November 29, 2008

Black Friday

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Shoppers began lining up outside Best Buy Thursday afternoon to get the best Black Friday deals before stock ran out November 28, 2008, in Cape Girardeau. The electronics store opened at 5 a.m. with several hundred people waiting outside.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Shoppers rush into JC Penney as the doors open at 4 a.m. for Black Friday in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com A line of carts awaits customers at 5 a.m. as doors open for Black Friday at Best Buy in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Amy Miller, center, holds the door for her niece Kristin Schaefer, right, as her other niece, Lauren Schaefer, waits to exit Kohl's as they finish their first round of Black Friday shopping a little after 4 a.m. in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Black Friday shoppers stretch well into the parking lot as doors open at Kohl's at 4 a.m. on Friday, November 28, 2008, in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Shoppers line up outside JC Penney before the 4 a.m. opening for Black Friday on November 28, 2008, in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Deal seekers rushed into JC Penny as doors opened at 4 a.m. Friday, November 28, 2008, in Cape Girardeau. One shopper said that the line outside was not nearly as large as last year's, perhaps reflecting current economic concerns.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Best Buy employees huddle before doors open at 5 a.m. for Black Friday shopping in Cape Girardeau on November 28, 2008.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Black Friday shoppers file into Kohl's at 4 a.m. in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Kohl's employee Danielle Gibbons tagged a picture frame that was too large for a bag early Friday, November 28, 2008, in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Best Buy employees have a final meeting before opening the doors at 5 a.m. for Black Friday in Cape Girardeau.

KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Shoppers surround a bin of DVDs on Black Friday at Best Buy in Cape Girardeau.

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