MamaJD: First Day Of Open Shopping Season

I was shocked to find the parking lot of Kohl’s at 3:45 am to be full. The line to enter the building extended from the north entrance to the south side of the parking lot, then turned west and went up the block. When I finally got into Kohl’s, I was able to throw an elbow or two and accomplish my mission within 10 minutes. It took another 40 minutes to pay and retreat to my vehicle. Next stop was Best Buy. Black Friday Best Buyers are hard core. The employees were handing out coupons at 3:00 am to those in line for “Doorbuster” sales. There were tents pitched, sleeping bags strewn about, and even an RV that served as a base station for someone. I noticed a lone sleeping bag without a tent, but included a half-rack of beer. Beer or not, it must have been cold. Someone even brought their backyard firepit and set it up to tailgate through the night. The doors opened at 5:00, but I didn’t make it inside until 35 minutes later. The staff at Best Buy know their customer base can be hard core, so they limit the number of people in the store at any one time/ MamaJD

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Question: How did you do shopping today?