Black Friday Draws Holiday Shoppers

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Thanksgiving has come and gone and the Christmas
season officially began today with the biggest shopping holiday of
the year. Area shoppers flocked to the Colony Square Mall in
Zanesville in search of holiday deals on everything from clothing to
perfume. Charity Maziar, a Black Friday shopper, says she comes out
the day after Thanksgiving to browse in-store deals.

“I’m just kind
of looking for anything little—like the Buy 3 Get 3 Free—anything
little that I can put in gifts for my family, like my sister or my
mom. Not really like the big TVs and stuff that a lot of people come
out for but just like little things that I can throw in a bag and
then give them for Christmas.”

In addition to
stocking-stuffer items, many shoppers go out in search of specific
gifts for family members—especially for children. Linda Saxton, a
Black Friday shopper, says she came to the mall in search of unicorn
themed items for her grandchild.

“I’ve been
shopping for my grand-kids, all the family—brothers,
sister-in-laws. I had three trips out to the vehicle and back. I’m
looking for unicorn stuff for my grand-baby. I found it at TJ
Maxx—looking for a Christmas tree.”

The next major
shopping holiday of the season is to take place tomorrow on Small
Business Saturday—a day in which shoppers are encouraged to
purchase locally sourced goods.