Black Friday has come and gone. Big sales at nearly every store caused shoppers to camp out overnight at some stores. People were camped out at the Wal-Mart in Chicopee. More people came out to shop this year than in last years shopping rush. The shoppers are said to put the Big companies into green for the year, and not red. Retailers are disappointed that a lot of people now do their Christmas shopping from their computers.

"When Orvis has a 50-percent-off sale, you can't ignore it," said Lane, who otherwise would likely have stayed home. "I never shop on this day."