Lea Bortner had no specific items in mind when she looked around
Bed Bath & Beyond in
Rio Grande just before 6 a.m. on Black Friday.
Whatever she purchased would be discounted by 20 percent at that store.
Bortner had her arms full with items, including a blue Total Pillow and a tan towel. She also picked out two Thunder Tumbler remote-controlled cars, one black and another red.
Image via WikipediaShe was among people who flocked to stores in
Cape May County early Friday morning, looking for deals. Many others appear to have started shopping Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 24, when
Walmart brought out deals earlier.
She said she enjoys shopping in Cape May County during Black Friday because where she lives, in Orwigsburg, Pa., shopping is more out of the way. Her family has a home in
Stone Harbor.
“The guys are still in bed,” she also said.
Bortner she said her son is sneaky when it comes to presents.
She planned on also making other stops, including Kmart and Walgreens, both in Rio Grande.
Many people hunt for bargains for themselves, friends or family on Black Friday.
After 6 a.m., Ron Peluzzo of Philadelphia found himself choosing items at
Office Depot in Rio Grande for his business customers. He runs TBR Computer Service in Philadelphia.
He said the Black Friday deals save his customers some money and he is able to make some more himself, he said Friday, Nov. 25.
Peluzzo was holding a sheet of paper, marked in blue ink.
In his red shopping cart, he had two boxes of USB speakers. He also had Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 software.
He said he had planned on picking up his family at Walmart, and hitting Kmart,
Lowe's, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
“I am a regular [Black Friday shopper] every year,” he said.
But this was his first time doing Black Friday shopping in Cape May County. He said he often shops in Philadelphia or Connecticut. His family has a home in Wildwood.
At Lowe's in Rio Grande, Sonya Sargent of Erma had a cart filled with items, including garland.
She is a regular Black Friday shopper, she said, and came to the home-improvement store for its sales that began at 5 a.m.
She was with Scott Blevins of Erma and he was toting around a push-cart with items, including a ladder.
Even after being open for a half hour or so, Lowe's only had a few shoppers.
Sargent and Blevins also planned on stopping at
Home Depot, also in Middle Township, and Office Depot across the street from Lowe's in Rio Grande.
Sargent and Blevins also went to Walmart in Rio Grande late Thursday night, Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, and she said even then that store was crowded.
Two Walmart workers, one of whom had a cart loaded with items that needed to be restocked, said the store was indeed packed.
What was the busiest hour? They said Walmart became busy at 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24. Among hot items included 32-inch TVs.
But around 4:30 a.m. Nov. 25, Walmart had been absent of large crowds. Some people browsed the on-sale DVDs. Others shopped elsewhere in the store.
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