(SPANISH FORT, Ala.) Nov. 27 -- Thanksgiving is over and already shoppers have turned their minds to Christmas. People are here to cash in on the sales, and they'll be here all night. It comes earlier and earlier every year. At Bass Pro Shops, Christmas comes on Thanksgiving.
Christie Bettner says the shopping doesn't stop. "I always go out the night after Thanksgiving. I go through the sale adds and go from there," she says. Big sales bring big crowds. Bass Pro Shops manager Gordon Andrews says Black Friday will be no different. "People have told us they'll be out here at one in the morning," he says, they'll be here all night long."
They were open today, to get a head start on things. Gordon says they'll be working all through the night. "Hopefully we can put out some extra merchandise and set up our displays and be ready to go"
Employees will be stocking shelves all through the night. Christine says they won't be alone. She has a long night ahead of her too. "I stay up all night the night before Black Friday. My sister and I do it together. I have three kids so I love deals...the cheaper the better."
Bass Pro has provisions to keep campers like her happy. They say coffee, s'mores, and give-a-ways are great ways to turn shoppers into happy campers. In fact, they have a set up for people who want to make it through the night and catch a little shut eye too. They have tents and the all important porta potty in the parking lot.
