Black Friday sales at the Landmark Center Staples in Boston were down by one third of the amount compared to last year. Although the store opened three hours earlier than their normal time at 9 am, there were not many eager shoppers to greet.
Jamie Miletsky, Assistant Manager at Staples, said that sales have been much lower this year due to frugal spending.
Last year there had been a line out front when the doors opened, but this year only a few customers who walked in early.
Miletsky said when he worked at Radioshack on a previous Black Friday, the attitude was much different.
“There aren’t as many crazy shoppers,” he said. “Last year a person came in and bought a ton of 9.99 prepaid phones to sell online. We had sales like that this year, but no craziness.”
The people who did come in to shop, tended to gravitate towards the deals: global positioning systems for 99 dollars, monitors and laptops. Even still, the number of items sold were not as much as hoped.
Working a shift from 5 am to 5 pm might have been difficult, but Miletsky said he has the right shoes for the job.
“I got my black Jordans on, they’re super comfy,” he said.
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