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Amber Rager, left, and Jaden Barnes already have their hands full of their Black Friday shopping finds by 12:30 a.m. Friday at Valley Mall. (By Yvette May/Staff Photographer / November 23, 2012) |
The possibility of snagging a free Nintendo Wii U game contributed to the Black Friday rush around Hagerstown that kicked off the holiday shopping season.
Long lines formed in the Old Navy in Valley Mall immediately after it opened at midnight as customers who spent $40 on merchandise there had a chance to receive a free New Super Mario Bros. U game for the new Nintendo Wii U game system.
Brooke Pogue, 25, of Chambersburg, Pa., took advantage of the deal.
“I love the thrill in getting the deals and fighting the crowd on Black Friday,” she said. “I was already at Walmart, and I got a TV and a whole bunch of pajamas and stuff, and I wanted the game from here. We got here at 11 p.m., and I’ll probably be out all night and all morning.”
The store also drew in customers for other deals.
“They have $5 fleeces at Old Navy,” said Hagerstown resident Brandon Kefauver, 25, who said he waited outside Valley Mall from 8 p.m. Thursday until it opened at midnight. “The Black Friday crowd is awesome. Everybody is so pumped and ready to spend money.”
About noon Friday, the Old Navy store was still crowded with a checkout line snaking around the store. More customers were streaming in by the minute.
Bryan Wright, of Martinsburg, W.Va., emerged from the store with his family, looking triumphant.
He said he had snagged fleece outerwear, pairs of jeans and boots.
“We also bought a waffle-maker from Macy’s. It is about $10 after the mail-in rebates,” he said.
The Wright family, like many others, were headed to the food court, the most crowded location at the mall.
Patsy Starliper, a resident of Hedgesville, W.Va., said she loved the crowds, one reason she ventures out to shop the day after Thanksgiving every year.
“It is less crowded than previous years. Maybe, the early openings ... they are having an effect,” Starliper said.
Many shoppers such as Donna Tritle of Waynesboro, Pa., started the day early.
“We started at 5 a.m.,” she said.
Tritle, who bought a 50-inch Samsung TV from the Target store at the mall, said she had made several stops including a Lowe’s outlet but had also gone home about 8 a.m. to take a nap.
“We have a list. It is really important to have a list,” she said.
“I think we are about done,” she said about noon.
The parking lot outside the Target store was still crowded, but many shoppers said that the early rush had dissipated and they did not have to deal with long lines.
Long lines formed in the Old Navy in Valley Mall immediately after it opened at midnight as customers who spent $40 on merchandise there had a chance to receive a free New Super Mario Bros. U game for the new Nintendo Wii U game system.
Brooke Pogue, 25, of Chambersburg, Pa., took advantage of the deal.
“I love the thrill in getting the deals and fighting the crowd on Black Friday,” she said. “I was already at Walmart, and I got a TV and a whole bunch of pajamas and stuff, and I wanted the game from here. We got here at 11 p.m., and I’ll probably be out all night and all morning.”
The store also drew in customers for other deals.
“They have $5 fleeces at Old Navy,” said Hagerstown resident Brandon Kefauver, 25, who said he waited outside Valley Mall from 8 p.m. Thursday until it opened at midnight. “The Black Friday crowd is awesome. Everybody is so pumped and ready to spend money.”
About noon Friday, the Old Navy store was still crowded with a checkout line snaking around the store. More customers were streaming in by the minute.
Bryan Wright, of Martinsburg, W.Va., emerged from the store with his family, looking triumphant.
He said he had snagged fleece outerwear, pairs of jeans and boots.
“We also bought a waffle-maker from Macy’s. It is about $10 after the mail-in rebates,” he said.
The Wright family, like many others, were headed to the food court, the most crowded location at the mall.
Patsy Starliper, a resident of Hedgesville, W.Va., said she loved the crowds, one reason she ventures out to shop the day after Thanksgiving every year.
“It is less crowded than previous years. Maybe, the early openings ... they are having an effect,” Starliper said.
Many shoppers such as Donna Tritle of Waynesboro, Pa., started the day early.
“We started at 5 a.m.,” she said.
Tritle, who bought a 50-inch Samsung TV from the Target store at the mall, said she had made several stops including a Lowe’s outlet but had also gone home about 8 a.m. to take a nap.
“We have a list. It is really important to have a list,” she said.
“I think we are about done,” she said about noon.
The parking lot outside the Target store was still crowded, but many shoppers said that the early rush had dissipated and they did not have to deal with long lines.
