making sure our guests and our customers get what they need for the holidays”.