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Black Thursday

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Angela's Angle

In Woodbury, a Countdown to ‘Black Thursday’?

I wish Holly and all other Black Friday shoppers the best. As for me, I’ll be sipping a glass of wine and clicking my way through an online shopping spree.

Retailers had a good thing going. But now, controversy has erupted over Black Friday sales beginning on Thursday.  Some die-hard Black Friday shoppers may need to modify their power-shopping strategies. I’ve only attempted the Black Friday ritual once or twice. So I asked Woodbury resident and traditional Black Friday shopper Holly Johnson to clue me in. Holly has been a Black Friday shopper for over 20 years. “It’s a fun tradition for my mom and me,” she says. “It’s just the two of us because shopping with too many people slows me down. I had to think about it when a friend asked if she could come along.” Holly laughs, then says, “One extra person might be OK.” Holly’s been reviewing emails from Target and Kohl’s, getting sneak peeks at …

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Kris Janisch

9:35 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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