Black Friday at Galleria mall
By: Karina Blackburn, Press Tribune Correspondent
The line for Vertigo, where the first 50 customers got a free goodie bag and a gift card that can range from $10-300
Shoppers stay warm inside Sears, waiting for the mall doors to open at 11 p.m.
Shayna Mumby 22, Stephanie Rutherford 23, Sarah Ott, 24, and Matt Mayel, 36. Rutherford bribed friends with energy drinks to accompany her to Black Friday shopping. The group arrived at 9 p.m. Thursday.
Chace Owen, 17, Max Jensen, 17, Chace Able, 17, Hunter Shearer, 17, wait in line at Vertigo, where the first 50 customers got a goodie bag and gift card.
Kevin, Emily and April Mcghie scoping the deals at Sears.
Karen Stanis found exactly what she was looking for, for her son.
Heather Nall and Paige Erisey each scored 18-20 items for less than $200 each.
Jessica Solis, Jaimie Solis, Alaina Forsythe and Jazmine Godiness show off their free giveaway light up headbands.
Excited shoppers line up to get free Luna bars, waters and light up headbands.
Disney store offered 20 percent off entire purchases before 10 a.m. plus additional sales on toys.
PacSun employee Demi Muses, 18, greets each customer with a free tote bag and a smile.
The start of PacSun’s register line (it went out of the store by 12:20 a.m.).
Lines starting to form at 9:30 p.m.
Eager shoppers started to line up outside each of the entrances to the Roseville Galleria at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Doors opened at 11 p.m. so customers could wait inside until their favorite stores opened at midnight. Many clutched coffee or energy drinks in their hands, including Stephanie Rutherford, who bribed her three friends Shayna Mumby, Sarah Ott and Matt Mayel with free Red Bull and a fun time of hanging out and catching up while roaming the mall.
Others like Chace Owen, Max Jensen, Chace Able and Hunter Shearer had a plan that only included hitting Vertigo.
“We are basically only here to get a free gift card, all of us anywhere form $10-300,” Owen said. “We want to be the first ones at the door.”
They did indeed get to the door and each received a $10 gift card and a free goodie bag.
Happy Disney store shopper Heather Nall waited in line since 11 p.m. and walked away with two huge bags, more than 15 items totaling less than $200.
“I have to say that the stores are well organized this year not as crazy, there are more cashiers,” she said.
Sears shopper Karen Stanis shopped all the ads for exactly what she needed at the best price — and she found it at Sears.