On Friday, November 25th, millions of people, including those in the Norton community, rushed to a multitude of stores for deals on the day known as Black Friday. Originally, stores did not open until around 6 a.m., but stores are now opening on the day of Thanksgiving. Going to the markets is not the only way to get these deals, customers can also go online to the store websites to shop and get the same deals as well. There is also more modern alternative known as Cyber Monday, in which people can shop online to get the same deals, or even better ones.
Many students, as well as teachers, from John I. Burton rushed to local stores for the deals. Karli U., a junior at Burton, went to three stores on the eve of Black Friday. She went to Walmart, Belk, and Ulta looking for discounted makeup and jewelry. She said "I believe that this is one of the most hectic holidays that we have, but it is good so people can get items at a marked down price." Mrs. Poteet, the librarian at Burton, also went Black Friday shopping. She went shopping at the Bristol Pinnacle, Target, and Michael's for Christmas presents and also for clothes.
Even though they went Black Friday shopping, they did not go Cyber Monday shopping. If anyone still wants to get deals online, some stores, such as Walmart, Belk, and Target are having the marked down prices prices through the week on the web. If you are planning on going Black Friday shopping next year, it should start the eve of Thanksgiving as it was this year.
Written by: Austin Q.