Black Friday Shopping in Downtown Charleston SC
November 24, 2009
This Thanksgiving day in homes all over Charleston SC, the same scenario will play out. After the feast, the fellers will be watching football and processing 10 pounds of food into body fat (and odors) while the ladies will be in the kitchen reading circulars and whiteboarding their battle plan for Black Friday shopping.
I have witnessed these feminine machinations only briefly – as long as it takes to grab a beer from the fridge - but I can tell you that it is a science. To brave the chaos of the First Shopping Day of the Holiday Season, you need a plan and lots of discipline. As such, most women have set patterns - they hit the same stores in the same order they have done since they were teenagers.
Well, PremiereCharleston.com would like to suggest that you shake up the routine and start a new tradition…Black Friday shopping in Downtown Charleston SC.
So, after the midnight sales, after the 5am doorbuster sales, in that downtime afterwards when you should probably go back to bed...head to downtown Charleston SC instead! A quick telephone survey reveals that “Name Stores” like Sak’s, Chico’s, Abercrombie, Victoria’s Secret and Tommy Bahama are open normal hours. A few are opening an hour or two early.
I admit that "normal hours" may not be exactly in the anarchic spirit of Black Friday. But while everyone else is Kung Fu-ing their way across Tanger Outlet Mall or Mt Pleasant Towne Center, you will be enjoying the convenience of downtown Charleston parking garages, the diverse shopping of downtown boutiques and chain stores, and enjoying a pleasant Black Friday brunch in a charming Charleston bistro*.
(*Estimate only: your actual convenience, diversity, pleasantness and charm may vary!
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