I made my annual trip to some area stores this morning to see what bargains shoppers are picking up for Black Friday.
I started at Walmart White Marsh and it was obvious last year’s trampling of a security guard at one of its Long Island stores had an impact. There were employees everywhere. And shoppers lined up for items at various locations throughout the store rather than in one big mass outside. It was pretty orderly. I didn’t stick around to see if there was chaos once the bargains were available at 5 a.m.
Some shoppers showed up yesterday afternoon to get in line at the Best Buy in White Marsh. Laptops and flat screen televisions seemed to be the big items there. The laptop section was the most crowded in the store. There were still huge stacks of Wii and Xbox video game systems when I left at about 5:30 a.m.
Toys R Us opened at midnight but some people didn’t get the memo. They were strolling in when I got there at 6 a.m. They had lots of items being sold at a 50 to 40 percent discount. The economy isn’t going to stop some families from having a good holiday. There were plenty of paretns walking around with carts filled to the top.
Where have you been this morning and what deals did you find.
By Andrea Walker – baltimoresun.com
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