A Really Early Start To 'Black Friday'

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Jesse Trinidad, right of Vallejo, was in the second group of shoppers in line outside the Office Depot in Napa at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, waiting for the store to open at 6 a.m. Friday. He was hoping to purchase a laptop computer and some peripherals for his family. He was in line at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday and figured the time spent in line was worthwhile for the deals available on electronic equipment. He was joined by his daughter Samantha Trinidad, center, and his cousin Angela Ramos. J.L. Sousa/Register | Buy photos
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A few shoppers got an early start to their holiday shopping by waiting in line at Office Depot on Thursday night as they waited for the store to open at 6 a.m. Friday. From left, Rajiv Khattar, and his wife Parul Khattar of Fremont, and Shweta Ahuja and her husband Nikhil Ahuja of San Rafael, had spent the day with family in Napa, and were in line around 10:30 p.m. Thursday hoping to purchase laptop computers. Before heading home on Friday morning they were going to hit the stores at the Vacaville Premium Outlets. J.L. Sousa/Register | Buy photos
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A few hardy souls got an early start to their holiday shopping by waiting in line outside the Office Depot store in Napa, hoping to pick up deals on electronic devices. Some had arrived around 9:30 p.m. Thursday for a 6 a.m. Friday opening. J.L. Sousa/Register | Buy photos
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A line of well over a hundred shoppers waited in line to get into the Coach Factory store at the Napa Premium Outlets just before midnight Friday during Midnight Madness. The Outlets opened up for the second year in a row at midnight, allowing shoppers to get an early start to their holiday shopping. J.L. Sousa/Register | Buy photos
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Zoe Smith, 14 at left of Santa Rosa, and Celina Woodall, 16 of Ukiah, wait on a bench for friends at the Napa Premium Outlets at Midnight Madnesss on Friday morning. The Outlets opened to shoppers for the second year in a row at midnight Friday so that shoppers could get a jump on their holiday shopping. "We have a friend with a major shopping addiction, and she dragged us along," said Zoe who added, "I really like shoes." Celina said she was "looking for skinny jeans." J.L. Sousa/Register | Buy photos

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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A few hardy souls got an early start to their holiday shopping by waiting in line outside the Office Depot store in Napa, hoping to pick up deals on electronic devices. Some had arrived around 9:30 p.m. Thursday for a 6 a.m. Friday opening.

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db76 wrote on Nov 29, 2008 8:55 AM:

" The best gifts I've given have been the ones I've made myself. It seems like Christmas these days is more about shopping and flat screen HCTV's then anything else. "

SouthNapa wrote on Nov 29, 2008 10:00 AM:

" If you are waiting in line overnight for anything, you are a loser. There is absolutely nothing worth spending the night outside to purchase. "

AmCan Mom wrote on Nov 29, 2008 12:02 PM:

" People are hoping for great deals to ease the pain of difficult financial situations; no one wants to have a meager Christmas. BUT...if none of us had been living beyond our means in the first place, would we be in this financial mess? I remember growing up when my parents had had a difficult year we would have a "socks and underwear" Christmas, and you know what? Just getting new things was great, it didn't matter what it was. "

Annabella wrote on Nov 29, 2008 5:11 PM:

" This isn't Christmas...this is Idiocy! "

steph wrote on Nov 29, 2008 5:44 PM:

" I wouldn't do it, but how do you know these folks aren't careful shoppers who buy within their means and have fun staking out a good buy? What if they're buying something nice for a relative and will have good stories to tell of the time they waited all night and scored a really great deal?
I don't think we have to judge people without knowing the full story. I think it would have been fun to share an adventure like this with my daddy! "

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