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Black Friday in Ventura County 2007 Pt 2.

Submitted by John on Sat, 11/24/2007 - 23:17.

Related story: Black Friday in Ventura County 2007 Part 1

Location: Kohl's in Ventura

Opening Time: 4 AM

Ventura Kohls

I arrived at Ventura Kohl's 3:50am.  Kohl's was scheduled to open at 4am.  Kohl's was one of very few department stores in Ventura County opened so early.  There was a long line reaching Barns and Noble.  There were easily over a thousand people in the line.  The line was long.  The first person in the line must have waited for hours.

At 3:59AM I saw some people coming out from their cars and headed straight to the door (instead of going back of the line).  One lady standing in the line shouted to them "The line starts back there.  Don't think about cutting line!"

The door opened on time and the line started to move.  Two gentlemen from Kohl's held the door open for them and gave greetings.

Kohl's Ventura County

As soon as the line started to move more people came out from the cars and approached to the door.  (below) One guy managed to blend in at 4:01am.Kohl's Ventura County

At 4:02am there was a huge group of people trying to cut in line.  It was a scary scene.  They took little baby steps toward the door... Inch by Inch.  A few people started to cut in line by this time.

ventura county kohl's

Below image was taken 4:05AM.  It's a big mess.   They were all pushing their way to the door. 

department store venrtura

You cannot see from this picture, but there were hundreds of people still in the line, behind the view.

It took about 7 minutes to have everyone in the line to get inside. All the line cutters made to the store before the last person in the line got in.

Summary:

  • It took about 7 minutes for everyone in the line to get in the department store. 
  • (In other words) The first person in the line has 7 minutes advantage compared to the last person in the line.
  • If you fail to locate your products fast enough, your 5 hours of waiting in the line will not mean anything.
  • Most department stores do not have thousand shopping carts.  So, if you are in the back of the line, you will not get a shopping cart.  You better not planning to buy a lot of products.
  • If you are in the back of the line, expect there will be a lot of people cutting in line before you.  Those people never have to wait in line.  They will think you guys are "Suckers".  It's not fair, but that's how it is.  But trust Karma.  Those follow the rules are generally high class.  Those break rules are generally poor people.  Let them have their moment.
  • As long as your goal is to enjoy the experience (and don't get too uptight about saving money) things will be fun.

I had a lot of fun this morning.  I spent many hours tonight, and I didn't buy anything. 

See you next year... Christmas here we come!

Related story: Black Friday in Ventura County 2007 Part 1

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