Bargain hunters are out in force around
North Dakota today, on the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season.
Will Skees began standing outside the Best Buy store in Bismarck at 7 o`clock Thursday night. He says he`s after items such as laptops and video games, for presents for family members.
Greg Wheeler waited in the 25-degree weather outside Bismarck`s Target store this morning. He says that when he met his wife 10 years ago, he thought she was "nuts" when she took part in Black Friday shopping -- but now it`s become a tradition for the family.
Black Friday gets its name because it traditionally was the day when huge crowds would push stores into "the black," or profitability. |