On November 25<sup>th</sup> I braved the craziness that is Black Friday.
Not only did I venture into the madness, I went to one of the <strong>busiest</strong> malls in the area...
[[Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills.]]
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As predicted, it was a mad house.
I drove around the parking lot for 30 minutes without finding a spot to park.
Finally, I saw a woman walk out with a bunch of bags. I followed her to her car, [[so I could take her parking space.]]
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Finally, I was in the mall.
It was worse than the parking lot.
[[Michael Kors had the worst line by far.]]
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Michael Kors took a new approach to crowd control.
Instead of a crowded store with long lines at the register, it opted for a [[long line at the door.]]
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The line to get into the store [[wrapped around the corner.]]
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[[It just kept going...]]
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[[And going.]]
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I'm really glad I was not planning to shop at Michael Kors.
[[Personally, I prefer to do my shopping in my PJs from the comfort of my favorite chair.]]
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That's all I have for you.
<i>BUT...</i>
If you want to know more about Black Friday 2016 at Great Lakes Crossing, check out this article from The Oakland Press.
<a href="http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20161125/black-friday-at-great-lakes-crossing-outlets-hunting-for-deals"> Black Friday at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets: Hunting for deals</a>