PHOTOS: Thousands spent hours at big box stores late last night and early this morning to get in on the deals they’ve been waiting for, even if it meant standing on their feet for hours. Walmart in Howell filled its parking lot early yesterday evening as customers lined up to get inside when the doors opened at 9PM.
At Best Buy, pictured, hundreds waited on line to try and get in when the store opened at midnight.
Many Frum Shoppers also took advantage of the Black Friday deals.
“I was at Freehold mall at 4:30 AM”, says a Frum shopper, “I got what I needed and was in Shul at 7:00 AM”.
Despite the thousands of shoppers trying to get in on the deals, most area stores remianed quite peaceful according to reports.
A shopper tells TLS Howell Police were on scene at the Walmart in Howell for crowd control.
In a Los Angeles Walmart, a woman used pepper spray on about 20 other shoppers in order to keep them from grabbing her long awaited deals, according to reports. TLS. Photo Credit: Chrissy Wells/LR.
Does anyone know if you’re allowed to go shopping before davening? Just wondering what the halacha is, not blaming anyone for anything.
WARNING!!! there are women in the picture
If only they can put those energies towards learning. Or the women putting the energy toward making good Chulent l’kovod Shabbos… This world will be a better place. What a shame.
Its sad that people are ready to stand and wait hours and hours just to save a few dollars. Isn’t your time more valuable than that? Its not like we are talking about saving thousands…. Maybe $100-$200…..
Anyway, back to work!
#3, how do you know that they don’t put the energies towards learning and a great shabbos?
to #2 you have really good eyes, how can you tell who is a woman. you should’nt be looking then.
i went to the mall. Total waste of time. I got better sales earlier this week than on black friday itself!
i am sorry but these people are pathetic.
As a rule, no, one is not allowed to go shopping before davening. Ask your Rov for exceptions in unique situations.
Except shabbos shopping…..
#1 btw…. 4:30 am is still the night before, its not time for shachris, why cant he shop then??
No great deals other than on toys
Walmart opened at 10pm get your facts straight.
Although it may not be a straight out aveirah, and I certainly disagree with the poster who said about putting the energy towards shabbos, as most women I know work long and hard to make a beautiful shabbos for their families, it is somewhat disheartening for the frum world to fall prey to the commercialism that affects the secular world.
As #11 wrote, 4:30 am is before Alos, so they shouldn’t be a halachic problem.
git burberry ties 4 $25 and ZZZbrooks shirts for $30
Good point #6