The most popular shopping day of the year, Black Friday was a booming success for many of the country’s big name retail and department stores this holiday season. Black Friday is a time when stores have sale prices lower than ever for electronic items, home goods, and even clothing.
Tyson’s Corner Center, a very popular shopping mall for citizens in the DC Metro Area had “Midnight Madness.” Shoppers were able to catch early sales starting at midnight on Friday, November 27.
Although taxpayers have been feeling an overwhelming financial burden, it seemed to have no effect on the crowds that participated in camping out to get an early start on shopping.
“The experience was shocking and exciting. I knew it was going to be packed but I had no idea it would look like a regular Saturday at the mall," said Kara Crittenden, one of the local shoppers at Tysons Mall.
"The crowd just made me enjoy it even more. I had so much fun. I caught some pretty good sales. It was definitely enough to make me not mind going back next year. Regardless of the recession the crowd was out and in full effect ready to spend. Almost everyone had a bag full of black Friday finds. I think a lot of people saved up to splurge on Black Friday."
The major department stores such as Macy’s and Nordstrom were not open for Midnight Madness. However they did get an earlier start than usual by opening at 5a.m.. The major chain Apple, which specializes in iPods and Mac computers, was filled with customers on the inside and outside of the store.
Most shoppers had to stand in lines for a minimum of two hours just so they could purchase their items at sale prices.
Jada Carter, another shopper had another opinion of the Midnight Madness event. “I didn’t feel like the sales were that great. I came here specifically for stores such as Urban Outfitters and H&M but their sales were normal. It seems to me like Black Friday is only for big sales on electronics. I was still able to get the same amount of things that I normally get when shopping for Black Friday. However, I do think the recession plays a role in the amount of people that came out to shop.”
“The crowds seemed larger than normal. I worked last black Friday and there weren’t nearly as many people as there are this year,” said Ashley Vaughn and employee at the clothing store Abercrombie.
Because of the economic issues within the country, the percentage of shoppers was larger than normal. The effects of the recession on Black Friday vary from person to person. Some people were severely affected and not able to shop at all, whereas others didn’t feel a difference from past years.
Whatever the case may be, I’m sure the retail stores are feeling no type of recession after the large amount of merchandise that was sold on this one day.
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