I have covered Black Fridays before and this year was no different. Shoppers wait for stores to open while standing out in the cold. I mapped out a plan with our reporter Michelle Reese as to the stores we would be at when they opened. The morning, or night still, started off at a Kohl’s store in Gilbert where I watched the line grow pretty fast for a 3 a.m. opening. Shoppers tried to stay warm huddled together while one couple I had been watching had …

With the Chandler Fashion Center opening at midnight on Thanksgiving, shoppers staked out their spots starting at 4:30pm that afternoon.
I arrived at the mall around 10:30 to witness the start to the holiday shopping season.  With the lines outside you would have thought they were giving away stuff.  The mall was offering a limited number of $50 gift cards after purchases were made in the mall.  The doors ready to open, a DJ was playing loud techno music to get the crowd running.
I watched for nearly 10 minutes the flood …