Entire mall opened at midnight on Black Friday. Clothes, electronics were the early hot-ticket items.
Clothes and electronics were the hot-button items of the first hours of the holiday shopping season. Hundreds of people lined up outside of the Willowbrook Mall for hours, waiting for any number of the stores inside to open. It was the first time in its history, the entire mall, excluding some restaurants in the food court, opened at midnight on Black Friday. The entire mall, save for the food court, was open. “This is what its all about,” said Hector Ramirez as he stood in the line for Old Navy. “Its great to spend time with your family but its also fun to come out and save some money too.” Sears, one of the mall’s flagship stores, opened at 8 p.m. People waited the longest to get into the more well known retailers. Hundreds of people …
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A few dozen people waited outside Toys 'R' Us and Kmart Thanksgiving night.
Shoppers eager to get in on some early holiday deals lined up outside Wayne stores all day and night Thursday. Wanda Jimenez from Paterson was the first in line at Kmart near the Wayne Hills Mall. She waited in line with her husband Steven to buy a 50-inch flat-screen television for less than $290. “We ate Thanksgiving dinner right here,” Jimenez said with a smile. “It’ll be well worth the wait.” The Jimenezes weren’t the only ones who gave up their warm homes to save some money on a hot item on sale. Some wrapped themselves in blankets for the chance. Dennis Janitz missed out on Thanksgiving dinner too. He was the first person on line at the Toys R Us on Berdan Avenue. He was hoping to buy a PlayStation 3 packaged with a few games and …
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Kath H
5:51 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
I'm with you Jo. I find it all so sad. more ›