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22NEWS IS LIVE AT OUR HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY BUREAU.
RETAILERS ARE STOCKING UP
TONIGHT AS MORE SHOPPERS ARE
EXPECTED TO HIT THE STORES EARLY
FOR BLACK FRIDAY.
22NEWS REPORTER ANARIDIS
RODRIGUEZ JOINS US LIVE TO
EXPLAIN WHAT ELSE SHOPPERS ARE
DOING TO CATCH A GOOD DEAL.
THEY ARE MAKING THEIR LISTS,
PLANNING TO GET OUT EARLY,
THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING BUT
SPENDING LOT OF MONEY.
WHETHER IT'S NOT GOING TO SLEEP
AFTER DINNER....
I'M GOING TO RECUPERATE FROM
THANKSGIVING FIRST, AND THEN
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO DO SOME
SHOPPING. OR GETTING TO THE
STORE BEFORE DAWN.
I HAVE BEFORE, ONCE BEFORE, WITH
MY MOTHER. WE MUST HAVE GOTTEN
THERE I DON'T KNOW 3AM. AN
AMERICAN EXPRESS SURVEY SAYS
SHOPPERS HAVE A GAME PLAN THIS
BLACK FRIDAY.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING
THEIR THANKSGIVING FAMILY MEALS
AND THEIR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT.
AND THEY ARE GOING RIGHT TO THE
STORE AND GETTING IN LINE AND
GETTING READY AT FIVE IN THE
MORNING.
MOST SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO
MAKE THEIR FIRST PURCHASE
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3AM. BUT
MASSACHUSETTS LAW DOESN'T ALLOW
RETAILERS TO OPEN ON
THANKSGIVING. IN FACT, EMPLOYEES
CAN'T EVEN ENTER THE BUILDING
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SO, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A 1AM
OPENING TIME FOR TARGET AND
BEST BUY AND THE MALL ITSELF
WILL BE OPEN AT 12:30 AND A LOT
OF THE MALL TENANTS, 12:30 TO
ONE. THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
SPENDING SURVEY SAYS SHOPPERS
PLAN TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF
$400, 25% LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
MORE THAN HALF WILL BE LOOKING
TO CASH IN ON CREDIT CARD REWARD
POINTS OR BY USING COUPONS FROM
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE
FACEBOOK.
IF I WERE TO BE LINING UP MYSELF
I KNOW THAT I'D BE HITTING UP
BEST BUY, TARGET, ANYTHING THAT
I CAN GET MY ELECTRONIC SAVVY
HANDS ON.
BEST BUY HAS HIRED ADDITIONAL
SECURITY FOR THE DAY. HAMPSHIRE
MALL ALSO PLANS TO BEEF UP
STAFF. LIVE IN NORTHAMPTON,