Black Friday Countdown in Eagan
Black Friday hype increases every year, and this year, retailers are upping their game by opening earlier than ever.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us It’s the Super Bowl of shopping, the Oscars for retailers. It’s a time when below-the-radar soccer moms and soft-spoken grandpas take to the shopping cart raceways, weaving in and out of the throngs in search of the Holy Grail, that larger-than-life bargain. There’s a game plan, an emergency plan, and lots of coffee. It’s Black Friday! Black Friday hype increases every year, and this year, retailers are upping their game by opening earlier than ever. While Black Friday has traditionally begun the day after Thanksgiving, Wal-Mart was the first to announce they would be opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving to accommodate those shoppers looking …
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Jonathan K
7:46 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012
So THIS is what the holidays are about? It's nothing but a big game to see who can haul in the most loot. Thanksgiving weekend is a time to be spent with family. You won't find me anywhere near a shopping mall until January. 'Tis the season to be greedy. more ›