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Black Friday Provides Holiday Spunk
It's become a holiday tradition that signals the shopping season-- Black Friday.

Stores in Galesburg opened as early as midnight, and Walmart unveiled their doorbusters at 10pm Thanksgiving night.

Dave Mansfield owns Creative Home Accents at the center of Sandburg Mall. He had a good look at Kmart's line forming well before their 5am opening.

He tells WGIL the shopping season may come a bit too early.

"It gets earlier every year, but it's fun for people, you see the excitement, they look wide a wake, they're ready to go," he said. "It kicks off the holiday season it seems like, just a little too early sometimes."

Bushnell resident Valerie Buffalo was searching for pajamas at Target this morning after stopping in Menards when their doors opened at 6am.

She tells WGIL she tries to avoid the hardcore shoppers.

"Some people take it pretty seriously and some just go for the good deals," Buffalo said. "I don't like being around the ones who take it too seriously."

That's why Buffalo stayed away from larger shopping hot spots like in Peoria or the Quad Cities. She says those cities are too busy and Galesburg "gets crazy enough."

The holiday shopping hysteria will continue Saturday as both Bergners and Kmart will reopen at 6am.


(WGIL News Story and Photo by Kyle Schassburger)
11 25 11 by Newsroom
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