Friday, November 23, 2012
News Crossing Picket Lines, Foregoing Turkey: Early Black Friday Seems to be a Success
Posted by Audrey Ference on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:05 AM
At Toys R Us, the line of customers waiting for the 8 p.m. opening stretched several blocks along Times Square.Erica Williams, 32, of Brooklyn, said, “I’m looking for an Xbox and an iPod. I’m saving about $200 on the Xbox, and with the iPod bundle, I’ll save about $100.
“I’m getting all my shopping done tonight, just tonight, no Black Friday, no Cyber Monday, none of that. I’m a pro at this.’’
And this year, she won’t have to resort to paying “a homeless person to sit in line for me." [NY Post]
Despite a walkout planned by Walmart workers to protest low wages, bad benefits, and overall terrible treatment by their corporate overlords, Walmart says they've already had the best Black Friday ever.
A press release from Walmart reports that the retailer experienced the best Black Friday ever. Starting at 8 p.m., Walmart sold more than 1.8 million towels, 1.3 million televisions, 1.3 million dolls, and 250,000 bicycles. [CS Monitor]
So I guess early Black Friday is here to stay.
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