Black Friday Shopping Underway At Christmas Village In Love Park
By Mike DeNardo
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Some Black Friday shoppers traded the frenetic experience at the malls, for a more leisurely pace at Philadelphia's Christmas Village.
Laureen and Michael Hagan of Drexel Hill strolled by the wooden booths of the Christmas Village at Love Park.
"We just thought it sounded like a great Christmas event -- a way to start off the holidays. We're here with our daughter and her friend and my husband and I. And we just thought it was a really good family event. A nice way to look at some local stores."
And what have they seen?
"Lots of good food, wonderful German carvings, woodwork, decorations. Just lovely."
But they weren't carrying any bags.
"We find what we want, and then decide what we're going to do and then go back and get it at the end of the day so we don't have to lug it around all day!"
The Village is open through the last Sunday in December.