Being one of the main shopping areas around, DCUSA is often bonkers on the day after Thanksgiving. Unless you enjoy waiting in lines or are bargain crazy, I would suggest you stay far, far away.
It’s frequently been bonkers — huge lines around the building starting going from Irving to Park, people getting in line days before and camping out, and so on. A few years ago the Washington Times wrote about some folks who actually ate Thanksgiving dinner in line — to me, that’s too much.
In previous years they would (smartly) only allow so many people into the building at once, so there wasn’t a huge rampage in the doors. There have been musicians and entertainers sometimes as well.
Here’s a few other photos and tweets from years past, some from the day before (Thanksgiving Day.) At the very bottom is a good video from the Times as well.
Are you heading to DCUSA this Black Friday, or staying the hell away? If you do, dress warmly!
