Black Friday 2017: Seeking New TVs to Watch, and Sneakers to Resell<br />Though patrons would be limited to buying just one pair each — with some pairs marked down to just a<br />dollar, only one of the first 15 people in line at Cool Kicks was planning on keeping his purchase.<br />Mr. Lindsey, 28, said there were around 15 people ahead of him when he arrived at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving night — 12 hours before the store would open.<br />Many customers trying to access the online Black Friday deals offered by Lowe’s — up to 40 percent off certain appliances, half-priced power tools and more — instead encountered glitches<br />that caused the site to fail mid-purchase or struggle to load at all.<br />Ryan Marlar, 26, of Garland, was the only person sitting outside Dick’s Sporting Goods waiting for the store to open at 5 a.m. With plans to buy ammunition on sale, Mr. Marlar sat on the tailgate of his truck<br />and said he expected to see at least a few other people waiting to get in.<br />In a clear sign that online sales and Thanksgiving Day openings have taken a<br />bite out of Black Friday, many Dallas stores had no morning crowds at all.<br />They’re shopping for “anything and everything,” laughed Mr. Heide; and their store tour started early.<br />I always go and do it.” — PATRICK MCGEE<br />Our colleagues over at Wirecutter, a New York Times company<br />that reviews products, have a running list of Black Friday deals on everything from trash cans to cameras to artificial Christmas trees.
