Hundreds jump start holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Day

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Folks in Wilmington said forget that turkey dinner and instead chose to wait outside of the Best Buy on South College Road. The doors opened around 5:00 p.m. and people piled inside to get their hands on the latest and greatest electronics and goodies.

Some folks started lining up at 4:00 Thursday morning to take advantage of the best deals on televisions, blu-rays, video games, headphones, and lots of other items.

one shopper, Richard Yakubu, said the wait was definitely worth it, as he got his hands on a new Xbox One. His family chose to celebrate later, so he could shop.