Grey Thursday: Shoppers get a Head Start on Black Friday Deals

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Thanksgiving is over and Black Friday is among us, and while most people are still stuffed from dinner, there are plenty out there already taking advantage of those early Black Friday Sales.

That’s right, the days of waiting in line until 6 a.m. are over!

"I mean I don’t consider this Black Friday shopping, cause it’s not Friday of course," said 17-year-old Sophia Cruz Ostafin, who came to Hamilton Place Mall to shop for some jewelry.

Ostafin isn’t alone. More and more people are hitting the stores right after Thanksgiving dinner, for what is now being called Grey Thursday.

"We start everything on Thanksgiving Day," said Sears store general manager, Darin Martin, "So we’ve seen that shift to that evening business on Thursday, and then we’ve seen a lot of people go run through the midnight hour."

And for those of you who still prefer the traditional Black Friday shopping, "We actually have an additional add," said Martin, "So a separate add that will bring people in for the Friday business too. So we actually open up at 5 a.m. with some door busters.

Hamilton Place Mall will remain open from 6 p.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving Day and re-open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Black Friday.