Gray Thursday Shopping

Thursday, November 26, 2015

I’m not sure when it happened but apparently the biggest shopping weekend of the year got a little bigger. Can’t wait for the day after Thanksgiving to start your holiday shopping?  You no longer have to. Gray Thursday is here.

Hundreds of people finished their Thanksgiving celebrations early so they could get a place in line at the Best Buy near Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody. The first people in line actually got their at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and spent the night in a tent on the sidewalk outside of the store. I rolled up around 4:30 and somewhere around 500 people were lined up outside waiting for the store to unlock its doors so they could start shopping. I will say that Best Buy had their game faces on and all hands were on deck as shoppers grabbed carts and headed throughout the store to fulfill their loved ones’ electronic wish lists.

Hemanth Devisetti (right) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Hemanth Devisetti (right) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Jeannie Posner (center) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Jeannie Posner (center) stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Alan Baylor (center) gets his team members pumped at Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Alan Baylor (center) gets his team members pumped at Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Marlon Castillo (right) hands doorbuster sales tickets to Ashwin Sakhardande as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Marlon Castillo (right) hands doorbuster sales tickets to Ashwin Sakhardande as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Mia Toro (center) hands a store map to Ameet Thakkar as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Mia Toro (center) hands a store map to Ameet Thakkar as he stands in line outside of Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta before the store opens for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Michael Alipio (center left) and Alan Haddad are the first customers inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Alipio and Haddad set up camp around 3 p.m. on Wednesday to be the first in line.

Michael Alipio (center left) and Alan Haddad are the first customers inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015. Alipio and Haddad set up camp around 3 p.m. on Wednesday to be the first in line.

Naveen Kumar (center) pushes his cart through the aisles inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Naveen Kumar (center) pushes his cart through the aisles inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta for Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Senthil Nathan loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Senthil Nathan loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Abey Thampy (right) and Jerome Selvaraj pick up PlayStation 4s inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Abey Thampy (right) and Jerome Selvaraj pick up PlayStation 4s inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Henanth Devisetti loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Henanth Devisetti loads a television onto his cart inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Michele Thaxton looks at a Fitbit inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Michele Thaxton looks at a Fitbit inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Amy Mao (left) and Bruce Fu look at phones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Amy Mao (left) and Bruce Fu look at phones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Raven Johns holds a camera up to her eye inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Raven Johns holds a camera up to her eye inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Raghav Bajaj (left) and his sister Ridhima play with iPhones as their father shops inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Raghav Bajaj (left) and his sister Ridhima play with iPhones as their father shops inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Jeya Ganesh Prahbu (left) and Ganesh Gurusamy look at televisions and headphones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Jeya Ganesh Prahbu (left) and Ganesh Gurusamy look at televisions and headphones inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Alaamra Mir (left) and Rikta Yeasmin stand in line to checkout inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Alaamra Mir (left) and Rikta Yeasmin stand in line to checkout inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Isha Arora (left) and Abhijeed Srivastava pay for their purchases with the help of Brittaney Traylor inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.

Isha Arora (left) and Abhijeed Srivastava pay for their purchases with the help of Brittaney Traylor inside Best Buy Perimeter in Atlanta during Gray Thursday on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26, 2015.