i am never a person who would get up early to go shopping on 'black friday', no matter how cheap the things get discounted.
this year, i decided to give it a try. not to get up early, but to stay up and go shop starting at midnight. the gilroy premium outlets have been organizing their midnight shopping event for the past few thanksgiving black fridays. all participating stores open doors at midnight through 10pm the next day.
don't assume that no one will shop through the night.
there were lots of people.
the line outside of the coach store at 12:00am... the end of the line is already on the other end of the plaza!
overall, the stores were only slightly more crowded compared to a regular weekend. i was disappointed the discounts were not that great of a deal though. the sales were what you'd normally expect from the outlets.
2:39am - our first victim of the night... fighting to stay awake
mcdonalds was the ONLY food place open and it was crazy inside!
3:20am - the most crowded mcdonalds i've ever been
3:39am - our mcmuffins, hash browns, coffee and juice - finally after the longest fast food wait
5:13am - mission accomplished and homeward bound
surprisingly, staying up all night wasn't so bad and the experience was not negative either. but maybe having this experience once was enough...
this year, i decided to give it a try. not to get up early, but to stay up and go shop starting at midnight. the gilroy premium outlets have been organizing their midnight shopping event for the past few thanksgiving black fridays. all participating stores open doors at midnight through 10pm the next day.
don't assume that no one will shop through the night.
there were lots of people.
the line outside of the coach store at 12:00am... the end of the line is already on the other end of the plaza!
overall, the stores were only slightly more crowded compared to a regular weekend. i was disappointed the discounts were not that great of a deal though. the sales were what you'd normally expect from the outlets.
2:39am - our first victim of the night... fighting to stay awake
mcdonalds was the ONLY food place open and it was crazy inside!
3:20am - the most crowded mcdonalds i've ever been
3:39am - our mcmuffins, hash browns, coffee and juice - finally after the longest fast food wait
5:13am - mission accomplished and homeward bound
surprisingly, staying up all night wasn't so bad and the experience was not negative either. but maybe having this experience once was enough...
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