Updates: Shopping on Black Friday/Thanksgiving Day
Reader submitted tips on long lines, good deals and other information for shoppers on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday.
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A photo from Joe E. of the line at Wal-Mart waiting to devour the DVDs, Blu-Rays and video games
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From Lorraine A. At Target: I think Target is on to something...caffeine! Smells delicious!
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Lincoln and SE Nebraska shoppers, let us know how it is out there by tweeting updates/pics with hashtag #shoplnk bit.ly/196AN93by JournalStarNews via twitter 11/29/2013 4:10:43 AM -
Erik Burkhart on the Journal Star Facebook page: "Why the hell would I want to get up at 3 in the morning tomorrow? COME ON."
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Hope you all had a great day full of family, friends, & football! See you tomorrow #shopLNK #Massage #health #happiness #blackfriday bliss!by JuniperMassage via twitter 11/29/2013 4:17:56 AM -
One person reports the Beatrice Wal-Mart was super organized/easy to get around and check out, whereas Lissa E. says the Nebraska City Wal-Mart was "horribly unorganized. This is insanity."
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Swung through Toys R Us lot and then North 27th Street Wal-Mart -- Toys R Us only half full at this point (it was one of the earliest stores open at 5 p.m.) and Wal-Mart was still kinda crazy. Gordmans and Bed Bath and Beyond oddly quiet, but to each their own on deciding whether to open on a big holiday. The National Retail Federation forecasts that 140 million people will shop this holiday weekend, with a quarter of them out on Thanksgiving Day ...
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Parking lot is 75% full and crowd is manageable @nexoutlets #NEXparking #shopLNK 40-70% off and a great selection of stores!by Frontline Security via twitter 11/29/2013 4:34:40 AM -
How's the craziness at the walmarts and targets?!?
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by Josh_Sensei via twitter 11/29/2013 9:20:51 AM
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The sun is rising and the #blackfriday sale continues @nexoutlets parking is open in all lots #NEXparking #shopLNK http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaPhOikCIAAle5Z.jpg
by Frontline Security via twitter 11/29/2013 1:35:08 PM -
Jennifer Tatum Meints posted on the Journal Star Facebook page: "Disappointed in the sales this year." How about you?
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The diehard shoppers are winding down -- this message from one shopper: "Done shopping @ 745. We started at 445 on Thursday afternoon and finishing on Friday at 7:45 a.m. Not bad"
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Another report from all-night shopper Melisse: "13 hours of shopping and were headed home to sleep a few hours! I feel like it was a successful night!"
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Colette's report from last night: "In an out of Walmart in 40 minutes flat with 2 full carts of Black Friday Deals and a 60 inch TV Score!"
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The early Thursday start this year thins some Friday morning lines: journalstar.com
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The line at Home Depot at 4:47 a.m. (Photo by Francis Gardler/Lincoln Journal Star)
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From Fox News: A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday in a Walmart and charged with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault on a police officer after allegedly arguing with a store employee over a TV. In the Chicago suburb of Romeoville, a driver believed to be involved in a shoplifting scheme was shot by authorities after dragging a police officer who was trying to stop him in the parking lot of a Kohl's department store late Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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No Thanksgiving? No problem, reports the Wall Street Journal. U.K. stores are jumping into the act with a big doorbuster day today as well: online.wsj.com
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