Nathan Nye STAFF WRITER

If you can roll out of bed the day after Thanksgiving, a shopper’s paradise awaits.

The day dubbed “Black Friday” is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. With sales to find and steals to buy shoppers rush around like lions after meat. Elizabethtown is not immune to this shopping craze, in fact the Chamber of Commerce has organized a day for it. Local merchants are gearing up to sell their wares to eager buyers.

Blue Ridge Mining Company is marking down jewelry and setting up Webkinz. They have one of the largest supplies of the fuzzy critters in the county. Kids will also be able to spin “The Wheel of Wow” which will enable them to win prizes of many sorts including a free Webkinz.

“We expect Trollbeads to be our biggest holiday seller,” says co-owner Henry Cashwell.

Leinwands will be having a storewide sale with everything 20 percent off. They will be opening at 9 a.m. and closing around 7:30 p.m. Ricky Leinwand expects Northface jackets, Sperry Topsiders, and Lacoste shirts to be some of his hottest items.

Peebles is also in on the sales action. Their circular will include two pages of sale items plus a coupon for 15 percent off one item. Another bonus is their gift card deals. When you spend $50 you receive a $10 gift card. If you apply for a Peebles card you will also receive a $10 gift card. Trey Melvin, a manager at Peebles, expects jewelry and small gift items to be huge sellers.

Fishers and The Ladies Shop will also be offering 20 to 50 percent off everything in the store this weekend. They will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. If you bring in the ad from the back of this paper or last Tuesday’s paper you can receive 15 percent off on your entire purchase on Friday only.

Grab your scissors and start cutting to make the best of your Black Friday experience. Many specialists insist on creating a shopping list to not break the holiday budget. If you know what you want you won’t be sucked into the downward spiral of holiday spending. This is a great time of year to buy because of holiday prices.

Come join in the holiday spirit in Elizabethtown and maybe get some Christmas shopping done on the way. Happy shopping.