This is actually comical.

Get to Walmart at 3:45. Line grows to probably 100 deep (spaced way further apart than those folks up front).

At 4:59, as they’re opening the doors, an employee announces they have no Xbox’s or PS5s.

Huge groan erupts. 2/3 of the people walk away. 😂
Just a postscript on this rather than reply to a bunch of the same comments.

Might just be my area but this wasn’t your typical Black Friday scene.

- line well spaced out
- everyone in masks. 100% compliance.
- store was capacity controlled
- staff directing customer flow
I can count on one hand how many retailers I’ve been to in the last eight months.

This was more orderly and less crowded than a grocery store.

I’m in no hurry to shop retail for the holidays but this store, at least, was doing a good job.
I should probably note that I am in New Jersey and we got mask and social distancing religion a long time ago.

Masks are required in nearly all businesses. 100% compliance all the time, everywhere.

I saw one guy complain one time. That was in April.

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