A Statesboro Black Friday

Contributed by Cameron Hodge

I haven't been shopping on Black Friday in quite a while, but once when I did, I hit Goody's in Statesboro. They opened at four in the morning on a cold Friday in November. You'd think that Thanksgiving would have worn out everybody, but there they were waiting for the doors to open. Goody's wasn't the only store in the mall open but it was hands down the most crowded.

I needed pillows and a warm comforter for my bedroom and I could have used a pair of curtains for my daughter's bedroom and so I hit the home department. You would not believe the carnage. Stuffing was all over the floor and single pillowcases littered the shelves where people had opened them to see if they'd fit. I grabbed a couple pillows that were on sale for four dollars each and the comforter was a blessing. It was deep blue and fluffy and it looked warm. It was only twenty nine dollars, down from fifty nine. The curtains I could not find but I got a pretty single bed sheet that I could sew into a curtain for her window and it worked out great. Only cost me fourteen dollars.


I shoved my way out of Goody's and went home with my treasures and watched satellite TV from http://www.directstartv.com, happy in the warmth of my bed.