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Myra McKenney and her daughter-in-law Lindsay McKenney, of West Point, pulled an all-nighter Thursday.
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So did Amy Jones, of Jasper, and her family, and Tanya Herbster, of Muscle Shoals, and her family.
All three families concluded their Christmas arcade treks award bargains at Black Friday sales in Decatur.
Upbeat alcohol seemed the affair as the Christmas arcade division began in earnest.
Myra McKenney said they started at the Wal-Mart in Cullman on Thursday night and again went to Belk, Kohl’s, Target and Kirkland’s in Decatur.
“We’ve been out all night,” McKenney said. “We pulled into McDonald’s about 2:30 to blow and ordered a brace biscuits.”
Lindsay McKenney, in band at Martin's at 4:30 a.m., added, “It’s been fun at least, and we’re about done.”
Jones and her accumulation of seven including four teenagers started at 5 p.m. Thursday with stops in Sumiton and Leeds afore visiting Decatur’s Martin’s and Belk and the Decatur Mall.
“I adulation Martin’s and the Decatur Mall,” Jones said. “We’ve been up about 24 hours straight. We’ve begin some abundant buys on comforters, boots, watches and True Grit jackets. It’s able-bodied account our drive up here.”
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Herbster was animated while attached bottomward a six-burner gas barbecue in the aback of her cousin's auto in the parking lot of Academy Sports aboriginal Friday.
“We’re affable for about 20 bodies during the Iron Bowl,” she said. “I paid $200 for this barbecue that usually sells for $300. We got the aftermost one.”
She said the eight bodies in her band planned out their Black Friday action afterwards their Thanksgiving barbecue about 1 p.m. Thursday. Visits to Target, Wal-Mart and Academy accent their visits to food in Decatur, Cullman, Huntsville and Muscle Shoals.
“This is the fun allotment of shopping, Black Friday,” Herbster said. “People watching, spending time with the ancestors traveling around.”
Travis Clarkson, of Decatur, said he was aboriginal in band at Martin’s Ancestors Clothing Abundance aback he accustomed aloof afore 4 a.m.
“It was account it actuality able to get one of the chargeless T-shirts, additional I begin a accord on bleed blankets,” he said.
Arriving at Belk at 5:50 a.m. for its 6 a.m. aperture paid off for Cathy Chiles of Decatur. She won a $100 allowance agenda by actuality amid the aboriginal 300 shoppers. Allowance cards ranged from $5 to $1,000.
“I bought some shoes,” Chiles said abrogation the abundance smiling. “I’ll go aback in to absorb the $100 on some clothes for myself.”
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Two added Belk customers, Moulton’s Julie Hankins and her 4-year-old son Colt, accustomed about 4:15 a.m. with hopes of acceptable a $1,000 allowance card.
“It was account the try,” she said afterwards acceptable a $5 allowance card. “I bought some blankets. I’ll aces up some toys on Cyber Monday.”
Store managers were blessed with the assembly Friday, abnormally the aboriginal morning crowds.
“It’s consistently a active day for us,” said Academy Sports abundance administrator Carrie Cornelius about 7:30 a.m. Friday. “The Black Friday ads, basketball goals, trampolines, dog beds, annihilation for Christmas are active barter through the door.”
Martin’s abundance administrator Charles Christopher said about 200 bodies were alfresco aback the doors opened at 4:50 a.m.
“It’s been absolute bland and the barter accept been absolute affable and in a acceptable affection so far this morning,” Christopher said.
Home Depot abundance administrator Clint Dalton said Black Friday helps his business grow.
“We get barter in on Black Friday that we don’t see,” he said. “It’s actual accessible it’s their aboriginal time in a Home Depot.”
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He said Christmas copse and ability accoutrement were high-demand items Friday morning. Home Depot barter were greeted with chargeless doughnuts, bake-apple and coffee.
Shoe Carnival accepted administrator Charlie Windham alleged Friday’s chump aggregate “strong and steady.”
“Today’s been appealing good,” he said. “Thursday’s sales were not what we expected, maybe because it was Thanksgiving. But the barter are out today.”
He said women’s boots, able-bodied cossack and children’s shoes were in demand.
Jessica Monarch, of Hartselle, said she got to Belk aboriginal Friday to accept a chargeless allowance card.
She said she does best of her Christmas arcade beforehand in the year.
“You can acquisition acceptable sales in September and October,” she said. “Some things are cheaper in July than they are on Black Friday. You aloof accept to attending about and apperceive what you are absent to buy as gifts.”
She said afterwards arcade at Belk she was activity to Electronic Express and again home. Home Depot? “No, home, aback to bed,” she said.
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