Black Friday Success!

By Alisa Coschigano

This year's Black Friday was a major success in the Poughkeepsie Galleria. A large majority of stores either met their goal or came close to doing so. There were no deaths this year, as reported last year at a Wal-Mart in Long Island when a woman got trampled from the Black Friday mad dash for sales. Everything ran smooth and customers got their Christmas spirits rolling with deals and promotion that put a little extra money in their pockets for more spending. In the Galleria Mall, customers started lining up Thanksgiving night for the early bird deals offered at Best Buy. When arriving to the mall at 3:30 am, a line was stretched from Best Buy, all the way to the opposite side of the mall to Macy's Department store. At Pacific Sunwear, in the first half hour of opening, $1200 dollars was made. Journey's had shoes flying from left and right, where the Store Manager Danny came out and said "this is madness! It might be my favorite day ever!" The food court saw their biggest crowd of the year, where every stomach was empty as well as their pockets. Every security guard was on duty along with multiple cops watching every corner. With that being said, break out the wrapping paper, save those paychecks and let the Yuletide begin! Happy Shopping!