Buyers are looking for early black Friday deals

The roads in the area were relatively quiet this morning after hundreds of customers queued up in stores looking to take advantage of black Friday deals.

More than 400 people braved the low temperatures at Centerville's Cabela's early this morning, queuing up.

Others left later in the morning, when Target reopened at 7 am, followed by Best Buy at 8 am. Kohl's and Walmart were never closed after the bids began last night.

Cabela's began a five-day sale earlier this week, but for five hours this morning, customers took advantage of more substantial discounts, such as $ 10 jeans and sweatshirts and Remington model 783 to $ 250 rifles.

Wyatt Woodfin, a resident of Kettering, had been waiting since midnight.

"Last year, I arrived around 3 am and (the line) was completely wrapped around the building," he said. "So I said," I will not do it this year. I will arrive here early.

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But this year, the dividing line was not as long as it was early, Woodfin said, adding that she was just starting to turn around the building at 4:30 am.

Still, it was worth the wait, he said. Despite the cold, his girlfriend and he had fun to go out.

Dane Dahlinghaus, who never went to bed last night so that he and some friends could make the trip from Minster, also said the wait was worth it for the offers.

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"I like Cabela's. I love to hunt, fish and everything, so we look for good deals, "said Dahlinghaus.

And there was no dearth of bids for the buyers who showed up, with Jessica Dingman from the Hocking Hills area who hung on the $ 99 firing table for which she was stayed up all night.

"I could look for some other little things, but up here, everything is fine," Dingman said. "Everyone was very polite during all the holidays."

Darin Lunt, of Springboro, said he was surprised he was able to get everything on his wish list after just 10 minutes of waiting for the opening of the Best Buy today.

"It's not as chaotic as I thought," he said. "I think that extends more, you know. People were here yesterday.

Between three laptops and a television, Lunt thinks he has saved at least $ 600.

But other people who went into the shops on Friday morning were disappointed by the fact that the coat racks of the previous night had almost disappeared. Kerry McInstosh of Waynesville visited Kohl's early Friday morning, noting that most of the contracts she wanted had disappeared.

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"I love shopping at Black Friday, I liked it even more when it was just Black Friday," she said. "I like to get up in the morning; I like going out with my friends … but I do not want to ruin my Thanksgiving with my family. They are a little more important than shopping. "

At 8 o'clock in the morning, The Home Depot crowd cleared up. About 150 shoppers lined up, said store manager Linda Maes.

Buyers still have time to buy $ 1 poinsettias and $ 80 Christmas trees from Home Depot are expected soon.