From the looks of what was carried or rolled out of stores early Friday, Eastern Iowans must be planning to travel after watching their large-screen plasma televisions, using their new laptop computers or playing games on their Nintendo Wiis.
Deep Black Friday discounts prompted shoppers like Samantha Ryan of Marion to camp out at Best Buy in Cedar Rapids at 5 p.m. Thursday waiting for the store to open at 5 a.m. Friday.
'We were able to get a really good laptop computer for my friend's boyfriend for $400,' Ryan said, warming up at the nearby Starbucks Coffee after it opened at 3:30 a.m. 'I also got a laptop computer for my parents. Since I waited that long, I figured I might as well get two.'
Luggage rolled out of Kohl's at a fairly steady clip, accompanied by pillow-top mattress pads and enough kitchen appliances to start a restaurant.
Haven Fletcher of Cincinnati, visiting in-laws in Cedar Rapids, stopped by Starbucks for some 'go juice' before she headed to Kohl's.
'My family thinks I'm crazy to get up at this hour,' said Fletcher with a laugh. She has made the Black Friday trek in Cedar Rapids two years in a row.
Nelda Dierickx of Durant was standing in a long, winding line outside Target at Coral Ridge Mall, waiting in the frigid cold for the store to open at 6 a.m.
'I have a couple of gifts that I wanted -- the Hannah Montana doll and the karaoke,' Dierickx said. 'I decided if I wanted them, I had better stand in line.'
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